Belefriends Raids / Minastir i Armenelos

Neuigkeiten zu Update 5 - Instanzcluster und Gruppenzusammenstellungtool / Open-Beta

Die Infos (in englisch) findet ihr hier: http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/interview/update-5

3er-Instanz: Fangorn's Edge (es geht in den Fangorn Wald!)
3er-Instanz: Pits of Isengard (in den Tiefen von Isengart)
6er-Instanz: The Foundry (in den Tiefen von Isengart)
Raid: The Tower of Orthanc (lorewidrig gegen Saruman selbst)

...Lore purists may have an issue with this - there is no official account of any force actually breaching the tower to confront Saruman directly, even during the uprising and assault by the enraged ents of Fangorn Forest - but it should prove very interesting to actually come face to face with such an iconic and powerful villain.

neues Gruppenzusammenstellungtool:

..."We're going to have a brand-new interface," Aaron said. It will allow players to queue up for instances, either individually or with a group. "Everyone who's opted in for that, everyone who's looking for a space right then, in your level band, et cetera, in the right roles, it will automatically match you and send you into the space."
Essentially, this is a fellowship finder that doesn't require the use of chat channels....

Open Beta:

...If you want to check out the coming changes, scheduled for December, Update 5 will begin open beta testing on Bullroarer starting on Tuesday.

hoffnungsvolle Vorschau 2012:

...So this is all scheduled for Update 5, coming in December, but what's in store for next year? Adam explained, "We're not really ready yet to talk about 2012, but I can tell you this: we're certainly very focused on Update 5 and getting that out... but there's going to be a lot more content in 2012 than there was in 2011.....