<s>
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Mordor	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
expansion	O
for	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
raised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
cap	O
from	O
105	O
to	O
115	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
Plateau	O
of	O
Gorgoroth	O
region	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
Free	O
People	O
of	O
Middle-Earth	O
begin	O
to	O
explore	O
following	O
the	O
downfall	O
of	O
Sauron	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
cluster	O
of	O
end-game	O
Instances	O
and	O
a	O
Raid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
expansion	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
Ninth	O
and	O
final	O
Book	O
of	O
Volume	O
IV	O
:	O
The	O
Strength	O
of	O
Sauron	O
which	O
depicted	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Ring	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
celebration	O
at	O
the	O
Field	O
of	O
Cormallen	O
in	O
Ithilien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
signify	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
concluding	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
of	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
Epic	O
Story	O
is	O
not	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Volume	O
"	O
but	O
rather	O
simply	O
"	O
The	O
Black	O
Book	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
preceding	O
Epic	O
Quests	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
players	O
or	O
those	O
subscribers	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
purchase	O
previous	O
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Black	O
Book	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
"	O
requires	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
either	O
"	O
Mordor	B-Application
"	O
or	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Minas	B-Protocol
Morgul	I-Protocol
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
defeated	O
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Gate	O
overthrown	O
,	O
the	O
Free	O
People	O
of	O
Middle-Earth	O
venture	O
into	O
Mordor	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unexpected	O
messenger	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Land	O
:	O
the	O
Mouth	O
of	O
Sauron	O
survived	O
the	O
downfall	O
of	O
his	O
master	O
and	O
had	O
proclaimed	O
himself	O
Sauron	O
's	O
Heir	O
and	O
The	O
Ruler	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
tone	O
changed	O
since	O
the	O
battle	O
at	O
the	O
Black	O
Gate	O
,	O
the	O
Mouth	O
of	O
Sauron	O
offers	O
to	O
recognize	O
Aragorn	O
's	O
authority	O
as	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Gondor	O
and	O
become	O
his	O
subject	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
being	O
allowed	O
to	O
rule	O
what	O
remained	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
his	O
terms	O
are	O
absolutely	O
rejected	O
,	O
the	O
offer	O
itself	O
betrays	O
his	O
weakness	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
Sauron	O
's	O
Heir	O
's	O
dominion	O
over	O
Mordor	B-Application
is	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
total	O
that	O
he	O
boasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interrogation	O
of	O
Ayorzén	O
reveals	O
that	O
Mordor	B-Application
still	O
poses	O
many	O
dangers	O
as	O
the	O
Gúrzyul	O
,	O
powerful	O
servants	O
of	O
Sauron	O
,	O
have	O
unlike	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
outlasted	O
their	O
master	O
and	O
still	O
present	O
a	O
great	O
threat	O
for	O
the	O
Free	O
Peoples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
ventures	O
deep	O
into	O
Mordor	B-Application
to	O
find	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
Gúrzyul	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
former	O
mortals	O
whose	O
lives	O
have	O
been	O
unnaturally	O
extended	O
by	O
Sauron	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
tied	O
to	O
their	O
bodies	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
slain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
intercepted	O
message	O
reveals	O
that	O
Gúrzyul	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Masters	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
prepare	O
for	O
a	O
joint	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lhaereth	O
then	O
claims	O
dominion	O
over	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
Gúrzyul	O
recognize	O
her	O
authority	O
,	O
uniting	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rumour	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
seeking	O
an	O
artifact	O
of	O
Sauron	O
in	O
Dol	O
Guldur	O
is	O
enough	O
to	O
give	O
even	O
Gandalf	O
worry	O
and	O
the	O
Wizard	O
sends	O
the	O
player	O
away	O
from	O
Mordor	B-Application
to	O
find	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Weeping	O
Warrior	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
makes	O
one	O
last	O
trip	O
into	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
Dol	O
Guldur	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
Sigileth	O
of	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Guard	O
,	O
missing	O
and	O
believed	O
dead	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Siege	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mirkwood	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Thorin	O
III	O
Stonehelm	O
bids	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Iron	O
Hills	O
and	O
bring	O
back	O
his	O
son	O
Durin	O
VII	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
kept	O
away	O
from	O
Erebor	O
during	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	O
Nain	O
order	O
the	O
relic	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
to	O
be	O
gone	O
from	O
his	O
Halls	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
offers	O
to	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
Gandalf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
the	O
Black	O
Book	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
Karazgar	O
immediately	O
desires	O
to	O
possess	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
Gandalf	O
easily	O
overpowers	O
him	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Book	O
storyline	O
concludes	O
in	O
the	O
Minas	B-Protocol
Morgul	I-Protocol
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mordor	B-Application
expansions	O
adds	O
Mordor	B-Application
itself	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
section	O
of	O
Middle-Earth	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
region	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
Plateau	O
of	O
Gorgoroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Udun	O
:	O
The	O
area	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
directly	O
beyond	O
the	O
now	O
ruined	O
Black	O
Gate	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
where	O
the	O
weapons	O
for	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
Sauron	O
were	O
forged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lhingris	O
:	O
The	O
vale	O
between	O
the	O
Western	O
Mountains	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Morgai	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Cirith	O
Ungol	O
and	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
Shelob	O
's	O
Lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mordor	B-Application
introduced	O
three	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
:	O
disenchanting	O
,	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Allegiance	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Disenchanting	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
destroying	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
equipment	O
from	O
Mordor	B-Application
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
an	O
amount	O
of	O
new	O
currency	O
(	O
originally	O
"	O
Ash	O
of	O
Gorgoroth	O
"	O
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Motes/Embers	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
spend	O
on	O
end-game	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
regional	O
effect	O
present	O
in	O
landscape	O
and	O
instances	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
which	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
a	O
progressive	O
debuff	O
as	O
they	O
venture	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Shadow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Gloom/Radiance	O
mechanic	O
from	O
the	O
Mines	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Moria	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
"	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
"	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
countered	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
stat	O
called	O
"	O
Light	O
of	O
Earendil	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
gear	O
awarded	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Allegiance	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
but	O
separate	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
Reputation	O
Factions	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
pledge	O
their	O
Allegiance	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
factions	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Gondor	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hobbits	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Company	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Durin	O
's	O
Folk	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Court	O
of	O
Lothlórien	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Allegiance	O
has	O
30	O
Ranks	O
which	O
unlock	O
both	O
equipment	O
rewards	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
storyline	O
for	O
each	O
Allegiance	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
exchange	O
the	O
Relics	O
they	O
receive	O
from	O
adventuring	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
for	O
equipment	O
or	O
consume	O
them	O
to	O
advance	O
their	O
Allegiance	O
Rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Durin	O
's	O
Folk	O
storyline	O
shows	O
Thorin	O
III	O
Stonehelm	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
King	O
Under	O
the	O
Mountain	O
,	O
coming	O
to	O
lead	O
his	O
people	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
Dain	O
Ironfoot	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hobbits	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Company	O
storyline	O
is	O
more	O
lighthearted	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Merry	O
and	O
Pippin	O
's	O
affairs	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
Hobbits	B-Device
set	O
out	O
for	O
their	O
journey	O
back	O
to	O
The	O
Shire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
the	O
Mordor	B-Application
expansion	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
composed	O
by	O
Chance	O
Thomas	O
,	O
whose	O
last	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
Riders	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Rohan	I-Protocol
soundtrack	O
five	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMORPG.com	O
gave	O
the	O
expansion	O
a	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
storytelling	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
landscape	O
,	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
systems	O
felt	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
what	O
came	O
before	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
pricing	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
