{"id":34513,"date":"2009-12-05T14:14:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-05T19:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=34513"},"modified":"2009-12-05T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-05T19:14:47","slug":"lotr-online-siege-of-mirkwood-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2009\/12\/05\/34513-lotr-online-siege-of-mirkwood-update\/","title":{"rendered":"LOTR Online: Siege of Mirkwood Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"THE<\/a>The folks from Turbine<\/strong> write: With this week’s release of Siege of Mirkwood\u2122 we thought we’d make sure you’ve seen all the content and coverage surrounding the launch! Consider this installment the ultimate launch recap! If you missed anything, it’s probably in here! <\/p>\n

Skirmishes<\/strong>
\nThe Skirmish system is now live and player feedback is phenomenal! If you haven’t experienced the excitement and fun of Skirmishes for yourself, read up on all the details in Brian “Zombie Columbus'” seven part dev diary series!<\/p>\n

Part 1: Overview<\/a>
\nPart 2: Story Instances<\/a>
\nPart 3: Randomization and Scaling<\/a>
\nPart 4: Skirmish Soldiers<\/a>
\nPart 5: Rewards <\/a>
\nPart 6: Accessibility<\/a>
\nPart 7: The End<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course there’s a whole lot more to Siege of Mirkwood than just Skirmishes. Check out the new multi-ouput crafting recipes, the
\nrevamped Lone-lands, our exciting new combat System, or the much asked for Mounts 2.0 changes! There are developer diaries for each new system and all the biggest changes! So grab a snack and read up!<\/p>\n

Crafting in Siege of Mirkwood<\/a>
\nWelcome Back to The Lone-lands<\/a>
\nIntroducing Dol Guldur<\/a>
\nMirkwood Region<\/a>
\nLegendary Item System Update<\/a>
\nLegacy Pool Updates<\/a>
\nSiege of Mirkwood Skill Upgrades<\/a>
\nCombat System Changes<\/a>
\nCharacter Panel and Stat Updates<\/a>
\nMounts 2.0<\/a>
\nShared Storage<\/a><\/p>\n

Siege of Mirkwood Image Gallery<\/strong>
\nIf a picture is worth a thousand words than our Siege of Mirkwood Screen Shot gallery is worth millions! More..<\/a><\/p>\n

Turbine YouTube Channel and Siege of Mirkwood Trailers<\/strong>
\nDon’t forget our incredible new trailers! You can find them all on the Turbine YouTube channel (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/turbine<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Siege of Mirkwood Trailer #1 Galadriel’s lament <\/a>
\nSiege of Mirkwood Trailer #2 Lieutenant of Dol Guldur <\/a>
\nSiege of Mirkwood Launch Day Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

What the Press is saying about Siege of Mirkwood<\/strong>
\nObviously we think Siege of Mirkwood is pretty wonderful, but don’t just take our word for it! See what the press has to say!<\/p>\n

Massively.com
\nDeveloper Tour <\/a>
\nFull Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n

MMORPG.com
\nSiege of Mirkwood Interview with Jeffrey Steefel and Aaron Campbell<\/a>
\nSiege of Mirkwood preview<\/a>
\nFull Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n

Ten Ton Hammer
\nThe Heart of Mirkwood – A Siege of Mirkwood Q&A with Jeffrey Steefel<\/a>
\nPreview <\/a>
\nFull Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n

Warcry.com
\nSiege of Mirkwood Recon (Preview)<\/a>
\nAll Siege of Mirkwood coverage<\/a>
\nWarcry US Dev Chat Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

New my.lotro.com 3.0 features!<\/strong>
\nSiege of Mirkwood also brought with it a ton of new features and a completely redesigned backend and management tools for my.lotro.com. (http:\/\/my.lotro.com\/turbinecommunity\/2009\/11\/30\/mylotrocom-release-30-notes\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n

LOTRO Lotteries Update<\/strong>
\nWe’ve also taken a lot of player feedback on our new lottery system and improved it in many ways! There’s now a much asked for “Select All” option when entering lotteries and we’ve published a schedule of lottery start and end times. No more wondering when the next one may come along! (http:\/\/forums.lotro.com\/showthread.php?t=303829<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Featured LOTRO Player Spotlight<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve recently added a new feature to the Turbine Community blog on my.lotro.com (http:\/\/my.lotro.com\/turbinecommunity\/<\/a>) – The Featured LOTRO Player Spotlight. We want players to call out others in the LOTRO community that have made a positive impact on your experiences in LOTRO. Or maybe you know someone who has a very unique real life story that\u2019s tied to their LOTRO gameplay? Why not nominate them?
\nThis time out our featured player is- Swepik<\/p>\n

Swepik is the leader of Guardians of Vilya on Landroval and was nominated by fellow kin member Teneriel. You can visit my.lotro.com to read our interview with Swepik! (http:\/\/my.lotro.com\/turbinecommunity\/2009\/12\/04\/featured-player-swepik\/<\/a>)
\n If you\u2019d like nominate yourself (or someone else!) to be a featured player, send us a quick email at lotro@turbine.com<\/a>. Make us laugh, make us cry, and tell us why you (or they) should be in the spotlight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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