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The Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming expansion Siege of Mirkwod won't only be offering new high end content, but the lower end game, in particular, the Lone-lands, will be getting some brush up work as well. Senior Designer Allan "Orion" Maki has posted a new developer diary explaining changes to the Epic Quests of Books 1 and 2 Volume 1 to improve the roughly 15 level disparity players encounter upon completing the first Epic Quest line. The diary also explains a new faction, some additional land changes, the addition of Challenges (Daily Quests), and more.

With the release of Siege of Mirkwood, all players following the Epic storyline will find that Gandalf now sends them to Saeradan to enlist the aid of the Rangers, to assist with finding another of Gandalf’s order. After making their way to Saeradan, players will find that he will now offer them a free ride to Candaith’s camp in the shadow of Weathertop. Be careful and watch out for any folk in need of assistance on the ride to Candaith! Once at his camp, players follow Candaith’s tale through the battle at the peak of Weathertop and learn of a new faction within the Lone-lands, the Eglain. (This is discussed further in the diary.)

• Read all about the new Lone-land changes here.