Oct 8, 2016

Pineleaf Needles Welcome to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this final installment, we will conduct a Rescue at Nûrz Ghâshu. This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.2. You can download the PDF here. Now...

Oct 5, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

Sep 28, 2016

Branick, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, Mortumbra, and eventually Teriadwyn are here to talk about trait lines, virtues, and everything else under “J”. Thanks for listening!

Sep 20, 2016

User Interface (UI) skins are a neat way to spice up the look of your game and give it a fresh coat of paint. Because MMOs will require many hours staring at the screen, some of the colors or look of the various bars and windows may start making you a bit weary/sick. By setting up some new UI skins, you may find it feeling like a whole new game (even though...

Sep 17, 2016

Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Mortumbra answer more of Sanswinda’s questions. Not every question needs an entire episode to explain the topic. In this episode, we seek to answer those little questions that players may have when starting out in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

Sep 11, 2016

Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Sanswinda welcome Mortumbra to the Academy Team with this episode focused on answering Sanswinda’s questions. Not every question needs an entire episode to explain the topic. In this episode, we seek to answer those little questions that players may have when starting out in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

Sep 3, 2016

Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we will complete our venture in Dol Guldor, as we fight in The Battle in the Tower This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.2. You can download...

Sep 1, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

This is a rather special episode of LOTRO Academy: After School. We say goodbye to Draculetta, welcome Sanswinda to the fold, announce Late Night LOTRO, and explain the ongoing changes to the LOTRO Academy schedule.

Starting next week, we will begin recording episodes on Saturdays rather than Fridays. Depending on my work schedule for the week, I may not be able to participate in every episode going forward. The new recording schedule applies to After School as well. Our next episode will be LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 8, which will be broadcast live on the Players Alliance mixlr on Sat. August 27th, at 2PM CDT. I hope to see you there in chat.

Aug 10, 2016

Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf explain how the LOTRO Store works, how it compares to more cash shop focused games, and what kinds of things are available for purchase. Thanks for listening!

Aug 3, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

Jul 30, 2016

Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we return to Dol Guldor, for we are Assault the Ringwraiths’_Lair This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.2. You can download the PDF here....

Jul 27, 2016

Teriadwyn teaches Branick and Pineleaf all there is to know about the cosmetics systems in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

Jul 20, 2016

Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf return to the topic of skirmishes, this time with an in-depth discussion on skirmish camps. Thanks for listening!

Jun 30, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

Jun 30, 2016

Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we enter Dol Guldor, for we are Breaching the Necromancers Gate This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.1. You can download the PDF here. Now...

Jun 22, 2016

Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf once again talk about the differences between Free, Premium, and VIP account types in order to keep new players informed about how this stuff works. Thanks for listening!

Jun 15, 2016

In our first ever class-focused episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, Draculetta, and Pineleaf are joined by guest hosts Ritelberry and the Tolkien Professor to talk about LOTRO’s sneakiest, most mischievous class: The Burglar. Thanks for listening!

Jun 8, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening. http://lotroacademy.com/cast/ep/as5.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (22.5MB) LOTRO Academy: After School is recorded live on the last Friday of the month and posted the...

May 28, 2016

Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we head closer to Dol Guldor as we become the Protectors of Thangúlhad This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.1. You can download the PDF here....