LOTR: Shadows of Angmar Book 12 Patch

This patch updates your client from Book 11 to Book 12. You need Book 11 installed for this patch to work.

Welcome to Book 12: The Ashen Wastes!

Welcome to the latest free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online?:
Shadows of Angmar?! Among the many items featured in Book 12 are a revamp of the
Angmar region, updates to the Burglar, Champion, and Guardian classes,
improvements and additions to the Reputation system, social clothing, a new
cosmetic inventory system, barber-shops (and new hairstyles to go with them),
and the introduction of The Delving of Frór! Read on for details on all this and
more!
Of Special Note:
Class Updates

* Month of the Burglar
o With new skills granted as low as level 20 and with many filling
out the top 10 levels, the Burglar gets new stealth skills, Fellowship Manoeuvre
response skills, a positional damage buff, shared stealth, and a new mode of
play called ?Mischief? which emphasizes the Burglar?s Tricks and crowd control?
just to name a few. For more information, please see the release notes below and
the accompanying developer diary, ?The Month of the Burglar? at
http://www.lotro.com/article/483.
* Month of the Guardian
o The Guardian has received new tanking related skills and has had
some additional adjustments that should improve its tanking role. For more
information, please see the release notes below and the accompanying developer
diary, ?The Month of the Guardian? at http://www.lotro.com/article/481.
* Month of the Champion, part 2
o The Champion has received another pass, with several new skills
added, updates to Legendary skills, the addition of a new stance (Ardour), and
changes to the Glory stance. For more information, please see the release notes
below and the accompanying developer diary, ?The Month of the Champion, Part 2?
at http://www.lotro.com/article/484.

Player Customization:

* New player housing Decoration and Taxidermy items
* Cosmetic-only Inventory
* Travelling Clothes
* Post-character creation ?haircuts?
* Housing Neighborhood ?improvements?
* Non-weapon wieldables/wearables

Monster play

* Troll and Ranger session play is back!
o Troll and Ranger sessions will have a max number of two appearing
at any given time. One session will always be present for either faction. The
second session appears only when your faction is losing the fight in the
Ettenmoors (ie. You control fewer than three locations.)
* New class skills!
* New armor, weapon, and jewellery sets!
* Introducing The Delving of Frór, a large PvMP dungeon
o The Delving of Frór is a dungeon controlled by the faction ? of
monster players and players ? currently winning the battle in the Ettenmoors. An
aggressive reward system serves as the central theme for The Delving of Frór
using the bartering system implemented in Book 10. Uniquely flavored wings, new
monsters and encounters highlight the dungeon space.

New/Updated Content

* Level 10-20 content
* Many Fellowship and Small Fellowship quests downgraded in difficulty to
be Solo or Small Fellowship.
* Several Instance and Escort quests reviewed and modified to be less
difficult for solo players
* Quest arcs smoothed out to have more logical level progressions

Angmar

* Polish and fixes
* New content!
* For more information, please see ?The Great Angmar Revamp? at
http://www.lotro.com/article/473 and details on specific quests at
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=113878

Continuation of the Epic Storyline

* 10-Quest Arc for Book 12

Spring Festival!

* Celebrate spring in Middle-earth with a series of fun quests and
surprises
o New dance steps!
o New foods and drinks!
o New mini-game ? Bullroarer?s Challenge!
o There?s lots more, but we?d rather not spoil the surprises!

Housing

* Now all characters on your account share in the privileges of home
ownership! All characters get the fast travel to personal home skill, and all
characters get a discount at the neighborhood vendors. Note: Only the character
who purchased the house can abandon it.
* Usable Hooked Items
* Light candles in your home!
* Decoration Rotation ? rotate objects!
* Bound-item Support
* Better Housing Ownership Identification
* Owner?s Name displays as you approach their house ? never wonder if
you?re at the right house again!

New Systems

* /reported! New anti-spam tools
o A new button on the Mail UI allows players to report a selected
mail message as spam.
o A new entry in the Player -> Chat context-sensitive menu allows
players to report chat messages as spam.
o Note: If you report another player for chat spam, the alleged
spammer is automatically added to your Ignore list.
* Introducing the new Outfit System! LOTRO now supports cosmetic outfits so
you can configure your appearance separately from your main inventory. If you
have reached level 20, look for the new options in your character journal.
o You can map keys to select which outfit you want to present to your
fellow inhabitants of Middle-earth. Look under Options/Key Mapping/Cosmetic
Outfit Selection.
o Added new options for turning off shoulders

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