The Lord of the Rings Online Book 3: Echoes of the Dead Launches

Turbine’s much-touted Book 3: Echoes of the Dead update for The Lord of the Rings Online launched this morning, bringing with it a continuation of the game’s storyline, three new skirmishes, a new raid, and more. If that sounds interesting to you, have a look at these nine new screenshots and the overview below:

‘¢ The Epic Story Continues with Volume III, Book 3: (Echoes of the Dead) — At the conclusion of Volume III, Book 2: “Ride of the Grey Company,” a great deal of intrigue surrounded the dwarf Nár: what compelled him to speak of the Paths of the Dead when he seems oblivious to everything else? The Rangers have decided to investigate the library at Zudrugund before continuing their journey south.

‘¢ New Instance Clusters
o Northcotton Farm 3-player instance featuring two tiers of difficulty with an optional Challenge Mode quest
o The Town of Stoneheight 3-player instance featuring two tiers of difficulty with an optional Challenge Mode quest
o The Lost Temple 6-player instance featuring two tiers of difficulty with an optional Challenge Mode quest
o Glacier Fortress 6-player instance featuring 2 tiers of difficulty with an optional Challenge Mode quest
o Ost Dunhoth 12-player raid featuring 2 tiers of difficulty with an optional Challenge Mode quest6, two 6-mans and a 12-man raid

‘¢ Celebrate the Spring Festival! The Spring Festival returns to Middle-earth from March 22nd through April 12th. The world will come together in celebration as the free people of Middle-earth enjoy the season with special decorations, festive costumes and special quests including the return of the Hedge Maze!

‘¢ New Skirmishes Three new skirmishes erupt from the depths of Moria! Beyond the barriers of the 21st Hall, in the knighted gulf of the Deepway, and along the Way of the Smiths, defend the brave dwarves of the Iron Garrison from the hordes of Mazog.

Update 2 also adds updates to the Legendary Items system, UI Improvements, Monster Play and much more! For more details visit: http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Update_2_Echoes_of_The_Dead_Official_Release_Notes

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