TheOneRing.net and Turbine Inc. want your best gameplay videos! Do you kick orc butt? Can you take out an entire goblin village single-handed? We want to see it! Simply record your best Lord of the Rings Online action and send it to us! The top selected videos will then be put online for YOU to vote on!

What do you get for your killer LOTRO skills video?

-The video with the most votes will receive 6000 Turbine points to be used in LOTRO
-Second place received 3000 Points
-Third Place 1000 points

So get on your game! Load up LOTRO to hack and slash your way to winning 6000 Turbine Points!

Video Length
Please keep your videos between 1 and 4 minutes. Hack and slash as fast as you can!

How do you record your gameplay videos?
You can simply record it from your iphone or digital camera, however for best quality we recommend the following websites and software.

FRAPS: http://www.fraps.com/
Wegame: http://www.wegame.com/
LiteCam: http://www.litecam.net/

How do you send it to us?
If your video is less than 5MB email it to me at xoanon@theonering.net, however you will most likely need to use a service called Dropsend.com. Dropsend.com is a free and easy tool that will help you send large files over the net. No need to clog up our intertubes! http://www.dropsend.com/.

Send all videos or Dropsend links to xoanon@theonering.net

What happens next?
Once all video entries are received we will select the top 5 to be voted on by YOU the fans. Finalists will be announced and given a unique link their video. Once the voting time has passed the winners will be announced on TheOneRing.net.

*TheOneRing.net and Turbine are not responsible for the content or security of the websites and software listed above.

LOTRO is FREE to play at http://www.lotro.com

Hit Record – Hack and Slash – Send – Win – Easy!

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES FEBRUARY 14th, 2011


Official contest rules:

Prizes: One (1) person will win 6000 Turbine points, One (1) person will win 3000 Turbine points, One (1) person will win 1000 Turbine points. Based on votes cast from the 5 videos posted online for the public to vote on.

Entry Schedule: Only entries made by submitting a genuine gameplay video e-mailed to xoanon@theonering.net with the subject ‘Enter Me in the LOTRO Video Gameplay Contest’ before 11:59 US Eastern Time on February 13th, 2011 will be eligible. The Sponsor’s (TheOneRing.net) database clock will be the official timekeeper for this contest. Void where prohibited.

Who Can Enter: Contest is open to legal residents of the known universe 18 years of age or older. All completed entries are eligible. No purchase is necessary.

All prizes are of no retail value and no cash substitute will be made. Officers, directors, and employees of Turbine, and TheOneRing.net and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), and such employees’ immediate families and household members, are not eligible.

In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the online entry in question will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account from which it was sent. The authorized account holder shall be the natural person to whom the applicable e-mail address has been assigned by the Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed ineligible.

The selected videos will be posted online on or after February 14th, 2011, and the winner will be posted on TheOneRing.net. Winner will also be notified using the e-mail address and other information provided at entry. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any notification that is not received for any reason. Odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received. We assume no responsibility for lost, mutilated, or misdirected entries, nor for lost, mutilated or misdirected prizes that are sent out to the winning entries.

Entrants release, discharge and hold harmless Turbine and TheOneRing.net and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and agents, and the respective officers, directors and employees of each, from any and all claims or damages, including personal injury and/or death or property damage, arising out of winner’s participation in the contest or any contest-related activity or from winner’s acceptance and use and/or misuse of the prize awarded.

Prize winners are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. By accepting a prize, all winners agree that Turbine and TheOneRing.net may post his/her name and/or likeness for advertising/trade purposes and in any and all media, including future advertising or publicity, without further consideration or compensation, unless prohibited by law.

By accepting a prize, all winners agree that turbine and TheOneRing.net, their affiliates, and all of the officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of Turbine and TheOneRing.net, will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by winner for any liability for any injury, loss or damages of any kind, to winner or other persons, including (without limitation) injuries, loss or damages arising out of or relating to death, and, injuries, damages or losses to property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize or participation in this giveaway.

TheOneRing.net reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the giveaway, reject any entry, or make any revisions to the official rules as we deem necessary.