Casual Stroll to Mordor

Previously, I have explained how to gather crafting materials. Now, I will explain where to find the crafting materials needed for each tier.

Before you can begin crafting anything, you must first open the Crafting Panel. Of course, what you see on your crafting panel is directly related to which vocation you have chosen. However, beyond specific professions and recipes available to you, each vocation’s crafting panel is the same. What you make will be different, but how you make it will be determined in the same ways.

Now that you’ve chosen a crafting vocation, it’s time to get to work! Of course, before you can start making weapons and armour and jewelry and food, you’re going to need some basic materials.

Recently I’ve seen a lot of questions in the advice chat channels about crafting. How do I get started? What profession is best for my class? Where do I go to learn a craft? How do I advance my skill? What can I make with which profession?

There’s a new note appearing on the LOTRO launcher concerning the crafting consignment quests that we wanted our readers to be aware of.

With Volume 3.2 Weaponsmiths and Woodworkers are having some revisions which “…introduces an arsenal of new crafted weapons…” that target not only their stats but their damage types as well. However, it’s important to note that no existing crafted weapons will be changed.

I have been pondering how life will be slightly hectic in the lower levels for a bit on September 10th when Free to Play is launched and we welcome our new friends into our starting regions. This also made me think if there’s anything I should do now so I’m not that annoying 65 pestering [...]

Looking for a way to improve your daily meals? Look no further! LOTRO already had it all sorted out for you. Here’s the list of spices and herbs every cook should use to increase your critical chances of success!

After Couillon’s excellent question on the economics of furniture, we decided to push the subject a little more in depth and finally made a post out of it. So here are some useful tips and advices gathered from our personal experience and from various server’s Auction House(AH) for those who are in the business of making furniture.

Our good friend Adam (El-Galandir) sent us this link to Updated Jewelry Recipes for Volume III: Book 1 and boy was he right when he told us it’s an awesome site. It’s a great way to quickly look and compare the jewelry options available including the multi-output recipes.

This week’s CStM we primarily talk about the raid into the rift that we both were able to attend. Well Goldenstar did the whole thing, Merric came in at the end to tank the Balrog. Merric also discusses his experience with the Lone Lands revamp with his Captain. Our main topic is actually about these two areas and how some areas get attention while other pieces are mostly left as is.

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On Thursday, February 18 Turbine released a Developer Diary containing details upon the upcoming improvements for Jewelers and Cooks, as well as the new class item recipes for Woodworkers and Weasponsmiths, that we will be seeing released with Volume 3, Book 1.

A look at the changes coming in crafting with Siege of Mirkwood. Some good, some bad, some amazingly good!