LotR Online : Shadows Of Angmar News & Updates

The Month Of the Guardian: New Guardian Updates

Overview

The Month of the Guardian is here! Guardians are receiving attention to both their primary tanking role and secondary damage-per-second role. We hope you'll enjoy these changes and the new depth they bring to the role of the Guardian.

Already the hardiest class in Middle-earth, the Guardian is able to withstand relentless onslaughts. Capable of maintaining a high level of threat generation, only the foolish and overly aggressive dare try to outpace them. Where this class is weakest is the ability to actually kill their foes.

We do believe that Guardians perform their core tanking role well. The changes in the Month of the Guardian are largely designed to provide interesting and viable alternative playstyles for the class while addressing core concerns such as repair costs and offensive stances.
Tanking - In the Line of Fire

We've added some new tools to the Guardian's tanking toolbox, the first being Shield Wall: the ability to protect a single target from incoming attacks (though leaping in front of attacks doesn't allow the Guardian to mitigate any of the damage on himself!). The goal of Shield Wall is to allow the Guardian to save someone in trouble by standing in harm's way.
 

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0 Comments - Posted On 08 Jan 2008
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LOTRO Is Coming to Korea!

WESTWOOD, MA - December 10, 2007 - Turbine, Inc. and NHN Corporation today announced a distribution agreement for The Lord of the Rings Online TM : Shadows of Angmar TM , the 2007 PC Game of the Year*. Under the terms of the deal, Turbine will work closely with NHN, the largest Korean Internet company and the #1 gamer site in Asia, to localize The Lord of the Rings Online for the fast-growing Korean market.

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0 Comments - Posted On 12 Dec 2007
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Codemasters Online and Turbine unveil Book 10: The City of the Kings

Codemasters Online and Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the second free content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 10: The City of the Kings continues the epic story, adds over 100 new quests, implements significant enhancements to monster play and introduces the Reputation and Bartering systems. Book 10: The City of the Kings will be available to subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online on August 21st, 2007.

"Our first update significantly expanded the world of Middle-earth with new story arcs, quests, and exciting new kinds of gameplay," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "For Book 10 we continue the epic story and introduce a ton of new content, but we also are introducing legendary play, a completely new way to experience monster play that enables you to play as a powerful Ranger of the North or a terrible Troll."

Beginning August 21st, heroes can join the battle in Book 10: The City of the Kings, the second of many free updates to The Lord of the Rings Online.

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0 Comments - Posted On 13 Aug 2007
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Book 10: The City of the Kings - Battle for the Ettenmoors

This will be the second major update to the LOTRO system after the evendim patch went out a few months ago. This update will include a massive update to the Ettenmoors Keep system the update will have 40 exciting new quests for LOTR Fans to enjoy, Some of the features that will be implemented are described below.

Login To Monster Play Directly
Users will now be able to login directly to their monster character from the selection screen before the game begins (only after reaching lvl 10). When you log out of monster play you will be where you were last instead of being sent back to Gramsfoot.

Monster Tribes
This will probably be one of the more awaited features, much like the kinship version for normal characters you will now be allowed to create a tribe for monsters which will include many of the benefits of a normal kinship (tribe chat etc).

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0 Comments - Posted On 10 Aug 2007
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LOTRO Session Play : The Chicken !

After the much anticipated release of shores of evendim which added a new area and many new quests to the Lord of the Rings onlein game. Now we are looking to what Turbine will do next well today they announced they will be doing session play!

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0 Comments - Posted On 03 Jul 2007
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Which LOTRO Server ?

As people pack their bags and move to Middle-earth they are faced with an important question - which server do I choose!?

That's a good question! Currently the populations of the servers look like this:

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0 Comments - Posted On 24 Jun 2007
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Lord of the Rings Shadows of Angmar Tops UK Charts

Codemasters Online Gaming today announced that the most anticipated PC title of 2007 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar today officially claimed the number one spot across the UK. Codemasters Online Gaming has seen unprecedented demand for the game since pre-orders went live last month with 100,000s of players already packing their bags and moving to Middle-earth.

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0 Comments - Posted On 06 May 2007
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LOTR Shadows of Angmar removes marriage features

Following a debate regarding same-sex marriage and inter-species marriage, Turbine, the company developing The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, just decided to pull marriages from the game altogether. According to Katherine Glover of Salon, the decision came from the executive producer himself, and the marriage feature was completely removed from the game.

The MMO title of the "Lord of the Rings" franchise is still in heavy development, although it had entered the Beta testing period back in September. Entering a discussion of features that should be added into the game, the developers found themselves talking about marriage and the restrictions of such a feature available inside the game.

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0 Comments - Posted On 06 May 2007
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Turbine to Showcase Highly Anticipated Online Games at Penny Arcade Expo

Turbine, Inc., a premier publisher of online subscription entertainment, announced today that it will showcase its highly-anticipated massively multi-player games to consumers for the first time at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Bellevue, WA on August 26-28.

Both Dungeons & Dragons® Online: Stormreach, the first project fully developed, funded and operated by Turbine, and The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, the only massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be available for fans to experience first hand at the event.

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0 Comments - Posted On 06 May 2007
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New creature added to LOTR Middle Earth

A Morroval appears to be a cross between a bat and a mortal woman, but if the blood of Man ever ran within its veins, it has become utterly corrupt and evil. These creatures are not mere beasts, acting strictly upon instinct. They are instead cunning and skilful in the use of arms. It is rumored that they may have some powers beyond the mundane, as well. The Merrevail dwell in the ruined realm of Angmar, in service to the Iron Crown and the Steward of Angmar.

The Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM (LOTRO) is populated by many creatures, old and new, wondrous and mundane. The Merrevail are only one of many new creatures created by the developers, drawing from lore sources, which players will encounter in LOTRO.

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0 Comments - Posted On 06 May 2007
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Lord of the Rings Events Calander Begins

As we approach the one-month anniversary of the game's launch, we're delighted to announce the commencement of our live, in-game events.

To kick off with a bang, starting Thursday 24th May, a 4-day long series of events will commence. Across all servers and in all languages, events are planned for all levels in a multitude of locations across Middle-earth.

The overriding theme for anniversary event is the celebration of "Forelithe" (the month before midsummer) and the different programme of activities will include plots and sub-events that form part of those festivities.

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0 Comments - Posted On 22 May 2007
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LOTR Europe Server Information

NEW PLAYERS - RECOMMENDED SERVERS

As people pack their bags and move to Middle-earth they are faced with an important question - which server do I choose!?

That's a good question! Currently the populations of the servers look like this:

Lowest population - recommended!
[EN] Gilrain
[DE] Vanyar
[DE] Maiar
[FR] Sirannon
[FR-RP] Estel

Highest population - login queues likely!
[EN] Snowbourn
[EN] Evernight
[EN] Eldar
[EN-RP] Laurelin
[DE] Morthond
[DE-RP] Belegaer

Login queues are likely on the highest population worlds so in order to avoid potential queuing, please choose one of the lower populated worlds.

What do the letters mean in front of the names? Another great question!...........

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0 Comments - Posted On 15 May 2007
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Lord of the Rings Online Prepares to launch in China

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and pioneer of the "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" model for online games in China, announced today it is preparing to launch one of the world’s most anticipated subscription-based games, The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, in China.

CDC Games plans to launch The Lord of the Rings Online by the end of this year. CDC Games also plans to launch Stone Age 2, Special Forces, ChaosGem, Deco Online and Xeros this year.

The Lord of the Rings Online was officially launched in North America and Europe and already has received rave reviews from leading PC and online games publications. CDC Games holds the exclusive distribution rights in China for The Lord of the Rings Online which is the official online game based on the original literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien. This massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is developed by Turbine, Inc., a premier developer, publisher and operator of online entertainment in the North America.

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0 Comments - Posted On 07 May 2007
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Shores Of Evedim to be released in June

The greatest online RPG of all time (LOTR) will be releasing the first of many free updates. This update will allow players to explore the Shores of Evedim, which lies in northern Eriador.

Shores Of Evedim Features:
- Explore a whole new part of Tolkiens middle earth
- Over 60 new quests for you to complete
- Raid in the batlle for Helegrod
- 9 New monsters for you to contend with
- New musical instuments
- Equip collectable armor sets

and much more. please check back frequently for more LOTR Shores of Evedim updates.

0 Comments - Posted On 06 May 2007
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