The Lord of the Rings game, which launched last autumn, is leaving behind one of its key complaints that could have made some people refuse to buy it…

Monolith, the game’s developers, announced on their forums that in the upcoming weeks, Shadow of War is getting free updates, and the game will get rid of the Gold and War chests from its store, as it „reduces the immersions in the world and takes away from the challenge of building your army and your fortress.”

„The core promise of the Nemesis System is the ability to build relationships with your allies and enemies in a dynamic open world. While purchasing Orcs in the Market is more immediate and provides additional player options, we have come to realize that providing this choice risked undermining the heart of our game, the Nemesis System. It allows you to miss out on the awesome player stories you would have otherwise created, and it compromises those same stories even if you don’t buy anything,” the developers wrote.

500 gold for five, 1050 for ten, and 2200 for twenty – these are the current prices for the gold, but from May 8, nobody is going to be able to buy it. In fact, on July 17, Monolith is going to get rid of gold, the gold/war chests, as well as the market altogether. For every 150 gold you still have on that day, you’ll get one gold loot chest. If you have less than 150, you’ll still get one.

The game will get new narrative events, too, to make the experience more cohesive than before. Monolith also promises undetailed gameplay improvements to the Nemesis system, the skill tree, to the gear system and the progression system. There will also be new skins, too.

After half a year, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War might be the way we wanted it to be before…

Source: Monolith