This week we talk about Update 19 and Mordor news.

Oct 10, 2016

What will you do first when Update 19 releases? Buy a Premium House before the one I want is taken Try out the class changes Explore the landscape Do the Epic Story Do some side quests Try to get some new armor Run the new Featured Instances Stay in the Moors until they add something new there Other View Results  Loading ... Have a poll idea?  Let us know...

Oct 8, 2016

Pineleaf Needles Welcome to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this final installment, we will conduct a Rescue at Nûrz Ghâshu. This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.2. You can download the PDF here. Now...

Oct 8, 2016

At the end of the Epic Story coming with Update 19, players go to The Black Gate at the border of Mordor. More Update 19 preview...

Oct 8, 2016

Bearly is finding out why he got warned for the elf brothers. They seem to forget not everyone is immortal. Critters feed Don’t want to miss an episode, have a suggestion or a comment?  Follow the critters on Critter twitter Facebook YouTube  

Community Calendar: This listing is only updated on Fridays, but our community calendar is kept up to date throughout the week.  Take a look at the Google calendar or copy it to your own calendar to keep up to date on all upcoming events around LOTRO.  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this...

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Oct 6, 2016

Greetings LOTRO Players! In this article, we will be taking a look at some of the new sights that are coming soon when Update 19 goes live later this month. I’ll give my thoughts on the new region below, and also be warned that you should not continue past this point if you want to experience these wonderful new views firsthand!   Ithilien, the Land...

Oct 5, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

Oct 5, 2016

Last year I began a fully-voiced video series through Minas Tirith.  57 episodes later, I finished the series. The Epic Story with Minas Tirith has quickly become one of my favorite books of all time.  The story has some of the most fun and suprising moments in all of the Epic Story.  While I found some of the side quests to be annoying, some of the newer side...

This week we are joined by Kazcovall to talk about YouTube and Update 19.

Oct 2, 2016

After the recent change to upkeep costs, we want to know if you will be buying a Premium House. Will you be buying a Premium House? Yes Maybe No Other View Results  Loading ... Have a poll idea?  Let us know in the comments below and it might be a future...

Oct 1, 2016

Turbine released a new test build this weekend.  In the release notes, the developers talk about the updated upkeep costs for Premium Housing. “Players may now pay gold upkeep for Premium Houses. 1g for Stately and Luxurious, 5g for Deluxe Kinship” “Mithril Upkeep for houses has been reduced globally. The cost is now 2 Mithril Coins for...

Community Calendar: I’d like to introduce the new LOTRO Players Community Events calendar.  You may view this calendar directly on Google where you can click on an event to add it to your calendar or simply copy the full calendar to your own Google calendar.  The calendar will be updated as events come in, so it will be...

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Today Turbine let players know they are listening to Bullroarer feedback and are looking at minimizing Premium Housing upkeep costs. “We want all players to feel good about any housing they choose to purchase with Mithril. We have been listening to the Bullroarer feedback and are now looking at changing upkeep costs to make them minimal and generally...

Sep 29, 2016

Part 102 – Awakening Crash Bang Bang The door into the chamber began fraying from the weight of the creatures on the other side and their weapon-like extremities the group encountered in the tunnels. Helesdir, Eleswith, Estonethiel, Eotheron and Magla all attempted to keep the door shut but their efforts were beginning to fall apart as the door was splintering...

Sep 28, 2016

Branick, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, Mortumbra, and eventually Teriadwyn are here to talk about trait lines, virtues, and everything else under “J”. Thanks for listening!

This week we talk about the Update 19 beta.

Sep 24, 2016

Yesterday Turbine released the first build of the Update 19 Beta. The Update adds the after-the-battle versions of Pelennor Fields and Osgiliath as well as the new zone of North Ithilien. Update 19 also brings premium housing to the game in a new Cape of Belfalas housing area. Update: Mithril upkeep is no longer required for a Premium House. The update also...