Summary: Cari and Layanor talk about the Spring Festival, and the Paths of the Dead. Audio Version: What We Did in Game Layanor 32% in the Moors Cari I played Skyrim News Spring Festival is Live https://www.lotro.com/en/springfestival On now Through June 3 New Hedge Maze Layout More Shrew Stomping Taking the Hobbits To Isengard https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?539143-Hobbits-to-Isengard-Q-A-with-Sapience-notes-on-what-was-said Rowan says he had a lot of fun today. He got to see Paths of the Dead, and a run through of Belfalas and up to the gates of Dol Amroth. He thinks it’s the most beautiful region they’ve done to date. He has that backed up by the Art Director. It’s the most beautiful region he’s seen. He felt like he was in Greece. Rowan – Belfalas is the most beautiful region they’ve seen yet. You can see Dol Amroth in the distance and the region really comes alive. When do we get U14 Rowan – Summertime. We’re a couple of months out. What else, other than the new region, can we look forward to in U14 Sapience – Without spilling too many beans. Rowan – He has such a broad view of everything they’re working on that he has to think a bit to separate them out. Beorning work is coming along well. That’s not a U14 thing, that’s a later in the year thing. They’re doing a lot of work around cosmetic pets. There will be a new item system coming with U14 – a new way for us to build out and customize the items we want. Could you share the size of Belfalas compared to other regions Rowan – Belfalas is only one of three areas in this update. And Paths of the Dead is pretty sizeable as well. Sapience – So these are not little bite-sized pieces. Rowan – What we saw in Fangorn recently is what they refer to as a mini-region. It was intended to be a very small place for a single piece of content and to illustrate some of the epic story. These will be more substantial. They’ve got the entire city of Dol Amroth. It’s rather large, actually. Sapience – Can you say if they are going to all be connected or if there are going to be ports? Rowan – It’s all contiguous landscape. You have to cross through the Paths of the Dead to get there. Sapience – So it’s not easy to get to. Rowan – No. And not all the oathbreakers have chosen to follow Aaragorn. Sapience – That sounds like it could be problematic for us as players. Can you show us some of the concept art from the upcoming update Sapience – Says they’re too far out yet to be ready to share anything. Rowan – He’s talking to the Middle Earth people later this week, so they’re not quite there yet. Sapience – To clarify, by “Middle Earth” people, they’re referring to their licensor. The things players are asking for right now, they need to show to them first. A lot of people don’t realize, they come up with these great ideas and then they have to go to the licensor and say “we think these are great ideas.” And 99% of the time they say, “we think so too.” But they still have to go through the process. Rowan – “They’re pretty nice to us.” Did You Know http://layanor.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/lotro-did-you-know-epic-battle-side-quest-tips/ 3-Mans Monday’s at 9PST 12 EST. Will be on youtube and twitch replay. Canceled Community Contact Information Email: lotro.reporter@gmail.com Twitter: @lotroreporter Facebook: LOTRO Reporter Voicemail: 616-666-6778 or the widget on the right side of the screen when you visit the site. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork www.lotroreporter.com www.twitch.tv/mmoreporter Cari Twitter: @thecarimac Layanor Twitter: @Layanor
