Crafting Developer Diary – What it should have been

Crafting Developer Diary – What it should have been

Jul 19, 2017

If you would like to know more than a few bullet points, we present to you the crafting diary the way it should have been written.

Release date and pre-order: The story behind the disappointment

Release date and pre-order: The story behind the disappointment

Jul 17, 2017

We brought you the pre-purchase information and the packages, in this article we bring you what is behind the uproar on the forums and why the players are reacting in the way they do.

Mordor: We have a date and you can pre-purchase

Mordor: We have a date and you can pre-purchase

Jul 12, 2017

As of today we have a release date of the Mordor expansion and options to pre-purchase Mordor. Check the date.

Mordor Beta 3 testing: I reached 115 and shot +Loft

Mordor Beta 3 testing: I reached 115 and shot +Loft

Jul 10, 2017

In Mordor Beta 3 we are testing a much wider range of content and are moving past Barad Dur. While there are still things to be fixed, the game is progressing well and we are bringing you the new areas, quests, crafting instances, shooting +Loft and more. We would love to hear your toughts.

Mordor Beta 2: High Elf and more

Mordor Beta 2: High Elf and more

Jul 2, 2017

In this article we speak about High Elves, Barad Dur facelift, some general bugs in Beta 2 and other issues. Let us know if you agree or disagree and if we missed something.

Bullroarer: No wipe this week

Bullroarer: No wipe this week

Jun 30, 2017

While we are waiting on the test server to open I can give you two pieces of information. About a server wipe and crafted relics.

What awaits us in Mordor?

What awaits us in Mordor?

Jun 25, 2017

Here we look at some news, comparisons, new v. not-old-gear and we basically question some decisions, as per usual when an update hits and I get to smash another keyboard to pieces. I hope you enjoy the Mordor news for U21 and find something useful and interesting there.

I just walked into Mordor…

I just walked into Mordor…

Jun 24, 2017

One does not simply walk into… Oh, whatever… Just go. In update 21 we are walking into Mordor, weather you like it or not, Boromir.

What is wrong with Update 20?

What is wrong with Update 20?

Mar 28, 2017

These are mine concearns about the U20 and what I think could have been done better. Let me know if you share my opinion.

New steed: Steed of Elessar Host

New steed: Steed of Elessar Host

Mar 24, 2017

There were some pictures of an alleged new reputation steed, which didn’t look at all like a steed of a king. More a steed of a princes. So since I haven’t seen any of these yet I am bringing you some pictures of it.

Update 20 to be released on Tuesday, March 21st

Update 20 to be released on Tuesday, March 21st

Mar 20, 2017

The Update is announced to release tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21st. What are your ideas for the rewards the epic quest line might give?

Update 20 beta 2: recent changes, cosmetics and pets

Update 20 beta 2: recent changes, cosmetics and pets

Mar 11, 2017

A second beta version is out on Bullroarer now and we have received some changes based on player feedback on the forums. Some positive, some a little bit less, depending on the player. What is your opinion on them?

Screenshots from U20

Screenshots from U20

Mar 8, 2017

If you’re a person dreading spoilers and want to be surprised and amazed, this is probably the point where you don’t click here and instead go read What to do when U20 hits live.

New cloak and what to do when U20 hits live

New cloak and what to do when U20 hits live

Mar 7, 2017

We are considering what you should do before and when update 20 comes to the live servers and sharing the stats of the new cloaks and our toughts on it as well.

LOTRO Update 20: Fellowship crafting instances

LOTRO Update 20: Fellowship crafting instances

Mar 5, 2017

After some more exploring in the new area on the BR U20, we have come across some new information. We have found out what the Set of Brittle Lock-Picks does. Check it out.

LOTRO Update 20: The Wastes is coming

LOTRO Update 20: The Wastes is coming

Mar 4, 2017

The awaited Update 20 is out and we have checked it out for a while. The update brings a legacy increase and some other changes. Let us know if you tested the update on BR and how you found it.

Interview(s) with SSG and other news

Interview(s) with SSG and other news

Feb 7, 2017

In this article LOTRO Players brings you an interview of our own combined with a recap of some other interviews and other information we have come across on the forums etc. and some of our own toughts and news. We hope you enjoy.

Find the funny in Middle-Earth

Find the funny in Middle-Earth

Jan 22, 2017

A collection of few ScreenShots of travels throughout the Middle-Earth, comming across some curious and/or funny scenery which caught my eye. Let us know if there are more of such views.

Thinking out loud or How moral is this morale

Thinking out loud  or How moral is this morale

Jan 17, 2017

The new essence grind is certainly a topic and a part of this game that gets everyone’s blood running and not in a good way. There’s usually some harsh verbs involved when speaking of those. Since the flowers hit the game I’ve been thinking, to myself mostly, what do these updates give us? Armour upgrade was barely noticeable, 9 main stat, some armour (which...

Tur-B or not Tur-B or where do we go from here

Tur-B or not Tur-B or where do we go from here

Jan 11, 2017

Lord of the Rings Online is closing in on its 10th anniversary and its player base has been surprised with news about it breaking off from WB and Turbine. An interesting twist for a game as old as LOTRO. We are discussing the past, the present and the future of the game.