LotRO Volume II: Book 8 Chat Transcript, Screenshots

WarCry has kicked up a transcript of their recent IRC chat concerning The Lord of the Rings Online Volume II: Book 8, as well as a fistful of new screenshots from the update. From the chat log:

WarCry: Banaticus: Weapon damage types. Tier 1, 2, 3, do they always provide a set amount of damage (+2=tier 1, +7=tier 3) or does it vary? I’ve seen a website that says Beleriand does 10% to Ancient-Evil, 5% to Spiders/Insects, 2.5% to The Dead/Orc-kind, but that was pre-MoM — how does Beleriand fit with the tiers of damage, is it = to 1, 2, 3, what?

Raskolnikov: You’re touching upon two different things here:
Raskolnikov: Damage Type (such as Beleriand, Westernesse, etc) have different effects on different mob types.
Raskolnikov: Some mobs might be more or less vulnerable to Beleriand, and some very special mobs (please see certain mobs in Dar Narbagud) are completely immune to Common damage.
Raskolnikov: Then, there are the different “Slayer” titles you can put onto your IA weapons which give a flat increase to damage against specific mob types.
Raskolnikov: For example: +3 damage vs. Orcs. There are a few tiers of these titles, the higher the tier, the more damage. But it is a flat number, not a percentage.