First of all I'm loving this game but I do have one issue regarding combat. Making you spend time in a new zone with the previous zone's weapons and giving you grey damage is not super fun.

I just made it to Dwarrodelf, super cool looking at excited to see one of the coolest spots in all of LOTR. But, against the armored Orcs, Uruks, and Wargs my Belegost Halberd and Tier III First Age Sword just aren't cutting it. I would like it if you were able to make the next tier weapons just before you go to the next area, as its frustrating to spend a couple of minutes fighting each enemy and have no idea where to go to get the next tier of ore.

Also can you permanently get rid of the Drake that is right after the eastern stairs? I've killed it a few times but I'm not able to remove the nest and its a bit annoying having to run away from it each time as I'd rather not spend 5 minutes fighting it with my current gear.