Today I noticed new Dev Diary by Zombie Columbus - SoM Skirmishes: Accessibility, with several screenshots of new UI component called Skirmish-join. The article describes Skirmish system usage and its restrictions.

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A few days ago ransroth wrote about new feature which was added after Mounts 2.0 system was written. This feature has resolved the bug that was discovered by Beta Testers, as a keyboard shortcut in the Options panel. There’s a new Keyboard...Click here to read full

A few days ago ransroth wrote about new feature which was added after Mounts 2.0 system was written. This feature has resolved the bug that was discovered by Beta Testers, as a keyboard shortcut in the Options panel.

There’s a new Keyboard Shortcut called “Dismount/Remount”. When used by a mounted player, that player will be dismounted. When used by an unmounted player, that player will attempt to mount up on the last successfully-used mount.

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Today Turbine has released new screenshots of the Ashenslades, an area within Mirkwood. Ashenslades 1 Ashenslades 2...Click here to read full

Today Turbine has released new screenshots of the Ashenslades, an area within Mirkwood.

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Ashenslades 4	Ashenslades 5	Scuttledells 1
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Today Turbine has released a new Siege of Mirkwood trailer this time from the Nazgul perspective. Click here to read full

Today Turbine has released a new Siege of Mirkwood trailer this time from the Nazgul perspective.

We have updated Lotro Gallery with new screenshots - Siege of Mirkwood, Dol Guldur, the fortress of the Ringwraiths. Enjoy! Gathburz Gathburz...Click here to read full

We have updated Lotro Gallery with new screenshots - Siege of Mirkwood, Dol Guldur, the fortress of the Ringwraiths. Enjoy!

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Gathburz	Mirkwood	Mirkwood
Mirkwood	Mirkwood	Mirkwood
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Mirkwood	Mirkwoo	Mirkwoo
Mirkwood	Tower Exterior	Tower Exterior
Tower Exterior	Tower Exterior	Tower Exterior
Tower Exterior	Tower Exterior

Brian "Zombie Columbus" continues his series of developer diaries about the new Skirmish system coming in The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood with Part 4: Soldiers in Middle-earth.Click here to read full

Brian "Zombie Columbus" continues his series of developer diaries about the new Skirmish system coming in The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood with Part 4: Soldiers in Middle-earth.

Turbine has announced today something special for the North American Lotro players - Try Your Luck in Middle-earth. It's still a beta feature but it's possible to get an in-game perk for each of your characters just by looking for the Lottery...Click here to read full

Turbine has announced today something special for the North American Lotro players - Try Your Luck in Middle-earth. It's still a beta feature but it's possible to get an in-game perk for each of your characters just by looking for the Lottery Widget.

Here’s how it works:

1. Log into my.lotro.com with your community login.
2. Look for the Lottery Widget (in the lefthand column by default).
3. If you are eligible for any current drawings, you may click on one to enter.

That’s it! Select any drawings your character is eligible for and then check back when the drawing is complete to see if you won. Have a lot of characters? You may find it simpler to start at one of your character pages and enter drawings there.

What Can I Win? Where Does it Go?
The LOTRO Lottery is for characters, not players. Each drawing can have a different prize. Some drawings will be random; others will grant specific rewards based on a character’s class, race, level, etc. Entries are limited to one per character per drawing. Prizes are in-game items only, have no cash value, and are dispensed at Turbine’s sole discretion. Everyone who plays LOTRO on the North American service with a character that’s accessible via my.lotro.com is able to play and win!

The First Drawing
Our initial drawing during this beta test is a daily event and will run through the end of the month. Enter your eligible characters each day and you may win an item from our extensive Lottery Loot Chest. For this drawing we’ll be awarding a level-appropriate amount of silver and two bundles of fireworks to celebrate the launch of the Lottery! Any items won will be delivered to your character via in-game mail. The Lottery widget on that character’s page will also update to show which drawings have been won. If you don’t win, simply enter the next day’s drawing for another chance.

Frequently Asked Questions

My character doesn’t show up on my.lotro.com. Can I still play?
Not with that character, but you may use (or even create) another character to play the Lottery with if you choose. We are aware that some players do not correctly appear in my.lotro.com and have an update in the works that should resolve the issue for the majority of players impacted.

How do I know if I won?
Check your in-game mail, or visit my.lotro.com the next day to see if you won!

Why did you do this?
The web team is constantly looking for fun and useful things to add to our sites so that players have something to do when they (gasp!) can’t play. Plus, as players, we think it’s pretty fun to win stuff.

Where do I report bugs / send kudos / provide destructive criticism / conflate web development with game development?
For now, we’d appreciate it if discussions of this type were in the LOTRO Lottery Feedback forum. Thanks!

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Turbine has recently asked players to submit questions to the dev team. In the latest article Ask Dev team Part 2 you will find out Why are items Bind on Acquire? How does the resist system work? Can we expect to see the guild and...Click here to read full

Turbine has recently asked players to submit questions to the dev team. In the latest article Ask Dev team Part 2 you will find out

• Why are items Bind on Acquire?
• How does the resist system work?
• Can we expect to see the guild and housing systems advancing any time soon?
• ....

Find more answers in the second article of Ask the Dev Team Part 2 Q&A series!

As we can see so far the Skirmish system will be the biggest feature in the upcoming digital expansion The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood. Zombie Columbus has released new Developer Diary  Skirmish system Part 3: Randomization and...Click here to read full

As we can see so far the Skirmish system will be the biggest feature in the upcoming digital expansion The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood. Zombie Columbus has released new Developer Diary  Skirmish system Part 3: Randomization and Scaling. If you’ve missed previous articles you can catch up with Part 1: Overview and Part 2: Story Instances.

If you barter for your horse in the Bree Festival Grounds you have to pay 12 Festival coins and if you barter for your horse in Hengstacer farms at the Horse Exhanger, you pay 6 Festival coins. Each NPC requires the same Festival Run token. You get...Click here to read full

If you barter for your horse in the Bree Festival Grounds you have to pay 12 Festival coins and if you barter for your horse in Hengstacer farms at the Horse Exhanger, you pay 6 Festival coins. Each NPC requires the same Festival Run token. You get the same horse but for fewer festival coins!

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