WarCry hosted lat nights's LOTR Online Dev Chat! If you missed the chat, a transcript is now available for download. Check it out.

The Lord Of The Rings Online website has a new feature posted, this one covering the in-game traits feature. It seems they are along the same lines as traits from most MMO games, click the link for details.

The latest installment of the LOTR Online beta dev journal is posted over at the official website. This time around, the post deals with player traits, those passive abilities that avatars can acquire in MMORPG games.

From Turbine:

Thorin II, noble Dwarf of Durin's Line and king of Durin's Folk, accomplished a heroic task when he led a small company of Dwarves (and one reluctant hobbit) to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dreaded dragon, Smaug the Golden. Thorin succeeded in his quest, but sadly perished not long after, in the Battle of Five Armies. Still, there is much more to tell about Thorin and his deeds prior to that fateful quest. Legends tell of heroic battles alongside his father Thráin II, and of difficult years spent in exile after Smaug's arrival - years that saw Thorin lead the surviving Dwarves from their lost home to the Blue Mountains (also known as Ered Luin) in the west.

The latest Game Systems post is now up over at the official LOTR Online website. This time, the post gives us a rundown of the crafting in LOTR Online, and it is very thorough to say the least. All you potential crafters, don't miss this.

The latest Lord Of The Rings dev diary feature is posted over at the official website. This time around, the topic is "Crafting the Mountains of Ered." Check the link for the full details.

Turbine has posted the latest installment of the Exploring Middle Earth series. This time, The Fields of Fornost get the royal treatment. Ghosts of the past whisper within the ruins of the once-prosperous North Downs. For the full story, check the link.

Warcry has posted the third installment in their hands-on with the Lord Of The Rings Online series. This feature deals with, among other things, the user interface, and just how well it works. Some great info, check it out.