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Interview with Turbine’s Jeffrey Steefel
I had a chance to talk with Jeffrey Steefel, the executive producer for Lord of the Rings Online, and I decided that it would be great to discuss some of the lore aspects of the MMO. Since I had recently completed most of the Mines of Moria quests, I figured talking about the lore of the black ...
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Volume 2, Book 7 Patch 1 Notes
forums.lotro.com — The following release notes cover what is included in Volume 2 Book 7 Patch 1 *General* *... Characters who logged into Book 7 with 0 or 1 maximum morale and no skills have been fixed. * A server... (more) Volume 2, Book 7 Patch 1 Notes
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Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel on implementing LotRO's lore
Massively — ... With Mines of Moria's release well behind us on the calendar, Kill Ten Rats interviewed Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel about how the expansion's team took Tolkien's lore and crafted it into what now exists within the game world. It's an enriching read for anybody interested in adapting lore into MMOs, or anything Lord of the Rings related in general. ...

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