December 20 saw the kick-off of Yule Festival, where players can travel to the festival-themed mini-area of Frostbluff to partake in a town-wide celebration of all things Yule.
Update 5: Armies of Isengard will add lots of nifty new stuff, but it will also take some things away - namely, all those extraneous Skirmish Marks you've been hoarding, in favor of a more streamlined, slimmed-down system.
The final stretch of the road to level 75 is a bit rocky, but Gunky forges bravely ahead through the Gap of Rohan, Nan Curunir and the ring of Isengard.