LOTRO Players News Episode 450: HiddenHoard Hootenanny/Hoedown

LOTRO Players News Episode 450: HiddenHoard Hootenanny/Hoedown

Mar 14, 2022

This week we discussed Update 32.0.3 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 449: Cricket with Giants

LOTRO Players News Episode 449: Cricket with Giants

Mar 7, 2022

This week we discussed Update 32.0.2 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 448: Crystal Mumak

LOTRO Players News Episode 448: Crystal Mumak

Feb 28, 2022

This week we discussed Update 32.0.1 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 447: Verno-whatever

LOTRO Players News Episode 447: Verno-whatever

Feb 21, 2022

This week we discussed Update 32, the new LI rewards track, and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 446: Not Enough Trolls

LOTRO Players News Episode 446: Not Enough Trolls

Feb 14, 2022

This week we discussed Bullroarer Update 32 Preview 7 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 445: The Discovery of Fish Filets

LOTRO Players News Episode 445: The Discovery of Fish Filets

Feb 7, 2022

This week we discussed the LOTRO.com Update, Bullroarer Update 32 Build 6, and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 444: Hobby-Horse to Hobbiton

LOTRO Players News Episode 444: Hobby-Horse to Hobbiton

Feb 5, 2022

This week we discussed Bullroarer Update 32 Preview Build 5 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 443: Nazgul Selfies

LOTRO Players News Episode 443: Nazgul Selfies

Jan 24, 2022

This week we discussed Update 31.1.3, The Rings of Power, and our week in gaming.

Players Save Thousands of LP – Store Trait Unlocks Removed

Players Save Thousands of LP – Store Trait Unlocks Removed

Jan 22, 2022

After over a decade, LOTRO removes trait slot unlocks from the store, making them free for all players with Update 32. This change has the potential to save new and existing players thousands of LOTRO...

Why LOTRO Still Needs Ember Changes

Why LOTRO Still Needs Ember Changes

Jan 18, 2022

In less than 48 hours, Standing Stone Games made a 180 on their proposed Ember changes. I talk about changes SSG should make, what Pay-to-Win actually means in a never-ending MMO, and how SSG should proceed to fix this PR situation. I really tried to see both sides of this situation and explain it as well as I could, while giving my own thoughts as well. Below...

LOTRO Players News Episode 442: Pineleaf Gets All the Geodes

LOTRO Players News Episode 442: Pineleaf Gets All the Geodes

Jan 17, 2022

This week we discussed Update 31.1.2 and our week in gaming.

Thames & Kosmos Announce Exit: LotR – Shadows Over Middle Earth

Thames & Kosmos Announce Exit: LotR – Shadows Over Middle Earth

Jan 15, 2022

Thames & Kosmos Announced the latest Exit game, Exit: LotR – Shadows Over Middle Earth, an escape room board game, for release in June 2022. Exit will take players in the land  of Mordor where players follow Samwise Gamgee and Frodo on an epic, puzzle-solving adventure. Gandalf has sent them on a quest to destroy the One Ring, and players will...

U32 ember changes commentary

U32 ember changes commentary

Jan 12, 2022

The sliding scale continuous sliding towards a grindy and lootbox encouraged game environment. For the full announcement view https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=8118189#post8118189. Take in mind that this statement has passed several stages of scrutiny from departments such as marketing, producer(s) and developer. This is a press release...

The Party Tree – Lore in LOTRO

The Party Tree – Lore in LOTRO

Jan 10, 2022

After two years of hiatus, I am finally back on YouTube, and back with some lore! In Hobbiton, there is an old oak tree decorated to celebrate a famous hobbit’s birthday.  Bilbo Baggins’ birthday party had fireworks from Gandalf, and gifts from Erebor.  As the party came to its end though, Bilbo gave a strange speech and disappeared. This scared...

LOTRO Players News Episode 441: Elrond, No!

LOTRO Players News Episode 441: Elrond, No!

Jan 10, 2022

This week we discussed Bullroarer Update 32 Beta #2 and our week in gaming.

LOTRO Players News Episode 440: It Was A Heffalump

LOTRO Players News Episode 440: It Was A Heffalump

Jan 3, 2022

This week we discussed store sales and our week in LOTRO.

Gundabad gear upgrades

Gundabad gear upgrades

Dec 29, 2021

For your first time in gundabad you should ofcourse stick with questing, but you may find yourself 140 rather than later with missions, vip weekends or other swordhalls on other characters. And looking for an easy way to gear.  This guide is broken down by gearslot and different levels of difficulty/quality of each gear and where to find it. Choose a slot...

Erebor Housing – Update 32 Beta

Erebor Housing – Update 32 Beta

Dec 28, 2021

Erebor housing is coming to The Lord of the Rings Online in Update 32. With the update, LOTRO players will be able to buy a house inside Smaug’s Treasure...

A Burg’s (Yule Fest) Tale – Part 1

A Burg’s (Yule Fest) Tale – Part 1

Dec 25, 2021

How the Burg Stole Chri– Yule Fest. Yule Fest. Part 1.

Part 2: https://lotroplayers.com/2022/12/25/a-burgs-yule-fest-tale-part-2/

LOTRO Players News Episode 439: Gundabad Banana Peels

LOTRO Players News Episode 439: Gundabad Banana Peels

Dec 20, 2021

This week we discussed Update 31.1.1, the Producer’s Letter for the First Quarter of 2022, and our week in gaming.