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• We have implemented some fixes that aim to correct an issue that causes characters and pets to get stuck in a "flying" animation.
• We have implemented some fixes that aim to correct an issue that requires us to undergo twice-weekly restarts on four of our 64-bit game worlds. Note that we will continue to undergo these twice-weekly restarts for now.
• Dun Shûma, The King's Fortress
  • Fixed an issue where Weaponmaster Mâkhragab was not taking reduced damage during Whirling Death.
  • Reduced the health of Weaponmaster Mâkhragab, Raghtâ Sai, Methân Sai and Kâlach Hûl.
  • Iti-mêlim can no longer use Terrifying Roar while stealthed.
  • The Serpent's Glare laser will now despawn after 30 seconds and respawn when the boss uses the ability again.
  • Fixed an issue where Weaponmaster Mâkhragab and Zidunâm, the Spirit-caller encounters could improperly reset if players wipe just as the boss is defeated.
• The Ordâkhai Trader Cache will now be bound to account as intended. Unbound Trader Caches that already exist will bind as soon as they enter your inventory.
• Quest - Gundabad: Defending the Shielded Citadel can now be properly completed.
• It is now easier to catch the correct fish when next to Dúdrad during the West Rohan quest Edoras: The Last Cast.

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We are writing to share important information with you about the closure of our 32-bit game worlds after August 31, 2025. In recent months we have been deploying new 64-bit game worlds and offering free transfers for players to continue their journey on these updated game worlds. This message will update you on the future of our 32-bit worlds, free transfers, current and future “dark worlds”, the old forums, what to do as a Kinship leader and more.

Many players have already transferred, and you can learn more about free character transfers in an article on LOTRO.com here.

Players can continue to transfer their characters to our 64-bit game worlds until 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. After this time, our 32-bit game worlds will close. Please note that we intend to reopen these 32-bit game worlds as “dark worlds” for a period of two years, during which time players will be able to transfer their characters from these worlds to our 64-bit worlds. However, we do not yet have a confirmed timeline for when these transfers will become available, and we are unable to share further details at this time. Therefore, we strongly encourage all players to transfer their characters from our 32-bit game worlds to our 64-bit game worlds through 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. It is also important that you prepare for transfer prior to the end on August 31st, since you will not be able to log into your game world when these worlds return for “dark worlds” transfers.

What is happening:​

The following 32-bit game worlds will close after 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025:

• Arkenstone
• Belegaer
• Brandywine
• Crickhollow
• Evernight
• Gladden
• Gwaihir
• Landroval
• Laurelin
• Sirannon
• Treebeard

After this time, further character transfers from these game worlds will not be available for some time, and you will not be able to log into these game worlds in order to organize and prepare for transfer. We strongly encourage everyone to transfer their characters, Kinships, Shared Items and anything else of value to our new 64-bit game worlds prior to 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on August 31st, 2025.

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McCheese said:

I had been playing through from level 1 at a really casual pace. A couple weeks ago I hit Rohan (the first expansion I had never done. I had quit during Rise of Isengard back in the day), and the war steed just killed my motivation. I had to do that initial quest where you learn to ride the war steed around the race track. Fucking awful. I haven't logged back in since then.

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Wombat said:

Warsteeds could never get their sync issues worked out, and yeah, other than getting from point A to point B on flat terrain, are abandoned afterward.

Big battles aren't that bad, however - as instanced content, lag wasn't too extreme. Honestly, most of their problems were UI based - where is this named NPC slaughtering my troops? How much damage are catapults doing? etc., though they did make a minor reappearance in dol amroth, so they weren't abandoned quite as quickly as warsteeds.

I was underwhelmed by Morgoth - some of the biomes are new (I liked the reedy marshes), but the desert valleys have limited access points and it devolves into constantly running back and forth from town to the same objectives.

I believe the new midsummer island is live, but haven't had a chance to hit it.

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Aaron said:

It was Mordor that almost killed it for me. Zone after zone of some of the most beautiful landscapes in any MMO, then BAM! Nothing but endless wastelands. Hell, even Moria had its own charm. Sure, I know they couldn't really do much about it. But it was a total bummer. Ended up logging in a week ago when I heard of the need to transfer to the new 64 bit servers. I was level 119 and managed to find a way to get to the Björnling area where there are level 120 quests. Hot damn that is a gorgeous place. Now I am playing again lol.

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Here are the release notes for Update 45.1, released on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025.

News and Notes:​

PvMP:​

• An errant multiplier for two-player groups in the Ettenmoors has been corrected. The error was reducing the amount of Infamy/Glory to 5% instead of providing a 5% bonus before dividing the amount of Infamy/Glory earned.
• Keys rewarded at Lugazag and Tirith Rhaw for capturing the location are now unique.
• The keys of Lugazag and Tirith Rhaw now grant properly when flipping a keep to your faction.
• Chests in the Towers that grant rewards will now lock so they can be used by other players.
• Rewards from chests at the Towers now provide a decaying reward package item. This is done to ensure that the loot in the chest is able to respawn.
• Players and Monster Players will no longer trigger aligned cauldrons at the towers of Lugazag and Tirith Rhaw.
• Gates will no longer hold players in combat after being attacked at Tirith Rhaw and Lugazag.
• Health bonuses on the gate now stack correctly and apply a lesser value.
• Tomes of Defence have been added to Outpost barterers for 175 Marta for both Free People and Monster Players.
• Burglar's "Hiding in Plain Sight" now correctly activates "Sneak" within the Ettenmoors.

Miscellaneous:​

• The Forester Crafting Event will now provide its correct reward.
• We have removed the 15th Legendary Items Reward Track that debuts August 20th from the 32-bit game worlds. We do not want players to begin this track just prior to world closing and have to restart progress on their 64-bit game world. The 15th LI Reward Track begins at 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on August 20th. Reminder that Character Creation is no longer available on our 32-bit game worlds.
• Birding
  • The Anduin Eagle and Helmed Mew now properly describe that they can be found in Anórien in addition to the Eastfold.
  • The Bird in the Hand and Handful of Bird Feed Baubles now properly display in the Collections Panel.
  • The Deed "The Rarest of Birds in Gondor and Mordor" now properly bestows.
• Burglar
  • "A Sure Thing" damage now correctly applies to your current target.
  • Clever Retort's "Malicious Wound" now benefits from damage over time pulse bonuses.
  • Clever Retort now correctly benefits from bonuses to Fellowship Maneouvre potency, including those from Burglar signals.
  • Well-placed Strike now benefits from Critical Magnitude bonuses.
  • Exposed Throat now correctly benefits from single-target critical chance and magnitude bonuses.
• Hunter
  • Kingsfoil Healing no longer incorrectly turns into Purge Poison when Bountiful Purge is traited.
  • Split Shot now benefits from Suppressing Stings as intended.
  • Strength of the Earth now requires you to stop moving before using it.
  • Distracting Shot now correctly interacts with the Volley trait.
  • Call to Greatness now resets the cooldown of Horn of Orome for yellow line Hunters.
  • The trait Perseverance now correctly requires you to first trait "Press Onward".
• Mariner
  • Disarming Strike now correctly reduces Tactical Damage rather then Ranged Damage.

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Here are the Release Notes for Update 45.1.1, released on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

News and Notes:​

• The Burglar Trait "On a Roll" now only modifies the active cooldown on "Double Down" by three seconds regardless of rank. This change is temporary to address an issue where the trait is causing significant gameplay performance concerns.
• Players and Monster Players who previously earned or purchased portraits in the new "Season of the Nemesis" Monster Player Reward Track should now have them available in their drop-down menus.
• Monster Players can now purchase buffs with Commendations at the Outpost Vendors.
• A duplicate appearance for the new Monster Play Defiler skin has been corrected. The prior version was identical to the Rashat-hai Defiler, and the new version is similar but distinct.
• A mismatch in the "Seasons of the Nemesis" Monster Player Reward Track has been corrected where a cosmetic selection box was overwriting an appearance selection box.

Known Issues:​

• We are working to correct an issue where titles from the "Seasons of the Nemesis" Monster Player Reward Track are not properly bestowing. We expect to correct this issue in the next game update.

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Here are the Release Notes for Update 45.2, released on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

Of Special Note:​

New Farmer's Faire Questing!​

The farmers of Staddle need help! Shrews and Cave-claws have been using tunnels beneath the fields of Staddle to pillage the town. The people of Staddle are begging for stout-hearted, adventuresome folk to aid them in their time of need. Talk to Humbert Thornburrow in Bywater, or head straight to Staddle and report to Constable Tanglerush for more information.

"Staddle Besieged" is a series of six quests plus a daily wrapper that is available only during the Farmers Faire. Earn Farmers Faire Tokens for helping the hobbits in need, and keep an eye out for treasures found within The Understaddle that may include pipeweed, cosmetics, dyes, or even a pet!

The 2025 Farmer's Faire begins at 10:00 AM Eastern on Thursday, August 14th and runs until 3:00 AM Eastern on September 2nd, 2025.

News and Notes:​

Festivals and Events:​

• Farmers Faire returns on August 14th, 2025 with new quests in Staddle and new Apple-picker’s cosmetic rewards! Read more about the Farmer's Faire on LOTRO.com.
• For Farmers Faire some adjustments have been made to make the Egg Scramble and Mushroom Hunt deeds easier to complete:
  • Farmers Faire: Maggot's Mushroom Hunt now requires 5 mushrooms rather than 8 to complete successfully.
  • Egg Scramble Victories (Tier 2) now requires 10 rather than 20 quest completions.
  • Maggot's Mushrooms Victories (Tier 2) now requires 10 rather than 20 quest completions.
  • Much Drinking, Much Running and Much Eating, Much Running now require 2 successful bets per runner rather than 3.
  • In the Egg Scramble, the drop rates of White Eggs have been reduced. The drop rates of Bad Eggs have been greatly reduced. The drop rates of colored, spotted, and striped eggs have been increased. The drop rate of the Golden Egg has been greatly increased.
  • In accordance with these drop rate changes, the Farmers Faire tokens received for using the striped eggs has been reduced from 10 to 5 and the tokens received for using the golden egg has been reduced from 50 to 20.

PvMP and Ettenmoors:​

• We removed the announcement for heroes returning to Grothum and Hoarhallow, as they were occurring randomly, at best.
• We revised the value of quests on the Monster Player Reward Track to make the amount of time engaging with the track more achievable. The new values are as follows:
  • Standard quests will reward 2500 Monster Player Reward Track Experience.
  • Immediately repeatable quests will reward 500 Monster Player Reward Track Experience.
  • The task to kill 50 players will reward 7500 Monster Player Reward Track Experience.
  • The weekly quest for Monster Players will reward 50000 Monster Player Reward Track Experience.
  • This change reduces the number of standard quests to earn a single pip along the reward track to about 8.
• We have addressed an issue where the titles from the latest Monster Play Reward Track were not bestowing correctly.
• We addressed the errant title on the reward box for the Nemesis of the Free title on the Monster Play Season 2 Reward Track.
• Grodris' timer will extend to 2 hours between spawns.
• The faction that defeats Grodris keeps the buff she grants until the opposition defeats her.
• Flags will return to the exterior/interior of Lugazag and Tírith Rhaw; these align with the controlling faction and can only be used to ingress and egress from the tower when you are out of combat.
• Defenders at forward camps will more readily defend the flags.
• Underseaths exits can only be used when out of combat.
• Relics are no longer dispelled when near Underseath exit.
• You can no longer leave the Underseaths while carrying a relic.
• You cannot be interrupted when deploying a siege machine.
• White Hand Bow-masters will be removed from the forward camps and replaced with a less potent enemy.
• Mazauk and Goldhead gain skills to deal with gates.
• Mazauk now appears as a defender at Lugazag when Monster Players control the tower.
• Goldhead now appears as a defender at Tírith Rhaw when Players control the tower.
• Doors are placed behind the new defenders on the bottom floor of Tírith Rhaw and Lugazag.
• Broadcasts now alert players and Monster Players when the reward chests are available to claim at Thirith Rhaw and Lugazag.
• Levers, on either side of the doors, can only be used when out of combat and will open the doors.
• Defeating the defenders on the bottom floor of the tower will also open the doors.
• The base resistance of gates was increased significantly.
• Fixed an issue with overwriting an existing spider skin with the U45 update. This sets the name and the appearance back to the original Luminescent Morgul Creeper.

Miscellaneous:​

• Captain: Removed the errant Ettenmoors Dispel effect on the improved version of the Motivating Speech.
• Translations for "The Gambler" have been updated in German.
• "Extraordinary Wanderer's Tools" now properly give their bonus rare item effect.
• "Magnificent Master's Resilient Leggings" have had their stats adjusted to differentiate themselves from the "Magnificent Master's Steadfast Leggings".

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Information on the closure of our 32-bit game worlds:​

We are writing to share important information with you about the closure of our 32-bit game worlds after August 31, 2025. In recent months we have been deploying new 64-bit game worlds and offering free transfers for players to continue their journey on these updated game worlds. This message will update you on the future of our 32-bit worlds, free transfers, current and future “dark worlds”, the old forums, what to do as a Kinship leader and more.

Many players have already transferred, and you can learn more about free character transfers in an article on LOTRO.com here.

Players can continue to transfer their characters to our 64-bit game worlds until 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. After this time, our 32-bit game worlds will close. Please note that we intend to reopen these 32-bit game worlds as “dark worlds” for a period of two years, during which time players will be able to transfer their characters from these worlds to our 64-bit worlds. However, we do not yet have a confirmed timeline for when these transfers will become available, and we are unable to share further details at this time. Therefore, we strongly encourage all players to transfer their characters from our 32-bit game worlds to our 64-bit game worlds through 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. It is also important that you prepare for transfer prior to the end on August 31st, since you will not be able to log into your game world when these worlds return for “dark worlds” transfers.

What is happening:​

We will be disabling character creation on our 32-bit game worlds at 9:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Wednesday, July 30th to facilitate the closing of our 32-bit game worlds. Players can transfer their characters for free from our 32-bit game worlds to our 64-bit game worlds through August 31st.

The following 32-bit game worlds will close after 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025:

• Arkenstone
• Belegaer
• Brandywine
• Crickhollow
• Evernight
• Gladden
• Gwaihir
• Landroval
• Laurelin
• Sirannon
• Treebeard

After this time, further character transfers from these game worlds will not be available for some time, and you will not be able to log into these game worlds in order to organize and prepare for transfer. We strongly encourage everyone to transfer their characters, Kinships, Shared Items and anything else of value to our new 64-bit game worlds prior to 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on August 31st, 2025.

Further Questions:​

What is happening to free transfers after August 31?​

Our free transfer period will come to an end after 11:59pm Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Additionally, our temporary 100% housing writ return rate will end and be restored to its standard 90% return rate.

How long do I have to make characters on the worlds being closed?​

We will disable character creation on these 32-bit game worlds on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 during our regular weekly downtime. After this time, through the end of August, no further characters will be able to be created. We encourage players to make any characters they may wish to use for storage and transfer reasons prior to July 30th.

What do I need to do as a Kinship leader prior to August 31, 2025?​

All Kinship leaders need to Abandon/Sell their kinship housing while the worlds are still available to log into. Make sure to Abandon/Sell your kinship housing prior to 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on August 31, 2025. We intend to do work to automatically abandon any remaining housing, but this work is not guaranteed to be possible, so we want you to Abandon/Sell your kinship housing before the worlds close.

What do I need to know if I have an outstanding Kinship escrow storage issue from an earlier transfer I am discussing with Customer Support?​

We are working to correct this issue in a way that will return missing items to their origin worlds. We will have more information when this work is complete, but we will let you know when your items are available to re-transfer. At that time, you will be able to do a new Shared Items transfer to your destination game world and receive your items.

What will happen to the level cap on Treebeard?​

We are setting Treebeard to its final level cap 130 on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. This will become available when our game worlds reopen following their typical weekly maintenance. Thank you to everyone who has experienced our slower-paced Treebeard Legendary World!

Which world should I transfer to?​

We have three worlds based in the United States and three worlds based in Europe in addition to our 64-bit Angmar and Mordor Legendary Worlds:

US:

• Sting
• Glamdring
• Peregrin (US-RP)

EU:

• Grond
• Orcrist
• Meriadoc (EU-RP)

Our role-play-designated (RP) worlds are meant to give guidance to fellow role-players as they consider their destination world. We do not enforce role play appropriate naming nor require players on the server to role play. Anyone can and does play in these worlds.

You can read more about character transfers in our FAQ on LOTRO.com.

If you are currently on a European-designated 32-bit game world, you must transfer to a European 64-bit game world, and if you are currently on a US-designated 32-bit game world, you must transfer to a US 64-bit game world. Otherwise, you may choose from any world within your designated US or EU region.

Does this change anything about current transfers from previously-closed worlds?​

No. We are currently offering free transfers from previously closed "dark worlds" to our 64-bit game worlds on an as-is basis.

The following worlds are currently available for players to transfer their characters from:

• Anduin (EU)
• Dwarrowdelf (US)
• Eldar (EU)
• Elendilmir (US)
• Estel (EU)
• Firefoot (US)
• Gilrain (EU)
• Imladris (US)
• Maiar (EU)
• Meneldor (US)
• Morthond (EU)
• Nimrodel (US)
• Riddermark (US)
• Silverlode (US)
• Snowbourn (EU)
• Vanyar (EU)
• Vilya (US)
• Windfola (US)
• Withywindle (EU)

These transfers will continue to be available until 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

Please note that Customer Support is unable to assist with any tickets about missing items, missing Kinships, unavailable characters, or other issues seen following transfer from these closed worlds to our new 64-bit worlds. The characters will arrive in their final state, and no customer support assistance can be provided related to these transfers. After August 31, 2025, these “dark worlds” will close permanently and no further character or item transfers from these
worlds will be possible.

Will I be able to transfer my characters from a closing 32-bit game world after August 31, 2025?​

Initially, no. Players can continue to transfer their characters to our 64-bit game worlds until 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. After this time, our 32-bit game worlds will close. Please note that we intend to reopen these 32-bit game worlds as “dark worlds” for two years, during which time players will be able to transfer their characters from these worlds to our 64-bit worlds. However, we do not yet have a confirmed timeline for when these transfers will become available, and we are unable to share further details at this time. Therefore, we strongly encourage all players to transfer their characters from our 32-bit game worlds to our 64-bit game worlds through 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. It is also important that you prepare for transfer prior to the end on August 31st, since you will not be able to log into your game world when these worlds return for “dark worlds” transfers.

End of Service Notice: forums-old.lotro.com:​

Our previously-closed and read-only forums need to be sunset as part of our overall server and technology work. The forums at forums-old.lotro.com have been available in a read-only state for some years, but we are no longer able to maintain this service. Please make sure to update your links and grab any text you wish to preserve before 11:59 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Thank you! Our current forums are available here: https://forums.lotro.com/

We want to thank everyone who has made The Lord of the Rings Online a success all these years! Whether you have been on our 32-bit worlds for more than a decade or just joined us recently, we want to welcome and encourage you to continue your journey on our 64-bit worlds. We look forward to seeing you in-game!

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• 1 over populated regular server with raiders and "get good noob" people on it
• 1 over populated server with nice people that do raid but don't go around telling a shit ton of Chuck Norris jokes (these are the RP servers). The RP servers are not RP so to speak. It is just RP encouraged. 90% of the people on these RP servers don't role play. They are just there because all the assholes are on the non RP servers.
• 1 under populated regular server. They added these after they realized the other servers were over populated and were lagging bad

sukik said:

I transferred my lot to Peregrine. I think the last time I played was Gundabad.

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