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LotRO US: Understanding Pre-order Keys and Game Keys
LotRO: Mines of Moria - A few known issues.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
LotRO US: Server HotFix Tuesday, November 18 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT)
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:57 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

LOTRO Server HotFix Tuesday, November 18 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT)

The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Tuesday, November 18 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) for a hotfix.

Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!

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LotRO: Mines of Moria Press Release
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:44 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ Launches!

The First Expansion for the Award-Winning Massively Multiplayer Online Game Now Available!

WESTWOOD, MA – November 18, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ is now available for purchase across North America and Europe.  Mines of Moria expands the award-winning online world of Middle-earth and allows players to explore the ancient underground cities of the dwarves, battle epic characters in the depths, face off with the Watcher, be a part of the fateful release of Durin’s Bane and more! In addition to extending the challenge to new heights, Mines of Moria will introduce two new classes, ten additional levels, hundreds of new quests, and the highly anticipated Legendary Item system.

The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) has established itself as one of the world’s premium MMOs for successfully integrating story into a game that features innovative and entertaining advancement through an immersive and breathtaking world,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online.  “Mines of Moria will raise the bar with the introduction of Legendary Items, a massive new system that will let players advance unique and powerful weapons and items that grow in might alongside their hero.  These unique and powerful weapons will be by our players’ sides to aid in the challenging adventures that await them as we continue to journey through Middle-earth through the next several volumes of the game in years to come.”

Some of the new features in the Mines of Moria expansion include*:

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LotRO US: More Moria!
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:32 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

More Moria!

Stuck at work? Patching the game? Thirsting for information? Kill some time and check out IncGamers' interview with Jeffrey Steefel! It's a two part interview, so be sure to read part one and part two.

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LotRO US: Understanding Pre-order Keys and Game Keys
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:28 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Lord of the Rings Online has released an article to help users discern between Pre-Order Keys and Game Keys:

Understanding Pre-order Keys and Game Keys

It’s come to our attention some players are having trouble sorting out their keys.

If you pre-ordered you will need to enter two keys. If you just picked up a retail copy and did not pre-order you’ll have one key.

Pre-order keys grant you the pre-order items and special pricing. You will not be able to enter Moria, level up, play the Rune-keeper or Warden classes, or enjoy the other features of Moria with this key.

Once you pick up the

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LotRO: Mines of Moria - A few known issues.
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:23 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

Turbine has addressed a few known issues with the Mines of Moria expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, they are as follows:

A few known issues

We are aware of the issues on this list, and will continue to update you with information as it becomes available. Please do not contact customer service regarding these issues as they will be unable to assist you. A more comprehensive list will be available later today. Thanks for your patience everyone, and sorry for the inconvenience!

  • The item Blackfang's Demise is missing from inventories, weapon slots, and vaults.
  • There is an issue with crafting experience being lost, and the matter is still being investigated. Crafting levels have not been affected.

 

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LotRO: Mines of Moria Release Notes
LotRO US News - Nov 18, 2008 1:10 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Mines of Moria has been released and is live on all servers! Below are the release notes for the Mines of Moria expansion. You may read these release notes either on the LotRO Turbine Forums or by continuing to Read More for all the details right here at LotRO Stratics!

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Sunday, November 16, 2008
LotRO Exclusives: - The Old Code -Kinship Moria Interview
LotRO Exclusives - Nov 16, 2008 1:29 PM PST | Posted by Finnbarr Galedeep

Finnbarr Galedeep here!

I had actually planned to Interview several Kinships on the Windfola sever prior to the the Release date of The Mines of Moria on the 18th, asking them how their Kinship was preparing for The Mines of Moria. I had planned to walk around Middle earth and ask random kinships how thier Kinship was preparing for the Mines of Moria. What they would be doing in preperation to enter The world beneath. Plans and what-not. While in my travels around Gath Forthnir I clicked on the first person I could. Alanah. One of the leaders of the kinship "The Old Code". After asking her if I could ask a few questions she invited me to join them through a voice chat program. Upon entering I was greeted by many "Hello!"s. After we got to talking I realized I couldnt tear myself apart from them. How can I just leave after asking only about Moria?!? I couln't! There was no way! And so what was just going to be a few questions to a few kinships turned into a fullscale interview of The Kinship: The Old Code.

I was invited to thier homestead and there, after asking my first initial  question I would find out how I couldn't just walk away after just a few questions.
Group shot of The old code.
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Alanah: We were actually fortunate enough to have four people who were able to make it into beta testing for The Mines of Moria. We were able to search out some of the new areas, do some exploring and find out some of the new crafting things that were comming up. So we've been able to come up with some strategies to help the whole kin and be really successful.

Interview pic for finn talkingStrategies? Well this does sound interesting! Tell me about some of your strategies....


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Friday, November 14, 2008
Exclusive LOTRO Mines of Moria Preview Pt. 2
LotRO Exclusives - Nov 14, 2008 4:54 AM PST | Posted by SWATJester

Part 1 of our preview can be found here.

Our next stop on the tour was the Twenty-First Hall, a hub of trade and social activity for players in Moria. Again, you can get a glimpse of just how large the caverns of Moria really are, and the fact that there are no loading zones in-between areas is truly remarkable. The Twenty-First Hall is home to one of the forges in Moria, and here we were introduced to the Legendary Weapon system, another customization technique in Moria. Essentially, some weapons in LOTRO can be identified as "Unique" and can be developed into Legendary Weapons. As you kill mobs, in addition to gaining experience for yourself, you're also gaining experience for your weapons. When a weapon gains enough XP, it can be reforged at the forge-master, and gain "legacies". Legacies are basically special bonuses provided by the item and can be anything from increasing the power or duration of a class ability, to adding DPS to an item. Every time a Legendary Weapon is reforged, it can gain new legacies. Furthermore, the player is given a certain amount of points that he can spend to improve legacies. Some legacies are ranked higher (i.e. better) than others, meaning they'll cost less to develop or provide more of a bonus at each point investment, or have longer duration effects. These points are given back at each reforging to allow the player to choose how to respend them with the new legacies. With up to six Legendary Weapons, the player is able to have a set of top-tier weapons with a wide area of customized uses, without having to depend on raids or camping mobs for a rare drop (though, other rare items than weapons will still drop this way). A player could choose to develop one weapon by putting all his points into increasing its DPS, while developing another weapon to have better tanking stats, and a third to have better offensive skill abilities. These weapons can be further customized by drop-in relics that provide even more enhancements. The result is yet another layer of customization providing for a truly deep and varied experience.


 



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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Exclusive LOTRO Mines of Moria Preview Pt. 1
LotRO Exclusives - Nov 13, 2008 11:58 AM PST | Posted by SWATJester

I must confess, I've never been a big Lord of the Rings fan. The first movie was pretty good, parts of the second and third ones as well, but nothing spectacular. (I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the fanboys now. WHAT! HE MENTIONED THE MOVIES BEFORE THE BOOKS? BLASPHEMY!) Yes, I've read the books too, every tortuous long minute of them. Don't get me wrong, I loves me some fantasy books, and I actually find some aspects of the Tolkien universe pretty intriguing. But I'm a law student; I already spend my days reading through hundreds of pages of dense material, it's not how I'd prefer to spend my off time.



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Monday, November 10, 2008
LotRO Exclusives: - Ariestarchus of Windfola Interview
LotRO Exclusives - Nov 10, 2008 9:51 PM PST | Posted by Finnbarr Galedeep

Finnbarr Galedeep here!

Last week I had an opportunity to interview a player who I find to be a very respectable player.
I have followed him into many raids and have always found that you'll always gain something when your with him whether it be In-game or out of the game. In-game he's a great leader and follower. Out of the game he's an awesome friend who will always have your back. After hitting him up on my friends list I asked him if it would be okay if I could interview him. He said yes but only under the condition that I gave him all the money I would ever make...



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Friday, November 7, 2008
LotRO EU: Scheduled Maintenance moved from Thursday 13th November to Tuesday 10th November
LotRO EU News - Nov 7, 2008 11:18 AM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Scheduled Maintenance on the European Servers for the Lord of the Rings Online has been moved forward from Thursday the 13th of November up to Tuesday the 10th of November, taking place between 07:00 and 13:00 (GMT).

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
LotRO EU: Waterworks and Classes Dev Diary Videos now available for download from Codemasters!
LotRO EU News - Nov 5, 2008 1:28 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Lord of the Rings Online in Europe has uploaded news Developer Diary Videos on the Waterworks and Classes in Codemasters' downloads section! Check them out here!

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LotRO EU: Server maintenance extension for Belegaer, Laurelin and Estel
LotRO EU News - Nov 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

Server maintenance extension for Belegaer, Laurelin and Estel

During tomorrow's maintenance the servers Belegaer, Laurelin and Estel will have extended maintenance hours from 07:00 – 15:00 (GMT). This due to the on-going data centre relocation work.

All other worlds will have the maintenance hours of 07:00 – 12:00 (GMT).

Thank you for your patience and apologies for this inconvenience.

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LotRO EU: Mines of Moria European Pre-Launch FAQ Updated
LotRO EU News - Nov 5, 2008 1:19 PM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Lord of the Rings Online in Europe has updated the Pre-Launch FAQ for the Mines of Moria expansion! So if you play on the European Servers, you will probably want to give the FAQ a good reading, indeed.

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Monday, November 3, 2008
LotRO EU: Summer in Middle-earth competition – Final week winners!
LotRO EU News - Nov 3, 2008 10:53 AM PST | Posted by Orvago

The Lord of the Rings Online's European Competition, "Summer in Middle-earth," has drawn to a close and the final week's winners have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners! You may read the article at Codemaster's Web Site or continue to Read More for all the details right here at LotRO Stratics

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