Category: Lord of the Rings Online News

Two Lord of the Rings Online team members have participated in an in-house interview about how they worked to fit their inspiration for High Elves into the lore and to ensure that their animations suited them. Art Director Todd DeMell and Senior Animator Robert Tighe each spoke of their specific role in bringing High Elves to life.

The Lord of the Rings Online site has been updated with a new Mordor preorder announcement image on the main page scroller. The store page reveals a number of preorder packages as well as the fine print that announces the release of the expansion as July 31st. There is a caveat, however, in that “in the event of a delay, [players] will receive the Mordor expansion content and items no later than August 31, 2017”.

Lord of the Rings Online players may wish to log into the Bullroarer test realm to check out the third Mordor preview that showcases some of the content coming in the expansion as well as human avatar updates and High Elf cosmetic changes (hair). The team is looking for feedback on the High Elf starting area, racial traits, new animations and avatars in general.

Those Lord of the Rings Online developers are a wily bunch. After today’s maintenance, the Summer Festival is live in game a full day ahead of schedule. This comes to us from our good friend Po_gg who has confirmed that it has been going on for hours, meaning that this is a purposeful opening of the annual celebration.

Those Lord of the Rings Online developers are a wily bunch. After today’s maintenance, the Summer Festival is live in game more than a bit ahead of schedule. This comes to us from our good friend Po_gg who has confirmed that it has been going on for hours, meaning that this is a purposeful opening of the annual celebration.

During today’s Lord of the Rings Online live stream on Twitch, Facebook or YouTube, developers are going to give fans a sneak peek at Mordor. This happens just ahead of Friday’s Bullroarer preview with a number of influencers and team members on hand.

Fans of Lord of the Rings Online will want to head over to Huge Sound Records to grab hold of a special tenth anniversary soundtrack from composer Chance Thomas. The full double-album runs $14.99 or individual pieces can be purchased for 99 cents each.

Lord of the Rings Online composer Chance Thomas was on hand today during a special live stream event. During the chat, it was also revealed that he would be composing the darker side of LOTRO for the Mordor expansion.

During a special tenth anniversary live stream, Standing Stone devs revealed some cool information for Lord of the Rings Online players. A brand new multi-boss raid will be added to LOTRO in the Mordor expansion coming sometime in the future. The raid will take place in a location called “the Abyss of Mordath”.

Starting at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern on Tuesday, April 25th, the Lord of the Rings Online team will be taking part in a 12-hour live stream to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. Of course, the in-game event started last week complete with fireworks and special quests, but tomorrow proves to be a special one too. During the stream, devs will be chatting with players, revisiting favorite moments in LOTRO history and giving away prizes to viewers.