Jun 16, 2024

This week we discussed our week in gaming, highlighted one of the oldest kinships in LOTRO, and the latest Bullroarer update! http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN566.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (27.1MB) Game News Update 41 Bullroarer Beta #1 Store Sales Summer Sales Continue! Get special deals each week through July 11th! This week, get: 25%...

Jan 24, 2024

It has been awhile. New missions we’re added in Before the Shadow and Umbar. Are these worth running? Is gundabad still as junk as ever? Lets find out. For part 1 and the overview of Anna kurfu,Gundubad,Thestlebridge, Erebor, Elrond, and Bilbo mission duration and specifc up- or downsides check out...

Jan 15, 2023

The Song This parody of the Eurythmic’s Who’s That Girl? describes the flight of Frodo ring-bearer to Rivendell to escape from the Nine Riders. Lyrics V1: Riding for Rivendell As fast as the wind. The Black Riders Are closing fast behind. They shadow your trail. They are hard on the chase. You just cannot lose them. ‘Tis a desperate race. Br: For...

Dec 25, 2022

How the Burg Stole Chri– Yule Fest. Totally Yule Fest. Part 2.

Part One here: https://lotroplayers.com/2021/12/25/a-burgs-yule-fest-tale-part-1/

Dec 20, 2022

I wasn’t sure why we’d cleaned ourselves of the muck and grime of the swamp when we headed right back into it the next day. My clothes hadn’t even dried completely when we set out with the dawn. It left me chilled and wishing for my borrowed clothing from the Eglain once more, even if they had been completely ill-fitting. I hadn’t been the only one in that...

Dec 17, 2022

Welcome back to the world of Middle-earth! This guide will help you navigate the changes that have taken place since you were last here. We’ll show you how to find answers to common questions, like: What’s new since I’ve been away? How do I navigate all these new systems? Where am I and where can I go? Let’s get started! *The guide has...

Dec 15, 2022

Anew I curse my father’s oath That slew us brothers, causing both The Silmarils – our Silmarils! – Those jewels whose mere possession spills The blood of elven race uncounted! Yea, our Oath in fine amounted To kinslaying and exile From Valinor, the elven isle Of Elfinesse, of Elvenhome To wander far, while drifting roam Afar over all Middle Earth Where...

Nov 24, 2022

For now Delving is meant for level 140 on normal servers and whatever level cap there is for Shadowfax and Treebeard at the time you read this guide. You can add extra difficulty to specifically Before the Shadow missions. As a reward you’ll get delving writs or a chest that can drop a host of armour, junk or very rarely some extra fancy LI or cosmetics...

Nov 15, 2022

About the Song The song The Retreat of the Noldor is a parody of Everything but the Girl’s Missing. The Retreat of the Noldor describes Melkor’s armies overrunning Middle Earth as narrated in Tolkien’s Silmarillion.  Fëanor was a High King of the Noldor until his death in battle just post Dagor-nuin-Giliath (the...

Oct 15, 2022

About the Song The song The King of the Dead is a parody of Everything but the Girl’s Missing. The King of the Dead describes a character from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: the King of the Dead, ruler of the Paths of the Dead that lie beyond the Dark Door in the Dwimorberg.  Lyrics The King of the Dead V1: It is our...

Oct 9, 2022

Unpublished part 5 of a beginners introduction to stats in lotro. Never figured out to present the follow-up and advanced parts and kinda stopped on them. As you’ll see in the level difference part. Skipping ahead a bit to the actual less than theory bit. We’ll come back to the science later, but for now we’ll go beyond the introduction...

Oct 6, 2022

With the upcoming Delving system introducing new missions and mostly more challenging missions. There was the question, what would be the easiest way to delve into these challenges. Further adventures chapter 1 and 7 don’t have any combat so would probably the best option, but would the delving system be enabled on these? If so, that would only be 2...

Sep 26, 2022

Not a draft perse, but an unpublished part of the 99 instances of lotro discussing skirmishes and some “future” possibilities from 2018. Skirmishes Are skirmishes instances? And how should you categorize them if i would decide they would be one of the 99 instances? Skirmishes have filled a hole in lotro that would have been there without them. What...

Sep 26, 2022

First draft – For better or worse. Essences are your bread and butter in 105 land.  This guide hopes to shed a light on the different type of essences that are available in the game and the armour that you can put them in . Where you step in with your character will depend on the amount of time and gold you can/want to spend. Essences It will start with a...

Sep 21, 2022

Written, but a never completed draft from May 2020. Probably not complete, but a nice read or an intro if you want to take your first steps in larger groups. Most of it applies to Hiddenhoard now. Except just a bit worse of a raid in hindsight then Remorchant Make sure you want to raid May be a strange start to a raid guide, but do ask yourself what you’re...

Sep 18, 2022

15 years of updates in expansions, questpacks and systems have brought along many changes to Middle-Earth. Some large and some you might not have given much thought about. Major small updates We’ll skip the major changes such as a new expansion, skill trees or legendary weapons and focus on smaller, more deceptfull changes. In no particular order. Essence...

Sep 15, 2022

About the Song The song Lúthien in the Halls of Mandos is a parody of Everything but the Girl’s Missing. Lúthien in the Halls of Mandos describes a scene from Tolkien’s Silmarillion: when princess Lúthien journeys to the Halls of Mandos to plead for the life of her fiancée, Beren.  Lyrics Lúthien in the Halls of...

Sep 4, 2022

Lotro is a large game, just like w88.com, with old systems, new system and updates to both. Housing might have been in the game for 15 years by now, but with several updates and new neighborhoods all over the place. So is any information regarding them. Got a question about your class? You’d better hope the guide you’re looking at has a date on it....

Aug 23, 2022

Clang! Clank! Rattle! We halted in front of the wizard’s tower and the metallic scraping and clattering also went quiet. I slowly swiveled around to stare at Tinendail. “I thought you said your name meant “leaf-walker” in Sindarin because you were so stealthy?” I accused, aggrieved. The elf’s genuine frown of consternation...

Aug 15, 2022

About the Song The song Uruk-Hai are Coming is a parody of Tommee Profitt’s Storm is Coming. Uruk-Hai are Coming describes the Battle of Helm’s Deep: where Saruman’s forces (including his specially bred Uruk-Has orcs) are sent to extirpate King Théoden’s Rohirrim, who have taken refuge in the Hornburg. Lyrics Uruk-Hai are Coming V1:...