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Free DLCs Coming to Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Before the Year Ends

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced various free content updates and features coming this year to Middle-earth: Shadow of War, providing players with new ways to continue the battle for Mordor and capture every epic moment. Upcoming free downloadable content (DLC) updates and features include:
  • Endless Siege - Defend your fortresses against Sauron's forces as the Dark Lord tries to reclaim Mordor in the Endless Siege. (Available 21st Nov)
  • Rebellion - Crush the rebel Ologs and Uruks in your forces as they seek to undermine the Bright Lord. (Available 21st Nov)
  • Enhanced Photo Mode - Capture every battle and siege and apply new filters, frames and textures with the Enhanced Photo Mode update. (Available 21st Nov)
  • Online Fight Pits - Challenge another player's Orc follower, Overlord vs. Overlord, to a fight to the death in the arena to earn powerful rewards and upgrades. (Available 5th Dec)
  • Brutal Difficulty - A new higher difficulty level even more challenging than Nemesis with no last chances. (Available 12th Dec)

The Middle-earth: Shadow of War Expansion Pass is currently available for £32.99, or included as part of the Shadow of War Gold Edition for £89.99. The Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion, Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion and Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion can each be purchased à la carte for £11.99. The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion can be purchased à la carte for £15.99.

For more information, check out the Official Middle-earth: Shadow of War Expansion Pass Trailer via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko_QPEbqp1Q&t=1s

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Their loot boxes must be running well.

Can anyone with some meaningful time spent in the game tell me how repetitive and long the grind is? As in, rank per hour or something, or how often you get nice drops.
 

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Their loot boxes must be running well.

Can anyone with some meaningful time spent in the game tell me how repetitive and long the grind is? As in, rank per hour or something, or how often you get nice drops.

Might not be soon

 
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Excited for the new photo features! Been taking lots of screenies :)

The game is good, I wasnt going to buy it at launch due to the MT debate, but seeing it on a certain site discounted, I caved. It is more of the same from the first, but theres plenty of refinements. As for loot drops, I cant tell you if what I have is good in the scheme of things, but I havent even vaguely been tempted to pay for anything and I havent yet hit any sort of a wall.

I did feel a bit sick about some of the things up for purchase. Such as the spoils of war buff, it gives 100% bonus exp for 2hrs REAL TIME. So if you get a call, or anything comes up and you pause or log out... still ticks down. Pretty scummy IMO.

(E: I have 45hrs "played" - several are AFK. And Im lvl41 I believe, so roughly a rank an hour. Ive been doing side stuff as I go, so Ive nearly everything unlocked (I have all skills, just some sub-'ruin' stuff left), used one spoil of war bonus which was rewarded from a random chest, good quality stuff is all around if u want it - doing online vendettas or sending death threats to orcs)
 
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Excited for the new photo features! Been taking lots of screenies :)

The game is good, I wasnt going to buy it at launch due to the MT debate, but seeing it on a certain site discounted, I caved. It is more of the same from the first, but theres plenty of refinements. As for loot drops, I cant tell you if what I have is good in the scheme of things, but I havent even vaguely been tempted to pay for anything and I havent yet hit any sort of a wall.

I did feel a bit sick about some of the things up for purchase. Such as the spoils of war buff, it gives 100% bonus exp for 2hrs REAL TIME. So if you get a call, or anything comes up and you pause or log out... still ticks down. Pretty scummy IMO.

Thanks. That last bit is standard F2P MMO fare, and it shouldn't be.
 
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That its not clearly labelled as such is the unforgivable part. I did see a (loading screen) tooltip at some point that mentions it. But nowhere on its use page is there any mention that its going to tick away in real time. If I was annoyed that something I just got randomly did this, I cant imagine how pissed Id be if I paid real money for it!

I wish I could knock it more, but it is a good game. Glad I didnt pay full price tho ;p
 
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