But it is true, lately no LotR maps have been played on Bnet (At least when I look in the Join list)
LotR is just a fanboy thing now.  I got a guy at school who likes a prep cause she likes LotR.  Hes not too much of a friend anymore, he hates StarCraft, while the WoW junkie I know, likes StarCraft now and we all cool like.  -yawn-
But what does this have to do with LotR you may say.  Well the very culture we live in now, there is always a 3 man party.  Look around,  you saw aragorn lego and gimli, then look at final fantasy, LoD (Not DII for you haters of PSI  

)  Notice its always a 3 man team?  Of course some games choose to change that, but in the end you still see a orc or something in these friggen games.
Its just getting older and older.  Personally, I don't really like the movies anymore, not just because of the music.
Maybe I cry for something new, who knows?