Hail and well met friends!  Andang here excited about finishing my commentary series of the Volume 2 Epic Story.  I started this series back in July of this year on my YouTube channel. While there are plenty of great moments crafted by Turbine in this volume, I have to say my favorite part is the departing of the fellowship.  As players, we get to spend a...

As Yule festival continues and Christmas gets closer, it seems to be a good time to have a snow-filled video. “Snow, a LOTRO fanvid” was released in 2014 on Kemendin Mahtanárë’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it...

Starting on launch day of Update 15, I began a fully-voiced video series through Central Gondor.  34 episodes later, I finished the series.  I really enjoyed the content and recommend everyone play through the Central Gondor region for the fantastic story.  A big thanks to Turbine for making this fantastic story for us to experience. You can watch the full...

It is getting close to Christmas time and the Yule festival so I figured what better time than to showcase Yule videos.  To kick things off we will start with a Yule video by the BBB which just happens to be their most insane video to date.  “BBB’s Twelve Days of Yule Fest” was released in 2013 on the Bards, Beers and Longbeards official...

Lilikate wanders throughout Gondor, in this trip she takes the Stable Master’s Pony from Ethring to Linhir. Riding in the gloom of the dawnless...

This week’s video highlight travels through the lands of Middle-earth reminding us just how beautiful LOTRO can be and how cool time lapses are in general. “Lotro – Middle Earth Time Lapse”  was released in 2012 on John Conn’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an...

  Journey through Middle-earth in style on all 9 class mounts! All Class Mounts Pack includes the following: • Steed of the Hunter • Steed of the Guardian • Steed of the Rune-keeper • Steed of the Warden • Steed of the Lore-master • Steed of the Minstrel • Steed of the Burglar • Steed of the Champion • Steed of the Captain $74.99 All items will be...

Central Gondor is a dark a dreary place thanks to that crazy Sauron guy making some dawnless day.  The darkness is a clear representation of the situation of the zone of Gondor from a story point of view and amplifies the feeling of desperation in the zone.  That being said, it does deprive the zone of visual diversity, making the landscape seem even more...

Here is the Maestro Version of The Chain, I had the pleasure of transcribing this song this afternoon. Lilikate and her Musical Creatures hope to perform a selection of music from Fleetwood Mac on the 13th December, 2.00pm Bree Stage,...

This week’s video highlight covers the importance of the players and races in LOTRO. “The People of Middle earth (Beyond the Shadows)” was released in 2009 on Turbine’s official YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video...

This week’s video highlight takes us on a craftsman’s journey to become a hero. “Feel the Sun – LOTRO / HDRO Music Video” was released in 2012 on ArkanaYragael’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and...

Update 15 is right around the corner with a planned release of November 5th.  With the update’s release so close, I decided to head on to the test server and test the new Beorning class at higher levels.  My main goal was to discover the capstone skills for each of the lines. To achieve this goal I leveled to level 68 and decided since I was so close, I...

This week’s video highlight takes us across Middle-earth as if it were all a dream. “The Lord of the Rings Online – Inception Trailer” was originally released in 2011 and re-uploaded in 2013 on Delos Amoual’s YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCR4b6RE-1c&feature=youtu.be Do you know of a good LOTRO video and...

This week’s video highlight is one of the few more serious works by the BBB. “The Ballad of Khizli” was released in 2011 on Bards, Beers, & Longbeards’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video and it might end up in...

The Update 15 Beta introduced a new Gondor map that includes various parts of Gondor, Harad and Mordor.  With the game getting so close to several famous locations, we decided it would be a good time to predict how the next several years will play out based on the new...

I have always liked the concept of Epic Battles but the system has never really lived up to my hopes.  There was no real purpose as the fights never truly ended.  While this does kind of fit the lore of Helm’s Deep, it does not make for fun gameplay. With Update 15, an offensive Epic Battle is introduced to LOTRO for the first time.  Retaking Pelargir is...

The Beorning is a completely original addition to LOTRO’s class system.  It offers an experience that is completely its own while still feeling like a LOTRO class. The originality of the class is clear even at character creation when selecting the new race of Beorning and creating your character. The class is made even more special by receiving its own...

Yesterday Turbine released the first build of the Update 15 Beta.  As always, I headed to the test server to explore the landscape.  This time though I found something I did not expect. Aside from Pelargir, the landscape seems extremely similar to Western Gondor which is a big disappointment.  It is Beta so things could change but everything appears to be in a...

Hey everyone! Today saw Update 15 come to the public test server, Bullroarer. I decided to document my first look at the Beorning race/class in character creation as well as the starter intro for the class. I also took a screenshot of the Beorning trait tree Specialization choosing screen:   From what I’ve seen so far, I think the race/class is very...

For this outfit I decided to focus on a group that I had previously never made an outfit for – Dunlendings. This group is difficult to make an outfit around since we don’t get any armour pieces that have a similar style to what they wear. The quest rewards in Dunland look more like something Gondorian or Bree-landers would wear. But with careful...