<s>
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
is	O
the	O
second	O
retail	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Mines	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Moria	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
CD	O
release	O
and	O
one	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
via	O
web	O
based	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
next	O
update	O
introduced	O
level	O
scaling	O
for	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Shadows	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Angmar	I-Protocol
instances	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
Skirmish	O
currencies	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
distinction	O
less	O
pronounced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
Siege	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mirkwood	I-Protocol
concluded	O
the	O
Mines	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Moria	I-Protocol
story	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
the	O
Epic	O
books	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
storyline	O
continues	O
in	O
the	O
Rise	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Isengard	I-Protocol
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Siege	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mirkwood	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
update	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
subscription-base	O
model	O
to	O
the	O
Free-to-Play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LOTRO	B-Protocol
store	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
may	O
purchase	O
convenience	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opening	O
of	O
Moria	B-Protocol
,	O
Lothlórien	O
,	O
Mirkwood	O
and	O
Enedwaith	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
expansion	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
despite	O
the	O
smaller	O
landmass	O
update	O
compared	O
to	O
Moria	B-Protocol
it	O
does	O
not	O
lack	O
in	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
reduced	O
price	O
tag	O
justified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Murphy	O
of	O
MMORPG.com	O
gave	O
it	O
8.3/10	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
positive	O
overall	O
experience	O
but	O
noting	O
issues	O
with	O
Skirmish	O
Soldier	O
performance	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
Radiance	O
gating	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
raid	O
.	O
</s>
