Bullroarer Focus for Update 15
Welcome all to Bullroarer for Update 15!
I know you’re all excited to see what is to come for this update. The developers have a lot in store as we jump into the first round of preview. I do not want to give too much away and ruin the fun of exploring the new additions, so here are some very brief introductions to what you can see on Bullroarer.
Epic Volume IV, Book 2: The Dawnless Day
Nine new chapters continue Volume 4 of the Epic story. The Dawnless Day takes your character from Lothiriel in Dol Amroth, down into Central Gondor in pursuit of the Corsair fleet!
Epic Battle: Retaking Pelargir
Tied in with the Epic story, the new Epic Battle: Retaking Pelargir, offers a (currently) solo or duo experience – joining forces with key characters to fight off the Corsairs and take Pelargir back for Gondor. This space still has some work left to polish it up, but please feel free to bug an issues you come across and leave a lot of feedback.
New Region – Central Gondor
Central Gondor is comprised of 4 new zones: Ringlo Vale, Dor-en-Ernil, Lebennin, and Pelargir. These areas have a large number of new quests to do and a vast landscape to visit.
Each zone has its own Warbands, Roaming Bosses, Bounties, and End-game repeatables.
The developers would love feedback on the flow of quests, difficulty, landscape polish, and anything else you feel needs to be said!
New Class – Beorning
Beornings are designed to be a dynamic class – with their skills emphasizing the difference between human and bear forms.
The Beorning is set up like any other LOTRO class – with three trait trees, 9 possible racial traits, class deeds, class quests, legendary weapons, gear sets, and multiple available roles for a variety of situations.
Beorning Mounted Combat is still under construction, but feel free to give it a try and file bugs/leave feedback!
As mentioned elsewhere – the options in character creation for Beornings are still in development. All hairstyles, and most details are still being worked on and are currently placeholder.
Music System Update
The primary update to the music system for Update 15 is pitch improvements for existing instruments. Instruments will now sound more true to life. Now is the time to bring out those ABC files, play around with music manually, join your friends, and take a good long look at the music system.
Cosmetic Pets and Collections
Update 15 brings several new cosmetic pets, tied to Central Gondor and the Yule Festival, as well as some new collections. Take a look on the Reputation vendors and in your Collections panel for more information.
New Epic Battle Currency
In order to make the reward system a little less random, rewards at level 100 will now give a box of new currency (with Pelargir having its own special boxes) to be used at barter vendors. Rewards below level 100 will remain the same at this time. Currency rewarded will depend upon if the space is completed at Broze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
As always, if anything seem strange or broken, please /bug! The best way to make sure a problem is fixed is to /bug.
Remember to leave a lot of detail-filled feedback. I promise I read every post, even if I cannot reply to all of them. This feedback is always passed on to the developers for careful consideration.
Thank you all for joining in the preview and I’ll see you on Bullroarer!
