great news. Having a way to define the opponents based on your party number might be really interesting for when you can not get all people onboard for a quest. maybe Turbine should extend it to more than the skirmishes. anyway, that's good news.
also for the customizable soldiers, I guess... they might be a welcome hand. LotRO keeps getting better, and kind of answering the prayers of players. Tha'ts really why I keep at it... an also my two sons. He've been playing since the beta.
Grats LotRO, Grats Turbine