The transition period is complete and the new forums are up at the official website for the Lord of the Rings Online! In order to post on the new forums, however, your account must be flagged for closed beta, founders or the world tour. Patience even included a welcome message for all the fans of the Lord of the Rings Online:

Welcome back to our Closed Beta participants, and welcome to our Pre-order (Founders) and Open Beta players!

Founders will have access to the LOTRO game servers beginning Friday, March 30th.

Open Beta players' access to the game servers begins Friday, April 6th.

For more information about Open Beta and Pre-order accounts, including info about carrying characters over from Open Beta into Live, please click here.

Enjoy the game!

Click here for the address to the new official forums!