LOTRO Academy: 34 – Feedback

In this episode Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain get caught up on the listener feedback that has piled up from the last few episodes. Also, Mysteri talks to herself and Krorain teaches us all a valuable lesson. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 2011 Harvestmath Festival Special

Branick, and Mysteri attempt to convince Krorain to participate in the Harvestmath Festival with our discussion of the various quests available. We talk about why the Haunted Burrow is good, why griefers are bad, and which of us is a terrible dancer. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 33 – Welcome Back Mysteri

Branick and Krorain welcome Mysteri back onto the podcast with plenty of LOTRO discussion on a variety of topics. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 32 – A LOTRO Conversation

Directionless and without a topic, Branick and Krorain chat about LOTRO for about an hour in our most random episode ever. It may not be a typical episode, but we hope you enjoy it anyway. And as always, thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 31 – Food

Branick and Krorain cover some last minute news before the release of the Rise of Isengard™ expansion before tackling the subject of food in Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 30 – Rise of Isengard

Branick and Krorain have a lot to say about Rise of Isengard™, the upcoming expansion pack for Lord of the Rings Online™ in this Pre-Isengard episode. We’ve also been quite busy in Moria during the past week, so there’s plenty to talk about. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 29 – Unprepared

Branick and Krorain have returned, without a topic, to respond to listener feedback. This is more a short update than a full episode, but we hope you enjoy it anyway. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 28 – Plugins

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are joined by Merric from A Casual Stroll to Mordor for this Plugin-focused sequel to LOTRO Academy: 12 – Customizing LOTRO. We had great, albeit meandering, conversations on LOTRO Plugins as well as some other topics, including some tips for players entering the Mines of Moria for the first time. Thanks for listening!

LOTRO Academy: 27 – 3 Cubed

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are back to celebrate the 27th episode of LOTRO Academy with 27 Answers, a segment mathematically proven* to ward off orcs and reduce fatigue. Thanks for listening!

LOTRO Academy: 26 – Beware the Trees

Branick and Mysteri ramble on for a while about LOTRO. We talk about the end of the Christmas In July Festivities, the contest that almost was, and Branick has a special announcement about the future of LOTRO Academy. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 25 – Levels 20 to 40

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain discuss the questing zones, skirmishes, and instances available to take you from Level 20 to Level 40 in Lord of the Rings Online™. Especially useful for Free and Premium players who may need help deciding which quest-packs to purchase, this episode picks up where LOTRO Academy: 3 – Leveling to 20 left off.

LOTRO Academy: Christmas In July Update

This is a short status update to keep you informed of what’s been going on with LOTRO Academy.

LOTRO Academy: Summer Festival 2011 Special

Branick and Mysteri welcome Sean onto the show as a new cohost for this Independence Day episode on the Summer Festival. We talk about the benefits of fishing, the pitfalls of gambling, and what might happen if Christopher Walken were to play LOTRO. We also kick off Christmas In July with a contest and several event announcements.

LOTRO Academy: 24 – Music

Achazia and Abergar, members of the popular LOTRO in-game band, The Shades, join Branick and Mysteri for an epic two hour episode about LOTRO’s unique Player Music System. Featuring a look back at Weatherstock 2011, an interview about the history of The Shades, and tons of information on how anyone can learn to play music in LOTRO, there was just too much of interest here to cut. We had a blast recording it and hope you enjoy listening to our biggest episode yet.

LOTRO Academy: 23 – Terminology

Clocking in at over an hour and twenty minutes, this episode is packed full of MMO and LOTRO terminology. Branick and Mysteri do their best to define and explain the terms you’re likely to come across in Lord of the Rings Online™. We try to keep it friendly and entertaining rather than dry, and hope you find it illuminating. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 22 – Security

Rise of Isengard™ is the next expansion pack for Lord of the Rings Online™ and will release on September 27. It’s available for pre-purchase right now, so Branick and crew are here to go over the differences between the three Editions available, in order to help you choose which is right for you. For our main topic, we offer some security tips, suggestions, and recommendations to help you stay safe in today’s era of increasing cyber-crime.

LOTRO Academy: 21 – Skirmishes Part 4

In this episode, we wrap up our series on Skirmishes with a look at Skirmish Soldiers. Pineleaf, Master of Skirmishes, once again returns to teach us which soldiers work best with which classes, and what to do with the soldiers we’ve selected. Thanks Pineleaf!

LOTRO Academy: 20 – Skirmishes Part 3

Our series on Skirmishes continues. Pineleaf Needles, Skirmish expert, joins us for a short interview followed by a discussion of the new Skirmishes added in Update 3. Are they worth your Turbine Points? Give a listen, and find out. For more Skirmish information, be sure to check out Pineleaf’s detailed Skirmish Primers at A Casual Stroll to Mordor. A link is provided in the show notes for this episode. Thanks for listening.

LOTRO Academy: 19 – Chicken Play

Branick talks about Chicken Play in the shortest episode ever.

LOTRO Academy: 18 – Online and Off-Topic

The LOTRO Academy Team return after an unexpected hiatus to talk about the future of the show, LOTRO’s 4th Anniversary festivities, the upcoming server migrations, plenty of horse news, and we speculate about possible future additions to the game.