Jul 30, 2018

Are skirmishes instances? Skirmishes have filled a hole that in Middle-earth since they got introduced back in 2009. What that hole would be is different for each player. Some might not even know they exist these days. Before we go over the history and the lore of each skirmish. A quick overview of skirmishes in general. Article 1 – History and overview...

Jul 19, 2018

A night in the midst of April was coming to a close. A night partly thinking about the upcoming summer in Lotro. Both as a player and kinleader looking ahead for kin activities during the summer. The next major content update would be in the fall and class changes was just a promise on a stream. The article that never came to be was called Lotro drought, but...

Jun 24, 2018

Why do i lag? A wizards is never late it arrives precisely when it means to. The same goes for everything that involves your game if everything goes well. Alas not everything goes well all the time. It might be the server hamsters, your pc or it might even be a solar flare. It can all be a valid answer to the question “Why do i lag?”   In the first article...

Jun 13, 2018

Moria was a few months old and the different story lines in Moria were coming to a close.You got the chance to see the sun again as you entered the dimril dale. First you had to prove yourself to the elfs and Haldir only to be send back into the depths to look what started to corrupt the orcs in the shadowed refuge. The balrog and orcs wernt the only forces...

Jun 6, 2018

Many of lotro’s biggest villians are from a time where ancient evil was still just evil. Villians from the books cant be defeated. Isuldur cut off the finger from Sauron, not hobbit #34. And the balrog was banished by Gandalf at the cost of his own life, not legowlassie. And lotro came in a time where players time became more limited. Instances became a balance...

May 30, 2018

The staging grounds have been set at Bhol Rudh. Their secret base was well-guarded by Druadans. With Talon telling of the beauty that once behold this now corrupted and rotten swamp. George wondered how it could become such a place. Don’t tase me bro! I taste horrible! came from their provisions. Talon caught a wrinkly flesh bag sneaking into their food....

May 23, 2018

Level 60 launch moria instances Back when Mines of Moria launched it came with the two instances we spoke about in Part 1.  Where meant to give you a start in Moria this article is about the “endgame” fellowship instances. You were level 60 and had set your eye all the jewelry and the Moria medallions for your fancy set bonus armor.  Describing everything in...

May 12, 2018

Last time on Critters journey. Bearlee went missing, Eagles had to swoop in and Mount Doom made a valiant last stand. The Mordor story continues next on Critters Journey.

May 12, 2018

A mine they call it! We call it moria. But Moria is a big place with a lot of instances. We’ll split moria into three pieces for this series. Leveling (50-58), level cap (60) and post launch (lothlorien) with a bonus of some one-boss raids. Lotro was still gearing up to be a challenger to World of warcraft and we’ll also use this look back as a way to look...

Apr 10, 2018

With a bond villain having you tied to a table and a laser coming down on you, forcing you to make a decision. Love, marry or kill these 3 instances. Most would have an easy time choosing their favorites from among The sunken labyrinth, The ruined city or The dome of stars. In 2013 we returned to Osgiligath to look for Faramir and instances came back to lotro....

Apr 1, 2018

After the news that SSG would team up with Fantasy flight games to offer a Beorning founders pack for their Digital cardgame Lotr LCG early access. They announced that a developers diary would come soon, but that it would contain more new then just that partnering. And boy it does. We’ll take a look at the different sections of the dev diary and...

Apr 1, 2018

We at Fantasy flight are working hard on our first digital endeavor to bring our Living card game of the Lord of the rings to PC and Mac in Q2 of 2018.  But this isn’t the only digital game about our favorite retreat into fantasy. The people at Standing Stone Games and Daybreak games have brought the Lord of the rings Online into Mordor and Northern...

Mar 27, 2018

Dwarven coin and currency bureau has multiple job openings across Middle-earth. Looking for a steady and stout group of friends and colleagues? Send your resume to Thorin III by mail or goat. back ground check part of the interviewing procedures. Mistrustful dwarf is looking for for you. Were you in Erebor during the spring festival? We had a blast, but lost...

Mar 22, 2018

With the influx of treasure for Middle-earth and Sauron defeated, the Free people are looking for ways to spend their gold. Luxury items, pimped out Runestones and rare dyes are becoming the rage among the neavou-riche. In addition a growing number of blue-collar jobs that are being vacated by crafters and hunters to take fishing vacations and wildlife safaris...

Mar 6, 2018

From the sidepath we ride onto the on-ramp and the highway to Erebor. After the 3-mans the 6-man Bells of Dale and and the three raids were released in march 2013. The relevance of these raids has changed whereas Bells of dale has remained a constant joy to run except for the fact that you have to kill squirrels for a speedy run. 3 in 1 raid Each raid had a...

Mar 5, 2018

One time we were thinking, what instances could they release for Riders of Rohan. Fighting the raiding parties that would attack the small villages and town of Rohan. Assaulting them with our fresh new warsteeds. Perhaps even hinder warg raiding parties on the unsuspecting caravan that just left Edoras. The Hobbit movies were also in theaters, but since Turbine...

Mar 1, 2018

As the fellowship makes it way back from Saurons home theater room they encounter a contingent of dwarves. Deciding to shadow them into an abyss staying in the twilight thrown by the cracks in the lava flows beneath them. Gimlis voice quavers when he hears murmurs of delving and the sound of pick axes hitting the basalt rocks. We’ve found it!, followed by...

Feb 20, 2018

*Based on Beta build 2 of Update 22 North-Mirkwood We have seen a lot of nice screenshots, but a question I’ve seen pop up more than a few times. Should i stop gearing or crafting essences till the update?  I’ll try to answer a few of them in broad strokes so there will be corner cases that will be at fault. *legenda Quest tokens – Silver...

Feb 16, 2018

The halls of the forsaken and the inn of night are intertwined. So much that those arent even their real names. But in the spirit of both instances i’ll forsake any more riddles. Cause while running them. You’ll find plenty of those. The 2 small fellowship instances are one of the few not tied into an update or expansion. Being a separate purchase...

Feb 7, 2018

The fellowship makes it way across the barrens wastes of Dor Amarth to the closest known vault. The ruins of Barad dur lost much of its grandeur, but the causeway has been retaken by sentries of the enemy. The enemy might have come closer to the fellowship then they might even think they know.