Update 9 Developer Diary - Instance Cluster Feedback

[phillbvi2]

The Shadow in the East arises once more. Darkness threatens to spread across Middle-earth. War is coming. Knowing that the Ring has been found and that the Dark Lord Sauron has begun to call all evil to himself, Gandalf the Grey seeks news of the allies and enemies of the past. Learn more in this developer diary and post your comments here.

um... is he still Gandalf the Grey at this point in the story? I know the setting for these 3 mans is pre-fellowship time, but the second half seems to be set in Return of the King times...