The Lord of the Rings Online is an amazing MMORPG with gorgeous graphics,well designed classes,& addictive gameplay.
LOTRO also has a hefty amount of game content...from thousands of quests, several enormous regions, a very deep and quite realistic crafting system, a good number of endgame raids, several factions to build up your reputation with for rewards and crafting recipes, and skirmishes...which are stand alone instance quests scaled to your level that you can do solo or with a group for good XP and rewards. The game also has a great Legendary weapon/item system in which your weapon/item levels up as you play, thus allowing you to rank up the DPS and Legacies(bonuses to your skills and traits). Speaking of traits, LOTRO has a detailed trait system and three separate traitlines for each class giving you the ability to specialize your character and enhance your skills any way you wish. There are also racial traits and virtues that give you bonuses to your damage, defense, and stats as well as Legendary traits that give you access to some of the game's best skills once you unlock them. Compared to other games in this genre, LOTRO has very little grind...and the only grind it has is grinding creatures or finding locations for virtues or performing a skill "X" number of times to receive a class trait to enhance that skill. Not nearly as time consuming as other MMOs and much of it can be accpmplished as you quest.
All in all...LOTRO is, in my opinion of course, the most well rounded and engaging MMOs to date. It's beautiful, immersive, addictive, intriguing, and an absolute blast to play...especially with a friend or two. If you're a Tolkien fan...or a fan of MMO's in general...you owe it to yourself to give LOTRO a try. You'll likely enjoy it for years to come. Have fun, and Happy gaming :)