Lotro Siege of Mirkwood Expansion
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What we know so far about new Lotro expansion Siege of Mirkwood

• Siege of Mirkwood Launch on December 1ST
  Turbine announced that The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood the new digital expansion to the 2008 MMO of the Year will launch on December 1st in North America. ...[More]
  
  
• Siege of Mirkwood Changes
  Over the last few days Turbine team has been announcing new Developer Diary that will explain all of the changes and improvements to the system that we can expect in new digital Lotro expansion Siege of Mirkwood. In the meantime some of details have been unveiled. ...[More]
  
  
• Ask Dev Team
  Over the last few days Turbine team has been announcing new Developer Diary that will explain all of the changes and improvements to the system that we can expect in new digital Lotro expansion Siege of Mirkwood. In the meantime some of details have been unveiled. . ...[More]
  
  
• Official release - Lotro Expansion: Siege of Mirkwood
  Siege of Mirkwood will be available as a digital download this Fall with an increased level cap, a new region including the legendary evil fortress of Dol Goldur, major enhancements to combat and Legendary Items and the introduction of Skirmishes, a new system where players will train customizable soldiers and take them into battle as part of the War of the Ring...[More]
  
  
• Siege of Mirkwood Maps
  The latest screenshots are a small sneak peak into a Mirkwood Map... [More]
  
  
  













• New Mount System
  New Lotro expansion Siege of Mirkwood will bring more functionality to Lotro mounts. No longer will they simply move players around the game world quickly. With Siege of Mirkwood you can talk to an NPC on your mount, buy stuff from a vendor, cross land block boundaries, enter large spaces on horse without dismounting, emote on your horse, you can even name your horse...[More]



• New Mount System Part 2
  Lotro mount system gets better and better.The new mount system will allow you to use certain skills and emotes while riding as well interact with NPCs! As Turbine team has announced in the latest Developer Diary this update focused on making mounts more enjoyable to use rather than adding all new functionality....[More]



• Skirmish System
  The Skirmish system will allow all players -- raiders, casuals, mid-level, high-level -- access to the same content. Twelve new Skirmish instances will be available in addition to a pair of tutorial instances designed to introduce players to the system. Each of these instances is scalable based on the number of players; they each accept one, three, six, or twelve players at a time, with the deficit made up for by player-created NPC soldiers- to make a grand total of 24... [More]
  
  
• Skirmish System Part 1
  While information about Skirmishes System are still coming, Zombie Columbus has unveiled most of details in the latest Developer Diary: SoM Skirmishes: Overview. ... [More]
  
  
• Skirmish System Part 2
  Zombie Columbus has released another Developer Diary - Skirmish System Part 2 that we can expect with new Lotro digital expansion Siege of Mirkwood. This time the main discussion is about skirmishes and battles for Middle-earth.... [More]
  
  
• New Lotro Book 9
  Epic Book 9 and much of its Epilogue take place in Mirkwood, so you'll need 'Siege of Mirkwood' for it. [More]
  
  
• Siege of Mirkwood video
  Of special interests is a confrontation with the Nazgul on his Fell Beast, the finale of the new 12 man raid... [More]



• Legendary Item System Updates:
  Latest Developer Diary is dedicated to Legendary Item System that was introduced in Mines of Moria. This revision of the Legendary Item system incorporates most of the feedback Turbine team has received about Legendary Items from Lotro community... [More]
  
  
• Legendary Items:
  Legendary items will now be maxed at level 60.
  Legendary items will gain a 4th runic slot, new legacies and new titles.
  The 4th runic will be a crafted runic.
  Craft and customize 3rd and 2nd Age Legendary items.



• Account-wide Storage Space
  Also on the list of changes is the addition of shared storage space for accounts. Currently, shared storage space appears to be limited to 50 items, though this was likely to increase over time in a similar manner to purchasing further storage space for your character's Vault.
  It is unconfirmed if this is a sign of "bind on account" items being on the horizon." [source: LOTRO Vault] NEW!
  And just like vaults, what's put in at one vault NPC can be taken out at another. As long as the characters are all on the same account.
  
  
• Adventurer's Pack FAQ:
  All players can pre-order the new LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack which contains:... [More]
  
  
• Harbinger's cloak:
  The cloak is exclusive to the pre-order. You'll get it in game, immediately, when you pre-order... [More]