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Player database was wiped on 04/15/24.

Please Note: Corsairs of Umbar content is available to any account that has purchased an Expansion bundle.

You can obtain LOTRO Points from Aubergine in the Eyes and Guard Tavern. If you are not familiar with the Tavern please consult the guide.
Purchase of the expansion and/or the class in this manner will only allow access on the Bullroarer server. Your Live server access will remain unaffected.

Welcome to Update 40!

Please keep in mind this is an early look at some changes coming in update 40, there is still quite a bit more to come!

Welcome to Umbar-môkh, the Neaths, beneath Umbar Baharbêl, the City of the Corsairs!

Currently available for testing are side quests in each of the five sections of Umbar-môkh. Each side quest chain is started by a member of the Kindred of the Coins inside of Dâr Laja, the Meeting Hall. You can explore Tâkhdar; the Cellars, where shady business deals and black market sales take place. Ilmabiri; the Wells, the sewers beneath the city filled with a variety of dangers.Kamrabezûr; the Vaults, where it is rumored escaped gladiators dwell. Khabârkhad; the Crypts, where the ancestors of Umbar's past rest - or do they? Dil-irmíz ; the Berths, a flooded area that is deemed so dangerous that adventurers are discouraged from travelling there alone.

These quests are for players at level 150.

Not included in this preview is the continuation of The Song of Waves and Wind, as well as Tales of the Kindred, a series of quests each bestowed by Khôltekh the Cunning, Hármelak Golden-hand, Rothog the Storm and Belondor of Langstrand.

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New Mission: Securing Salvage

Malthak, in Umbar Baharbêl's Bloody Eagle Tavern, has a new Mission available for players levels 20-150, Securing Salvage. He has recieved reports of a cargo ship carrying supplies to the Heirs of Castamir being crashed upon a shore in the Shield Isles. You have been asked to go there and retrieve the supplies before the Heirs arrive take it for themselves. Delvings are also available for this mission.

Release Notes - U40 Beta #2 (New notes in yellow)​

Of Special Note

We have implemented some load balancing changes to help prevent certain areas of the world from impacting play quality and performance in other areas. In particular, the Ettenmoors and Before Battle Minas Tirith landscapes have been isolated from other areas of the world and private encounter instances. Please feel free to explore the Ettenmoors and Before Battle Minas Tirith, or engage in a raid while your friends visit Minas Tirith.
Players may now apply custom names to their Carry-alls. These names will not appear when stored in the Vault.
Please Note: The custom name, while not shown, is stored while the Carry-all is in the Vault. Upon return to your inventory the custom name will be restored to the Carry-all.
Store: Open store sessions will now be terminated at character logout to prevent confusion about what character purchases are delivered to.
For players awaiting the return of Keteph. Feel free to visit his assistant in Jax Phanâl. She's finally heard back from her mentor and he requires assistance. If you are in Umbar Baharbêl you can visit Swain's Guild-hall and find Keteph near the cook's oven.
Monster Play updates to Siege!
We're turning Siege on to highlight some changes to the system.
Players can purchase schematics to build their siege weapons in the Ettenmoors.
Accessing towers while your side of the fight controls them and your siege doors are active now appear at "hidden" locations besire both Tirith Rhaw and Lugazag.
There are now three variants of siege equipment avaible via schematics. Normal is a 30s construction. Advanced is a 20s construction. And Superior is a 10s construction.
All new schematics are available for graduated costs on their respective vendors.
There is now an egress point on the bottom floow of Lugazag and Tirith Rhaw that leads to the backside of the towers.
There is now an ingress point at the top of the spiral staircase appearing when the inner doors of the towers are activated.
All ingress and egress interactives are usable only by the aligned faction.
Attempting to summon Siege Equipment outside of areas where they are allowed will result in loss of the schematic and could result in player character injuries. You are warned.
Known Issues
Siege Catapults can float above terrain when placed in the Ettenmoors.
Physics may remain for a brief period after gates are destroyed in the Ettenmoors.
The interior gate at Lugazag needs physics adjustment and currently does not completely block entry.
The interior gate at Tirith Raw does not line up perfectly with its physics but should prevent players from passing through.

News and Notes

Known Issues
The Crafting Panel is not working correctly in this build. It is a work in progress to incorporate the new 4th profession option. Please do not submit bugs on this feature at this time.

Classes & Skills

Guardian
Bastion of Light, when modified with both Radiate and Flash of Light, failed to spread debuffs applied by the guardian. This has been fixed.
We fixed a string error that was reintroduced to the Protection by the sword skill.
Captain trainers will now allow you to barter mithril coins for hobbit herald appearances.
Lore-master trainers will now allow you to barter mithril coins for a small bog-lurker appearance.
These can also be found on Wilson (the cosmetic pets vendor) in the Eyes & Guard Tavern.

Combat & Monsters

Monster Power Use: Monsters with skill power costs were using significantly too much power per skill play. These power costs have been adjusted to a more appropriate scale.

Quests, Deeds, & Adventure Areas

Forester Event
Carry Caber slow now properly allows players to carry the caber at a walking pace.
Beornings can now use Carry Caber - Fast and Carry Caber - Slow while not in bear form.
Beornings can now use the logger emote. This only functions while not in Bear form.
There is now a message letting players know that there are two minutes before the forester event begins.
Forester event now appropriately states the Combe lumber camp.
You should no longer drop the caber before passing through the final gate in the forester event. Unless, of course, you run out of time.
5 new level 143 quests have been added to Lond Cirion. They can be obtained from Lindil, near the entrance in upper Lond Cirion as well as others within the city.
The Posted Notice involved with the quest 'The Isles: The Knight Nauriel' should now display properly on the outskirts of Mar Naphra.
Fixed some assorted typos in Umbar quests involving specific crew members.
U40: Updated the name of the competitive forester trait 4 accomplishment to Competitive Forester IV.
U40: The objective counter should no longer exceed the number needed in Continuous Supply.
"Continuous Supply" and "Burgeoning Business": The counter for tracking crab meat, shells, and claws continued to advance beyond the requirement. This has been fixed.
The Arenas of Conflict meta Deed 'Deeds of the Arena of Conflict' will now bestow and complete properly.
The daily quest Claws for Excitement now has updated directions in the quest comments.
Fixed a small typo in the A Price to Be Paid quest.
The Umbari Crafting Daily quests were not bestowing properly for characters that had left and then rejoined a Profession. This has been fixed.
Directions to the goblin camp in the Infusion from the North quest line were updated.
More goblins now have the chance to drop Ketepth's Cruet in the Infusion from the North quest line.
Highlighted the Barley Bread in green to call out that it is the finished apprentice product not the Westfold ingredient.
'Forged Anew' will no longer block progress for players who reforged their Legendary Weapon too early. This fix required the quest to be versioned, so you'll want to pick up the quest again from Dithalion at the Forges of Rivendell.

Instances & Skirmishes

The Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo:
Belondor's Exultation of Battle potency increased.
The likelihood of two crushing tentacles spawning during the "Head-up" phase of the Boss 3 fight in the Raid is reduced on tiers 1-3.
In the final boss fight of the Makhda Khorbo, we extended the time that it takes for the next boat to be crushed to 30 seconds to allow players more time to recover and deal damage to the kraken's head.
In the final boss encounter of the Makhda Khorbo, we made small adjustments to the timers on adds that arrive when boats are destroyed, or tentacles take too long to kill.
In the final boss encounter of the Makhda Khorbo, when the kraken submerges any active tentacles wrapping boats are now disabled so the head cannot be struck when it is underwater.
Dulgalkho's Hungering Flame can no longer be a scion.
Belondor's chest no longer gives a greater chance at earning his shield, Varnëvëa, from soft-lock chest pulls. The soft-lock chance now matches the chance of receiving the shield from the favoured chest pull.

Items & Rewards

'Umbari Guild Earrings of Bright Sea Star' as well as it's recipe have had their names fixed.
The description for the word 'Luck-stone Socket' has had a typo fixed.

Landscape

The landmark for the Fleet-watch Tavern in the Fleet-fast of Umbar Baharbêl has been moved to its correct location.
Great River - Parth Celebrant and Atburg now have ambient sfx.
Misc floating objects have been grounded.
Misc z-fighting has been resolved.
Misc Physics/Stuck Spot issues have been resolved.
New Travel Destinations have been added in and around Umbar Barharbel: Swain's Guild-hall, The Bloody Eagle Tavern, the Gate of Sorrow and the Fleet-gate, Arador Hunter's Camp (plus a milestone at the camp).

Miscellaneous

Bill Rosewood and Bert Goldenleaf, Stable-masters in Bree-town, now have consistent appearances.
Removed deprecated Legendary categories from the Auction House.