LOTRO Players News Episode 602: Not a Tsunami

This week we discussed upcoming events, changes in preparation for the 64-bit servers, and our week in gaming.

Game News

Update 43 Bullroarer #4

Release of Update 43 is currently expected for next week

  • The new LI season is expected to start with the update

The new 64-bit servers are scheduled to open on March 5

Premium houses are now returning 100% writs when you sell them

Upcoming Events

Buried Treasure event from February 27 to March 3

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Week In Gaming

Cyndars

  • Played Cascadia… Finally beat the stupid hawks in scenario 7! 

Pineleaf

  • My Warden joined Friday Night Fights for Haudh Valandil and Doom of Caras Gelebrin.
  • My Lore-master went through the Paths of the Dead and has reached Gondor.
  • My Mariner finished collecting the Rangers.

Donations

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LOTRO Players News Episode 600: More Housing Decor?!

This week we discussed the minor changes to bullroarer, store sales, and our week in gaming.

Game News

Second Beta for Update 43

  • Tweaks to the raid
  • Noticed that there are several Rhovanion birds in the collection panel.
  • The ents will be adding a task board (they certainly weren’t hasty with this).

Store Sales

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  • Free Dye: Burgundy
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Week In Gaming

Cyndars

  • Turned in task items all week.
  • Gathered skarn all week.
  • Crafted with my scholar and crafted with my cook. 

Pineleaf

  • My warden finished up the questioning in the Ikorban Valley. What do we do now?
  • My Lore-master survived the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
  • The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era tutorial.

News Beyond LOTRO

Donations

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LOTRO Players News Episode 599: That’s an Issue for Future Me

This week we covered release notes from update 42.4 and update 43 on Bullroarer, 64-bit server transfers, and our week in gaming.

Game News

Update 42.4 Release notes

Update 43 Bullroarer #1 Release Notes

  • First two wings of the upcoming raid
  • Deed Log Refresh
  • New Heritage Options when creating a character
  • The ability to change heritage title at a Notary
  • The ladder to Ashagir will be updated to always be available
  • Task boards in Southern Mirkwood and Lothlorien
  • Reputation is being added to several task boards that currently don’t have any
  • Enemies in all missions will now drop trophy items

64-bit Server Transfer FAQ

Discord expected the open within the next two weeks

Store Sales

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Weekly Coupon

  • Free Landscape Soldier Token
  • Coupon Code: MARCHON
  • Now through February 6th!​

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Week In Gaming

Crister

  • A week of weird work.
  • Looks like Peregrine.
  • Otherwise LAME.

Cyndars

  • Delvings for the first time a week ago. 
  • Other instances and more delvings.
  • Tomb of Nirgambar and Well of Forgetting with PLOI. 

Pineleaf

  • My warden completed the main story line for The Legacy of Morgoth.
  • My junior lore-master reached Helm’s Deep.
  • Friday Night Fights – Doom of Caras Gelebren.

Donations

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Emails

From Ravi:

hello dear lotro players! Ravi (the eater) checking in!

sorry to be asking questions etc on the week where there’s likely a lot of things to go through on the podcast, i should have sent it last week, but it just didn’t occur to me then.

this is about what everyone is buzzing about: server migration and housing! 

since you guys have been around for a while and especially because you probably remember how it went back in the day with the server merges, perhaps someone could answer from lived experience?

let’s say, i have a character A on arkenstone and character B on landroval. they are both house owners in their respective realms. and let’s say, during the move i want to place them both on peregrin. i can only have one house per server. so who of them is going to be the owner? is it whoever buys the new house first? what happens to the other one’s stuff in the escrow? and how high is the chance that something might get scrambled and lost in this situation?

has anyone been in a situation like this?

thanks! and thanks as always for the podcast!

ravi (the eater)

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LOTRO Players News Episode 597: Don’t Go Alone, Trample with Friends

This week we discussed the public events schedule, upcoming Bullroarer, and our week in gaming.

Game News

Public Events Schedule for 2025 is up

The first Bullroarer for the next update is planned for next week

The week after will be the next game update (Update 42.4)

Store Sales

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  • Select Vault Storage and Shared Storage
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  • Now through January 23rd!

Weekly Coupon

  • Universal Morale Potion x5
  • Coupon Code: HEALUP
  • Now through January 23rd!​

Week In Gaming

Crister

  • Trampled through Umbar to 10.9 with Pineleaf and Cyndars.
  • ESO – heading towards 2000 cp!
  • A little Starship EVO, a little POE2, a little Starcom Nexus.

Pineleaf

  • My warden continued with the final region in the latest expansion.
  • My lore-master quested in the Broadacres.
  • My burglar joined a Friday Night Fight session, where we completed the arena.

Donations

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LOTRO Players News Episode 596: PineleafLand

This week we talked about the upcoming moves to the 64-bit servers, what we might do with our housing, and our week in gaming.

Game News

Four new 64-bit Servers

  • Glamdring [US], Orcrist [EU], Peregrin [US, RP], Meriadoc [EU, RP]
  • On the day prior to opening, VIPs will be allowed to log on to reserve up to three names
  • The next day, the servers will open and players may transfer to the new servers
  • Transfers to these new servers will be free
  • Once everything settles, the will allow transfers from the dark servers
  • Note that progress on the Legendary Reward track does not transfer
  • Six months later, they will review the 32-bit servers to see if any are too sparse

For Druidfire’s take on this subject, she wrote an article for MMORPG

The first Bullroarer for Update 43 is expected to start next week

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LOTRO Players News

Reminiscing about …

When you change your home, will you change location (i.e. Belfalas to Lyndleby, etc.)

Week In Gaming

Crister

  • LOTRO – all talk about server and server moves!  Extra spicy!
  • ESO and some Starship EVO and some Cyberpunk 2077.
  • POE2 is frustrating.

Cyndars

  • Played Dragon Quest Builders 2; I’m back on the Isle of Awakening now that I have defeated Madusa and completed the Khrumbl-dhun chapter. Now for great pyramid building.
  • Opened and played Animal Crossing New Horizons again for the first time in 1year and 1week as my residents informed me. I have also participated in my first fishing tourney in game. Yes, it apparently did take me four years to actually play the fishing tourney and not just sell fish when CJ is on the island.
  • Continued advancing through the final area in the Song of Waves and Wind with Pineleaf’s runekeeper. I drug him through the wasp nest again, but this time he didn’t die.

Pineleaf

  • My mariner completed the latest installment of the Song of Waves and Wind.
  • My warden finished questing in the third region of the latest content.
  • My lore-master continued preparing Edoras for the trip to Dunharrow.

Donations

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