Turbine has released an official statement regarding the massive service interruption on January 30. Turbine lost service across the board causing all of their game worlds and web sites to come to an abrupt stop, including Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online. The following statement has been released on the LOTRO community site regarding the interruption:

"As many of you are aware we experienced a major interruption of service yesterday that impacted all of our game worlds and web sites for a number of hours. This was caused by an unprecedented disruption of both primary and backup power systems at our main datacenter. All services have been restored and we are working with the relevant vendors to prevent future issues of this nature. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve the issue. We understand that weekend gaming time is important to you, stay tuned for more information about our plans for this weekend!"

How did the interruption impact your gaming schedule?