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LOTR: Seven New Playable Classes
KeyWord: lotr,lotro,lots Date: 11-10-2005
Summary:Today on LOTR website come a post that the game developer team will come up with seven new playable classes for the players.However more detials are not available except that there will be a brief description of which races can play each class,special abilities coming out soon.Maybe its a good news for LOTR fanatics."

\"\"Today on LOTR website come a post that the game developer team will come up with seven new playable classes for the players.However more detials are not available except that there will be a brief description of which races can play each class,special abilities coming out soon.Maybe its a good news for LOTR fanatics. Below is the announcement from the official site:




And Now, the Moment You‘ve All Been Waiting For
(well, one of them anyway...)


 


November, 2005


Greetings!


When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, there was no such thing as an MMORPG; no such thing as classes or hit points or combat systems. Still, from his works sprang what we now call the fantasy genre, and traditional races such as Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits (Halflings) are pervasive in fantasy settings.


Maintaining the themes that are so crucial to The Lord of the Rings is a priority for the LOTRO design team when creating the systems in the game. Classes are especially challenging because magic can be very subtle in Middle-earth, and most MMORPG players expect (or even demand) to be able to play spell-casters as well as the more clearly-defined classes like warriors, rogues, and healers. It was Morale that helped the classes coalesce and fall into place.


This week, we‘ll introduce you to the classes by giving an overview of what they are, and a brief description of how they work.  Stay tuned; we‘ll continue to flesh out the information on the classes through site updates on a regular basis, with information like which races can play each class, special abilities, and more.


Thanks for your patience while waiting for us to unveil the class system in LOTRO. We‘d love to hear what you think about the classes, so don‘t hesitate to post your comments on our forums, even if you‘ve never posted before.


And now, without further ado: Playable Classes in The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar™


The LOTRO team


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