Jan 16, 2019

Slightly short attention spans, a fondness for nuts and articles slightly based in reality. “Squirle goes nuts” explores the world of lotro in quick bites as the topics come along that don’t really need or fill an entire article. But the animal shrink said it might be wise to write them down (lightly based on Sperlings sick of it for the MtG players)....

Jan 14, 2019

This week we discussed Update 23.2, the things that happened in LOTRO in 2018, and our week in LOTRO.

Jan 7, 2019

This week we discussed Bullroarer preview #5 for Update 23.2 and our goals for this year in LOTRO.

Jan 1, 2019

Everything was quiet In a peacefull crittersland That was until 3 little boys arrived. Screaming bloody chants. Summoning dark spirits from yonder What’s that over there? A snowman came to life. Run my little snowman, George shouted The little snowman couldn’t hear him. Clucklands *bokking was too loud. A portal was opened and the spirit got out....

Dec 31, 2018

This week we discussed traveling skills, two raids, and our week in LOTRO.

Dec 29, 2018

99 instances ago the Abyss of mordath was just an unnamed raid. Throne of the Dread terror  was the latest one in Middle-Earth that we could run. Yet 99 instances took a bit longer then expected and we’re on the verge of the followup raid. And instead of two articles that go in-depth on each one we’ll dive a bit deeper into what makes a good raid. A case...

Dec 24, 2018

This week we talked about store sales, our week in LOTRO, and instances.

Dec 17, 2018

This week we discussed Update 23.1.7, Beornings, and the Yule Festival.

Dec 16, 2018

Continuing the instance cluster revival to top it off with a new raid it was an existing time for lotro. Minas tirith and the battle for pelenor fields were the biggest set pieces from the books since Helms deep. Everyone was curious about what parts of the story would find their way into the instances, epic story and quests themselves. On the end of Retaking...

Dec 10, 2018

This week we discussed Bullroarer Update 23.2 Preview #2, Update 23.1.6, and the new Legacy Bundle.

Dec 9, 2018

Which boss is the hardest in all of lotro? The 2nd boss in Warg pens. No One ever defeats him. Warg pens, Dungeons, Sword halls and Barad guldur are the 3 instances and the raid that came with the Mirkwood expansion. Ranging from never run to the most started instances around during their time. SwordhallsSet in the training grounds of Dol guldur  you will...

Dec 7, 2018

Standing Stone Games has announced a limited time Legacy Bundle available on the LOTRO Market site:  https://store.standingstonegames.com/store/ssg/en_US/pd/ThemeID.4823088100/productID.5258672200/categoryID.58516200 This bundle includes (among many other awesome goodies!) a year of VIP, and will only be available from December 7th until December 16th. The...

Dec 3, 2018

This week we discussed Bullroarer’s Update 23.2 preview #1 and our week in LOTRO. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN282.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (20.5MB) Game News Bullroarer Notes LOTRO Beacon Issue 88   Store Sales 30% off now through December 6th: Select Shared Wardrobe Cosmetic Outfit Slots Mounted Combat Trait Cosmetic...

Nov 26, 2018

This week we talked about sales, pie, and our week in LOTRO.

Nov 19, 2018

This week we talked about blogs, patch updates, and our week in LOTRO.

Nov 12, 2018

This week we discussed Update 23.1.4 and the launch of the new legendary servers.

Nov 8, 2018

Rooted in lore and expanded by Turbine the instance cluster for In their absence revolves around our favorite undead boy band. Thadur, Fendur, Drugoth, Ivar and Gotheron are gaunt lords created by Morgoth (evil’s upper management) in the First age. Each embodying a facet of evil. Wrapping up the wight-quest lines from Shadows of Angmar Pre-launch Before the...

Nov 5, 2018

This week we discussed Update 23.1.3 and our week in LOTRO.

Nov 1, 2018

The bear is solid, we’ve got monumental dps and are fairly effective group members. Vastin might be coming for my critter comics soon. If the current bear, outside of anything but landscape, only needs a few quality of life fixes. Please break my bear. Incase you want to skip to a part. Index 1 -Current state of an unfinished class + examples 2 -Beornings...

Oct 29, 2018

This week we discussed Update 23.1.2 and the new Legendary Server.