Devs answer questions on Book 13's Forochel
Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Game mechanics, Patches, Previews
- It will be possible to fish in the bay area in Forochel
- Most of Book 13 will take place in Forochel
- There will be a level 50 public dungeon in the area
- The devs cannot say when Book 13 will be released yet
- Forochel is mostly a solo area for levels 44-50
- There will not be player-manned boats to traverse Forochel
- There will not be a new raid in Book 13
- There will be three new armor sets through the Lossoth faction
- A famous lore character will be in Forochel
- The men inhabiting Forochel are called the Lossoth, and are like hillmen but dressed a bit warmer
- A new mount variant will be available -- the color is hinted at being important
- There will be ways to mitigate frost damage, similar to the dread system
- Both normal stable-horses and swift travel will be available in Forochel, however swift travel requires good you to have a good standing with the Lossoth faction
- More swift travel routes will be added to existing stable-masters, also tied up with faction
- The Lossoth faction is tied up with Metalsmithing and Leatherworking, and there will be two superior crafting facilities in the zone that you'll need good faction to use
- Just doing the available quests will get you quite far through the faction tiers with Lossoth
- Reputation rewards will be given out at all tiers
- There won't be a crafting avenue to actually raise the Lossoth faction
- Resources available in Forochel will be similar to those found in Eastern Angmar
- The open sea will be able to be seen, but there will be limitations on how far you can travel into it
- No new traits, but more ranks in existing virtues will be available
- There will be a new Loremaster pet variant from the Lossoth faction
- The main Lossoth town is slightly bigger than Aughaire, with smaller Lossoth villages throughout the zone
- Initially Forochel will only be accessible through Evendim, but the faction swift travel routes mentioned above will provide other methods
- The public dungeon will not be as large or complex as Sarnur or Haudh Iarchith, with no rare spawns or unique deeds. Quests will get you to visit the area -- other than that it's just dungeon crawling
- Other areas around level 44 will offer quests that lead you to Forochel
- Forochel will feature its own unique music
- Book 13 will have eleven chapters, with some chapters having multiple parts
- Players will not leave tracks in the snow -- this feature may be looked at in the future, but it is not a priority
- A dev diary is coming that will talk about weather status effects in detail
- There will not be underwater gameplay in Forochel, and there are no plans for it at the moment
- A new blizzard weather effect will be seen in Forochel
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