The Lord of the Rings Online™ – Update 49.7 Release Notes

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### Update 49.7 Release Notes
Here are the Release Notes for Update 49.7: In Good Company, Patch 7 released on Wednesday, October 07, 2026.

Of Special Note:

The Harvestmath Festival returns!

The Harvestmath Festival begins at 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Thursday, October 8th with new Midnight Raven cosmetic rewards! The 2026 Harvestmath Festival continues until 3:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Monday, November 2nd.

Level up packages have been added to The Wolves of Mordor!

We are adding a level up package to your pre-purchase of The Wolves of Mordor! Once the game worlds open following the release of Update 49.7, you will receive one or two level up packages, based on the version of the expansion you have purchased.
Read more on LOTRO.com.
These packages will deliver to the first character you log into following the opening of the game worlds on Wednesday.

News and Notes:

Veil of the Nine

• We have corrected an issue that was causing ringwraith spawns to not function correctly when appearing on a landscape.

Neighbours

• We have moved the Neighbour titles rewarded through Neighbour gifts into the Social category instead of Deeds.
• Neighbour story quests were inadvertently granting too much friendship on completion. A friendship award is still granted by quests, but the magnitude has been reduced.
• Emmathron and Brutha’s 3D portraits are no longer off-center.

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