Lord of the Rings Online - Interview and Lorebook Update

MMORPG.com talks with Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of Lord of the Rings Online, about the players' response to Book 12, the addition of new features and some random facts.

After the release of each new Book, Turbine pays very close attention to the way that players are reacting to the new additions to the game. In Book 12, the devs added an outfit system into the mix that allows players to keep their old mis-matched armor for the stat bonuses that it provides while choosing their own outward appearance. It’s called the outfit system and according to Steefel, "The outfit system is very successful and what we hoped it would be."

The lorebook on the official site of Lord of the Rings Online has been updated to include information about the NPC Habarad, who is a kinsman to Aragorn.

Halbarad, kinsman of Aragorn, struggles to unite the scattered peoples of the North Downs against the hordes of Orcs which have come down from Angmar through Ram Dúath. Like many of the Dúnedain of the North, Halbarad has many qualities of both a warrior and a lore-master. He uses his knowledge to coordinate efforts to hinder the advance of Angmar’s army until a stronger front can be established, all the while alert to the knowledge that he may be called to battle and fates unknown in lands far away.