Free Transfers from Former 32-bit Game Worlds to 64-bit Game Worlds Now Available!

Free Transfers are once again available from our former 32-bit game worlds to our 64-bit game worlds. Players can transfer their character from a 32-bit US game world to a 64-bit US game world or from a 32-bit EU game world to a 64-bit EU game world. These former 32-bit worlds are available for transfers as “dark worlds”, which means that you cannot log into these game worlds, but you can transfer from them for free: 

US 32-bit game worlds:

  • Arkenstone 

  • Brandywine 

  • Crickhollow 

  • Gladden 

  • Landroval 

EU 32-bit game worlds:

  • Belegaer 

  • Evernight 

  • Gwaihir 

  • Laurelin 

  • Sirannon

Can Transfer to either a US or EU game world:

  • Treebeard

Where Can I Transfer To?

We have three worlds based in the United States and three worlds based in Europe in addition to our 64-bit Angmar and Mordor Legendary Worlds: 

US: 

  • Sting 

  • Glamdring 

  • Peregrin (US-RP) 

EU: 

  • Grond 

  • Orcrist 

  • Meriadoc (EU-RP) 

Angmar and Mordor are fresh start worlds, and it is not possible to transfer characters to them. You can read more about our Legendary Worlds on LOTRO.com. 

Our role-play-designated (RP) worlds are meant to give guidance to fellow role-players as they consider their destination world. We do not enforce role play appropriate naming nor require players on the server to role play. Anyone can and does play in these worlds. 

How to transfer:

You will transfer your characters through the game launcher. After entering your user name and password, you will see a “Transfer” button on the launcher. Press it to select which character from which game world you want to transfer from, which world you want to transfer to, and decide whether you are including Shared Items in your transfer.  

The transfer takes just a few minutes. You cannot be logged into the character while attempting to do a transfer. Shared Items Transfer remains available even if all characters have moved off of a world. 

If you have more items in Shared Storage, Escrow, Shared Housing storage, or other form of storage than you have available to interact with due to account limits, everything will transfer over, and the relevant storage will be in a withdraw-only state until you get below your available limit. 

What do I need to do if I am in a Kinship?

Kinship leaders can transfer their characters without abandoning their homes on these 32-bit worlds. Their homes will be automatically sold (or abandoned) and these characters will receive their expected homesteading coins in-game on their destination world. Kinship leaders should do a Shared Items transfer AFTER their initial character transfer to make sure to get any items that were placed into kinship escrow. These items will appear in the kinship leader’s Shared Housing Storage / Housing Escrow. If a kinship leader does not transfer shared items after a character transfer, they may need to do an additional shared items transfer. 

When transferring a character who is a Kinship leader, the game will disband the Kinship on the former world and reform the Kinship on the new world, complete with all historical data. Players who were in that Kinship will be automatically added to the Kinship on the new world if they decide to follow the Kinship leader and transfer. 

NOTE: The Kinship Leader should be the first character in the Kinship to log into the game world following transfer. If a Kinship member logs in prior to the Kinship leader, the member will be removed from the kinship, since the new kinship is not yet established on the game world. Please coordinate with your Kinship leaders on the timing of transfers. If you are removed from your Kinship, your Kinship leader will simply need to re-invite you to the Kinship and set your permissions. 

Bound items in the Kinship house will be returned to their owners. Unbound items will be placed into the Kinship leader’s Personal Housing Storage or Escrow depending on the item. Any remaining pre-paid credit or unlocked storage in the Kinship house will be automatically granted when purchasing a new Kinship house on the destination world. 

What do I do if I have an issue with transfers?

If you need assistance with a transfer-related issue, please contact Customer Support through help.standingstonegames.com. If you still have an outstanding transfer issue with us from prior to these worlds opening as “dark worlds”, Customer Support will continue to work with you through your ticket with us.  

How long will these transfers be available?

We intend to offer free transfers from these “dark worlds” through at least October 1st, 2027. We will announce the formal closure timing around or after that date. 

What happens if I don’t transfer?

After this final long period of free transfers from our former 32-bit game worlds, these worlds will no longer be available for future transfers. Any characters, data, or items remaining on these worlds will be lost permanently, with no opportunity to restore. Please make sure to transfer from these game worlds if you wish to continue playing these characters.