Titled Book 10: The City of Kings, the expansion continues the story from Book 9 with Amarthiel reclaiming the palantir of Carn Dûm. As she tries to consolidate her position in Annúminas, she also searches for Narchuil, her lost ring of power. The Dúnedain are now the last line of defence and have the opportunity to cripple Sauron's war machine.
The update includes updates to monster play, giving players the ability to play as two new character types - players now have the option of clubbing the good guys as a Ranger of the North or a Troll. Should big smelly things not be your cup of tea, the update will also include critter play, functionality that allows gamers to play as one of the ubiquitous chickens running around. Apparently this is to be a regularly expanded feature, with Codemasters including additional critters over time.
Over 100 new quests have also been introduced along with a new reputation system that keeps track of you positive and negative standing with the different races of Middle-Earth. Complete quests and kill monsters and see your reputation increase! Those trophies you've been collecting from unique monsters are now actually worth something too, with the introduction of the bartering system allowing players to swap their trophies, armour sets and mounts.
And finally, something people have been crying for since launch - a customisable UI. Now featuring the capacity for skins, it'll also allow players to scale the different aspects of the UI with various sliders.
As previously promised by Codemasters, many more free content packs are planned. Speaking of the update, Turbine's CEO Jeffrey Anderson said, "We are working very hard to deliver the most content and best experiences to our subscribers and it is extremely satisfying to see such a large number of players embracing the game and joining us in Middle-earth. We intend to continue our long established reputation of delivering frequent and substantial updates to our players with the release of Book 11 this autumn which will offer players the opportunity to live in their very own house in Middle-earth!"
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