All things Mirkwood are covered in the patch notes, from the highly anticipated skirmish system down to the fact that festival gift boxes will no longer contain coal or taters. The full patch notes are very extensive.
"It’s almost impossible to approach a MMORPG bearing the name of the most popular Tolkien creation with an open, unbiased mind and without a set of preconceived ideas and high expectations."
BrutalGamer.com writes:
You may have heard about Lord of the Rings before now, it is kind of popular. If not, then take a break from reading this and go ask, well, anybody. I’ll wait.
Great, now that you are back and feeling more than a little silly I hope, let’s talk about the massively multiplayer online version of the beloved classic.
Turbine's new LOTRO store is revealed and explored in detail