Branick and Mysteri welcome Pineleaf and Rolfkrage as regular LOTRO Academy hosts in this Spring Festival 2012 Special. The four hosts cover this year’s new additions to the festival and offer recommendations for festival activities. Thanks for listening.

Guest hosts Pineleaf and Rolfkrage join Branick and a mostly-silent Mysteri to talk about Update 7: Shades of the Past, the latest update to The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

Branick and Mysteri are here by listener request to talk about the housing system in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

Lord of the Rings Online™ has turned five years old and to celebrate, Turbine has added lots of fireworks themed shenanigans to keep us all occupied. Join Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain, as they discuss the many happenings of this festival-like event that may or may not be considered a festival in our 2012 Anniversary Special! Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are joined by guest host Pineleaf Needles for an epic fiftieth episode celebration. The topic “Reaching 50” serves the dual purposes of celebrating this podcast milestone, as well as covering levels 40 to 50 in Lord of the Rings Online™ and also features the original compositions of popular in-game band, The Shades, and a special Episode 50 Feedback section. Thanks for listening.

In this alcohol-fueled episode Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain have meandering conversations about Lord of the Rings Online™, Update 6, MMOs, the Free to Play model, and plenty of other things. There’s no specific topic and little order, but plenty of discussion. Thanks for listening.

In this episode Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain take a detailed look at the many uses of the Social Panel in Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

In this belated episode, Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain talk about the treasure hunty thing, the search for a good kinship, when dwarves with guns are awesome, and Turbine’s grammatical errors. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Pineleaf returns with a Legendary Title Acquisition supplement to our recent Legendary Item episodes and reveals the details of Update 6, a listener finds a picnic basket for Mysteri, and Branick finds something to rant about at the last minute. Thanks for listening.

Braag, Tomeoric, and Pineleaf join Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain once again to finish up our in-depth series on Legendary Items. Thanks for listening.

This time Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are here to learn as guest hosts Braag, Tomeoric, and Pineleaf tackle the subject of Legendary Items in this oft asked for, and long-awaited episode. Huge thanks go to all the guest hosts for making this episode possible, and thanks to you as well, for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain return to talk about the upcoming Riders of Rohan™ expansion pack for Lord of the Rings Online™. Other topics of interest include the subscription model, lockboxes, the legacy of Rise of Isengard™, and completely unfounded speculation on what the future may hold for LOTRO. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Branick complains and Mysteri puts up with him. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain ramble on about LOTRO when they’re not meandering off onto tangents. Thanks for listening!

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are once again joined by master skirmisher, Pineleaf Needles, to continue our series on Skirmishes in Lord of the Rings Online™. In addition to in-depth coverage of the Mines of Moria™ skirmishes, Battle of the Deep-way, Battle of the Way of Smiths, and Battle of the 21st Hall, Pineleaf also explains how some of the changes to LOTRO in the past few months have affected skirmishes. Thanks for listening!

In the first episode of 2012, Branick and Mysteri look back on our goals for 2011, and along with Krorain come up with some new goals for the new year. Happy New Year everyone, and thanks for listening.

It’s the last show of the year! Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain enjoy plenty of LOTRO discussion in this topicless pre-holiday episode. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain return to talk about the changes coming in Update 5. Discussion centers mostly on the Instance Finder, but we talk about the other changes as well. Thanks for listening.

Branick and Mysteri return from our Thanksgiving break to chat for a while about Lord of the Rings Online™. In our meandering dialogue, we talk a bit about Forochel, a bit about Moria, a bit about pumpkin pie, and a bit about a certain MMO game mechanic that makes Branick feel dirty. Thanks for listening!

This special episode features a collection of twelve LOTRO songs by the popular in-game LOTRO band, The Shades. It’s a musical look back at our Christmas In July concert finale, when The Shades graced the snowy hills outside Thorin’s Hall with these festive melodies. Achazia, composer and bandleader for The Shades, was also kind enough to share some information about the song selection and the songs themselves with us. On behalf of LOTRO Academy and the Shades, we hope you enjoy the music. Thanks for listening.