LOTRO’s Something ‘Big’ Is An Expansion

Dadi’s LOTRO Guides recently had an interview with some of the developers for LOTRO. In the interview Severlin, LOTRO’s Executive Producer, says the previously hinted something ‘big’ is a new expansion for LOTRO.  Severlin does not want to say too much yet though as plans may change. “Right now we have a two and a half year plan...

75% off the LOTRO Market and the Turbine Market

In their weekly players email, Turbine announced a 75% off sale for the LOTRO Market (http://store.lotro.com), the cash shop built into the LOTRO website which allows you to make in-game purchases using real cash rather than Turbine points. What most people don’t know it that there is a second cash shop which sell slightly different items: the Turbine...

75% Off LOTRO Content on Steam

As part of its annual Summer Sale, LOTRO content on Steam is currently 75% off. The sale includes: Expansion Quad Park (Moria, Mirkwood, Isengard and Rohan) Helm’s Deep Expansion Steely Dawn Starter Pack The sale ends on June 22, so head over to the Steam Store to grab these bargains!  

Poll: Do You Want To See Another LOTRO Expansion?

In 2014 we did not have an expansion for LOTRO.  Do you want to see this trend continue?  Would you rather see another expansion or would you prefer the update model? Do you want to see another LOTRO expansion? Yes No View Results  Loading...

A Walk Into Mordor

There was a post on the official forums where a player was bemoaning on the current state of the game. A few pages into the thread, it was brought up why are we not in Mordor yet? Produktion Malphunktion chimed in with this statement : Exactly. The MMO landscape has changed drastically over the past 6 years. All I can say right now is we are very aware of this...

Poll: What is your favorite LOTRO expansion?

We are interested which expansion players consider as their favorite. So, What is your favorite LOTRO expansion? Did you like the Bingo Boffin storyline? Yes No Other View Results  Loading...

Riders of Rohan Giveaway

Hail and well met friends!  Thanks to supporters on Patreon, my channel is having a Riders of Rohan giveaway right now until July 18th.  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on the video (not here on this article). Leave a comment here Help my channel have more giveaways by supporting me on...

LOTRO Market Deals!

Now Through June 15th the LOTRO Market (The OUT OF GAME) Store has some wonderful deals going on.     Helm’s Deep Premium $59.99 $29.99 Helm’s Deep Base $39.99 $19.99 Rider’s Of Rohan Base $19.99 $9.99 Rise Of Isengard $19.99 $9.99 Mines Of Moria $19.99 $9.99 Siege Of Mirkwood $9.99 $4.99 $25.99 $12.99 $19.99 $9.99 $19.99 $9.99 $9.99...

Scheduled Server Downtime

Sapience took the forums to announce some upcoming Server Downtime…   Scheduled Server Downtime: 7:00AM – 12:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT) Monday, April 14     The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Monday, April 14 from 7:00AM – 12:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT) to launch Update 13: The Breaking of Isengard. Patch notes will be available during...

Update 13 Landscape Videos

Bullroarer is up with the content for Update 13. Bullroarer Patch notes can found here Andang and Ethelros were kind enough to take on us a quick journey of the new zones. The first zone is a fairly small zone called Entwood. To reach this zone you will have to do a few quests to open it up.  Something of note with this zone, is we get to see some updated...

(Giveaway Ended) Expansion Quad Pack Giveaway

Congratulations to Thorduak on winning the quad pack! LOTRO Players is giving away one copy of the Expansion Quad Pack. The Quad Pack includes the first four expansions to LOTRO. (Moria, Mirkwood, Isengard and Riders of Rohan) Quad Pack Features: Moria Delve into the dangerous depths of Moria, and try to reclaim its dark halls from the evil burrowed within....

LOTRO Store Sales 02/14/14 – 02/20/14

It’s time for the Thursday round of the LOTRO store sales!   This weeks special of the week is 15% off Mithril Coins Feb 14th – 17th ONLY Free Sample Of The Week Feb 14th – 20th Random Relic Pack x1 Use Coupon Code RELIC5 1/Account Expansion Quests Rohan: Over 400 quests & deeds for levels 75-85 Moria: Over 350 quests, seven full fellowship...

Helm’s Deep 50 % Off

If you were waiting to take the plunge into Helm’s Deep, you can save some money if you hurry and act fast, now through December 29th the LOTRO MARKET (Offer not available via in game store) is offering HD 50 % off..   $59.99 $29.99 Also includes the following : Armour of the Hammerhand – an exclusive full set of Rohirrim cosmetic armour +10 quest...

Ten Ton Hammer Reviews Helm’s Deep

Ten Ton Hammer released their review score for Helm’s Deep, giving it a score of 90/100. The review listed their Pros and Cons of the expansion. Pros: Epic battles are epic Convenient spec-swapping is convenient Beautiful West Rohan is beautiful Cons: Musical score is a step backwards from last year’s expansion Aggressive monetization robs this...

(Giveaway Ended) Expansion Quad Pack Holiday Giveaway

In the spirit of the holiday season, LOTRO Players is giving away one copy of the Expansion Quad Pack. The Quad Pack includes the first four expansions to LOTRO.  (Moria, Mirkwood, Isengard and Riders of Rohan) Quad Pack Features: Moria Delve into the dangerous depths of Moria, and try to reclaim its dark halls from the evil burrowed within. Over 350 quests...

Pixel Army: The Magic Behind LOTRO’s 30,000 Orcs

Warning: If you are concerned about Epic Battle immersion, do not read this post. The following contains potential spoilers that you will not be able to scrub from your memory. Not even with a men-in-black flashy thingy. Not even with a timelord pocket watch. Not even if Superman spins the Earth backwards to a time prior to you reading the article. Well,...

Helm’s Deep Known Issues

These were listed in the patch notes, but I thought it was a good to idea, to list them here as well..   Helm’s Deep Known Issues Note: The majority of issues listed below are currently slated to be addressed in Update 12.1 Epic Battles The following Secondary Quests are currently unavailable. Deeping Coombe – Prepare to Fall Back, A Pillage Denied...

Helm’s Deep Patch Notes

The offical patch notes have been posted For Helm’s Deep!   A few highlights include :   Vault-keepers now sell bags of copper, silver, and gold coins. These bags of currency can be sent to other characters on the same world through Shared Storage, allowing you to share money without using the mail system. Housing Chests have undergone a...

Scheduled Downtime Wednesday November 20

  Sapience took the official forums with a post detailing some upcoming downtime.   On Wednesday November 20th, all LOTRO Game worlds will be brought down at 6:00 AM Eastern time (-5 GMT) to prepare for the release of Helm’s Deep. The LOTRO Store will be taken down at 5:00AM Eastern (-5GMT). Release Notes will be made available during the downtime....

Helm’s Deep Launch On Delay Temporarily

Looks as if the data center outage has affected plans for Helm’s Deep Launch.. According to the official Facebook page We are temporarily delaying the launch of Helm’s Deep while we work to address remaining issues, and will provide more information later this morning. We thank you for your continued patience, and will keep you updated.   No...