Volume 3:Allies of the King, Book 1: Oath of the Rangers. Completed in 4 hours.

posted this on March 2nd, 2010.
Categorized as four-hours-to-complete, new content, volume 3 book 1.

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vol3 bk1 update

I started downloading the new content at approximately 14:43 GMT. I was collecting the prologue to the new book within 12 minutes of that, which was very impressive. However, it did not take long for server performance to slow under the volume of players logging on. I then proceeded to work my way through Book 1 over the course of the afternoon and early evening. Much to my surprise, I had completed the 9 chapters within four hours. During that time I did not feel any of the activities, apart from the new skirmish, a challenge to my level 65 Loremaster with his modest skillset, armour and jewelry.

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Vol.3 Book 1: Jewelry Upgrades to Get Now and Later

posted this on February 27th, 2010.
Categorized as book 1, caster, gear, General, glowing aureate, jewelry, LM, Lore-Master, lotro, oath of the rangers, sublime dawn-rose, upgrade, vol 3, volume 3 book 1, volume III.

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Since I’m sure we are all eagerly waiting for Volume III, Book 1 to hit on Monday, I thought I’d give you a heads-up on what jewelry to get once servers are up. Aside from new patterns and whatnot, there are also changes going into effect for the level 60 teal jewelry pieces (Sublime Rose and Glowing Aureate). There are now multiple versions of these items, tailored to specific roles. For the full listing of them, see this post on the official forums.

For Lore-masters particularly, there are some great changes. Let’s break it down by jewelry slot. I have only included here those which are itemized for casters.

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Preliminary Patch Notes: Volume 3, Book 1

posted this on February 5th, 2010.
Categorized as Bullroarer, General, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, lotro, lotro reporter, Patch Notes, volume 3, volume 3 book 1, volume 3 oath of the rangers, volume III oath of the rangers.

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Here are the preliminary patch notes for the build that will be on Bullroarer. Please note that Sapience has stated that they are likely to change before the final release.

Highlights

Duo mode is now available for skirmishes!

Certain skirmishes will now give you an option to play as a 2 person group.

General Note for all Volume 1 Changes
We have made massive changes to the first Volume of The Lord of the Rings Online Epic Story. The changes are limited to all content related to The Shadows of Angmar and only The Shadows of Angmar. An upcoming developer diary will detail these changes.

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