Fall 2026 Expansion - guess, wishes, ideas…

[Phantion]

Of course you can. Disagreements are always going to be on the table with such an iconic piece of literature.

Yep. It's the classic "glass half-full" versus "half-empty" perspective-shift.

I was taken aback by the Orcs in the Shield Isles, but I pretty much pretend they're not there. I can do that also. I much prefer "the glass half-full," and I often find it fuller than expected. To me, "the half-empty" approach just keeps-on yielding headaches. I look for the points where places like Umbar - do - reflect what we know from the lore, and then, at that point, the other aspects don't outweigh much else that I see.

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For those saying that it's not LOTR's story--- well, yes, it's true that Sam, despite his rather lengthy "Oliphaunt" song, never goes to Harad---- I'll also say this much:

You've got it already, aside from Emyn Muil and the map-contiguity messes between Amon Hen and the Wastes, and of course, aside from Mithlond and the Tower Hills and "the Shire during the Scouring." But that's pretty much it. That's all you have to look forward to.

As for the rest of us, thank goodness there's a ton more left to explore to keep the game going.

Cheers!

 

[Misthallow Rovers]

Beleriand would be a trip into the past, not the present day. LOTRO already has some zones that go back into the past (e.g., Azanulbizar and Mordor Beseiged), so it's been done before. The only oddity that I see with Beleriand is that some races (e.g., Hobbits) did not live/fight there at that time, but that is also true of Mordor Beseiged.

Fine points!

 

[Radhruin]

Yep. It's the classic "glass half-full" versus "half-empty" perspective-shift.

I was taken aback by the Orcs in the Shield Isles, but I pretty much pretend they're not there. I can do that also. I much prefer "the glass half-full," and I often find it fuller than expected. To me, "the half-empty" approach just keeps-on yielding headaches. I look for the points where places like Umbar - do - reflect what we know from the lore, and then, at that point, the other aspects don't outweigh much else that I see.

Still and all, I must have missed the part where the voltaic super-hobbits rode their porcine steeds into the East of East and hunted were-worms in the Last Desert

 

[Erugami]

I love the MERP map of the entire continent. In the 80s when I was in high school, I spent hours just looking at it.

Same for me. I don't know what happened to the role playing book that came with it, guess I gave it away at some point.
But, the map I kept. I laminated and framed it and it is hanging right above the gaming PC I play LotRO on.
So I still look at it every day

 

[Phantion]

Still and all, I must have missed the part where the voltaic super-hobbits rode their porcine steeds into the East of East and hunted were-worms in the Last Desert

Careful. You're tempting me to make one!

Cheers!

 

[Wo-Hen]

 

[Eggru]

I hope we're going to Nurn with a new system of some kind to give us more interesting things to grind towards and get stronger

 

[TheoriginalFoofy]

Hey guys… just saw the tease on the upcoming fall expansion. I wondering what area/plot folks think/wish/hope it might cover!

personally I’d love to see more low level content in the north… but I doubt they’d do that in an expansion…

what do you think they’ll do, and what do you wish they’d do?

Open up the Entmoors and let those creeps out! Some areas of world pvp would be fun. The ability to flag on or off pvp for those non pvp players would be fine with me. Put special loot in some of those world pvp places?

 

[Greenpath]

Hey guys… just saw the tease on the upcoming fall expansion. I wondering what area/plot folks think/wish/hope it might cover!

personally I’d love to see more low level content in the north… but I doubt they’d do that in an expansion…

what do you think they’ll do, and what do you wish they’d do?

Nurn/Lithlad either way mordor

 

[maartena]

Oh please no session plays that have you playing as Legolas skipping on flying rocks....

I'm not really fond of session plays because each session play character has different skills..... and as someone who enjoys ranged classes (my mains are Hunter, Rune Keeper, Lore Master and Mini) it always seems to be someone with just a sword you have to play, with one or two special skills.

I would much rather participate WITH a famous person in getting a task done, using my own preferred class and skills. I don't want to BE Legolas, but I want to fight alongside him and get to the same end result in the story.

 

[0blivii0n]

Leveling from 140-160 with no skill points feels bad. My main wish is for a new form of progression for my character. I understand the 98 trait point cap at lvl 140, but there should be something that supplements that for us to work toward and look forward to.

For geographical, i think we are going to Rhun next.

 

[Bone]

For geographical, i think we are going to Rhun next.

I'd be ok with that.

 

[Reginleif]

If the devs choose Rhun, I’m curious about how they will handle Sea of Rhun, which is much larger than Evendim. Maybe only part of the sea will be accessible.

Swimming across Evendim already takes time, let alone Rhun. How about introducing boats which serve as mounts on water?

 

[Westlen]

If the devs choose Rhun, I’m curious about how they will handle Sea of Rhun, which is much larger than Evendim. Maybe only part of the sea will be accessible.

Swimming across Evendim already takes time, let alone Rhun. How about introducing boats which serve as mounts on water?

That's been requested for many years, and if I remember correctly, SSG did look into it but couldn't figure out a way to make it work. That said, given SSG's track record, it's hard to expect this to work properly on release. They rarely launch new features without significant issues.

 

[Thangdrim]

I think its a given they'd use Dock-Masters to travel across the sea.

 

[Scenario_SSG]

SSG did look into it but couldn't figure out a way to make it work.

Oh - I know how we'd do it. But the level of effort for it did not fit in the schedule and scope of the Corsairs of Umbar expansion pack.

 

[auximenes]

That's been requested for many years, and if I remember correctly, SSG did look into it but couldn't figure out a way to make it work. That said, given SSG's track record, it's hard to expect this to work properly on release. They rarely launch new features without significant issues.

No boat pants for us!

Oh - I know how we'd do it. But the level of effort for it did fit in the schedule and scope of the Corsairs of Umbar expansion pack.

You mean 'did NOT fit' in the schedule?

Putting in a request, even if we never get player-controlled water craft can we get 'slow route' dock masters?

 

[Scenario_SSG]

You mean 'did NOT fit' in the schedule?

Corrected! Thanks for the catch heh

 

[Ryvick]

can we get 'slow route' dock masters?

Probably not as it would bring up the same technical issue as player boats. A player on water.

 

[Grokl]

"Last adventures of Frodo Baggins" 10 missions dealing with the Scouring of the Shire.
In same the spirit as Further Adventures of Bilbo Baggins and Further Adventures of Elladan and Elrohir missions.
This could also be a part of next years 20th anniversary celebration, but not just added for the duration of the festival.