LOTRO: Wildwood, Deeds and Virtues
I recently logged into the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online with the intention of completing Update 30: Blood of Azog. I got as far as some of the wrapper quests which set up the main story and then I lost interest when I reflected upon the content ahead. I tire of some of the excessively dour regions one has to play through in LOTRO, although I realise they are fully lore appropriate. LOTRO is also one of those games where I frequently struggle to see what is going on if there is low lighting. In such instances I have to tinker with the video settings to try and improve things. So with all this in mind, I decided instead of participating in the Battle of Azanulbizar, I would go and visit the Wildwood region in Bree-land which was added to the game in April. Now you may ask why take a level cap Lore-master to a zone that has content at level 45? Well the answer is simple. There are deeds to be completed.
LOTRO: Bullroarer Update 29 Wildwood Preview #1
When I heard that Update 29 for The Lord of the Rings Online would be an area between Evendim and The North Downs, I assumed there would be a new zone somewhere above Fornost. Well it pays to remember never assume anything. I logged on to the Bullroarer test server tonight and found that Wildwood (as the new area is called) is actually located in North West Bree-Land. Standing Stone Games have developed what was previously an inaccessible part of the Bree-Land and created an interesting new region. It maintains the existing idiom of the overall zone with regard to aesthetics and mobs but from what I have seen the PVE content available is pitched at level 45 or thereabouts. It would appear that there is an NPC based at the Trestlebridge Gate who offers level cap Missions that take place in the new area.