In the fantasy MMO Lord of the Rings Online, update 15 is coming in just a few days. The Beorning class is being introduced into the game. It will have only 51 instead of 53 Trait points. The allocation of the remaining two points is still under consideration by Turbine. They want to be able to respond flexibly to the wishes of the fans.
In class design, they remain true to the source material
The US magazine massively had the opportunity to chat with the developers of the free-to-play MMO ahead of the fifteenth expansion of Lord of the Rings Online. The discussion primarily focused on the new class and race of Beornings. In contrast to other MMOs, it is particularly challenging and significant to introduce a new class in Lord of the Rings Online due to their strong reliance on the source material. They had to wait for the green light from Middle-earth Enterprises before starting development.
Fortunately, there is some additional information in the Lord of the Rings that the shapeshifter Beorn shares with the hobbit Bilbo. He discusses his ancestors, among other things.
For the Beorning, they are listening to feedback from the player community
At the moment, the Beorning feels a bit unfinished, as they consume their class resource “Wrath” too quickly, as noted by the reporter from massively. However, Turbine has already worked on this and mitigated the issue in a new build. Additional skills and legendary items will allow the Beorning to fight longer in bear form.
At Turbine, they want to wait and observe the development of the Beorning. He starts with only 51 points instead of 53 Trait points like other classes. The additional two points are intended to come into play later. They are waiting to see what the community demands.
When asked about the inability to maintain a quarterly rhythm for updates in 2014, producing only three, Aaron Campbell, the producer of Lord of the Rings Online, responded that they are still very pleased with the regular updates – and promised bigger things for 2015.
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