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04/23/2026 04:56 PM

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Now through April 30th!

04/21/2026 03:05 PM

LATEST: Orcrist has reopened.

UPDATE: All worlds except for Orcrist have reopened. Orcrist will reopen shortly.

UPDATE: All worlds are unavailable. We are working to bring the servers online as soon as possible.

The LOTRO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, April 22nd from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) to release Update 48: A Glorious Hunt. Find the release notes on LOTRO.com. Thank you for your patience and we will see you back in the game soon!

04/21/2026 02:33 PM

We are adjusting the opening date for Rivendell Steadings by one week to address an issue discovered ahead of the deployment of Update 48. Rivendell Steadings will now open at Noon Eastern (-4 GMT) on Thursday, April 30th. We apologize for the delay. 

04/21/2026 12:13 PM

Here are the Release Notes for Update 48: A Glorious Hunt, released on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.