The 5 Best MMORPG Expansions of All Time, According to Metacritic

The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan

What is Riders of Rohan about? Your adventures lead you to the land of Rohan, where the legendary Rohirrim reside. You meet famous characters from the novel trilogy The Lord of the Rings and help Éomer, Théoden’s nephew, to protect his homeland from the “shadow”.

What did the expansion bring? The addon for The Lord of the Rings Online not only introduced mounted combat but also further innovations and challenges:

• Ost Rohan as the largest game area to date
• Level cap increased to 85
• New skills, armor, and items
• Hundreds of new quests

Why was the addon well received? The addon offered fans of LotRO a chance to delve even further into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien while experiencing a crucial story.

• The large game area with the many quests kept players engaged for a long time
• The mounted combat was very well received by players
• Finally, fans experienced the continuation and could face the invading forces of Isengard

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What are the other top addons of the game? Besides Riders of Rohan, there are additional addons that also introduced new content. Some of these were very well received.

• Mines of Moria (85 points)
• The Siege of Mirkwood (83 points)