Post - Lotro Book 10: The City of the Kings Patch Notes Released

-HAL- · August 18th, 2007

The next big update of Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) will be released next week, and according to the patch notes there are tons of new features, quests and areas to look forward to..

Here are some examples:
Book 10: The City of the Kings Overview

New Area : Annúminas!

The main theme in the area is one of battle over the ruins of the past. The Rangers are far out-numbered by Angmar and its troops. The players are coming to help turn the tides in this struggle.
The area around Annúminas is full of rolling green hills and fields, leading the edge of Lake Evendim (Nenuial). Upon the banks of Nenuial lies the ruined city of Annúminas, long abandoned by the Men of Arnor in the days of Amlaith, who moved the seat of power from Annúminas to Fornost.
The city of Annúminas was one of the greatest achievements of the Men of Westernesse, built during the reign of Elendil. Great works of architecture spanned the city across multiple levels, though nearly three-thousand years of weather and abandonment have left much of it in ruin. Where once were beautiful gardens and tall spires now are pools of filth and decay and jagged ruined towers.

Monster play enhancements and new quests

Play as a Troll
Play as a Ranger
Play as a Chicken
Gain powerful new keep defenses
Gain allies in keep assaults

New content:

Three new Annúminas instances
New Ered Luin reputation Dungeon
New Barrow Downs reputation Dungeon
More integrated Events: Ettenmoors Events, Annúminas Events (three)
More special game Events: Trestlebridge Invasion, Ost Guruth Invasion, Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariners
New Ettenmoors quests
New Annúminas quests

New Areas:

6 Instances, 2 Public Dungeons, Annúminas Ruins Landscape

Classes

Hunter Revamp
Additional Skills to round out the Hunter's non-combat skills
Improved single target DPS
More Traps
Tracking Improvements
New Travel skills
Captain Revamp
Additional skills to boost the Captain's combat variety.
Banner Standards (instead of Herald)
Improvements to Herald appearance
Defensive Targeting

Keep Siege Enhancements

Monster Play Events (numerous events open and close based on keep/POI ownership)
Players can gain access to new keep defenses such as murder holes, arrow traps, and area of effect buffs.
Both attacking and defending players have more option to call on the aid of ‘allies' as reinforcements.

Easy access to Monster Play

Players can now enter as monster players directly from the character selection screen. No need to even log in as a player!

Complete list here:
http://www.lotro-europe.com/newspage...yword=&id=1433

Looks very good so I'm looking forward to testing this one..

Any other LOTRO players in here by the way??
Haven't been playing that much, but I have a level 34 Elf Guardian on the Snowbourne server...

August 18th, 2007
-HAL- Administrator Posts: 918 Country: Microchips: 3,071 Gadgets	Post - Lotro Book 10: The City of the Kings Patch Notes Released The next big update of Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) will be released next week, and according to the patch notes there are tons of new features, quests and areas to look forward to.. Here are some examples: Book 10: The City of the Kings Overview New Area : Annúminas! The main theme in the area is one of battle over the ruins of the past. The Rangers are far out-numbered by Angmar and its troops. The players are coming to help turn the tides in this struggle. The area around Annúminas is full of rolling green hills and fields, leading the edge of Lake Evendim (Nenuial). Upon the banks of Nenuial lies the ruined city of Annúminas, long abandoned by the Men of Arnor in the days of Amlaith, who moved the seat of power from Annúminas to Fornost. The city of Annúminas was one of the greatest achievements of the Men of Westernesse, built during the reign of Elendil. Great works of architecture spanned the city across multiple levels, though nearly three-thousand years of weather and abandonment have left much of it in ruin. Where once were beautiful gardens and tall spires now are pools of filth and decay and jagged ruined towers. Monster play enhancements and new quests Play as a Troll Play as a Ranger Play as a Chicken Gain powerful new keep defenses Gain allies in keep assaults New content: Three new Annúminas instances New Ered Luin reputation Dungeon New Barrow Downs reputation Dungeon More integrated Events: Ettenmoors Events, Annúminas Events (three) More special game Events: Trestlebridge Invasion, Ost Guruth Invasion, Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariners New Ettenmoors quests New Annúminas quests New Areas: 6 Instances, 2 Public Dungeons, Annúminas Ruins Landscape Classes Hunter Revamp Additional Skills to round out the Hunter's non-combat skills Improved single target DPS More Traps Tracking Improvements New Travel skills Captain Revamp Additional skills to boost the Captain's combat variety. Banner Standards (instead of Herald) Improvements to Herald appearance Defensive Targeting Keep Siege Enhancements Monster Play Events (numerous events open and close based on keep/POI ownership) Players can gain access to new keep defenses such as murder holes, arrow traps, and area of effect buffs. Both attacking and defending players have more option to call on the aid of ‘allies' as reinforcements. Easy access to Monster Play Players can now enter as monster players directly from the character selection screen. No need to even log in as a player! Complete list here: http://www.lotro-europe.com/newspage...yword=&id=1433 Looks very good so I'm looking forward to testing this one.. Any other LOTRO players in here by the way?? Haven't been playing that much, but I have a level 34 Elf Guardian on the Snowbourne server...