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Co-founder of CSTM and an avid LOTRO fan.

Outside LOTRO: Friday Films

May 17, 2013

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Did you know that girls play games? Did you know that they like fantasy and sci-fi? Well then you haven’t been paying attention to Middle-earth Network!

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A Video Guide to Starting Hytbold

May 15, 2013

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While some players have multiple Thanes in Hytbold, but some have yet to even step into the realm of Isengard. But for those looking towards the future do you start the Hytbold dailies?

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Update 11 Release Notes

May 13, 2013

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The Official Release Notes for Update 11 have been released today and they are huge

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Dev Diary: Mounted Combat 2.0

May 10, 2013

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Turbine released a Developer Diary today focused on the upcoming changes that Mounted Combat will be undergoing in Update 11.

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Update 10.1.1 Release Notes

April 29, 2013

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The official patch notes for today’s update have been released. This is a small update to fix several server and gameplay issues. In a nice treat though, there are a number of new rewards that are also being added to the Anniversary Festival as well.

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Outside LOTRO: Friday Films

April 26, 2013

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Let me say that I love this series. Each one is a different take on computer games that portray interactions between characters within a game.

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Bullroarer: Update 11 Release Notes

April 24, 2013

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The release notes for Update 11 have been posted for the Bullroarer server and they contain a lot of information including a new region and a new segment of the Epic Story!

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Helms Deep LOTRO’s Fifth Expansion Announced

April 24, 2013

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Turbine has announced today their fifth expansion Helm’s Deep!

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Help the Hobbit: Altoholism

April 22, 2013

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When you’re in love with your alts, but you’re afraid of burning out; what do you do to avoid doing so?

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Outside LOTRO: Friday Films

April 19, 2013

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In keeping with the Anniversary Festival, I thought it would be good to post about a film put together by Tinuvela and brought to my attention by Goldenstar.

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Scheduled Maintenance: Friday, April 19th from 8:00 to 11:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT)

April 18, 2013

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The LOTRO Game Servers, web sites and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Friday, April 19th from 8:00 to 11:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT).

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Updated: Hobbit Presents are Coming to LOTRO

April 18, 2013

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Hobbit Presents are coming to LOTRO! What are they? They appear to be free gifts given to players for just logging in.

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Outside LOTRO: Friday Films

April 12, 2013

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Hello all! I thought it might be fun to have a segment of Outside LOTRO that featured fan made films that centered around Lord of the Rings, LOTRO, and other fantasy genres. So, I’m diving in and seeing what I can find

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Help the Hobbit; Minstrel Healing

April 8, 2013

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Do you need advice about healing? Well if you want to know something beyond “healing gives you morale” then you’re better asking someone else.

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Changes to the Distribution of our Podcast

April 1, 2013

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A new way of distributing our podcast is coming and we think that you all will really like the direction in which we are headed.

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