{"id":33806,"date":"2009-10-03T19:24:36","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T00:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=33806"},"modified":"2009-10-03T19:24:36","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T00:24:36","slug":"lotr-online-update-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2009\/10\/03\/33806-lotr-online-update-33\/","title":{"rendered":"LOTR: Online Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LOTRO_Mirkwood_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE\u2122: SIEGE OF MIRKWOOD\u2122 TO LAUNCH ON DECEMBER 1ST\" title=\"THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE\u2122: SIEGE OF MIRKWOOD\u2122 TO LAUNCH ON DECEMBER 1ST\" width=\"120\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-33680 no-lazyload\" \/> From the folks at <strong>Turbine<\/strong>: It&#8217;s been a busy week for The Lord of the Rings Online\u2122!  Here\u2019s a roundup of all the happenings: <strong>The Lord of the Rings Online\u2122: Siege of Mirkwood\u2122 Launch date Announced!<\/strong> The word is out! The Lord of the Rings Online\u2122: Siege of Mirkwood\u2122 will launch on December 1! Special pre-order pricing and the all new Adventurer\u2019s Pack have been unveiled along with the return of our very popular $199 lifetime subscription offer. Find out all the details in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/news\/pressreleases\/488-siege-of-mirkwood-launch-offers\">official press release<\/a>. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The very first Siege of Mirkwood Developer Diaries are live!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go behind the development process with an overview of the new Skirmish System in the first installment of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/gameinfo\/devdiaries\/484-developer-diary-som-skirmishes-overview\">Zombie Columbus Skirmish Series<\/a>, Find out what&#8217;s changing with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/gameinfo\/devdiaries\/487-developer-diary-mounts-20\">Mounts 2.0<\/a>, an indepth look at the changes to the mount system, and get details on a new feature from the just announced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/gameinfo\/devdiaries\/486-developer-diary-shared-storage\">LOTRO Adventure\u2019s Pack<\/a>, Shared Storage!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall is in the air, time for new desktop wallpapers!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re definitely going to want to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/news\/490-quarterly-wallpapers-available\">latest quarterly calendars<\/a>.  Our October-December set includes everything from festive fall revelry to the dark fortress of The Necromancer, Dol Guldur!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask the Dev Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dev team recently took some time out to answer player submitted questions on a variety of topics. You can read their answers in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotro.com\/gameinfo\/feature-articles\/485-feature-article-qask-the-dev-teamq\">&#8220;Ask the Dev Team&#8221;<\/a> article. Keep an eye out for more articles like this in the future!<\/p>\n<p><strong>My.lotro.com Blog spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A true scribe teaches through their work and Fionnuala of Landroval does exactly that as she delves deep into LOTRO\u2019s unique music system in her well written my.lotro.com blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/my.lotro.com\/fionnuala\/2009\/08\/29\/musical-musings-valuable-lessons\/\">&#8220;Musical Musings: Valuable Lessons&#8221;<\/a>.  Learn how to use the system to best effect through her very helpful guide. 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