Turbine Announces "Riders of Rohan" Expansion!
Wednesday, 25th January 2012 - 21:09
Executive Producer Kate "Nereid" Paiz
Hi all!
I’m very excited to finally be able to share with you some exciting news that we will be formally announcing today. This fall, we’ll be releasing our next major expansion, Riders of Rohan!
Riders of Rohan will bring players into this epic region, increase the level cap to 85 and introduce Mounted Combat! Rohan is huge! So huge, that this fall we’ll be introducing the Eastern Plains of Rohan, the largest region we’ve ever introduced (almost twice the size of Moria!) You’ll also be able to explore the Eaves of Fangorn and the fabled Amon Hen, where Boromir was slain and the Fellowship broke up! We can’t go to Rohan without introducing Mounted Combat, which will allow you to fight atop your new mount, the War-steed. Mounted Combat will allow you experience LOTRO in a whole new way!
While fall might seem like a long wait, there is much work to do, and many miles to travel before we arrive. This spring we’ll take our first steps along the path as we add another new region to the game and allow players to explore the shores of the Great River (Free for VIPs!). We’ll also introduce the option to bring Skirmish Soldier along to aid you on your adventures throughout Middle-earth. We can’t wait to share more details with you as the year progresses.
We think you’re going to be very happy with the all that 2012 is shaping up to be!
Forth Eorlingas!
-Kate
Read more about Riders of Rohan in the Official Press Release!
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Update 5: Patch Notes
Monday, 12th December 2011 - 13:26
The Update 5 pataching servers are now live!
While you're patching you can read the Patch Notes.
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Update 5: Currency Consolidation
Sunday, 11th December 2011 - 16:50
Currencies are being combined into one unified system with Update 5.
The new currencies apply only to Skirmishes, Scalable Classic Instances, and the Orthanc cluster. Non-scalable classic instances will still use their existing currencies.
Read all about the changes coming in the latest Developer Diary.
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Update 5: Reputation Items Revision
Friday, 9th December 2011 - 14:10
Reputation Items are getting a major overhaul in update 5!
You no longer need to collect stacks of 5 or 10 to turn them in, as you can "consume" them straight out of your inventory!
For more information, check out the latest Developer Diary
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Update 5: Launching Monday 12th December!
Friday, 9th December 2011 - 12:02
That's right folks, Turbine have done their usual trick of radio silence until the Thursday/Friday before they launch on a Mnday/Tuesday before announcing a release date.
Update 5 will be hitting servers on Monday 12th December, bringing with it a host of new instances and game updates.
For more information hop over to the forums, and stay tuned for patch notes once they become available.
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