and "The Court of Lothlórien". Each Allegiance has 30 Ranks which unlock both equipment rewards and a unique storyline for each Allegiance, and players can choose whether to exchange the Relics they receive from adventuring in Mordor for equipment or consume them to advance their Allegiance Rank. Players can decide to eventually complete all four Allegiances, but after the first one they each require progressively more Allegiance points to max out. The Kingdom of Gondor storyline begins with the coronation of Aragorn and deals with the new challenges he faces as the first King of Gondor in over a millennia. The Court of Lothlórien storyline depicts the impending attack of the Elves of Lothlórien and Mirkwood against Dol Guldur as well as the preparations of Elrond's household to their travel south and Lady Arwen's wedding. The Durin's Folk storyline shows Thorin III Stonehelm, the new King Under the Mountain, coming to lead his people after the death of his father Dain Ironfoot in the last days of the War of the Ring. The Hobbits of the Company storyline is more lighthearted compared to the others and focuses on Merry and Pippin's affairs in the time before the Hobbits set out for their journey back to The Shire. Soundtrack Music for the Mordor expansion was once again composed by Chance Thomas, whose last contribution to the game was the Riders of Rohan soundtrack five years prior. It was released as a digital download album which received favorable reviews. Critical reception MMORPG.com gave the expansion a 7.0/10, praising the storytelling and the new landscape, but noting that the new game systems felt too similar to what came before and criticizing the pricing of the expansion. References 2017 video games Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Role-playing games based on Middle-earth Role-playing video games Mordor Video game expansion packs Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games