Written by Clare Byrne Khahmûr fahin! The forge is hot! This year we celebrated Durin’s Day on Oct 21st with some exciting news from the Return to Moria Team: The upcoming Expansion, Durin’s Folk, will be released on N
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changedAlongside our official announcement, Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont, prepared an exclusive video for our Discord Community, sharing Durin’s Day wishes and showing the first gameplay preview of Durin’s Folk in action, including a never before revealed outside location where players can build their most epic base yet!
changedThis preview has since been uploaded to YouTube, with the YouTube version featuring a brief overview of what The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is, as well as what changes and updates were made to the game over the past 2 years since its initial release. The video also features some of our RtM Community’s creations over that time too! Watch the video below (skip to 4:48 if you want to jump straight into the Durin’s Folk preview): View store page The following Friday, Jon-Paul Dumont and Art Director Bradley Fulton joined Community Manager Clare Byrne for Forge Talk 13. Recorded on Oct 24th, this Forge Talk also marked the 2 year anniversary of the initial release of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria .
addedDuring this Forge Talk, Jon-Paul and Bradley touched on the original design thoughts behind the world inside the mountain, how this affected design choices for outside areas in Durin’s Folk. They also covered more details about the Expansion itself, including what was seen in the Durin’s Folk Preview video (shown above) and what players can expect from Title Update 6 which releases on the same day. Towards the end of the Forge Talk Jon-Paul and Bradley answered some additional community FAQ questions about Durin’s Folk, which in turn touched on some anecdotes around new voice line recording sessions for the Expansion!
changedCurl up by the forge and listen back below: View store page Rounding out the end of October, the Return to Moria x Lurkit campaign was officially launched on the 31st. Welcoming content creators and live streamers to sign up to our Creator Program for both The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria and ahead of the release of the Durin’s Folk Expansion.
addedIf you’re a content creator or streamer who likes to forge clips and live stream your adventures under the mountain why not sign up today? Check out the campaign page at the link below to learn more about the program and perks for joining! https://www.lurkit.com/company/return-to-moria-creator-program
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ changes
changedAlongside our official announcement, Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont, prepared an exclusive video for our Discord Community, sharing Durin’s Day wishes and showing the first gameplay preview of Durin’s Folk in action, including a never before revealed outside location where players can build their most epic base yet!
changedThis preview has since been uploaded to YouTube, with the YouTube version featuring a brief overview of what The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is, as well as what changes and updates were made to the game over the past 2 years since its initial release. The video also features some of our RtM Community’s creations over that time too! Watch the video below (skip to 4:48 if you want to jump straight into the Durin’s Folk preview): View store page The following Friday, Jon-Paul Dumont and Art Director Bradley Fulton joined Community Manager Clare Byrne for Forge Talk 13. Recorded on Oct 24th, this Forge Talk also marked the 2 year anniversary of the initial release of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria .
addedDuring this Forge Talk, Jon-Paul and Bradley touched on the original design thoughts behind the world inside the mountain, how this affected design choices for outside areas in Durin’s Folk. They also covered more details about the Expansion itself, including what was seen in the Durin’s Folk Preview video (shown above) and what players can expect from Title Update 6 which releases on the same day. Towards the end of the Forge Talk Jon-Paul and Bradley answered some additional community FAQ questions about Durin’s Folk, which in turn touched on some anecdotes around new voice line recording sessions for the Expansion!
changedCurl up by the forge and listen back below: View store page Rounding out the end of October, the Return to Moria x Lurkit campaign was officially launched on the 31st. Welcoming content creators and live streamers to sign up to our Creator Program for both The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria and ahead of the release of the Durin’s Folk Expansion.
addedIf you’re a content creator or streamer who likes to forge clips and live stream your adventures under the mountain why not sign up today? Check out the campaign page at the link below to learn more about the program and perks for joining! https://www.lurkit.com/company/return-to-moria-creator-program
This year we celebrated Durin’s Day on Oct 21st with some exciting news from the Return to Moria Team: The upcoming Expansion, Durin’s Folk, will be released on Nov 18th! You can read our official announcement here: https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-df-releasedate
Alongside our official announcement, Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont, prepared an exclusive video for our Discord Community, sharing Durin’s Day wishes and showing the first gameplay preview of Durin’s Folk in action, including a never before revealed outside location where players can build their most epic base yet!
This preview has since been uploaded to YouTube, with the YouTube version featuring a brief overview of what The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is, as well as what changes and updates were made to the game over the past 2 years since its initial release. The video also features some of our RtM Community’s creations over that time too! Watch the video below (skip to 4:48 if you want to jump straight into the Durin’s Folk preview): View store page The following Friday, Jon-Paul Dumont and Art Director Bradley Fulton joined Community Manager Clare Byrne for Forge Talk 13. Recorded on Oct 24th, this Forge Talk also marked the 2 year anniversary of the initial release of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
During this Forge Talk, Jon-Paul and Bradley touched on the original design thoughts behind the world inside the mountain, how this affected design choices for outside areas in Durin’s Folk. They also covered more details about the Expansion itself, including what was seen in the Durin’s Folk Preview video (shown above) and what players can expect from Title Update 6 which releases on the same day. Towards the end of the Forge Talk Jon-Paul and Bradley answered some additional community FAQ questions about Durin’s Folk, which in turn touched on some anecdotes around new voice line recording sessions for the Expansion!
Curl up by the forge and listen back below: View store page Rounding out the end of October, the Return to Moria x Lurkit campaign was officially launched on the 31st. Welcoming content creators and live streamers to sign up to our Creator Program for both The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria and ahead of the release of the Durin’s Folk Expansion.
If you’re a content creator or streamer who likes to forge clips and live stream your adventures under the mountain why not sign up today? Check out the campaign page at the link below to learn more about the program and perks for joining! https://www.lurkit.com/company/return-to-moria-creator-program
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