Episode 53: Sammich. It’s what’s for Dol Din-Din.

In this episode, we talk dev diaries, LOTRO store, servers and all the new F2P information that came out this week.

Goldenstar and Merric are playing their Runekeeper/Hunter duo again and started out questing in Oatbarton and then moved on to Esteldin. Goldenstar got her jeweler to kindred with the jewelers guild. Merric got his Runkeeper to level 34 and the RK/Hunter duo is now level 32.

Town Crier:

• Tell the Community Team – Warg Stalker
• Dev Diary: Crafting
• Dev Diary: LUA- LUA to go live with F2P
  - They will still need to be manually loaded.
• Featured Article: LOTRO Store Starter Guide
• Server Names Announced
• Reputation Mounts removed from LOTRO Store
• Heavy Armour Annuminas set recieves a helm
• Kia posted pictures of Enedwaith Furniture
• There will be a full installer Tues Sept 7 in the afternoon. Patch is approx 911 MB- Beta players need to install the live client (they cannot play with beta client)
  - Head start players may be able to patch and start playing on the 7th depending on when the servers come up.
  - The patch notes should be live shortly after the servers go down and before the chat starts.
• Developer Chat on Warcry on Sept 7th
• Consignment Quests
• PAX Coverage by listener Michael
• LOTRO Promo Video

Player News:

• Falathorn Day
• Open Market (Landroval)
• Middle Earth Chronicles Screenshot Contest
• Founding a RP Colony on the new servers
• Hunter Roundtable has been recorded and we’ll work to get that out as soon as possible.
• Talbot from Landroval will be hosting 3 LOTR miniature games at Ucon

Raise Your Glass

Dish – Elendilmir

Hello Merric and Goldenstar,

I have been playing LOTRO on and off since beta started, and now with the game going free-to-play, i would like to play more often and get some of my friends playing the game too.

The problem is that I live in Australia and the expansions were never released on disc here so i was forced to download them.

As Australia’s internet hasn’t been upgraded for 5000 years, it is very hard for my friends to download a game of this size.

Is there a way to transfer the game files i have downloaded and share to my friends? or will they have to suffer through a long download just like me?

Thanks for reading, Love the Show!

Dish – Elendilmir

P.S.

Is there a server which most Australians use?

Soyel of Elendilmir

Hi,

Just wanted to say that as an older player (late 40′s), your podcast have been greatly beneficial. I just started on the server Elendilmir cause it was the 1st on the list. Created a hunter lvl 20 Soyel and a Burglar lvl 18 Pijo and so far am enjoying the game largely due to your guides. I tend to have a wierd schedule so only play a few hours when I can log on and let me tell ya, I would be lost crafting if it weren’t for you both.

Now have your wife smack you, kiss the baby and get back to podcasts and guides. TY

Btw am VIP and will possible try Landorval (sp) ty again!

Chris:

Hey guys :

I just came across your podcast and I’m enjoying it very much. I played LotRo when it launched and enjoyed it for a couple of months before going on a long hiatus. I dusted off my account in anticipation for the

F2P coming soon.

I assume there will be a lot of folks coming back to the game as well as a lot of new players. I think it would be great if you could do a “welcome or welcome back” episode to discuss the basics for us noobs.

• Class discussions
• which solos well
• which does not.
• Crafting basics Ect….

I was a hybrid class in WoW (a Druid) and I am hoping LotRo has a class similar since I enjoy the variety. Many thanks and keep up

the good work.

-Chris

Eskatun of Landroval

Hi guys,

First and foremost, I love the show; you guys show Lotro a in warm ,inviting way and not to overtechinal in explaining most things in terms of game play. I am a fairly new player to Lotro, I played a couple years ago and got my (then) hunter main up to about 25 before going back to WOW. But now with the introduction of free to play as well as some leveling revamps, I am greatly looking forward to my time in Middle Earth. The problem however is that I out leveling my warden in the Midwater Marshes right out side of Bree about a week and an half ago; and my computer totally froze up and have not been able to play. Mainly because my wife will not let me expedite the repairs, but I digress. Thanks for all you do and I look forward to see you all in game, at some point.

Eskatun of Landorval

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