Good new: LOTRO Veteran's Guide to Mines of Moria for you now!!
So Lord of the Rings Online's first expansion, Mines of Moria, has released with minimal problems. Admittedly, the launch went off better than most, although there were a few server issues on that first day. As a veteran player of the game, with perhaps two or more level 50s, you've been playing Moria since the servers went live, with only breaks for school or work. We understand that and we only want to make your time with Moria that much better, so we've created this LOTRO Veteran's guide to the changes in Moria according to what a veteran player would seek. The low-level guide has been done, and now it's your turn, oh Master of Middle-earth.
Luckily for you, most of Moria's content was geared towards you. The biggest exception to this is the two new classes, as they would need to be created from level one. Still, between class balance, ten new levels, new instances and an entire underworld to explore, you have plenty to keep your highest-level characters busy for quite awhile. Follow along after the cut below to learn more about what Moria has to offer for veteran players.
Level cap increase from 50 to 60
This is huge, and will be the only inspiration some people need to dust off their forgotten max-level crafting alts or retired classes. When you could previously brag that you had four max-level characters, you will now need to do a bit more work to regain those bragging rights.
New skills, Traits and Deeds
The road from 50 to 60 brings with it new skills to learn for the existing classes. Plus, with over 300 new Deeds and Accomplishments, skill usage has more meaning than ever before.
Trait Sets act as "builds"
Each class now has three Trait Sets that act a bit like a build, recognizing the most effective combinations and utilizing them most efficiently. These sets are comprised of eight traits per set, with a Legendary to cap them off. They're desig
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