After two years and hundreds of hours of research it is finally time to release my list of the top 25 LOTRO videos of all time!  The rankings are based on story, editing, visuals, music, emotion and overall composition.   25. The Tale of Dynnagon and Ircine Trailer The best PvMP trailer ever.   24. Lore-Master This is one of the best class trailers...

This week the adventurers meet a mysterious group of warriors and the adventure really begins. Watch previous...

This week we talk about the server issues and our week in LOTRO.

A big thanks to Arathaert for suggesting this week’s poll! How do you use your skills? Keyboard Mouse Both Other View Results  Loading...

Two years ago I started a series covering some of my favorite videos for The Lord of the Rings Online.  At the time I had only a few videos planned for the series with the help of San Antonio video production and had no idea just how many great LOTRO videos were waiting to be found. After starting the series, I quickly began looking on YouTube for hours and...

This week we talk about the Update 17.2 beta release notes including the new emote collection panel.

A big thanks to Myndariel for suggesting this week’s poll! Have you hunted Roving Threats in Eriador? Yes No What are Roving Threats? View Results  Loading...

Jan 8, 2016

Today Turbine released the first build of Update 17.2 on the Bullroarer test server. The update includes a variety of quality of life changes including a new emote collection panel, new quests and doubled melee mounted combat damage. You can read the full beta patch notes...

RELEASE There is a story told by the farmers of the North Downs about a Ghost-king who sits enthroned within the old fortress in the north, past the fields they call Deadmen’s Dike. It is no secret that dead walk again over the downs, and while nobody has any evidence for any argument why this is the case, everybody who has ever gone seeking such evidence never...

Today on the forums Vyvyanne finally announced the date for the upgrade to the new servers: “We are finally at the point at which we are ready to announce the opening of the new Datacenter with all new hardware! It has been a long road as we purchased and set up new hardware with updated operating systems, transferred all the data from the old worlds to...

This week the adventurers recover from the recent battle and investigate a new potential threat. Watch the previous episode...

This week we have a lot of fun talking about our week in LOTRO.

A big thanks to Bellcaunion for suggesting this week’s poll! Should there be more cosmetic options in LOTRO? Yes, I could look better No, I already look awesome More cosmetics are always good I don't have time to worry about cosmetics There are cosmetic options? Other View Results  Loading...

REBUILD Dark. Cold. Weightless. Eyes: shut. Breathing: stopped. Pulse: gone. Life? Over. The young man called Arathaert awoke with a start, shield in hand and senses on full alert. He was met with only the stillness of the night. Around him, his companions slept soundly. As well they deserved: it had been a long few days. Now wide awake and unable to sleep,...

This week’s video highlight showcases various moments from the final Shadows of Angmar Beta event.  “LOTRO Final Event” was released in 2007 on My Videos’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up in...

This week we actually have news!

This week’s video highlight shows us what it might be like to have a jet pack in Middle-earth.  “LotRO | The One Jetpack to Rule Them All” was released in 2012 on Eruadarion LotRO’s YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAvnXjbN6RY Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email...

Yesterday Vyvyanne posted on the forums about finally giving players the three free transfer tokens to transfer between remaining worlds: “This morning we added 3 Character transfer tokens to every account and enabled the ability to use these to go between any of the ten remaining worlds. Transfers are 1 token per character so you can use these to move...

Yesterday Turbine released their plans for 2016 in a Producer’s Letter. What are you looking forward to most from the letter? What are you looking forward to most from the recent Producer's Letter? The level increase The new raid/instance cluster The possible new areas The new emote collections UI The quality of life improvements I am not looking forward...

Today Vyvyanne released her plans for 2016 in a new letter from the Executive Producer. “Our story continues in 2016 with Riding with the Rohirrim to the Battle of Pelennor Fields and then taking the battle to the enemy as we push towards the Black Gates! It is going to be an exciting year to be sure.” With the amount of work likely involved in the...