LotRO: The Eye of the Iron Crown Revealed
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The update will also introduce a number of gameplay enhancements. First is a new reputation and bartering system that enables players to earn positive and negative standings with various groups in Middle-earth. The system is obviously inspired by a similar system in rival MMO World of Warcraft, down to the ability to trade dropped items for rewards such as armor sets and mounts. How this will translate to the Lord of the Rings setting where lore forbids inter-faction squabbling should be interesting to see. This should, however, come as welcome news to casual gamers who were worried that the addition of the game's first raid zone in "Shadows of Evendim," might signal a shift in Turbine's focus on the casual game experience.
