Update 44.2 Release Notes

Here are the Release Notes for Update 44.2, released on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Of Special Note

Kinship Housing Storage Issue Resolution:

We have corrected an issue with Kinship Escrow during character transfer. Kinship Escrow will now correctly transfer with the guild leader, and can be found in the Escrow on the target game world. Items previously lost from Kinship Escrow during kinship leader transfers will still need to be addressed by Customer Service.

We have corrected an issue with Premium House Storage losing some items during house sale (including on transfer). All eligible items from this per-house storage will now properly move to escrow when selling Premium Housing. Items previously lost when selling a Premium House will be returned to Housing Escrow storage upon first login following this game update.

On Shared Items (account) transfer, items in Premium House Storage will now move into Shared Housing Storage during the transfer. This allows the items to be accessed on the destination game world without requiring ownership of a specific house address.

These changes REQUIRE players to log into their current game world prior to further transfers. Failing to do so will permanently disassociate missing items from your game account, and customer support will not be able to assist. Therefore, it is extremely important that players log into a game world once this fix is in place prior to any further transfers. We also always recommend that players log into a character on their origin world prior to transfer when possible.

Sting Opens!

Our newest 64-bit game world opens later today! Get more information on LOTRO.com.

Myrtle Mint has arrived with new rewards - also in Adventurer's and Traveler's Steel-bound Lootboxes!

Myrtle Mint now offers new rewards, and Adventurer's and Traveler's Steel-bound Lootboxes have been updated. You can get a full list of changes in an article on LOTRO.com.

The 14th Legendary Items Reward Track has arrived!

The 14th Legendary Items Reward Track has arrived with new rewards! Make sure to claim your rewards prior to debut of the 15th Legendary Items Reward Track at 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. New rewards include the Incomparable Coffer of the Jade Speckled Serpent, Legendary Coffer of the Heroes of the Dwarven Halls, Legendary Coffer of the Elvish Outpost, and the Legendary Coffer of the Striped Jerboa. 

Dun Shûma, the King’s Fortress is now available on Tier 3 difficulty!

The Leading the Charge Deed for Dun Shûma, The King's Fortress runs until 3:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on June 26th.

News and Notes:

18th Anniversary:

  • Two wights that would sometimes aggro on Lalia before the missing begins in "Lalia's Safe Passage" have been removed.

  • Several wights in "Lalia's Safe Passage" have been moved further back from Lalia's path to ease the difficulty on non-Delving difficulty.

  • All ideal Locations for "Sparking an Interest" in front of the Prancing Pony should now be available more frequently.

  • The Anniversary Event wrapper "Another Lovely Year" can now be turned in to Waldo Rumble after the completion of 7 Anniversary Quests and/or Anniversary Missions. NOTE: This fix requires the quest to be reset. Current quest progress has been lost with the release of Update 44.2.
  • The objectives at the end of "A Gift for the North" have been adjusted for clarity.

Seasonal Lootbox Rotation:

  • Rowan Raspberry has retired for the season.
  • Adventurer's and Traveller's Steel-bound Lootboxes contain new "Able Angler" cosmetic items including avatar cosmetics, a steed and matching war-steed cosmetics, a bear cosmetic pet, and new housing items including a chair and painting. These items are also available on Myrtle Mint for Figments of Splendour.
  • Adventurer's and Traveller's Steel-bound Lootboxes also now contain a Pack of the Able Angler and Desk of the Able Angler. These items are not yet available for barter.
  • The following cosmetics and housing items are now available on on Myrtle Mint for Figments of Splendour: Mask of the Silent Hunter, Cloak of the Silent Hunter, Hooded Cloak of the Silent Hunter, Settee of the Silent Hunter, & Garden Perch of the Silent Hunter.
  • A number of items have been moved from Myrtle Mint onto The Curator. 

Dun Shûma, The King's Fortress:

  • Warning indicators for Charging Lions should now render regardless of your "Dynamic Particle Rendering" setting selection.
  • Bugfixes and Tuning Adjustments:
    • Weaponmaster Mâkhragab
      • Reduced Induction time of these skills: Command: Loose, Command: Throw, and Cruel Dagger.
      • Fixed an issue where players were not always being freed from Pinning Spear.
      • Fixed an issue where players were not released if the boss dies while they are pinned.
    • Ushdâla, Lady of the Pride
      • Reduced the cooldown on Ravenous Lioness' Vicious Claw
      • Reduced the cooldown on Unleash the Pride
      • Reduced the cooldown on Shoot to Kill
      • Increased Damage of Focused Shot (Distributed)
    • Zidunâm, the Serpent Reborn
      • Fixed an issue where the Serpent's Glare beam was not visible after a wipe.
      • Reduced the cooldown on Serpent's Cry
      • Increased Damage of Coiled Strike

Miscellaneous:

  • The Black Serpent Scale > Sand-worn Copper Token exchange no longer erroneously requires 10 Copper Tokens in addition to the scale.
  • The Guardian set "Claymore of the West" now correctly improves the Damage of all Bleeds.
  • Shields found in Dun Shuma chests can now correctly disenchant into Embers of Enchantment.
  • The Temple of Utug-bûr: Garash will no longer summon fragments during the normal stages of the fight.
  • The Subuzûri and Ekhamâti forces at Garash Kâru in Ambarûl now play combat sounds when you approach them. 
  • Elder Roshat in Khûtra on the Cape of Umbar no longer despawns if you leave the Elder Hall without accepting "The Wellspring" quest. 
  • Gorthorogs should no longer become stuck in their fist-pump animation loop.
  • FRENCH:
    • Translation for the "Deeds Before Words" objective has been updated with the "Inspire" skill instead of "Influence" Skill.
    • The translation for the Beorning Quarter master at Bej Mâgha, Cape of Umbar has been updated.
  • GERMAN:
    • Translations for "Tall Decorative Walls (Smials)" have been updated.