LOTRO starts testing Mordor instance cluster, talks about its soundtrack and lore

Even though the doors leading into Lord of the Rings Online’s Mordor were busted wide open, not all secrets — and features — were revealed. The developers said that both the Mordor instance cluster and the expansion’s raid would come after launch, and now it looks like that moment is almost here.

The team announced on Twitter yesterday that it has begun testing Update 21.2, which contains the aforementioned promised content: “Bullroarer is being updated with a preview of 21.2, including instances, Allegiance quests, and more!”

Speaking of the Allegiance system, one of the game’s writers posted a lore piece about the Battle of the Five Armies that ties into the Dwarf storyline of the expansion. Or if music is more your bag, hang out with Mordor Composer Chance Thomas for an AMA this afternoon! When asked by Massively OP as to when the Mordor OST would release, Thomas said that there is nothing official yet but the publisher is aware of the demand.