Itemization is getting an overhaul in Lord of the Rings Online's Rise of Isengard expansion, which launches Sept. 27 and is currently undergoing beta testing. According to a new dev blog entry, these changes are being implemented to make players of all types feel like they're making progress in the game. In summary, Rise of Isengard will:

• …provide more rewards, and those rewards should feel more impactful.
• …make yellow items more potent, but not more potent than purple ones.
• …provide solo players with an opportunity to acquire four of their six piece class set.
• …provide brand new chests in classic instances, scaling raids and skirmish raids that will drop desirable loot.
• …add a new stat called Finesse that doesn’t function like a content gating stat like Radiance did once upon a time.