Casual Stroll to Mordor

LOTRO Plugin Compendium is an external program (available in Mac, PC, and Linux versions) for Lord of the Rings Online that takes all of the manual work out of installing plugins.

Day five is a very busy day full of many adventures, hobbits beware. I started the day out trying the warleader for the first time.

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.

Lately there have been rumors of treasure buried in Ered Luin. Dwarves have been seen carrying pick-axes and trained cave-claws up into the hills in search of hidden riches. Now the rumors have been confirmed and it’s your turn to get a chance at the treasure!

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.

This month’s LOTRO Store Staff Picks has my mind boggled. The theme is “5 Most Critical Items to Bring to a Raid” and I have to say, it had Elb and I laughing our heads off.

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.

Housing items available from the Buried Treasure Event.

Listing of housing items found in the Anniversary Event.

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.

I found something of personal interest in the patch notes. Tucked deep in the notes, about halfway through “Town Services, NPCs, Vendors,” is this terse explanation: “Soldier rank traits have had their prices significantly reduced.”

While most people read the announcement of RoR (pronounced RAWR! by me) and thought that it was awesome, I was left with more questions than answers.

With new yule cosmetics available with update 5.1, thoughts have turned back to Winterhome quests before the festival ends.

Welcome to part 3 of my Warden’s Guide series. If you missed the first two parts of this guide you can check them out here: Part 1: Gambit Lines , Part 2: Mastering Masteries This installment of  ”A Warden’s Guide” covers the Potency and Battle Memory mechanic/skills added with Rise of Isengard. Potency Potency is [...]

Orion is active in the forums and that usually means sneak peaks of changes he’s working on with classes

Taken by some madness, Golodir has ventured into the Rift. The air is thick with menace, and the stench of Thaurlach lingers…

One of the few plugins that I miss from World of WarCraft is ArkInventory. And although due to Lua constrictions we don’t have a plugin that can match that utilities functions, Hugebag is definitely a step in the right direction.

We part ways with the Grey Company and join Théodred as he mounts an attack on Isengard. Will the Prince of Rohan’s plan succeed?

Yule Festival is running this year from December 20th, 2011 – January 31, 2012. This guide is here to help you find all the events available.