LOTROCast 62 – Things Are a Changing

Hi all-

Welcome to Episode 62 of the LOTROCast.  While this is the 62nd episode of the LOTROCast (or more if you count the LORECasts) this is the first that is being posted as part of the show’s migration to the LOTRO Players Portal on the Middle-Earth Network.

In this episode we will cover the following:

NEWS:

The Desolation of Smaug is in the Top 10
http://www.blastr.com/2013-8-20/10-awesome-sci-fi-winter-movies-you-must-see-plus-2-you-should-avoid

The Hobbit gets extended
http://www.blastr.com/2013-7-31/wow-extended-edition-hobbit-will-have-nearly-9-hours-extras

The World (Of Warcraft) may be changing

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/08/22/world-of-warcraft-could-end-up-being-free-to-play/

IN AND OUT OF GAME:

Completed Volume 1 and what I noticed:

• The story of Amarthiel is a complex and very well written story.
• The devs fixed the fed-ex quests in Book 15
• Mordrambor is still one of the most annoying bosses ever

Finished my summer Mythgard Class (Dystopian Futures):

• Metropolis (4/5) – Film
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (4/5)
• 1984 by George Orwell (4/5)
• The Space Merchants by Frederick Pohl (3/5)
• Level 7 by Mordecai Roshwald (4.5/5)
• Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut/Billennium by J.G. Ballard
• Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
• Blade Runner (4/5)
• The Gate to Women’s Country by Sheri Tepper (3/5)
• The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (4/5)
• Feed by M.T. Anderson (3/5)
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (3/5)
• Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut (4/5)

Other Games I’ve Been Playing

• Sim City
• Mech Warrior Online
• The Secret World

HEART OF THE SHOW:  CLASS CHANGES

Article on Massively

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/09/03/the-determined-defense-of-lord-of-the-rings-online-helms-deep/

Dev Chat

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?521014-TRANSCRIPT-Twitter-Dev-Chat-August-21-2013-Class-Changes

HEART OF THE SHOW:  Bounder’s Bounty

https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/bounder%E2%80%99s-bounty-developer-diary

 

You can find the show on iTunes under “The LOTROCast”

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lotrocast/id437373392

 

Thanks for listening.  I hope you enjoyed the show.

Alberos

 

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