Casual Stroll to Mordor

The day starts with a lack of Freeps on in the Ettenmoors and so I decided we would not rest until we killed the 990,000 Delving Boss.

With the release of Rise of Isengard, we have new class armour sets for level 75. Four pieces of this gear are obtainable through Classic Instances and Raid-sized Skirmishes, while two pieces (helm and shoulders) are available from the Draigoch raid only.

With all the changes we’ve seen since the Free to Play launch, we thought it was about time to update our Instance Join Reference Sheet. This listing shows all the available instances in LOTRO and the following information: the recommended level or scalability of the dungeon what typical abbreviation is used in-game when looking for [...]

Yajard asks: I was curious on the proper etiquette for rolling on items for PUGs.  I recently participated in a turtle raid with a roll/pass loot setting.  The raid itself was quite successful, and the raid managed to finish off the turtle in one go.  Naturally, this being the second time I did it, I [...]

Psychobabble asks: I was wondering whether you thought a captain could main heal the grand stairs?

Ever thought about figuring out strategies for yourself but never really knew how to go about it? “Continue Reading” for some basic tips from Elb…

Pack a lunch for this one. Elb breaks down crowd control in all it’s various forms in a mere 4982 words. “Continue Reading” if you dare.

These deeds are not easy to complete and not for the faint at heart. There is a lot of grinding involved. Grinding it the more difficult places in the game.

Elborigorn guides us on the Helegrod: Giant Wing in a post F2P world.

Wondering what Elb’s take on radiance’s departure is? “Continue Reading” to find out!

When we first published the instance join list from part five of the instance dev diary we quickly had a comment from Chuck Steel saying it would be a great reference with a bit more information. I mentioned in Episode 51 that I was working on building that reference sheet.

Today, Elb tackles the questions: “With the new upcoming additional radiance gear coming out which set would you recommend the hardcore player focus on? What about the casual player?”

How do the level 50 instances rate on a difficulty scale? Continue reading to see how I rated them…

A set of fair and well-enforced rules help build a structure for your raid that helps keep people on the same page and will do well in earning you the respect you need to do your job effectively.

The “Alternative Methods” guide set is aimed at presenting different ways to fill the basic roles/needs in any group or instance without use of either the normal class/roll or method.