With the Siege of Mirkwood expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online just hours away from launch, Turbine has released a new developer diary detailing changes to the crafting system in Siege of Mirkwood. The latest changes will bring new crafting options for players by adding multi-option recipes and new Legendary Item crafting options.

Siege of Mirkwood introduces a brand new type of recipe that gives crafters more choices when making equipment: the multi-output recipe! By clicking the "Multi-output" button found on the lower-left portion of the crafting panel for some recipes, crafters can choose the item they wish to produce from a list of options (see figures 1-3).

• Read the full diary here.