Category: Lord of the Rings Online News

Lord of the Rings Online players had to wait a few extra days for the annual Yule Festival but it should be worth it with the addition of several new items: a starry kite, cloak, robes and travel mount. In addition, war-steeds can see several new items too: caparison, antlers, saddle, leggings and tailpiece.

Turbine has announced that the Lord of the Rings Online holiday celebration will be delayed until Monday, December 19th. This year’s Yule Festival was originally scheduled to begin on December 15th but the team has new items to add that are going to require additional time, hence the slight delay. The good news is that the end of Yule Festival has been extended to January 16th.

When Lord of the Rings Online completes its maintenance today, players will log in to find a number of bug fixes, most specifically in PvP and the new Premium Housing features. The Premium housing Upkeep is re-enabled for non-VIP owners and leaders anchors the housing update.

In a brief note on the Lord of the Rings Online site, the team has let players know that the annual Harvest Festival has kicked off. As expected, players can take part in a number of quest and activities to get into the spooky holiday frame of mind.

Lord of the Rings Online will be patched later today with Update 19: Mark of the King. Players will be marching north toward the Land of Mordor and will be able to participate in over ninety new quests, participate in the Flora Barter System and grab some new real estate with the premium housing.

Long time Lord of the Rings Online players will know that passage through the Black Gate is the entry to Mordor and some of the most epic moments of the novels, movies and / or LOTRO itself. In a new video by YouTube’s Andang, the Black Gate is revealed as it currently is on the public test realm. See it for yourself unless you want to first experience it in the game with your own character and eyes!

The Lord of the Rings Online producer’s letter has been published on the official site that gives players an insight on what the team is currently working on as well as a peek in the future.

Lord of the Rings executive producer “Severlin” has posted on the official forms that all is not lost for LOTRO due to Turbine’s shift to mobile games announced recently. Saying he shouldn’t be saying anything, he proceeds to do so anyway.

The annual Lord of the Rings Online Summer Festival has arrived and it comes packed with new activities and items to score. Participating in events and quests can yield tokens that are used to purchase items such as this year’s newest thing, a flying kite.

Lord of the Rings Online players took to the Landroval server this past Sunday, July 10th to honor Tinki, one of the original founders of the Heart of the Lonely Mountain Band Kinship who recently passed away after a long fight with cancer. The event took place at the Bree-land Festival Grounds where players shared memories, music and comforted one another. Tinki, best known for always being clad in yellow, was honored by players donning the color for the event.