Casual Stroll to Mordor

Do you have a question for Vraeden? Come bask in the wisdom of an elf who has seen the passing of centuries, the fall of empires and the glory of ages long past.

A quick comparison of five different mice for gaming use.

Outfitters only sell cosmetics, and their stock comprises of a number of basic cosmetic items that are shared by all outfitters around Middle Earth. In addition to their common inventory, each of them sells a few unique cosmetic items that are specific to their region.

Last week I talked about my first experiences with monster play but I did not touch on what to do once you reach rank 1. This week I will talk about getting your traits figured out and also learning how to play in a raid.

I hate people who beg for gold. I think there should be a special /punchagoldbeggerintheface emote that will reach out from the computer monitor to smack them. Here’s a quick guide to making money in an MMO.

Welcome to How to be a Monster, this was inspired by the vast majority of LotRO players not taking advantage of a huge part of the game…monster play.

Where other classes got some minor upgrades with the release of ROI, the core mechanics of the way minstrels operated were fundamentally changed. After getting my minstrel to the new level cap and having the opportunity to run solo and in groups, I’d like to make a couple of comments on how I feel that the changes have affected minstrel gameplay.

Joining a kinship/guild is often the main way that people plug into the social aspects of an MMO. I’d like to offer some thoughts on picking the kinship that is right for you, and I’ll talk a little bit about what it takes to be a good kinmate.

Through my years in football (American) I came to the understanding that you can have the greatest plays in the known universe but that mattered little without the proper players.

If you look at the screenshots of both my minstrel and RK’s setup, you’ll see that I leave many of the basic elements in the same places.

Mae govannen, friends! So you want to be a healer?  Did you find a calling to help little hobbits cure their need to deliver pie and mail all over the shire?*  Or perhaps you saw too many men slaughtered on the Fields of Fornost?  Or were you like me and asked yourself one day, “Why [...]

When you first speak to the Relic-master the UI that pops up may seem a little daunting. I mean you’re suddenly faced with a huge UI with four tabs and a lot of choices. What do you do? What choices do you need to make? What if you make a mistake or if you’re unlucky?

Relics, what are they good for? Well, quite a bit in-fact!

I thought it might be useful to explain my own settings which allow me to use the in-game VOIP reasonably well.

In Update 2, Legendary Items are undergoing some rather large changes. And while it would be easy to just start laying out the changes, I would rather just start at the beginning and explain fully what Legendary Items are, how they work and all that needs to be known about their functions in order to start getting into the system and making use of it.

When I joined my first kinship, my plan was to stick with it and not become one of those people. You know, those kinship hoppers, constantly switching from one kin to the next. Unfortunately, almost against my will, that is what I seem to have become.

Join Merric as he goes over to the side of Mordor for a look into Monster Play. This article takes a brief look at all the classes.

Love it or hate it, I think most LOTRO players would agree that the legendary item system is one of the most confusing in the game. I’m not going to go over all the intricacies of the Legendary Item system, but I would like to point out a couple things that I learned only recently.

In this episode Bryandt departs from his original goal of not spending any Turbine Points.