<s>
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Riders	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Rohan	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
Massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
web-based	O
download	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
on	O
war-steeds	O
is	O
not	O
like	O
movement	O
on	O
the	O
travel	O
mounts	O
that	O
have	O
previously	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
have	O
purchased	O
the	O
expansion	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
choose	O
2	O
alternatives	O
,	O
the	O
Light	O
and	O
the	O
Heavy	O
War-steeds	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
not	O
purchased	O
the	O
expansion	O
can	O
purchase	O
these	O
alternatives	O
with	O
Lotro	B-Protocol
Points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
previously	O
employed	O
a	O
mechanism	O
called	O
"	O
tapping	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
detect	O
who	O
attacked	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
(	O
or	O
group	O
)	O
receiving	O
loot	O
,	O
experience	O
and	O
quest	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riders	O
of	O
Rohan	O
continues	O
the	O
storyline	O
that	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Siege	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mirkwood	I-Protocol
expansion	O
and	O
continued	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Rise	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Isengard	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacking	O
Aragorn	O
's	O
superior	O
tracking	O
skills	O
,	O
they	O
miss	O
the	O
signs	O
of	O
the	O
Hobbits	B-Device
having	O
escaped	O
and	O
nearly	O
succumb	O
to	O
despair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
chance	O
encounter	O
with	O
an	O
Ent	O
from	O
the	O
Fangorn	O
Forest	O
reveals	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
are	O
the	O
Hobbits	B-Device
alive	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Gandalf	O
himself	O
has	O
already	O
seen	O
for	O
their	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Third	O
Marshall	O
deems	O
the	O
entire	O
Eastemnet	O
not	O
defensible	O
,	O
with	O
Isengard	O
forces	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
Mordor	B-Application
orcs	B-Language
pouring	O
from	O
the	O
south	O
and	O
Easterlings	O
crossing	O
the	O
river	O
from	O
the	O
east	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thane	O
of	O
Snowbourn	O
Fastred	O
openly	O
defies	O
this	O
order	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
abandon	O
his	O
position	O
and	O
leading	O
bold	O
strikes	O
against	O
orc	B-Language
forces	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Riders	O
of	O
Rohan	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
native	B-Language
game	O
client	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
play	O
LOTRO	B-Protocol
on	O
an	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
had	O
to	O
use	O
either	O
Windows-emulation	O
software	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
Apple	O
's	O
Bootcamp	O
to	O
install	O
Windows	O
on	O
their	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Riders	O
of	O
Rohan	O
beta	O
testing	O
phase	O
,	O
Turbine	O
released	O
a	O
native	B-Language
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
client	O
for	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
client	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
presumably	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
not	O
quite	O
being	O
ready	O
for	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
client	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
previous	O
Lord	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
releases	O
Shadows	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Angmar	I-Protocol
and	O
Mines	O
of	O
Moria	O
(	O
to	O
which	O
Thomas	O
also	O
contributed	O
tracks	O
)	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
separate	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
