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The thing is, Turbine's future is not tied into Asheron's Call. Turbine is developing Dungeons and Dragons Online,

Don't forget their other little-known license. You might have heard of it: Middle Earth Online.

So he becomes a Knight Commander of the MEO? Is that an Elf, Dwarf or Human?

Have an entire Virtual Life. ... Where do I sign up?

here , here , here , etc.

Did anyone look at the classes available within each PC race at http://www.middle-earthonline.com/? If you want any variety in PC classes, you have to play the Men race. Why are there no Elven sorcerers or Dwarven burglars? If a PC class can follow a dark path and work for the goals of the Eye, then why can't you play as a Goblin? I hope it works out, but I'm skeptical about the balance of races. Heck, to play a Hobbit, you basically end up being a thief!

Read the site.

You can't be a Wizard, altough i probably suspect there will be lots of Elfs. You can choose from Elf, Men, Dwarves and Hobbits

For all who were looking for this link:

Middle Earth Online

There is already one being made based on Middle Earth.

Milk that cow for all it's worth, baby.

The growth will come when Middle Earth Online is released. I hope...