As George walks up to the tied up human he begins to wonder who lets himself be tied up by a bunch of goblins. Pengail proclaims himself to be the rightfull owner of the glorious Jewel of the Lone Lands. As George looks up to him, just pondering if it might be an April fowl joke. Pengail slowly dimmed his artiscoratic tone. By the end he just wants to be set...

Hopefully by now most of you have realized that many of today’s articles on LOTRO Players were jokes.  April Fools’ Day was always special on CSTM, rest in peace, and LOTRO Players has carried on the tradition.  We hope that you enjoy the articles and have a great April Fools’ Day. This year’s April Fools’ Day articles on LOTRO Players: Critters leaks – New...

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Hello, Lotroplayers. For close to two years now I have been sharing my series, “The Family Line” with you all. It has been nothing but a joy for me to write for you and I hope you have also enjoyed it was well. It seems as though there has been another fan out there that has...

Apr 1, 2016

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Yes folks! It is true! I have recently been putting out polls on what people have on their wishlist for new additional instruments. Well, looks like a number of them are coming true! It has been quite some time since we acquired the new Lute of Ages and Misty Mountain Harp. Due to public...

Apr 1, 2016

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Hey there, Aries “Dummcile” Rammicus here, content designer for Lord of the Rings Online, and today I’d like to share with you one of our exciting new projects in LOTRO. While browsing the forum one day, I kept coming across threads and comments about favorite zones in...

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Will the elves be able to provide the dwarves with any help? Book 6 – Help from Lórien We reached the light And Lórien found Where a plea we gave For the Garrison Dwarves. As time did pass They tested our worth Then chose to send A sylvan host. In force they came And cleared the...

This week’s featured event: The Brandy Badgers present the Haunting of the Bridge Inn, the tale of Bruco Springrock, a lone wanderer finding his way back home to the Shire.  He is dismayed to find that Stock’s Bridge Inn is closed, but starts to hear tales about mysterious happenings and dangerous creatures.  Come to Laurelin on Sunday, April 3rd at...

Apr 1, 2016

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Yesterday, we learned during Frelorn’s Thursday stream that U18 will drop on April 11th, but that wasn’t the only piece of news to materialize during the stream! While fielding questions on the latest major update to the game, Frelorn dropped a bomb: Turbine had one more...

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Today Turbine announced that The Rift instance will be revamped into multiple Epic Battles by the end of the year. “The revamped version of The Rift will be coming later this year.  It will include two solo-duo EBs created for the first two Troll bosses.  After completing the first two,...

Apr 1, 2016

Free Sample Of The Week April 1st – 7th +5% Attack Damage (90 min) Use Coupon Code tmQXv6PhNx2Nk 1/Account   Quest Packs Drac Says – Yes! Yes! Yes! ALWAYS good to see this on sale! Mithril Coins Drac Says – I don’t pay for these, but to each there own 100% XP Boost (1hr) Drac Says – I would not bother buying these, get em from Hobbit presents Max...

Please note: The following post was an April Fool’s joke and is not real. Normally critters or cosmetic pets aren’t that huge a part of leaks or spoiler season. Normally they are released and known quite quickly, part of a NDA or specific pets are part of a story line that would spoil too much of the upcoming quest lines. But with U18 on the bullroarer...

Greetings Freefolks! This week Lizzy and I bring to you our particular brand of LOTRO enjoyment. Staying in Harwick this week helping Bingo find a new friend, I wonder how Willem will take to having to share his pet Hobbit? Let me know which food stuffs you would have chosen if you were Tanglemane 🙂 Till next...

Update: The update has been delayed and is now set to release on April 12th. Today on his weekly stream, Frelorn announced Update 18 is to release on April 11th.  The update will include the Battle at Pelennor Fields instances and story, the Far Anórien region, a level cap increase and a variety of improvements to the game. More info on Update 18: Update 18...

Part 85 – Seen By Few, Feared By Many “Ready?” Eleswith whispered to her mates as she and Teryndir positioned themselves close to the dragon matron. The company had already shot two cold-worms that made their nests up on the high cliff of the dragon’s perch. Estonethiel and Helesdir had their arrows ready to pull at the matron’s eyes. Magla had the chain ready...

Hello Everyone, I have been working through some missed content recently, this week I have decided to catch up with all things Entish. I would tell you all about it, but I wouldn’t want to be hasty 😉 Along with searching for Fangorn, I also saved a few Rohirrim villages… One of them tried to make me head honcho. I am just a hobbit from the East...

Mar 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.

Sometimes, things just don’t go the way you hope. Book 5 – Drums in the Deep Bróin did beg That we bury the axe For it carried a curse Both cruel and sweet. But Bori was sure The silvered axe Would instead do harm To the hordes of orcs.   He led a raid To rout the orcs From the mighty hold Where Mazog dwelt. But Gorothúl gave A grievous blow So...

Mar 29, 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 complete our defense of the Iron Garrison in the Battle of the Twenty-first Hall This information in this guide is up-to-date as of Update 17.2. Some information...

This week we talk about more Update 18 news.

Mar 26, 2016

George made his way to the north to Candaith. Looking for advice as to what the collar might have held for jewelry and gems. After a short journey he reached his camp. Candaith looked with longing lusty eyes to George. But he quickly changed his mind when George started to ask questions about gemstones and settings. “Do you drink?” he asked. But...