Update 48.3 Release Notes — The Lord of the Rings Online™ Steam update #679443

Update 48.3 Release NotesHere are the Release Notes for Update 48.3: A Glorious Hunt, Patch 3 released on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.Of Special Note:"A Glorious Hunt" Concludes!Join Shâra Mizâdi in Ingarûma in Pahar Hatokáli for the epic conclusion of the "A Glorious Hunt" storyline, as she seeks her vengeance against the villainous Bârshud and a return to peace in the lands of Shagâna and Mûr Ghala. "A Glorious Hunt" is FREE to VIPs and available in the LOTRO Store.News and Notes:An adjustment has been made to our load balancer to improve game performance in heavier instances and raids. This change aims to reduce the impact of too many groups sharing the same server instance on performance, and should help during raiding and instance grouping with some of the most severe lag caused by less optimized load balancing. Missions in Sul Madash and Zajana should be rotating properly.Rivendell hou...