Preparing for the Mines of Moria

by Shawn Schuster Nov 17th 2008 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Game mechanics, Launches

As you sit in wait with nothing to do this evening while the Lord of the Rings Online servers go down at 4pm EST in preparation for Mines of Moria releasing tomorrow, you should have plenty of time to sit back and enjoy the complete release notes for this new expansion. Although we here at Massively have been pumping you full of info on Moria, it's handy to have the very latest and most complete patch notes in one place for full review. Plus, make sure not miss the Mines of Moria manual which is now downloadable, as well as the early updater to get a headstart before the servers go live.

If you need a quick overview of just what is included in this $30 USD expansion, check for our overview rundown just after the cut:

Two new classes
Level increase to 60
Combat system improvements
New Legendary Item Advancement system
New Trait Set system
Three new regions: Eregion, Moria and Lothlorien
Complete overhaul to the PvMP
Added Tier 6 to crafting as well as the introduction of crafting halls
Over 300 new Deeds and Accomplishments
Over 600 new quests
Raids and Instance updates, including all-new 3-man instances
Quest bags to store quest items and key rings to free up precious inventory space
All new never-before-seen mounts!
Outfit system now available for a level 20 character to unlock account-wide, instead of character-based
Plus much much more! Check out the complete release notes for full details

Tags: expansion, launch, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, mines-of-moria, patch-notes, release-notes, turbine

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Uldon said on 11:17AM 11-17-2008

Sucks to have the servers down so long...but at least Heroes is new tonight so that can occupy my time.

onetrueping said on 11:24AM 11-17-2008

Is it just me, or is that picture made infinitely more disturbing by the lack of clothing on the goblins?

Evi said on 12:47PM 11-17-2008

It's not just you. Eek!

Jerkan90 said on 12:14PM 11-17-2008

Damn, this expansion allmost makes me want to play Lotro! I used to follow the game for two years before it was released and I betatested it, but I never got around to buy it.
Who knows I might try this out :O

Tony said on 12:44PM 11-17-2008

For $40 you get the original game and the expansion and a free month. It's definitely a good deal and worth trying out.

Jess said on 2:16PM 11-17-2008

1 more day!!!!!!! Agh this is torture! I haven't looked forward to an expansion this much since Darkness Rising!!!

Tab said on 8:55PM 11-17-2008

I'm really looking forward to this expansion. There have been a lot of improvements to the game over the last year and a half, and with this expansion, it really feels like LotRO's debutante ball. Should be a lot of fun :)