PAX08: Hands-on with Mines of Moria
by Shawn Schuster 
Sep 2nd 2008 at 4:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Events, real-world, Expansions, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, Maps, Hands-on, Education
The overall impression we got from this presentation was that this expansion is going to be epic. Just the sheer size of the world, which includes the mines themselves, more of Eregion and into Lothlorien, will be immense. This, combined with the game mechanic changes and additions to just about every aspect of gameplay, will speak volumes (pun!) about the potential of Turbine with this franchise.
Follow along on our journey through Moria>>
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony said on 5:42PM 9-02-2008
Awesome, thanks a lot for posting this. I was hoping to hear more about the game at PAX and it's been kind of quiet so far.
That map image you have that shows Rhovanion... That's all being added to the game as well? Or is that just some sort of place holder for future content? I see that Rohan and Mordor are both on there and you'd think they'd be making a big deal about that.
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Drew said on 6:55PM 9-02-2008
Pretty sure it's just there to spruce up the map a little. Officially they've only announced the three regions, Eregion (Hollin), Moria, and Lothlorien. Seeing as there's now an area in Rhovanion, they had to provide a map for it, and with only Moria and Lothlorien on it, I'm sure that it'd look pretty boring... So yeah, those are my two cents.
Tony said on 6:58PM 9-02-2008
That makes sense. After all, if you zoom out in the map now you can see all sorts of places you can't get to yet.
It's kind of exciting to consider how much there still is to do.
Brian said on 8:35PM 9-02-2008
Holy Cow...this expansion is going to be EPIC!
Also it is going to be Eregion...Moria and Lorien
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