Turbine Announces Expansion to LoTRO

I just mentioned the prospect of exploring the Mines of Moria in Turbines outstanding MMO, Lord of the Rings Online, and lo and behold, an announcement last Friday. The expansion is officially named Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, and is set for release the fall of this year. As the name implies, players will get to explore the Mines of Moria, level their characters to 60, and experiment with two new character classes. Most intriguing is this bullet, quoted directly from Turbine:

Forge Legendary Items - The Mines of Moria will introduce Turbine's new item advancement system to The Lord of the Rings Online. Players will be able to forge weapons and class-related equipment and evolve them to build a legacy the likes of Bilbo's Sting and Gandalf's Glamdring. These legendary weapons will level-up along with the player, allowing customization by advancing the item's virtues, adding runic legacies, modifying its titles and forming fables.

Leveling weapons? Weapon titles? Fables? Sign me up!