The usage of some form of “seasons” mechanic is popular in the gaming industry. It is a typical feature in many multiplayer games. They often last a few months and might indicate a new cosmetics/skins theme or content roll-out. In Lord of the Rings Rise to War, a season functions almost like a “round” in comparison. These seasons are also often referred to as the Rise to War Campaigns.
In LotR Tise to War, tacticians must battle with their faction to complete Seasonal Objectives to be crowned the victorious faction at season end. Continue reading to learn more about the LotR Rise to War Seasons feature and how changing seasons will impact your account.
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What is a Season in LotR Rise To War?
A season in LotR Rise to War represents a certain set of scenarios in the game which form a campaign and last two to three months. Players compete alongside their factions to complete these campaign scenarios in order to win the season. An example of some LotR Rise to War season 2 goals can be seen in the picture below:
Once a season is over, a new season will begin with a fresh scenario. New players to the game must all complete season one and two in order before moving on to the following seasons. This ensures that veteran players are not pitted against brand new players. This is relatively effective at keeping the game balanced.
Additionally, at this point, certain elements of your account will be reset. However, you will be allowed to take some things with you to the next season including the Commanders you have been working hard on.
Each new season brings a change to the features and content of the game. This includes additional Rise to War Factions being added, new commanders, and new scenarios. This does a great job of keeping the game feeling fresh with each new season you start.
What Happens When a LotR Rise to War Season Ends?
Each time there is a new season in LotR Rise to War, there are a number of changes to gameplay and a player’s account depending on the campaign you register for in the next season. There will also be a number of rewards given out depending on a player’s performance. Keep reading below for more details on all of this.
LotR Rise to War Season Rewards
As soon as the season ends players won’t be able to complete Seasonal Objectives since all server progress at that time will pause. Titles, Medals, and other Season rewards are then distributed to the top-performing players.
Medals are a particularly important currency when starting a new season. They allow you to purchase premium items from the season store before it begins which will help you in the next campaign’s objectives. Ensuring you perform well in a season will therefore be a huge boost for you at the next stage.
LotR Rise to War Season Changes
A new Season is created for a player by merging them with players from several servers. This aims to bring players together of a similar activity and skill level to ensure a more balanced game. At this point, all players will see their accounts reset to Hall Level 1 with the ability to select a new Rise to War Faction also enabled.
Although accounts are reset, there are certain elements that players are allowed to maintain when starting a new LotR Rise to War Season. This includes the following:
- All equipment and its associated progress.
- Equipment fragments.
- All Commanders and their respect progress (level is reset).
- Commander gifts.
- Items not marked as seasonal.
- Mathom Medals.
- Gems.
Lastly, the Construction Queue Pack and the Monthly Packs are two purchases that have a 30-day shelf life. Despite the start of a new Season, these packs will continue for their entire lifetime. The length of the Construction Queue or Monthly Packs will not change or be shortened due to a server merging.
LotR Rise to War Seasonal Rankings Explained
Similar to rankings in other online games, Players may earn Season Titles to display on their Player Profile. To obtain a higher ranking, tacticians must cooperate rather than grind rank points. In Rise to War you can earn five different titles that serve as ranks. Each has specific requirements.
As you can see. It’s not as simple as “obtain this many ranked points”, or “win this amount of matches”. Goals such as occupying key regions in Rise To War require a collective effort of you and your allied factions comprised of hundreds of friendly players. And you will all need to face hundreds of opponents who want that same honor.
LotR Rise to War Season Changes
There have so far been a total of 6 seasons/campaigns in LotR Rise to War. Each season from season 2 has introduced new elements. There are always a huge number of changes each season, from small balance updates to completely new Rise to War Factions.
Of course, the most exciting things in these LotR Rise to War season updates are the new Commanders, Units, and Factions that are introduced. In addition to this, you will be faced with a completely new scenario which may also limit which Factions you can play with. Once you have completed seasons 1 and 2, you are able to choose from a list of campaigns that you wish to register in for the next season.
We will cover all this below in our breakdown of each season/campaign, including details on objectives and the corresponding rewards. Also, check out our LotR Rise to War Factions Guide for more information on each faction and their seasonal availability.
LotR Rise to War Season 1
This is the very first season you will play in LotR Rise to War and as such there are no changes to mention. However below we outline which factions can be played with and what the seasonal objective will be:
- Season Objectives:
- Occupy Dol Guldur – Your Faction occupies Dol Guldur (600 Season Medals).
- Regional Control – Your Faction controls ≥ 20 regions (400 Season Medals).
- Capital Defence – Your Faction’s Capitol remains in your Faction’s control (300 Season Medals).
- Rings’ Power – Ring Level reaches 40 (100 Season Medals).
- Available Good Factions: Lindon, Arnor, Rohan, Gondor, Lothlorien, and Erebor.
- Available Evil Factions: Angmar, Isengard, Mordor, and Rhun.
LotR Rise to War Season 2
In Season 2, factions are again tasked with controlling Dol Guldur. However, this time there are Season Medals available for a few additional objectives. Please read the list below for all the LotR Rise to War Season 2 details:
- Season Objectives:
- Occupy Dol Guldur – Your Faction occupies Dol Guldur (600 Season Medals).
- Faction Ranking – Factions controlling 6 regions will join the regional control ranking, with the top 4 claiming rewards (400, 300, 200, and 100 Season Medals).
- Factional Control – Your Faction controls ≥ 3 region(s), and its Capital is safely under its control (300 Season Medals).
- Rings’ Power – Ring Level reaches 60, this must be met to be eligible for all other season rewards (100 Season Medals).
- Available Good Factions: Lindon, Arnor, Rohan, Gondor, Lothlorien, and Erebor.
- Available Evil Factions: Angmar, Isengard, Mordor, and Rhun.
- New Good Commanders: Elladan, Imrahil, and Thorin.
- New Evil Commanders: Zegrid, Adunae, and Beruthiel.
- New Neutral Units: Bree Rider, Dunlending Warrior, Hobbit Archer, and Great Beast.
LotR Rise to War Season 3 – Rebuilding Glory
In Season 3, factions are again tasked with controlling Dol Guldur. This is a Role-play campaign where you can only use units of the same alignment and also only battle those of the opposite alignment. Season Medals are awarded based on how active players have been in contributing toward this objective. Please read the list below for all the LotR Rise to War Season 3 details:
- Season Objectives:
- Occupy Dol Guldur – Players are ranked according to Personal Contribution after their Factions/United Factions occupy Dol Guldur (1-200 = 900 Season Medals, 201-600 = 600 Season Medals, and >600 = 300 Season Medals).
- Development Ranking – Top 5 Factions/United Factions’ based on the number of Control Points that have been fully upgraded. (500, 450, 400, 340, and 300 Season Medals).
- United Defense – When the Faction/United faction controls 6 or more regions, their original capital is under their control, and it is developed fully, members will receive season rewards based on their contribution ranking (1-200 = 300 Season Medals, 201-600 = 200 Season Medals, and >600 = 100 Season Medals).
- Rings’ Power – Ring Level reaches 60 (100 Season Medals).
- Available Good Factions: Lindon, Arnor, Rohan, Gondor, Lothlorien, and Erebor.
- Available Evil Factions: Angmar, Isengard, Mordor, Rhun, Variags, and Gundabad.
- New Good Commanders: Cidrin and Celeborn.
- New Evil Commanders: Lathar and Cestaro.
- New Neutral Units: Keeper, Seafarer, Vanguard, and Wraith.
- New Factions: Variags and Gundabad.
LotR Rise to War Season 4 – The War of the Ring
With the launch of season 4, the seasons were renamed campaigns. This change also came with an exciting new scenario of playing out the events of the movie franchise. The Good side has to help the Ringbearer get to Mount Doom, whilst the Evil side must stop them. All key details and season rewards can be seen below:
- Season Objectives:
- Occupy Dol Guldur – Help/prevent the Ringbearer from getting to Mount Doom (Failure: 1-200 = 700 Season Medals, 201-500 = 500 Season Medals, 501-1,000 = 300 Season Medals, and >1,000 = 100 Season Medals. Success: 1-200 = 1,000 Season Medals, 201-500 = 600 Season Medals, 501-1,000 = 400 Season Medals, and >1,000 = 200 Season Medals).
- Full Siege – Your side receives 5 Season Medals for each Control Point you occupy. Occupy 40 Control Points to obtain extra rewards.
- Capital Defense – Defend 3 of your side’s Capitals to receive 100 Season Medals.
- Rings’ Power – Ring Level reaches 60, this must be met to be eligible for all other season rewards (50 Season Medals).
- Available Good Factions: Rohan, Gondor, Lothlorien, and Erebor.
- Available Evil Factions: Isengard, Mordor, Rhun, and Gundabad.
- New Good Commanders: Treebeard and Falgin.
- New Evil Commanders: Sauron, Skalhelm, and Glasha.
LotR Rise to War Season 5 – Tactics Evolved
Season 5 is also known as the Tactics Evolved LotR Rise to War campaign.
- Season Objectives:
- Occupy Dol Guldur – Players are ranked according to Personal Contribution after their Factions/United Factions occupy Dol Guldur (1-100 = 600 Season Medals, 101-350 = 400 Season Medals, and >350 = 200 Season Medals).
- United Faction Control – Top 5 Factions/United Factions’ based on the average number of Control Points. (500, 450, 400, 350, and 300 Season Medals).
- United Defense – When the Faction/United faction controls 6 or more regions, their original capital is under their control, then members will receive season rewards based on their contribution ranking (1-200 = 300 Season Medals, 201-600 = 200 Season Medals, and >600 = 100 Season Medals).
- Rings’ Power – Ring Level reaches 60 and complete Elite Unit Training, this must be met to be eligible for all other season rewards (100 Season Medals).
- Available Good Factions: Lindon, Arnor, Rohan, Gondor, Lothlorien, and Erebor.
- Available Evil Factions: Angmar, Isengard, Mordor, Rhun, Variags, and Gundabad.
- New Good Commanders: Isildur.
- New Evil Commanders: Sunind.
- New Neutral Units: Werewolf, Cold Drake, Spirit of the Wood, and Depths Defender.
LotR Rise to War Season 6 – Rings of Power: Kings of Men
Season 6 is also known as the Rings of Power: Kings of Men LotR Rise to War campaign. This campaign marks a large shift in gameplay from all the prior campaigns. Here, the faction system no longer exists, with players instead, all marked as mannish entities who battle for control of powerful rings. As such all players share the same buildings in their settlements.
The Rings of Power: Kings of Men LotR Rise to War campaign also introduces a new map that features 8 Lesser Rings separated into 8 Major Cities. A fellowship can capture these to gain special powers and establish its own Kingdom. Controlling a Kingdom and the zones within it will see your fellowship gain points towards the end of season total.
- Available Good Factions: None – all players take control of a neutral mannish entity.
- Available Evil Factions: None – all players take control of a neutral mannish entity.
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