A Casual Stroll to Mordor

This week we talk about the new expansion Riders of Rohan coming Fall 2012 and the news of what is coming with Update 6.

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After the release of Turbine’s Press Release regarding the upcoming Riders of Rohan expansion, news sites have been posting up interviews that they had with Turbine regarding the exciting news.

Turbine has released a press release this morning announcing the next expansion coming this fall. Riders of Rohan!

The ROI expansion bundle is available in the game and wanted alert others in case they weren’t aware and perhaps waiting for this information.

Tomorrow Turbine is having another one day sale on the Rise of Isengard package from the Turbine Web Store in case you missed this offering after Thanksgiving!

Starting with Update 5 launch on Monday, all of the pieces of the Rise of Isengard expansion will be available to purchase in the in-game LOTRO Store.

The Rise of Isengard Expansion will be 50% off one day only on November 25th!

The pre-order options for Isengard are gone but there are a couple options available to buy now that Isengard is live.

I know more than a few of you have been hoping to find out the cost of the Rise of Isengard expansion in Turbine Points. Today Sapience posted on the forums the how Rise of Isengard will be sold in the in-game LOTRO Store and their prices.

I have gotten enough emails and questions in-game about the Rise of Isengard expansion and what exactly is coming that I think it probably warrants a post of its own. If you are the type to avoid the forums, let me explain that right now there seems to be a LOT of negativity to the [...]

In another Developer Diary by Tim “Raskolnikov” Lang, we take a look at the Burglar changes that are upcoming in Rise of Isengard.

Tim “Raskolnikov” Lang has put out the first of the upcoming Developer Diaries covering the class changes in the upcoming Rise of Isengard expansion. This one is all about the Captain class!

We have a very special prize this week for the CSTM 2nd Anniversary celebration. Turbine has donated two (2) Rise of Isengard Legendary Edition codes to give away!

Today, Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots from The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, the upcoming expansion, which will launch on September 27th.

The following items are on sale from July 29th – August 4th, 2011. Turbine sales run from midnight to midnight eastern.

The following sales are for July 1-7, 2011 and are on sale. The LOTRO Store sales run from midnight to midnight Eastern time (-4 GMT).

Released today was a bombshell of a Developer Diary by Ken “Graalx2” Burd. First up, stat caps are now gone

This week is full of Rise of Isengard information! We talk about what we know is coming with Isengard, and the pre-purchase items. Merric is pretty darn excited about that +25% experience boost. We also discuss more proposed class changes, migration issues, weekly store sales and more!

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PC Gamer’s Josh Augustine posted today about his first walkthrough of Turbine’s Rise of Isengard Expansion.

I’ve been receiving and reading a lot of questions about the new Isengard pre-order packages and thought a post trying to answer them would be helpful for some who are trying do decide which they should purchase.

Announced today is the official launch date for the Rise of Isengard expansion, details of the expansion, and a pre-order offer! The Lord of the Rings Online™: Rise of Isengard™ will launch on September 27, 2011.

In another “Monday 2fer”, Orion has posted changes to the Lore-master and Captain classes. These classes will be headed up by Raskolnikov, but as stated in an earlier blog post, Orion will be “The Mouth of Raskolnikov”.

Adam Mersky and Aaron Campbell have been pretty busy over the course of the last week giving interviews to various media outlets.