Lord of the Rings Online

Breakdown said:

Damn I put my guys on Glamdring.

I play every 6 months super hard for a few weeks then stop. Im at level 70 I think I started this character around 2021 so just use this as a way to get a break and do the content. Im almost to Isengard there is so damn much content

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Pharone said:

There really is a shit ton of content in this game. It can keep you busy for a very long time.

I've been playing my main, level 150 Champion, off and on for a few years now I think. I've lost track of time actually. Might be longer lol. I just recently finished the last expansion, Legacy of Morgoth this past weekend. He's the first character I have finished all expansions on. Now I am going back and trying to 100% deeds in all low end content.

I really love my champion because I just wade in to a sea of mobs and mow them down, but I think my next character I am going to level up is my captain. There's just something about the finesse nature of the captain and how they can play all roles that intrigues me. It's like the jack of all trades that can be either mediocre if you half ass him or really fucking good if you master all the nuances of the class.

Of course, if I want raw damage power, I load up my level ~105 red-spec'd Lore Master. He obliterates everything with lightning and fire. It's pretty damn satisfying after a long day at work dealing with idiots. Just load him up and set every mob I come across on fire.

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Breakdown said:

I got a hunter to 62 back when the game was new I think the post Moria expansion had just dropped and I fell off for a long time.
Started a warden and got to like 40 a few years later. Then I made a captain and got to 49 in like 2017 then stopped then came
Back in 2021 and decided to make a new captain with the high Elf race or whatever. Couple hundred hours and I’m just at 72 or so. I want to play a champion or a hunter again but just don’t have the energy to reset and catch up. I’m sure I got alot of free content having purchased and paid monthly prior to going FTP but it truly seems to be the most rewarding FTP mmo I’ve ever seem. Tons of free content and you can deed your way to earn coins to buy quest packs and shit. I’ve never grouped with anyone or talked to anyone since the OG game in like 2010 so it’s like SWTOR an online single player experience for story. There is something amazing about coming across the trolls from the hobbit, or Rivendell, or goblintown for the first time

Great shit

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Update 45.3 Release Notes​

Here are the Release Notes for Update 45.3, released on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Of Special Note​

Angmar and Mordor have a new level cap!​

Our Legendary Worlds of Angmar and Mordor now have a level cap of 75 and the inclusion of content from Isengard to the Great River. Read more about our Legendary Worlds on LOTRO.com! The Tower of Orthanc instance becomes available to play at 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Thursday, August 28th.

News and Notes:​

Festivals and Events​

• In the Egg Scramble, the drop rates of White Eggs have been slightly increased once again to aid in completing the quest.
• Resolved an issue with the Farmers Faire quest Kick Out the Cave-claws that caused players to not be able to loot the den if they kicked a second cave-claw too quickly.
• In the Farmers Faire quest Kick Out the Cave-claws, multiple players will no longer be able to kick the same cave-claw.
• You will no longer be haunted by Gathering Guests (Weekly) trying to bestow to you when the Midsummer Festival is not in progress. When the Midsummer Festival returns, this quest will be bestowed by Captain Khâtaphos and will no longer bestowed remotely.
• Ringwraith Event
  • Enervating Grip VFX no longer gets stuck on players.
  • Amelia's barter now offers a set of level 75 essences.

PvMP​

• The Fire & Frost Lore debuff applied by Lore-masters will no longer build hidden stacks on a target. When an active Fire & Frost Lore effect is cleansed, it will be removed entirely and will not allow a suppressed version to rise up.

General Notes​

• The legacy client has been discontinued, if you have the legacy client selected, you will be prompted to select a new game client when launching the game. You may change which game client you are using from the Launcher in "Menu->Options→General."
• The Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu, The Tower of Orthanc, Draigoch's Lair, and Throne of the Dread Terror traditional raid locks will now reset three times per week (Monday, Thursday, and Saturday). Other instances with thrice weekly traditional raid locks (Carn Dûm and Dâr Narbugud) have been switched to Monday, Thursday, and Saturday resets rather than Monday, Wednesday, and Friday resets.
• Birds can now be discovered properly in the Rohan Housing neighborhoods, the Cape of Belfalas, and North Ithilien.
• Beorning, Brawler, and Lore-master incomparable armours from the Tower of Orthanc now correctly require you to complete different bosses from the raid before they can be equipped.
• Lalia's Market barter prices for Hedgehog Burrow, Gondorian Supplier Horn, Ingredient Crate, and Premium Ingredient Crate housing decorations have been increased to better correspond to pricing in the LOTRO Store.
• In the LOTRO Store, the LOTRO Point prices for many housing decorations have been reduced to better correspond with barter pricing in Lalia's Market.
• Isengard Equipment Sets
  • Mariner's Draigoch Armour of the Serpent's Bite now has a set bonus.
  • Beorning armour sets of the Tower Smasher and Echoing Roar now have the correct equipment pieces associated with them.
  • Beorning and Brawler Orthanc sets now have two class-based bonuses, matching the sets other classes can acquire.
  • Burglar's gamble chance upgrade no longer implies that it can affect the deprecated debuffing gamble.

Miscellaneous​

• GERMAN: Translations for the titles Sublime Stalwart, Dragon Slayer, and Adept of Shadows will now display in German.
• FRENCH: Translations for the titles Farmer, Wanderer of the Free City, and Proud will now display properly in French.

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Free Questing Coupon – Thank You from Standing Stone Games​

We would like to thank you for supporting us! Now through November 3rd, 2025, you can enter a special Coupon Code through Redeem Code in the LOTRO Store inside of the game to unlock a trove of Quest Packs for free! Get the full list on LOTRO.com!​

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We would like to thank you for supporting us! Now through November 3rd, 2025, you can enter a special Coupon Code through Redeem Code in the LOTRO Store inside of the game to unlock a trove of Quest Packs for free!
The Coupon Code is: EXPLOREOURWORLD (1/Account, available to redeem through November 3rd, 2025)

This Coupon Code will grant the following to your game account:​

• Quest Pack: Central Gondor
• Quest Pack: East Gondor
• Quest Pack: West Gondor
• Quest Pack: Old Anórien
• Region Pack: Far Anórien
• Quest Pack: March of the King
• Quest Pack: Battle of the Black Gate
• Quest Pack: Legacy of the Necromancer
• Quest Pack: Where Dragons Dwell
• Quest Pack: The Vales of Anduin
• Quest Pack: Mists of Wilderland
• Quest Pack: The Wildwood
• The Further Adventures of Bilbo Baggins
• Quest Pack: The Blood of Azog
• Quest Pack: Rangers and Ruins
• Quest Pack: Yondershire
• The Further Adventures of Elladan and Elrohir
• Quest Pack: Mordor
• Quest Pack: Minas Morgul
• Quest Pack: War of Three Peaks
• Quest Pack: Fate of Gundabad

Additionally, enjoy a limited time sale on select Expansion quests in the LOTRO Store where you will be able to pick up the following items for only 99 points through November 3rd, 2025:

• Instance Cluster: Return to Carn Dûm
• Quest Pack: Gondor Renewed

We thank you for being a part of The Lord of the Rings Online!
Sincerely,
The teams at Standing Stone Games

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