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Skirmish Encounters: Rescue in Nûrz Ghâshu – Morfuin

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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Morfuin encounter in the Skirmish: Rescue in Nûrz Ghâshu.

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Skirmish Rewards – Part 10: Man

Skirmish Rewards – Part 10: Man

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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In our last segment (for now) of the current soldier cosmetics, we take a look at the Man cosmetic items. I would like to thank Kaelin of my Kinship, The Council of the Secret Fire for their help with the gathering of these photos.

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I Just Can’t Resist You

I Just Can’t Resist You

Posted on04. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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An undocumented fix in Book 1 may mean that those using Tactical Damage post level 43 may find themselves hitting a little less harder.

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LOTRO Europe:  Welcome Back Week

LOTRO Europe: Welcome Back Week

Posted on03. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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For the week of March 8th – March 15th, LOTRO Europe will be having a “Welcome Back Week” where all former players will be able to play their accounts for free!

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Outside LOTRO: Project Bread 2010

Outside LOTRO: Project Bread 2010

Posted on02. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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Jwbarry posted yesterday on his My.Lotro blog about several members of Turbine who are participating in Project Bread’s 2010 Walk for Hunger; a pledge walk to alleviate local hunger.

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Ales and Tales

Ales and Tales

Posted on01. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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Ales and Tales is a wonderful chance for anyone who is interested in learning, participating, or watching roleplay in LOTRO. It’s a great way to meet some great people on the Landroval server.

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Volume 3:  Book 1 – Official Release Notes

Volume 3: Book 1 – Official Release Notes

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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Turbine has released the Official Patch notes for Volume 3, Book 1 as well as let us know that this patch will be released on March 1st!

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Dev Diary: Volume 1 Revised Edition

Dev Diary: Volume 1 Revised Edition

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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Today, Orion posted a much-anticipated (at least by me!) developer diary concerning his revisions of the rest of Volume 1 that will be released with Volume 3, Book 1. Using scenes from The Lord of the Rings such as “…Aragorn’s stand against the Nazgûl, Boromir’s stand against the Uruk-hai, Sam’s resolve both against Shelob and in Cirith Ungo” Orion wishes the players to have an “epic” journey and a story through LOTRO that they can experience.

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Keeping Things Level

Keeping Things Level

Posted on23. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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Ferrel of Epic Slant has a good article summarizing his thoughts on the use of raising the level cap of their games and how it is unnecessary tactic to add value to a game that is past its prime. Ferrel makes some very good points, and operates off of the opinion that level caps are used for two reasons.

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Project Altoholism: The State of my Altoholism

Project Altoholism: The State of my Altoholism

Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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In this article I take a look at Project Altoholism, its state, and what’s been going on!

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Dev Diary:  Crafting Updates in Volume 3, Book 1

Dev Diary: Crafting Updates in Volume 3, Book 1

Posted on18. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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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.

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