kleine update....:
Mines of Moria Information
[Description of technical changes to the LOTRO engine and environments] To top it off, any non-instanced content is all in one zone - there's no loading, just a seamless, gigantic cave.
[Following a description of legendary weapons, the Runekeeper, and Warden] This deep connection [with Tolkein Enterprises] allows them to really exploit the great big dollops of Tolkein mythos. Moria itself holds around 60 new instances, ranging from solo to three and six-man groups, delving into the huge underground gardens of the Dwarves, the burial chambers of those that fell in the war with the Orcs and even the Shadowy Abyss, the place that the last balrog hid after its race was killed off. In fact, Turbine hints that you may be able to find out the history of the flaming monstrosity. You can also look forward to a gigantic raid against the Watcher at the very end of the game.
--Ed Zitron, PC Zone, October 2008
Moria is sounding really good!