Dec 16, 2024

This week, we asked listeners to share their Yuletide wishlists for LOTRO with us (to be shared aloud on 12/21/24) and discussed our week in gaming. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN592.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (19.0MB) Game News Update 42.3 Release Notes Fibro Jedi’s Guide to LOTRO Yule Festival 2024 (as referenced while reading...

Nov 11, 2024

This week we discussed part of Update 42 Legacy of Morgoth (PvMP updates to be discussed next week), store sales, and our week in gaming. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN587.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (53.7MB) Game News Update 42 Release Notes Wraiths are erroneously appearing in solo missions on the Angmar server Nona’s cave is...

Oct 14, 2024

This week we discussed the notes from the latest Bullroarer, monitor preferences, harvest activities, and our week in gaming. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN583.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (51.2MB) Game News Update 41.3.1 Release Notes Update 42 Bullroarer #1 Release Notes There and Back Again with Orion on Twitch Store Sales Friends of...

Aug 19, 2024

This week we discussed update 41.1, Lore-master red line changes, and our week in gaming. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN575.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (41.8MB) Game News Update 41.1 Release Notes The 11th Legendary Rewards Track is now active Farmers Fair Guide for 2024 Legendary Items on Angmar and Mordor Update 41.2 Bullroarer #1...

Jun 16, 2024

This week we discussed our week in gaming, how to get the Little Steed, and anticipated updates. http://lotroacademy.com/lotroplayers/LPN565.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (31.3MB) Game News Update 40.1 Release Notes The Midsummer and Yule festivals have returned through June 25th We expect the first Bullroarer build for Update 41 to be next week...

Mar 28, 2019

The LOTRO Spring Festival brings players a whole assortment of activities, from the Hedge Maze in Bree-land to the Shrew Stomping in Duillond. However, in the small village of Brockenborings, Shire, a tipsy task awaits those willing to take on the challenge. Specifically, a Bullroarer’s Challenge! That’s right, everyone’s favorite...

Jul 7, 2017

Community Calendar: This is going to be a great weekend in LOTRO: we’ve got the Weatherstock Concert Series and the Festival of the White Lady on Landroval while the Summer of Love Festival comes to Belegaer.   We posted a preview of the WCS yesterday with information on all performers, but the lineup for the Summer of Love is also very impressive....

Apr 28, 2017

Community Calendar: Sirannon plays host to a very special 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, featuring music, racing, quizzes, and a “mystery spectacle.”  Find out more details about this and other featured events below. This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google calendar is kept up to date throughout the...

This week’s featured event: Winterstock takes over the frozen lake northeast of Frerin’s Court at Thorin’s Gate from Friday through Monday on Landroval.  The festival starts at 1pm today and runs through midnight, 12pm-1am on Saturday, 11am-11pm on Sunday, and 12pm through the end of Ales & Tales on Monday (all times EST/server time)....

This week’s featured events: This week brings even more special Yule concerts across the game.  Les Hobbities will perform in Frostbluff on the Sirannon server at 3pm EST/9pm CET on Friday. The HOPE will be fire dancing at the winter festival with macarena, tango, and more outside of the Frostbluff Theatre on Landroval Saturday at 1pm EST. Die...

This week’s featured events: Winterfest runs throughout the weekend on Crickhollow.  Twenty bands will play over the course of three days, starting with an opening show from Second Breakfast’s house band, Breakfast Club, followed by a special edition of Bread & Jam.  All solo and group musicians are welcome to share a song in a round-robin style...

This week’s featured events: Notenzauber will play their annual end of year concert on Landroval this Saturday at 2pm EST on the stone in front of the Prancing Pony in Bree. Operation Hardi Clause is an annual community event that has been hosted by Roxxi Manor of Arkenstone (formerly Brandywine) ever since the first LOTRO Yule.  They will give out...

This week’s featured events: Tiberion, a renowned PvMP player on Arkenstone and Brandywine, passed away last weekend after a long illness.  There will be a remembrance ceremony on Friday at 7:30pm at Hoarhollow Fountain in the Ettenmoors on the Arkenstone server. The Evernight Chicken Race is back, and this time the prizes include Turbine Points codes....

This week’s featured events: Belegaer is home to the second annual juggler’s night (Gauklernacht) this Saturday in the Ewall neighborhood of the Bree homesteads.  The event includes juggling, theater, riddle hunts, fighting, strong man contests, hobbit races, raffles, and plenty of music.  Musicians for the event are Notenzauber, Frische Brise, Little To...

This week’s featured events: Major events and special concerts are taking place all around LOTRO this weekend.  Horrorfest 3 takes place today and tomorrow on Landroval at Da Bugans Kinhouse, 2 Chalk Road in the Stooping neighborhood of the Shire Homesteads.  The event will be livestreamed on MaestroTV.  There will also be bride sacrifices from the bands...

This week’s featured event: The Tarciryan Knights kinship celebrates their 6th anniversary (and their 1st since transferring to Crickhollow) on Sunday, October 16 at 9:30pm EDT.  As a ‘thank you’ to all the Crickets for making them feel right at home, Lag Spike will be performing a special concert.  They’ll be performing all of your old...

Community Calendar: I’d like to introduce the new LOTRO Players Community Events calendar.  You may view this calendar directly on Google where you can click on an event to add it to your calendar or simply copy the full calendar to your own Google calendar.  The calendar will be updated as events come in, so it will be...

This week’s featured events: The Harnkegger Games continue through Sunday, September 11th on the Laurelin server.  Here’s the remaining schedule: Friday starting at 3pm EDT: Gallop-a-Run from Gondamon to Celondim, Swim-a-Run, and Lune Swim Saturday starting at 3pm EDT: Drunken Merchant Run in Michel Delving and Music Contest at the Methel Stage...

The weekly community events post will be on hiatus until September 2.  In lieu of weekly posts, I will highlight a few scheduled events coming up this month, list out the weekly and monthly events that are always on the calendar, and share my main information sources so you may keep informed of activities still to come.  If you know of an upcoming event that...

This week’s featured event: The most anticipated day on the LOTRO social calendar is finally here: Weatherstock comes to Landroval on Saturday, July 23rd.  It’s a truly massive event unlike any other, and something that all players must experience at least once.  If you don’t have a character on Landroval, spend some time making one in...