With even the release of Helm’s Deep, videos continue to be released from Beta including two videos showing the larger group sizes in Epic Battles Raid...

Today Helm’s Deep was finally released after much trouble with the server hosts earlier this week.  With the release of every expansion to LOTRO there is always a launch trailer to give the last marketing push before the servers come up and players fill the new lands.  This year is no exception. While players never received a trailer that really shows off...

This week we learn that Pineleaf is a much better group leader than Andang. This week I have been busy making videos covering the Beta ending event. Shurz did some skirmishing and played through the end of Beta event. Spridra finished Moria skirmishes on her alt. Aranthier sadly could not join us this week. Pineleaf continued to do more than the rest of us....

Pashbo and Rubyrae have kept the vidcast short this week, as everyone prepares for Helms Deep.  However they still manage to fit in four hobbit poems and let resident historian Pashkoi give a brief introduction to Eregion.  Plus the usual update on the LOTRO store. We would love to include work from the LOTRO community within this vidcast.  If  you would like...

This week we had a short episode after fighting some Freeps. This week I have been busy with LOTRO Players. Shurz helped make videos covering the Beta and continued to prepare for Helm’s Deep. Spridra has been busy with real life but has started skirmishes on her Minstrel. Aranthier worked on his Freeps Pineleaf continued to do more than the rest of us. A...

This week we had a smaller team but that didn’t stop us from having a good discussion of the Helm’s Deep Beta and the news of the week.

Communicating how Helm’s Deep feels is a hard task.  It is unlike anywhere players have been before in LOTRO.  That is why I created this video.  It is an attempt to show how amazing the structure feels. All the shots from the video were taken directly from my zone overview of Helm’s Deep.  I was surprised I didn’t need to shoot any additional...

Pashbo Proudfeet and his daughter Rubyrae present An Unexpected Vidcast.   This week, Pashsco of Big Burrow fame returns with his latest venture “Mostly Haunted”, which takes him in to the legendary Haunted Burrow of Hobbiton.  Pashili Copperbeard goes treasure hunting whilst Pashlaf’s slaying in the Bree lands has him killing in the Old...

With the NDA drop earlier this week, information about Helm’s Deep has been finally been flowing to the community this week.  Keeping the flow going, Ethelros and I created short overviews of each of the zones coming with the expansion. Kingstead Eastfold Broadacres Stonedeans Westfold Helm’s...

Today I decided to create an overview of the changes coming to the champion with Helm’s Deep.  I cover the three trees and general changes coming with the new tree...

This week we tried to restore the map to our side and fought Freeps along the way. This week I have been busy with LOTRO Players. Shurz continued to deed grind and write about the news. Spridra sadly was not able to join us this week. Aranthier was able to keep playing his Freeps.  He was also able to watch Ender’s Game Pineleaf continued to do more than...

Yesterday the NDA went down for the Helm’s Deep expansion.  Now players are free to share their thoughts and also content.  Andang, Ethelros and Pineleaf decided they would start out by showing the Epic Battle system. They created a video for each of the five battles coming with Helm’s Deep. Helm’s Dike The Deeping Wall The Deeping-coomb The...

This week we had a lot of news for LOTRO and had a lot of fun reporting it. We hope you all enjoy!

Pashbo Proudfeet and Rubyrae are here again.   This week Lilyiel shows us what we can spend our Fall Festival tokens on.  Pashlaf Wolfman is slaying in Bree.  Meanwhile there are hobbit limericks aplenty, and time for a brief look at the LOTRO store sales. We would love to include work from the LOTRO community within this vidcast.  If  you would like your LOTRO...

Today Turbine released a new video developer diary that shows tons of gameplay from Epic Battles.  While most of what is said has already been mentioned in other places, it is now combined with actual gameplay.  This video allows players to get a much clearer idea of what we can expect with Epic Battles. We’ll see ya on the wall This video means a lot for...

I am a big fan of community created content.  This is especially true with videos.  When fans take hours upon hours to put together a well organized piece of art it is fantastic.  While this trailer doesn’t actually show us anything from Helm’s Deep since the NDA is still up, the creators did a great job reminding players of everything they have...

This week we keep getting tracked by the Freeps until we go into the delving and kill a drake. This week I have been doing a lot of stuff for the Fellowship Walk which ended with us raising $5876.50 for sick children in hospitals! Shurz also has been helping a lot with the Fellowship Walk and also has been working a lot on his deeds. Spridra has been playing...

This week we are joined by a special guest, Roger from Contains Moderate Peril! We also talk about the completion of the Fellowship Walk!

Pashbo Proudfeet is safely recovering in Rivendell and able to bring us a Haunted Burrow themed episode, with Hobbit Tales Around a Campfire focusing on poor ol’ Wuddle who has found himself trapped under Bag-End. Pashili Copperbeard takes us around a quick tour of the Fall Festival, Chumbly provides a Community News update whilst Rubyrae introduces the...

Those of you that follow An Unexpected Vidcast may have seen that Pashbo Proudfeet has been following in Frodo Baggins footsteps on a day by day basis.  Book one of his replica of “The Lord of the Rings” was completed on Sunday, and he can now rest in Rivendell until 26th December. How accurate has his journey been?  I would be interested to get...