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After power-levelling through my previous character, Brittanyia, in less than three months, I vowed to take things slowly the next time around. I wanted to ensure that my precious Captain Beornara experienced as much of Middle-earth as she could. As a result, she was still fumbling through Mirkwood and Enedwaith trying to achieve Kindred standing with the...

After a week of non-stop warband hunting, I finally had one of the exclusive horse cosmetic items drop for me. I present to you, the Orc Head on a Pike. This item has a cloud of flies buzzing around it at all times. I have seen this item drop from the box of spoils from all three major areas of Rohan, which seems to suggest that any color box can potentially...

Howdy! Well, it’s officially been a week since Riders of Rohan launched, and I thought I’d write down some of my first impressions and thoughts so far. Overall, I’m extremely pleased with the expansion. My excitement leading up to the launch was building gradually as the date drew near, and I feel like Turbine did an excellent job with the initial experience of...

This post comes to us from Maravir and outlines his thoughts on Mounted Combat tactics.  Mounted Combat Tactics (Fury isn’t everything!) I have seen a lot of misinformation and generalisations being published about war steed mounted combat in game site reviews and LOTRO fan sites/forums. In particular there is a pervasive idea being put about that mounted...

A guide for the basics of mounted combat has been posted!

Character: Kemendin (Nimrodel server) Steed name: Lhach, meaning “leaping flame” in Sindarin Hide: Bay hide (store), seal brown colour Mane/tail: Simple tail (default), black colour I’ve always wanted an in-game horse with a golden coat and black mane and tail and points. The closest I’ve found is the Golden Summer Steed, but its coat is...

You have finally made it to Rohan, been granted a Warsteed and have completed the riding tutorial at Harwick, now what? This guide will help you to understand the basics of combat while on horseback. Before we begin combat training, you should have at least an understanding of how to control your steed. Understand that what is found in this guide is not the...

Ketani over at CSTM has joined in on the LOTRO Store/Color Pack discussion and her post about it is definitely worth the read. I thought I had my ear to the ground regarding this issue and I learned some things I didn’t know from her post. If you are at all concerned or have interest in this topic, go check it out.

This week’s Submit Your Steed featured entry comes to us from Maravir. Steed name : Orod Steed Cosmetics Head: Light Halter of the Wold (quest reward) dyed orange Body: Light Caparison of the Norcrofts (quest reward) dyed orange Legs: Steed of Night leggings (store mount) dyed orange Tail: Leather Wrapped Tail (store) Hide: Tobiano hide (store) red roan...

Before Riders of Rohan launched, I had done a ton of reading of any information I could find relating to Warsteeds and Mounted Combat after the NDA had been lifted on the beta. That, in addition to my time on the beta server (round 5 to end), made me certain I wanted to get a light steed for my hunter. Mossie and I had been questing in the Norcrofts when she...

Training your new Warsteed seems a daunting project at first, but once you understand a few key points, it is rather simple. This guide will cover the basics of using the Traits tab of the Mounted Combat Panel.   Upon receiving your Warsteed and opening the Mounted Combat panel [Shift+M], the traits tab will display the screen above. Once you have chosen...

I was getting ready to go out and hunt down some warbands, but decided to stop off at the wardrobe to change some things up a little. This is my standard medium armor set up, dyed orange and umber and using the free orange warsteed gear dye on the Steed of the Hunter Cosmetics. I would have preferred olive green for my hunter as he normally wears, but I did not...

This week’s featured screen shot comes to us from Elahndria. Every Friday we will feature screen shots sent in by our readers. If you have any shots you’d like to share with us please see the contact page!

The first week of Rider’s of Rohan is coming to an end. Overall, I think it’s been a pretty good launch. Sure it has had it’s share of hick-ups but for the majority of the player base I do not think it has been too bad. With the expansion we’ve been introduced to the eastern half of Rohan, which is absolutely stunning. The developers did...

Galuhad on the LOTRO Forums started a thread for players to showcase their favorite cosmetic set ups for their warsteeds. The thread is still young, but if the other “show us your outfit” type threads are any indication, this one will be pages long in no time at all. While you’re at it, remember that you can submit your steeds to us as well,...

Note: this post is the opinion of the author only and in no way reflects the opinions or thoughts of the other contributors at WARSTEEDS.COM There is a bit of an uproar from a number of players about the cost of the warsteed dye packs in the LOTRO Store, and with good reason. In order for my Hunter’s Warsteed to look the way I want it, with the current...

These shots come to us from Cotho of Dwarrowdelf and I think are not only great shots, but do a great job of displaying the cosmetics of the Steed of the Minstel on a warsteed.

Forth, Eorlingas! As I hope our readers are aware: yesterday was the official launch of Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan. In my estimation it was probably the single most anticipated release this game will ever see. LOTRO’s first expansion Mines of Moria was huge, and brought some game-changing systems with it – most notably legendary...