EDIT: I’m assuming this isn’t covered by the NDA given that it was part of an event. I’ve taken down the last post we had about contents of the beta due to reading on the LotRO forums that posting stuff from the beta was against the NDA… Something I wasn’t aware of since I’m not in it. Sorry about that!
Turbine and Codemasters apparently had a preview event for Mines of Moria in London. Krispy of the Mad House Tavern was on hand and has written up some really great information about the new classes, the legendary items system and more. It’s really worth reading the original post, so be sure to check it out.
The Madhouse Tavern also has some really great screen shots from the game. I think what interested me most were the new map shots. Many of us have seen the full map of Moria, but it turns out that every area shown in that map has its own zoomed in map as well. I’m more and more impressed by how huge the area is.
More importantly they have the first footage of session play involving the balrog, Durin’s Bane. You play as a dwarf assisting Durin. Pretty awesome stuff. Be sure to check that out on their site as well, I don’t want to steal any thunder from them on it.
Sometimes I wish Codemasters was handling the publishing of Mines of Moria in the US as well. We’ve really not heard a peep about it from Warner Bros. and Midway wasn’t exactly forthcoming either.
