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| Video game | |
| The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor | |
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| Details | |
| Developer | Standing Stone Games |
| Publisher | Daybreak Game Company |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release Date | 31 July 2017 |
| Genre | MMORPG |
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor is the sixth expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. Features included:
- The region Plateau of Gorgoroth includes five different areas, Udûn, Dor Amarth, Lhingris, Talath Urui, and Agarnaith.
- The conclusion of the Epic Questline (and Volume IV), with Book IX - The Ring of Power.
- A new series of quests, the "Black Book of Mordor", becomes the main storyline after the conclusion of the Epic Quests. There are four chapters introduced in this update.
- The Allegiance System is introduced, players can pledge to one of four factions to gain greater rewards in Mordor. They are the Kingdom of Gondor, the Court of Lothlórien, Durin's Folk, and the Hobbits of the Company.
- A new instance cluster is introduced, featuring a 3-man instance (The Court of Seregost), a 6-man instance (The Dungeons of Naerband), and a 12-man raid (The Abyss of Mordath).
Updates
Update 22: Legacy of the Necromancer
Legacy of the Necromancer is the twenty-second update, released on 6 March, 2018.
- The new region "Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands" (otherwise known as the "Strongholds of the North" or "Northern Mirkwood"), features the Forest of Eryn Lasgalen (including the Halls of the Elven-king (known as Felegoth), The Dale-lands (featuring iconic locations such as The Long Lake, Lake-town, Dale, and Ravenhill), and Erebor, the Lonely Mountain.
- Three new reputation factions are introduced; the "Elves of Felegoth", the "Men of Dale", and the "Dwarves of Erebor".
- The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new region.
Update 23: Where Dragons Dwell
Where Dragons Dwell is the twenty-third update, released on 9 October, 2018.
- The new area "The Dwarf-holds", consists of two areas; The Iron Hills, and Ered Mithrin. An expanded area of Erebor is also opened.
- A new instance cluster is introduced, featuring two 3-man instances (Caverns of Thrumfall and Glimmerdeep), a six-man instance (Thikil-gundu), and a 12-man raid (The Anvil of Winterstith).
- The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new areas.
Update 24: Vales of Anduin
Vales of Anduin is the twenty-fourth update, released on 4 June, 2019.
- A new region, the Vales of Anduin was released, containing several key locations such as the Beorninghus (Beorn's Hall), The Carrock, the Eagle's Eyrie, the Gladden Fields, Rhosgobel, and various settlements of the Woodmen.
- Update 24.2 brought the "Gladdenmere" sub-region to the Vales, along with a single six-man instance, "The Depths of Kidzul-kalah.
- The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new area, in addition to a "Prelude" to the Minas Morgul Expansion.