Welcome to the first of what should be many articles showcasing the pets available to LOTRO’s resident animal fanatic, the Lore-master! I plan to look at each pet individually, examining the different abilities available and how it matches up statistically with the others. In this initial edition, we will quite appropriately be covering the first pet you...

The skirmish Survival: Barrow Downs is once again available. This skirmish became available with the 11.1 update. What changes were implemented, if any, do not appear in the patch notes. May your shield protect you and your spear never break. Pineleaf Needles  

Branick, Mysteri, Rolkrage, and Pineleaf chat about the latest major update to The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

When are each of the skirmishes set? Once you unlock a skirmish, you can run it at any time. Therefore, you will most likely be stepping out of the normal timeline of the game whenever you run the skirmish. In addition, you can run a skirmish as often as you wish. While it is likely the Dourhands made more than attempt at taking Gondamon, I suspect they didn’t...

What is a skirmish? In short, a skirmish is an instance that is scalable on three dimensions: level, difficulty, and group size. Types of Instances Before we can discuss what sets skirmishes apart from other instances, we need to discuss just what an instance is. Instances are areas set apart from the main world for various purposes. Most instances are private...

Here at Ask Pineleaf, we will attempt to answer questions relating to skirmishes. We will begin our column with a series of three question from Bellcari of Landroval: One thing I would love to hear your talk about is T2 and T3…like…what is the mechanic for T2 on a given skirm etc.  I think many of us just think of them as hard and harder...

The skirmish Survival: Barrow Downs is not available at this time. We have not yet received word from Turbine as to the reason for the skirmish’s closure or an estimate as to when it will be available again. May your shield protect you and your spear never break. Note: The skirmish was restored on June 12, 2013. Pineleaf Needles...

Welcome to Skirmish Academy. This is your source for information on skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. The articles in this section will be divided into five groups: Skirmish News This is where we will post the latest news about skirmishes. This will also be the home of previews that in some way affect the skirmishing system. Lessons Are you new to...

Branick, Mysteri, Rolkrage, and Pineleaf return with another off-topic episode in which they discuss the announcement of Helm’s Deep™, the next expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

The Lord of the Rings Online™ can be a little overwhelming or confusing at first, especially in regards to the Free to Play model adopted in September of 2010. So Branick, Mysteri, Rolfkrage, and Pineleaf are here to answer your account-related questions in what we hope will be the first of an annual series of New Player guides. Our goal is to record updated versions of these guides every year in order to consolidate the most important information new players will need right away. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, Rolfkrage, and Pineleaf chat with Andang about Murder In Bree, creating LOTRO video content for youtube, and more. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, Pineleaf, and Rolfkrage chat about LOTRO, twice. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf are joined by returning hosts Krorain and Rolfkrage to record an in-depth review of the Trollshaws Quest Pack. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf talk about some of the changes to The Lord of the Rings Online™ coming in Update 10. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf celebrate the New Year with LOTRO-specific resolutions in this feedback-filled first episode of 2013. Thanks for listening.

In the last episode of 2012, Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf go over the changes in this year’s Yule Festival in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening! We’ll be back in January!

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf talk about The Lord of the Rings Online™ in another Off-Topic episode. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf talk about The Lord of the Rings Online™ in another Off-Topic episode. Thanks for listening.

Branick and Pineleaf welcome Andang onto the podcast as a guest host for in-depth an discussion of Rescue at Nurz Ghashu and Storm on Methedras to round out our series on skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online™. In addition, we talk a bit about some of the upcoming changes in Update 9. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Pineleaf return in another short off-topic episode to talk about The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.