Just seen this on the German
boards, there's a massively
article with news from Tubine at PAX 2010 about LotrOs next update and the future:
DirectX11
Crisper graphics, water ripples, better looking armour (with battle scars even).
Month of... returning
As result of the community feedback threads Turbine and Codies created, the class months will return to add more polish. Next up are Lore-masters and Rune-keepers.
(pet cosmetics tied to skills, not necklaces?)
Legendary weapons will see a workover in the, not too far, future. Less grind, less lottery, more customization. Hints at cosmetic weapons?
More voice overs
So far over 40 actors were hired to add more voice.
Rift revamp up next
Turbine plans to make one "multi-winged" version and a "long hard slog" one.
New classes?
No comment! But hints that Turbine is always keeping an eye on which roles are underrepresented.
Server additions
are based on the interest the F2P move generated. In comparison to DDO it was two and a half to three times that, with over 100k players in the beta.