In addition to bringing you the Month of the Guardian, the Month of the Burglar, the Champion revisited, the Ettendeep, and the great Angmar revamp, Book 12: The Ashen Wastes will also go down in history as introducing The Month of Avatar Customization - as we like to call these things here at Turbine. Read this new developer diary to learn more about this exciting new system!

In Book 12: The Ashen Wastes, we’re addressing some of your feedback about the Champion class. While not as involved as a full-on “Month of” update, a Champion won’t want to miss the dev diary about the latest update to their class!

This month, the Burglar creeps stealthily into the class update spotlight! Book 12’s Burglar update includes new skills and items to augment the Burglar’s established class abilities. Come take a look at what is in store for this clever, quirky, and fun class!

It’s the Month of the Guardian! This class update focused on providing interesting and viable alternative playstyles for the class while addressing core concerns such as repair costs and offensive stances. Take a look at what the Month of the Guardian has in store!

It’s the Minstrel’s turn in the class update spotlight! We’ve filled out the level 40-50 skills, added some new music features, improved soloability, and enhanced buffing, healing and support! Take a look at what the Month of the Minstrel has in store!

The Lore-master is one of the more complex classes in The Lord of the Rings Online^TM: Shadows of Angmar^TM (LOTRO), and Book 11 was the Lore-master's turn for an update. After examining the strengths and weaknesses of this class, we tasked ourselves with delivering more versatility and a greater potential for DPS over the lifetime of the character, while making up for some of the perceived shortcomings of current low-level crowd control abilities.

Where does your hero retire to after a long day of killing evil minions? A home, of course! Now, it is time to see yours.

In Book 10: The City of the Kings, LOTRO's second free content update, the LOTRO game systems team focused on the Captain and Hunter classes. Learn about the changes in two new overviews!