Yes, I posted before the patch. We had an active and fun weekend meeting new people as many of us manned fountains around Middle Earth and put people in. It was a nice coming-together of the community.
But: what is important is that the patch only fixed the bug with Weathertop and Red Pass, so this is still relevant. There was no bug for the others, they are merely gated by old quest chains. There is still the question of whether you want to do a missing quest chain for those or have someone open the door for you. (Exception, they removed the chain requirement for Dead Marshes). Old chains are fun to revisit, but you may not have enough gaming time for them. Either way, have fun!