Players are only given the option of choosing between the ‘good’ or ‘free’ races which include Humans (referred to simply as ‘Man’), Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits, and Beorning, but can play as monsters in special PvP battles starting at level 10. Right from the start, players are thrown into the thick of things with interactive quests.
We intend to release these changes with Update 32 in February, and we'll have more information about the update as we get closer to it.Lord of the Rings Online is a formerly pay-to-play MMORPG that is now free-to-play! The game places a heavy emphasis on story and lore. Thank you for your time in reading this and we look forward to hearing from you about these changes. The Figments of Splendour cap is being increased to 20,000 with Update 32.New cosmetic items will be more expensive than existing items when they are first introduced.We intend to rotate available cosmetics through the Figments vendors over time. Figments of Splendour continue to be used to barter for cosmetics.The Motes of Enchantment cap is being increased to 500,000 with Update 32.Motes continue to come from disenchanting certain gear acquired in-game in addition to gear from Traveller's Lootboxes.Motes no longer convert to Figments of Splendour.This will allow you to more quickly catch up your Legendary Items when the time is appropriate. Uncommon quality Enhancement Runes will also be available for Motes, including cap level Runes, once the item level cap for Legendary Items has matured in that level band. Motes will continue to be exchanged for leveling gear.The Embers of Enchantment cap is being increased to 100,000 with Update 32.Any gear that could previously be acquired with Embers will also change to require Motes at the same time. In Update 32 and other large item level jumps we will version all existing Embers of Enchantment in your wallet into Motes of Enchantment.Embers will no longer barter into either Figments of Splendour or Motes of Enchantment.The only gear in-game that will disenchant into Embers will come from Adventurer's (level cap) Lootboxes.Embers continue to be our cap level currency used to barter for cap level gear.Here's the breakdown as it looks for each ingredient: The only gear that disenchants into Embers will come from Adventurer’s Lootboxes.
The sources of Embers of Enchantment will continue to change as our newest content changes. When we increase the level cap, or during other large item level update intervals, all of your existing Embers of Enchantment will automatically become Motes.Ĥ. Motes and Embers will no longer convert to Figments of Splendour.ģ. There will be no currency barter exchange between these currencies. For example, Embers of Enchantment will now cap at 100,000, ten times higher than it is now.Ģ. We are significantly increasing the cap on these currencies. Here's the short version, with further detail below:ġ. We want to clarify the value of each currency, better control their distribution, and improve the overall player experience when it comes to acquiring and spending these currencies. Hello! We are writing today to let you know about some changes arriving in Update 32 to the way you get and spend Embers of Enchantment, Motes of Enchantment, and Figments of Splendour. For now, the system as it currently exists today will remain in-place, and the changes related to this subject that were previewed on Bullroarer will not be in our next game update. If we do end up moving in a new direction regarding Embers, Figments, and Motes of Enchantment in the future we will make sure to incorporate as much of your feedback as we can.
Thank you to everyone who has provided us with extensive feedback over the past couple of days! We've been discussing things in-house and we've decided to put these plans on hold for now.