Layanor and Cari talk about Update 15, Halloween events, and how Layanor loves Mirror Halls.

Layanoro

Moors 46.55%

Cari-Mac

3 Mans

Tried Shadow of Mordor :/

Letter from the Producer

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?557012-A-Letter-From-Executive-Producer-Aaron-Campbell-October-2014

Beorning: As a Beorning, you hail from the line of skin-changers that descends from Grimbeorn and Beorn himself. Beornings are closely related to the Rohirrim (and other Men), but are larger and more rugged. Call on the ancestral knowledge of your people with The Roar trait line, strike down your enemies with The Claw trait line, or unleash your wrath to defend your allies with The Hide trait line. When Beornings gather sufficient Wrath they can take the form of a great bear to unleash devastating attacks on their foes. Every new Beorning character will start in the brand new starting area: Vales of Anduin. Visit Grimbeorn’s Lodge while you get comfortable with your own strength.

Central Gondor: The dark clouds of the Dawnless Day loom overhead! Push forward into the Ringló Vale, Dor-en-Ernil, and Lebennin. New quests are available as you drive back the Corsairs, Haradrim, and Half-trolls who now pillage the shores of Gondor. The latest book of your Epic Story resolves in the beleaguered city of Pelargir, home to Gondor’s fleet.

Pelargir Epic Battle: This battle changes up the rules of epic battles! Instead of defending a key point, you will infiltrate the city of Pelargir and clear the way for Aragorn and the Army of the Dead. This offensive battle allows you to proceed at your own pace, completing optional objectives as you advance.

You may have noticed that the Legendary Item Update is not in this list. The team has made a lot of progress on updating Imbued Legendary Items to grow with you, but we’re taking more time to balance and refine the system. We plan to release this update with Update 16 in April 2015 (or earlier!), along with LOTRO’s Eighth Anniversary Update.

Features still to come in 2015:

Osgiliath: We’re advancing north, and now almost in sight of both Minas Tirith and The Black Gate. Osgiliath is a city overrun by Sauron’s army. Expect new adventures as you journey along the Anduin.

Minas Tirith: As the war escalates even further, you will journey to the City of Kings and participate in the Siege of Minas Tirith. Minas Tirith is the largest structure we’ve ever placed in Middle-earth, and the largest city!

There are many other areas that we continue to invest in, such as Roving Threats, a new type of challenge for fellowships, in Central Gondor. Looking forward to Update 15 and beyond!

Update 15 Release Notes

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=7247769#post7247769

Beornings are here! Every new Beorning character will start in the brand new starting area: Vales of Anduin. Visit Grimbeorn’s Lodge while you get comfortable with your own strength.

Beornings are designed to be a dynamic skin-changer class. Their basic skills emphasize the difference between human and bear forms. There are skills available in three different ways = those available in man form; those available in bear form; those available in any form.

Instead of power pools, Beornings build up Wrath, which fuels many of their skills. Any skills requiring Wrath will list the cost in their tooltip. Bear form requires Wrath to use and maintain. Certain man form or any form skills may also require Wrath.

The Beorning trait trees are designed to allow tailoring your play style to fit a tank, damage, or support role.

Pelargir Epic Battle: Retaking Pelargir is a new type of offensive Epic Battle where you help Aragorn’s forces defeat the Corsairs at Pelargir. Available in solo/duo mode (with fellowship option coming soon), face a new enemy type, Epic Foes, new barterable rewards, and witness the Army of the Dead annihilate the Corsair host.

Epic Story Volume IV Book 2: The Dawnless Day. The next book in the Epic Story begins! Book 2 of Volume 4 beings in with Lothiriel in Dol Amroth. The book has 9 chapters, including 2 instances and an Epic Battle (Pelargir).

Central Gondor: Central Gondor has four new regions: Ringlo Vale, Dor-en-Ernil, Lebennin, and Pelargir. Make sure you check all the new regions out!

Layoffs Hit Turbine Again

Second round of Layoffs this year. A couple of QA people confirmed they have been laid off on twitter.

Frelorn is livestreaming.

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?554350-Frelorn-Q-amp-A-from-Livestreams&highlight=livestream

There is conversation in chat about the Executive Producers Letter one of the things that is mentioned is the Legendary Item Update being moved to further out.

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• Frelorn mentions that they were disappointed with not being able to get the legendary item changes in for this update. As Rowan states they would rather wait and put in a good system than put it in early and have it not be good. It is one of those things where they are always going to choose quality over speed. He would rather have it be really good and complete and work well and all that stuff than have it be incomplete and unfinished and rush it out the door. Doing something like that can and would come back to bite them.
  

October

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• 21 – November 2nd: Fall Festival
  

November

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• 7 – 9: Hobnanigans
  
• 14-16: 25% Mark Acq. Boost
  
• 21-23: Lootbox Weekend
  
• 26 – December 4th: 25% Bonus XP
  

December

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• 5 – 7 : Hobnanigans
  
• 12 – 14 : Buried Treasure
  
• 16- January 15th : Winter Festival
  

Mirror Halls

Stoneheight Rorrg Vote

Farmer Pierson’s 3rd Annual Harvest Party: Sat. October 25th @ 9PM ((Landroval))

Mark your calendars!!

Farmer Pierson invites you to his 3rd Annual Harvest Party!

Saturday, October 25th

9:oo pm to Midnight

At Farmer Pierson’s Home (South of Bree, near the skirmish camp)

On Landroval

Music by Animal House

[Crickhollow] Come to the Haunted Hill–October 26th

Second Breakfast will be hosting our 5th Annual Halloween event on Sunday, October 26th at 1pm EDT (server time)/17:00 GMT. Europe and Mexico set their clocks back that morning while the Americans and Canadians are still on daylight savings, so make sure to take note of the time change. We’ll start things off at the Party Tree, but we’ll be migrating to neighbouring locations for each activity. To keep track of us and all announcements just /joinchannel event

This year’s costume contest will be judged by Gloredh of Wandering around Arda and Starry of The Starry Mantle, two of the premiere Lotro fashion bloggers.

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• Our categories:
  
• Spookiest
  
• Most original
  
• Best duo (including mounts) or group
  

Horrorfest 2014 Landroval

10/31 and 11/1 – Lots of bands

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?554546-Landroval-HORRORFEST!-31st-October

[Laurelin] Halloween concert – October 26th 2014

The Order of the White Flame is proud to announce it’s next public Concert, scheduled for Sunday, October 26th at 20:00 CET (19:00 GMT, 15:00 EST) held at the Entrance to the Haunted Hill in the Shire’s Autumn Festival Grounds.

Date:October 26th, 2014

Time:20:00 CET, 19:00 GMT, 15:00 EST (US) (notice winter time will kick in before this evening)

Location:The Fall Festival Grounds at the Party Tree in the Shire

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