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On Thursday, September 1st Orion discussed the upcoming changes to Minstrels, “I hope that this diary explains the reasons for the changes and provides a roadmap for the future of the class.” Read more in the latest Developer Diary from Allan ‘Orion’ Maki and join the discussion!

Howdy Guardians! We believe that Guardians are in a good place before Rise of Isengard and will not need any major changes for the expansion. We are currently increasing the additional threat added by Guardian skills and other tanking classes to make sure that they can do their jobs in a Fellowship. Read more in …

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Get your first in-depth look at The Lord of the Rings™: Rise of Isengard™ with the new Dunland Developer Diary Video! In this first Rise of Isengard™ Developer Diary, Senior World Designer Chris Pierson and Todd DeMelle, Director of Production and Concept Art, take you through the region of Dunland, introduce you to the diverse …

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Lore-masters have a lot of breadth in the skills and abilities they have access to. Crowd control and debuffing are the Lore-master’s bread and butter, but they’re also able to deal respectable damage, provide some spot healing when needed and have a variety of pets they can use. Read more in the latest Developer Diary …

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