Jul 11, 2016

Dear Players, This screen shot comes with a little angry commentary. I recently travelled back to the Frogmoors to sit in solace and think, surrounded in the beauty of the Lilys on the water, listening to the croaking of the small frogs. Here is what I had in mind: However when I got there I found something completly different. I am sorry to be a moaning minny...

Which zone most needs a revamp? Ered Luin The Shire Bree-land Lone-lands North Downs Evendim Trollshaws Misty Mountains Ettenmoors Angmar Forochel Eregion Moria Lothlórien Southern Mirkwood Enedwaith Dunland Isengard (Nan Curunír) Great River East Rohan Wildermore West Rohan Western Gondor Central Gondor Eastern Gondor (Ostgiliath) Old Anórien (Minas Tirith)...

LOTRO Players has received 5 LOTRO Steely Dawn Starter Pack codes to give away.  These codes do come with a request that the code recipients are not VIP and have a character level 25 or higher.  This is a first come, first serve style giveaway.  Enter the codes into Steam to see if they are still available. HK9G2-H9PTM-HFMTP 78EFJ-3MALR-4F4Z3 GF4C8-JWVDD-FVBYJ...

We start out Volume 3 with a letter from Elrond. Book 1 – Oath of the Rangers We learned of a letter From Lorien Gold That arrived in the valley Of Rivendell fair. To Rohan the rangers Must reach in time To aid their chief In the challenges ahead.   They sent us to search The several lands Of Eriador to find The friends of the west. We cleared the...

Jul 8, 2016

Hail and well met! It’s that time again, it’s Harnkegger Time! Well… almost, we need to pick our events first and that’s where YOU come in. What’s Harnkegger you say? My friend, where have you been these past four years? The Harnkegger Games are LotRO’s very own Olympics. Earn yourself massive amounts of gold (over 1275 gold...

This week’s featured events: The Weatherstock Concert Series continues this weekend on Landroval.  All concerts will take place at the Bree Festival Stage.  On Saturday the concerts run from 12pm-6pm with The Foxcleeve Inn, Polnolunie, The Rolling Kegs, Notenzauber, Skarn, and the White Flames.  Sunday’s concerts go from 12pm-4pm and feature Les...

Turbine has been hit with another round of layoffs.  It is unknown how many have been affected by these layoffs or from which team(s) they originated. Our sister site DDO Players received the following statement from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment: “Turbine is transitioning into a free-to-play, mobile development studio, and as a result we are...

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Jul 8, 2016

Dear LOTRO Players, With a sad heart I have to pass on the news that LOTRO has lost another fine player. Tinki has left Middle-Earth, she sails over the western seas to the Undying Lands. I first met Tinki and cousin Pipsi in my early days as a member of The Lonely Mountain Band, we LOTRO’d as a group of role-players experiencing The Shire content while...

This week we talk about Update 18.2 news.

Jul 5, 2016

Hello Again, Lizzy and I finally got our act together to record another Bingo adventure, as we draw to the close of these episodic quests Lizzy and I both feel a little sad, but glad it’s not yet over. I think this has been one of the best methods ever to exercise Lizzy’s love of reading. Top marks from me. We have a little chat about our favourite...

Which system most needs a revamp? Crafting Traits/Skills Deeds Instance Reputation Music PvMP Housing Hobby/Fishing Legendary Item Skirmish Cosmetic Mounted Combat Epic Battle Collections Other View Results  Loading ... Have a poll idea?  Let us know in the comments below and it might be a future...

Dear Brother, As far as home and my departure are concerned there are no comparisons to Avorthal but enough of my departure. Yes, my mother is as skilled a minstrel as father is a champion so I hope his recovery will be swift. Senrathalion says he enjoyed working with you during your stay in Mirkwood but to keep practicing, as you will need it. At that time he...

Jul 1, 2016

Today Turbine announced Update 18.2 will release on July 5th. The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Tuesday, July 5th from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) for Update 18.2. — LOTRO (@lotro) July 1, 2016 Update 18.2 was originally scheduled for June 28th but was delayed due to player...

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Jun 30, 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.

LOTRO Players is giving away expansions thanks to supporters on Patreon. Prizes An Expansion Quad Pack & A Helm’s Deep Expansion An Expansion Quad Pack An Expansion Quad Pack Note: The expansion Quad Pack includes the Moria, Mirkwood, Isengard and Riders of Rohan expansions. Further details about all items are available in the LOTRO Market. How to...

Jun 30, 2016

Part 97 – The Company’s Fate “Alright, that’s enough!” Magla yelled a loud deep yell though it did not calm Eleswith down but she was able to be subdued by Magla, Estonethiel and Theomin. Eotheron had to quickly help Teryndir up off of Sergee who had been in pain after Teryndir fell on top of him. “You knew what you were doing, Teryndir,” Eleswith yelled....

Jun 30, 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 enter Dol Guldor, for we are Breaching the Necromancers Gate This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 18.1. You can download the PDF here. Now...

Turbine has heard the call of players that have been asking for more development time before the release of Update 18.2. Based on direct player feedback, we are delaying the launch of Update 18.2. We will post a new launch date as soon as possible. — LOTRO (@lotro) June 27, 2016 Last week Turbine independently delayed the Stable-Masters Collections panel system...