Okay, if I understand this correctly, from Elendil and Walks comments is that the team have already decided on what to do for the Imladris Ring Hero situation, and have begun implementing it. However, the Beta players obviously can't say.
If so, damnit I want to know really badly now, and if not, my apologies for misunderstanding.
It means that we will tease you until the actual release of Imladris
No, apart from the jokes, I really can't reveal anything that is not an official news.
But, this doesn't obviously mean that we can't build a conceptual insight into these matters
Saruman, I agree with Adamin's comment, but that was really one of the earliest comments of this thread, when our debate was at its initial steps.
Furthermore, I think I never really objected the idea of having Elrond or Glorfindel as suitable ring heroes because they are not powerful and authoritative enough.
The point is that, among all the other what-if situations conceived for the other factions, everything regarding Rivendell must necessarily cope with the specific and iconic pure nature of the faction, so that the common solution found for the other factions could seem to be too much stretched and contradictory than the other ones currently (necessarily) are, in case it were applied to Imladris too.
Galadriel expressed her desire for the One Ring and actually gave us a representation of what might have been the consequences for her and her realm.
Lothlórien is just legitimate to have its current ring function, despite the faction's pure nature.
Gandalf expressed too some considerations about the matter, and
Gondor itself (as a Human faction deeply characterised by honour, glory and the longing for power) theoretically opens some what-if spaces to speculate around regarding the One Ring.
Rohan is a particular case, but we are still talking about a Human faction, where honour, pride and the regaining of glory are significantly present as well.
The Dwarves have their own specific ring function; but we could nonetheless see honour-related aspects within the faction, and the greed theme connected to the research of more wealth/power.
Anyway, as I wrote, Durin is really a specific case on its own.
What about
Imladris?
Do we really have proper what-if aspects that we might explore and expand properly, still in the common perspective that the other factions follow?
I don't think so
P.S. I referred to
honour having mainly in mind the negative consequences if it transforms into pure ambition of power and glory (feelings that the One Ring can take advantage of very well).