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| The Lord of the Rings Online: War of Three Peaks | |
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| Details | |
| Developer | Standing Stone Games |
| Publisher | Daybreak Game Company |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release Date | 20 October 2020 |
| Genre | MMORPG |
The Lord of the Rings Online: War of Three Peaks is the eighth expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online.
- A new area, Elderslade, is introduced, and features the lands north of the Wells of Langflood and west of the Ered Mithrin, situated before the very gates of Mount Gundabad.
- The Missions mechanic was introduced, allowing players of any level over 20 to aid Durin's war-effort, and gain rewards through one of two new reputation factions: The Gabil'akka.
- "The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves" continues with two new chapters, featuring the Battle of Elderslade, and the challenging of Gorgar the Ruthless, Lord of Gundabad, and son of Bolg.
Updates
Update 29: The Wildwood
The Wildwood was released on 27 March, 2021.
- The Wildwood, a new zone, was released as part of the Bree-land starting at level 45. Includes new quests along with two reputation factions.
- New Missions were added for The Wildwood.
- The Bree-land map was updated accordingly.
Update 30: Blood of Azog
Blood of Azog was released on 8 June, 2021.
- New Missions for new dwarf factions were released.
- "The Legacy of Durin" storyline continued with a flashback to Battle of Azanulbizar. The flashback is told by Hersegg, granddaughter of one of the heroes of that battle.
- The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid was also released with new gear to be earned. In this instance, players help the dwarves of Moria in TA 1981 in their final stand against Durin's Bane.
- This is the final content update before the next major expansion, Fate of Gundabad, released on November 10, 2021.
Update 30.3
Update 30.3 was released on 13 October, 2021.
- This update did not contain any new quest content for the game, but did release several significant features leading up to The Fate of Gundabad expansion, along with smaller quality of life changes.
- The Brawler class was introduced to the game.
- A fully revamped Legendary Item system released publicly after many months of beta testing
- The housing system saw an update that removed the size signifiers for housing items, making it easier to customise player housing