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The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan
Video game
DeveloperTurbine, Inc
PublisherTurbine, Inc
Midway Games
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
Release dateFall 2012[1]
GenreMMORPG
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan is the fourth expansion of The Lord of the Rings Online. It includes three new regions and features mounted combat, as well as smaller additions like an increase of the level cap from 75 to 85 and the possibility to use skirimish soldiers outside skirimishes. The game is scheduled to release in the fall of 2012.[1]

Contents

[edit] Storyline

The game story will focus on the Riders of Rohan, the Breaking of the Fellowship and Éomer's fight against the Orcs and Uruks who invade eastern Rohan.[1] It is currently unknown if The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan will start a new volume of the epic story or will continue with Allies of the King.

[edit] Regions

Riders of Rohan adds one big zone and two smaller zones to the game world:[2]

[edit] Mounted Combat

[edit] See Also


The Lord of the Rings Online
Games titles Shadows of AngmarMines of MoriaSiege of MirkwoodRise of IsengardRiders of Rohan
Storyline Volume I: Shadows of AngmarVolume II: Mines of MoriaVolume III: Allies of the KingIn Their Absence
Soundtrack Shadows of AngmarMines of Moria
Pack titles Adventure PackLoot Bag
Mines of Moria Minigames King Under the MountainSwig and Toss * Eleventy-Seven Morsels
Elements BooksCharactersLocationsShipsStructures
KinshipsMiddle-earth Online

[edit] References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TURBINE UNVEIL THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: RIDERS OF ROHAN™", www.lotro.com (accessed 30 January 2012)
  2. Justin Olivetti, "Riding into Rohan: LotRO maps out in 2012", 25 January 2012, Massively (accessed 29 January 2012)