The long requested feature of being able to transfer characters with Turbine Points will be added to the game during a scheduled downtime tomorrow, September 7th. The new interface now also shows the player’s Turbine Point total at the bottom of the transfer screen. Turbine has posted an updated Character Transfer Guide with the new...

This week we talk about the possibility of an expansion and yearly raids.

After the recent news, we want to know if players actually want a new expansion for LOTRO. Do you want another LOTRO expansion? Yes Maybe No View Results  Loading ... Have a poll idea?  Let us know in the comments below and it might be a future poll....

Sep 3, 2016

Welcome back 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 installment, we will complete our venture in Dol Guldor, as we fight in The Battle in the Tower This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.2. You can download...

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Sep 1, 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.

This is a rather special episode of LOTRO Academy: After School. We say goodbye to Draculetta, welcome Sanswinda to the fold, announce Late Night LOTRO, and explain the ongoing changes to the LOTRO Academy schedule.

Dadi’s LOTRO Guides recently posted a two-part interview with Turbine. In Part 1 of the interview they talked about the licensing agreement, the possibility of a new expansion, and lag. The following is from Part 2 of the interview with Turbine. In the interview Severlin, LOTRO’s Executive Producer, talks about the possibility of yearly raids. “What we...

A dream draws us across the mountains. Book 6 – Mists of Anduin When the battle was done Our dreams were haunted By memories, terrors, And mysterious visions. As we slept a summons Set our next road Across mountains Of misty peaks.   We gathered the Ghost Who gained the sword And crossed the peaks To the pristine woods. They sent us to find The...

This week we head on our new adventure and put the hobbit in more danger. Watch previous...

Dadi’s LOTRO Guides recently had an interview with some of the developers for LOTRO. In the interview Severlin, LOTRO’s Executive Producer, says the previously hinted something ‘big’ is a new expansion for LOTRO.  Severlin does not want to say too much yet though as plans may change. “Right now we have a two and a half year plan...

This week we talk about changes to the Epic Story.

Aug 27, 2016

Axes have been sharpened, poems have been written, songs have been rehearsed and toe-hairs have been combed…. yes, free people from all four corners of Arda are once again ready for The Harnkegger Games!   Nearly 400 Lotro Players have selected the 15 events that will captivate us, move us and shake us and make our bearded jaws drop. Check out the...

Aug 27, 2016

Friendly corsairs?! What was that rat thinking? Mermaids?! What is the rat thinking? Mingy rats telling their basket food offerings are no good, what will the humans be thinking? Plenty of people won’t recognize it or came across this quest/deed. But the food baskets mentioned in this comic are a weird little quest that has some deeper ties with some...

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Aug 25, 2016

**Update 18 Spoiler Alert** MadeOfLions recently posted on the forums about an upcoming revision to the way a character from the Epic Story dies. “I think this is one of those cases where an idea that worked reasonably well on the page maybe didn’t translate as well into the game. For the next update, Hal won’t come across as quite so much of...

Aug 24, 2016

With Update 18.2.1, Turbine added an ‘After the Battle’ version of Minas Tirith.  I decided to take a look around. *Update 18 Spoiler...

This week we are joined by the organizers of The Harnkegger Games.

We bid farewell to the Grey Company and follow the Prince of Rohan. Book 5 – The Prince of Rohan We bade farewell To the band in grey To follow the Riders Of Rohan south. Their prince planned A piercing strike At the orcs awaiting In Orthanc’s depths.   But a trap was set To trick the Mark Into striking a keep Too strong to take. An army of orcs From...

  Free Sample Of The Week August 19th – 25th Sturdy Steel Key x1 Use Coupon Code LOOTKEY 1/Account     Expansions & Expansion Quests Drac Says – Always good to see these on sale! Skirmishes & Instances Drac Says – Just Remember To Skirmish Responsibly  Enhanced XP Supply Drac Says – Very Good If Your Working On Alt’s   Token of...

In the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the game license past 2017 the doom and gloomers have struck again on the official forums. What I would like to do is take a few minutes to lay out my case on what makes this game so special to me and other people and why it will last.  Being in Tolkien’s world. This is something many of us have read about and...