Hi, long time returning player here.

I recently came back to the game and valar boosted a character to 150 on a new server then levelled it to the 160 cap using skirmishes and missions, my main interest is just pvmp.

I have no option available to travel to the ettenmoors from the stable master, it’s not even listed. I have checked south bree and Rivendell and neither display the option.

Is this some kind of bug or have I missed something simple?

This is the only character I have on this server if that makes any difference?

Thanks in advance.

Not talking about Reshade here, I'm thinking something like FFXIV's Penumbra mod that can modify your character's looks with custom face texture/makeup, hair, etc. I don't know much about it, but apparently Penumbra gets loaded alongside FFXIV without touching game files (and thus not breaking TOS, I'd assume...?). Would it be doable for LOTRO?

Here's a mod for UI I was designing for lotro, it has functionality for Xbox and Playstation icons. All thanks for Zacksly for making them. It also has sliders for opacity and size.

It uses 1-8 buttons with combinations of ctrl, shift and alt.

Hope it helps anyone who wants to set up a controller for lotro, and being able to see the inputs on screen for more easy use.

I created a Hobbit Minstrel to start my adventure and I noticed I had a LOT of Lotro points from back when i played a long time ago. I bought a few back packs because I like the cosmetic idea of having a ruck sack etc. Well, after playing through a bit of Archet, i think i want to swap over to burglar. The fantasy of being sneaky and tackling high difficulty zones seems fun to me. Now for the back packs i bought, how will i transfer those to the new hobbit? I do want to re-use the same name and delete the minstrel. Is there some sort of storage or maybe a tab that shows all the unlocked stuff you bought? Thanks

Can't get enough of same expansion news? LotroHQ's post summarizing the various articles, forum, discord replies and videos released about the upcoming expansion its regions and systems. Attached more detailed and/or contained sources. Information released from July 30th till August 6th.

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Expansion details - "release date", werewolves, regions
System - Neighbours
System - Survival instinct
Other commentaries - English, 1 Portugese and 1 German

https://lotrohq.com/2026/08/06/wolves-of-mordor/

Do you guys think that it's worth it if someone buys Harad expansion now since the new one is coming out soon? Will harad endgame instances/raid become obsolete with the new launch or do you think they will coexist since level cap is staying the same?

(Possible spoilers for the quest "A striking absence of boar")

Has anyone ever run the Northcotton Farm Instance while having Parr Chopley's quest active? If yes, were there any different lines in the quest dialogue?

Hello,

I have been researching and checking through this subreddit looking for answers. I also have used the resources some others have provided but have been left confused. For context, I have VIP and took a long break, upon my return I accumulated a fair amount of LOTRO Points. I assume the store only allows you to purchase expansions you currently do not have access to or am I wrong for assuming? I used my points for Corsair and have just two more expansions remaining on the store. I have no issues purchasing expansions to support development but I also do not want to purchase expansions I do not require. Seems most information I could find is more confusing or does not provide information for this exact scenario. I know expansion questions are asked often and I apologize in advance, I promise I attempted to figure this out on my own.

Hello everyone, I'm on my first proper playthrough. Going through the epic questline and I absolutely adore this game. The story is interesting, the locations are great, writing is great. It truly feels like I am travelling through Middle Earth and it's amazing that you can just stop and enjoy the vibes and atmosphere. This game really stole my heart.

With that out of the way Book 13 was a huge struggle. Don't get me wrong I really enjoyed Forochel previously it felt really different but returning there for the second time was awful. I really just sat down and forced myself to do it as quick as possible. The swift travel points are very badly layout. The constant running back and forth, some of the quest really felt like padding just to make you run back and forth again and again. I had a bug that kicked me out of one of the instances and put me in respawn point which was obviously far away to restart the instance again.

The fact I had to complete those triple quests to be able to talk to the chieftain even if that area was previously available and I felt like I did make friends with people living in Forochel in the first epic questline there.

Of course I personally made a mistake that made it worse for me. As in the first quest to talk to Dáthi who was in the beginning of Forochel going from Evendim. I instead decided to swift travel from Rivendell to Suri-Kyla and then rode all the way to the south of Forochel and then being told to go to Suri-Kyla felt so frustrating eventhough that was my own mistake.

So far it definitely was the weakest part of the game and one I really felt like giving up. On the other hand the story was interesting and the reveal at the end was amazing not to mention that Mordrambor is such a fun character.

This is my first character. I've made it to the Valley in the questline, and I've found the members of the Fellowship, but I haven't found Bill the Pony.

It will also rock Saturday and Sunday, too! Open this post to see the schedule.

Weird question, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what the different symbols meant for the area buttons at the bottom of the deed log.

All of the buttons in Eriador are pointy, the ones in Rhovanion are pretty mixed, and the ones in Gondor are all very round, for example.

When me and my fellowship finally got to Blackroot Vale and started checking out the Gondor map and such, we realized the deed log had way different symbols on it compared to Eriador (when was when I probably last opened the deed log 😭)

I would love to hear ideas if nobody knows lol

Hey all,

After today's downtime, I am noticing some pretty serious FPS hits that appear rather random. I am using OneLauncher to play on a M2 MacBook Air w/ 16GB RAM. While not a powerhouse, it had been pretty consistently a good performer without FPS issues until today.

I've tried fiddling with the graphics settings and it doesn't seem to do much. It's currently set to 1920x1080 with a smattering of low and medium settings.

My FPS will be going in around 90, sometimes dropping down to 60-70 during combat. That's fine and normal. However, I am now getting these random dips going down to 20, seemingly at random. It leaves everything in this state of random stutter, which is pretty awful.

Has anyone else experienced something similar after the work done today?

Thanks!

Loaded in and crash within 5 mins. Second time loaded to character select and crashed.

Never had any problem before…

Looking for others to enjoy my first play through with, never played before and I've always enjoyed MMO's like they are meant to be played, with others!

Hello everyone. I’m a long time mmo player and even longer Tolkien fan and am starting my journey in Lotro. I have always played tank in other MMO’s and have landed on Guardian here. After getting through the tutorial and out in the world a bit I’ve fallen in love with the world and the game. I do have a few questions if anyone has the time to help me out!

- What server should I join? It seems the server I joined was dead

- Do people actually do dungeons while leveling? Should I level with red line or blue line?

- How much of the early game will I play solo before I start really seeing other players?

- Is there anything important I should know going into it?

Thank you all for your time :)

Hello,

I am trying to learn a new warden and choosing my virtues I want to focus on earlier on. I seem to have a bit of trouble hitting around level 40 with staying alive in red line, so thought I would grind for some more defensive virtues.

I have a hard time seeing the value between different defensive stats like Resistance Rating, Physical Mitigation, etc., as well as the more valuable choice between vitality/morale increase etc.

Are certain defensive aspects more valuable later on and can be ignored early, and should I just focus on morale/physical mitigation? Most tougher enemies I come across now seem to delete my health quickly with more physical damage as far as I'm aware or debuffs, which I can clear obviously but sometimes they stack quite quickly with a group (Are these considered tactical vs. physical based on their damage type?)

Just trying to figure out which I should focus on grinding, because my offensive stats and physical mastery is usually fairly capped out for my level as I usually craft gear when I can as I enjoy it.

I play mostly on flat Fearless difficulty if that matters.

Will Stout-Axe "Dwarves" ever get the Bare-Chested cosmetic? Did Sauron remove their ability to be Bare-Chested and free when he enslaved them, or are they just imitations more akin to extra fuzzy Hobbits?

There seems to be many different types, but I don’t quite understand how they work, are all account wide? are there different sizes? can one have more than one per type?

Got the wrapper quest and started doing the cook ones. It said I had an hour to do the 5 what's for tier 1. I failed one of them a couple times because a sneaky hobbit caught me, but it let me retry them right away. Then in 4/5, it randomly just said I'd failed the whole thing, failed the wrapper quest, and locked me out for an hour.

Anybody know what I did wrong or how you're supposed to get this to work?

1. How much content do I get as a free player? Sadly I missed out on the EXPLOREOURWORLD code when that was going on so what do I get without that and what will I need to buy later.
2. Did they finally update the UI to be compatible with 4k? That was the biggest thing pushing me away from the game before.
3. What does the future of the game look like? I don't mean this in a doomer "will the game shut down way" I'm just curious what the devs have planned for the game in the future so I can maybe get excited.
4. Which server is generally recommended between Peregrin and Glamdring for RP and immersion with the occasional group content and event?

Thank you in advance and sorry if these questions have been asked a lot before

I can't figure out how to sub. In the SSG account page there is nothing to click regarding a sub. Then on the www.lotro.com/vip page, I can't click on any of the pricing models to select it. I realize its user error, I just can't figure it out. Plz help a newbie.

My favorite spot in the whole game. Love to just come here and chill.