The latest 'Quest Notes' article from LotRO developers has been released, revealing details about quests in the upcoming Volume 2 Book 7 update.

Volume 2 Book 7 is a large update that has just begun its test phase. Once on the live servers, players may be reunited with (most of) the fellowship of the ring in Lothlórien, a new area the update.
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The developers of Lord of the Rings Online have been adding detailed information on different parts of their game to the official website, and the latest article is a guide to the area known as the Old Forest.

The guide takes players through the rough level they should be to enter the area, through to a list of monsters they might encounter.
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Some of Turbine's servers for Lord of the Rings Online Online have been undergoing issues, apparently stemming from unduly high loads on Saturday evening. At least that's when everything seemed to start going wrong. Initially, it was just the usual lag effects, then zones began to freeze on some servers, and the game suffered some minor rollbacks of as much as ten or fifteen minutes after an unexpected crash or emergency reboot.
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Not sure whether this is really good or really bad timing: less than a week after Wrath of the Lich King, the second World of Warcraft expansion, went live, new expansions to Lord of the Ring Online and EverQuest 2 have been launched.
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Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel has stated the relationship between the developer and the Tolkien estate has changed since the Lord of the Rings Online project began.
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If, as planned, Lord of the Rings Online can successfully launch in China next year, the game is likely to become only the second truly successful western MMO released in Asia, the game's dev lead Jeff Steefel has told VG247.
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IncGamers recently caught up with Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel as he prepares for the launch of the Mines of Moria expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. We asked him about the super secret MMO in development by Turbine for consoles and he talked us through the challenge of bringing the MMO to the sofa.
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Lord of the Rings Online boss Jeff Steefel reckons Wrath of the Lich King isn't a problem to his Mines of Moria expansion, despite the fact the two are launching within a week of each other.

"The way that we succeed is by focusing on ourselves and competing with ourselves, and that's what we're continuing to do with this," he said on the subject of feeling pressure from Blizzard's latest.
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To prepare you for the release of Mines of Moria next week, Turbine has announced that their downloadable updater is now available. With this updater, you'll be able to download the new expansion for Lord of the Rings Online before it actually goes live on the servers. Plus, this is a way for you to download the content on another computer, transfer the patch to a disk or device, then run it on your LotRO computer later.

Take special note that this downloader is needed for those who have not purchased Mines of Moria, as well. It contains many other updates, including Book 15, UI and class changes, and more. This means that you don't need to pre-order Moria to have access to this updater. Also note that this particular patch is only for the North American/AU/NZ version of the game, and will not work for the EU version. More download options, such as a torrent file and more direct download links will be available soon.
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Battling other players in Lord of the Rings Online's Ettenmoors will become a bit more balanced (read: challenging), once Mines of Moria releases next month. According to a recent dev diary, the devs have been aware of some issues with the PvP zone since the game launched, and have performed a complete revamp just in time for Moria.

Changes include:

* More fortifications for the main monster-player and player bases to prevent camping the exits (we're talking to you, Burglars and Wargs)
* Pathing and structural changes to increase the challenge within camps and keeps
* The introduction of artifacts and flags
* Controllable bridges
* The removal of hot points
* A proper place for the five outposts throughout the map, used for smaller skirmishes
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Massively is happy to announce that the Non Disclosure Agreement for Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria beta will be officially lifted tomorrow! They've spent several weeks in the beta, exploring the deepest depths, leveling the two new classes and experimenting with the new Legendary Item system all for you.
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Massively: "It's been quite a long time since we've reported on a House of Commons dev chat with Lord of the Rings Online's Turbine and Codemasters devs, so this latest one should come as a special treat. In it, we get word of a few new features for the first expansion, Mines of Moria, which was just announced today to have a release date of November 18th! In order to paraphrase this long dev chat, we've bullet-pointed what we feel is the most interesting answers to player questions:"
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GamingShogun writes, "Turbine has announced the release date for its upcoming Mines of Moria expansion to the Lord of the Rings Online. The expansion is due out in North America and Europe beginning November 18th. If you pre-order the expansion, you will receive two free in-game items..."
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The Harvest Festival is coming! The Harvest Festival is coming! Starting later today, September 26th, and running until October 13th, Lord of the Rings Online will play host to the second annual Middle-earth Harvest Festival. According to the announcement, there will be a return of player favorites like bobbing for apples, picking pumpkins, horse races and the Geode Surprise.
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Often times, players want to know why there's no open or "proper" PvP in Lord of the Rings Online. The system they have in place now is very unlike what most other games consider a player vs player environment. To many, this is a good thing, but to others, it detracts from the game. To fully understand the reasoning behind no open PvP system in LotRO, one must first fully comprehend the lore. J.R.R. Tolkien's world is extremely important to Turbine (despite what some may think with the introduction of the Rune-keeper), so the way they incorporate popular game mechanics into their heavily lore-based PvE game is a constant battle.

Over at Pumping Irony, Scott gives his impressions of how this could all work. He talks about all of the reported changes coming to PvMP with Mines of Moria, and mentions his understanding of the lore and how the current world of Eriador is mostly unaware of their impending doom from the forces of Sauron. This is an excellent point as many players have no idea that this is the case. Scott also brings up some great points about the future of LotRO PvMP and how Jeffrey Steefel himself has hinted at an expanded system coming after Moria.
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Codemasters has announced the opening of the Lord of the Rings Online Mines of Moria expansion beta sign-ups.
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Destructoid writes: "The first thing that Adam Merskey, Director of Communications at Turbine told me was, 'Nobody delivers as much content as Turbine.' Over the course of Gen Con 2008, I've learned that may be completely true. Turbine has the excellent habit of never neglecting its fans, even if the game is nine years and has already been updated one hundred times. The idea behind this is one of fan loyalty and a sense of duty.

One game Merskey really takes pride in is Lord of the Rings Online and its upcoming expansion called "Mines of Moria." The expansion was originally unveiled at Connect '08 in March, but development on it keeps rolling. The new ideas being introduced, and the epic dungeon of Moria is sounding pretty good. As a Tolkien fan, I have to say I was highly impressed by Turbine's offering. Their commitment to the fiction of Lord of the Rings seems as true as their commitment to continually updating their material.

Hit the break to learn more about the Mines of Moria expansion.
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Turbine has released the finalized box art for the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Mines of Moria.
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Codemasters and Turbine have announced that the eagerly awaited update will go live tomorrow.
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Turbine, Inc has revealed that a number of investors have pumped $40 million into its coffers, including Time Warner, for the development of "new titles"."With this funding we are uniquely positioned to change the future of online entertainment as we bring new titles to market, as we expand the platforms we support and introduce new technologies to sustain self-evolving game worlds." said Turbine president Jim Crowley.Bring new titles ... » Read More