Author Archives | Merric

About Merric

Merric is one of the Co-Founders of CSTM. He is avid about technology and will willingly bore anyone he can about the topic. While he mainly plays a Guardian, he is attempting to level one of every class. By trade Merric is a Windows Systems Administrator for "the man" and holds several MCSE's in 2000 & 2003 as well as Network+, Security+, and A+.

Bullroarer: Update 5.2 Released

by | February 2, 2012

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Bullroarer: Update 5.2 Released

Bullroarer was updated today with Update 5.2. This update is more of a “quality of life” update …

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Update 6: Orion on Wardens, Part 3

by | February 2, 2012

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Update 6: Orion on Wardens, Part 3

Orion has posted his third blog covering more of the Warden changes coming with Update 6. And while there is a lot to read over, many of these changes seem to be for the better.

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PC Gamer on Mounted Combat

by | February 1, 2012

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PC Gamer on Mounted Combat

PC Gamers’s Tom Senior wrote an article today concerning concerning some questions that he had regarding mounted combat.

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Update 6: Orion on Wardens, Part 2

by | January 31, 2012

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Update 6: Orion on Wardens, Part 2

In his second post on Wardens, Orion discusses some of the Legendary Skills as well as the Shield and Spear lines.

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Store Explorer: Slayer Deed Accelerators

by | January 31, 2012

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Store Explorer: Slayer Deed Accelerators

Today the Store Explorer takes a look at Slayer Deed Accelerators!

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Update 6: Orion on Wardens, Part 1

by | January 27, 2012

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We take a look at the first in a series of blog posts by Orion concerning their upcoming changes in Update 6.

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Riders of Rohan in the Media

by | January 25, 2012

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Riders of Rohan in the Media

After the release of Turbine’s Press Release regarding the upcoming Riders of Rohan expansion, news sites have been posting up interviews that they had with Turbine regarding the exciting news.

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Orion’s Warden Teaser

by | January 11, 2012

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Orion’s Warden Teaser

Orion has been busy over the holiday with some changes to the Warden Class that are coming in the future. And although some people might tense up at the thought of Orion touching another class, he assures us that his intention is to enhance the Warden, not to wreck it.

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Store Explorer: Enhanced Reputation Supply

by | January 11, 2012

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Store Explorer: Enhanced Reputation Supply

Today we’re looking at the +5,000 Enhanced Reputation Supply and seeing what exactly it does, and how useful the Store Explorer found it to be.

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There’s Something About Dunland

by | January 5, 2012

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There’s Something About Dunland

I don’t know what it is, but maybe you’ll know what I’m talking about. You’re leveling in Dunland; maybe it’s your first time or maybe it’s your third. And you’re following all the right steps. But you know what’s lurking around the corner? Defeat.

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Project Altoholism: Levels 50 – 65

by | January 4, 2012

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Project Altoholism: Levels 50 – 65

That’s right, in this round of leveling I’ve gone not 10, but 15 levels. Previously in my alt leveling project I’ve usually only covered 10 level increments, but after the release of Rise of Isengard it felt that Level 65, not 60 was a natural place for a stopping point

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LOTRO Plugin Review 15: Hugebag

by | December 23, 2011

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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.

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Do Slayer Deeds Need a Revamp?

by | December 16, 2011

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Do Slayer Deeds Need a Revamp?

When I got my Champion to level 75 I was excited. I finally felt that I could get my weekly dungeon group going and that soon I would be able some raids with my kinship.

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Massively Giveaway

by | December 13, 2011

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Massively Giveaway

Massively has started their annual “12 Days of Giveaways” and their first giveaway? A lifetime account for Lord of the the Rings Online!

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Dev Diary: Isengard Cluster

by | December 12, 2011

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Dev Diary: Isengard Cluster

A Developer Diary, written by Joe ‘”jwbarry” Barry, was released today focusing again on the Isengard Cluster that came with Update 5. And although I thought it was strange that we would see another diary focusing on the cluster it appears that while the Roundtable was focused on the process of designing the cluster, today’s focuses on the end result.

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No Live Show Tonight

by | December 10, 2011

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No Live Show Tonight

With GS out of town this week we weren’t sure if we would be able to do a live show tonight. Well, I just talked to her and from the looks of things it’s probably not going to happen.

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Poll: Update 5

by | December 10, 2011

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Poll: Update 5

This week’s poll focuses on Update 5, Armies of Isengard.

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Dev Diary: Currency Consolidation

by | December 9, 2011

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Dev Diary: Currency Consolidation

In today’s Developer Diary, Brian “Zombie Columbus” Alosio (ZC) discusses the much debated Currency Consolidation that is coming in Update 5 on Monday.

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Dev Diary: Reputation Items

by | December 8, 2011

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Dev Diary: Reputation Items

Elliot ‘Avon’ Gilman released a Developer Diary covering a subject that was actually brought up in our recent interview with Turbine, which is the change of reputation items into consumable items.

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Project Altoholism: Switching Mains

by | December 7, 2011

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Project Altoholism: Switching Mains

I think most of us who have played any MMO for a considerable amount of time has been there. You find yourself in a situation where slowly, but surely you discover that one of your characters besides your main is taking up the majority of your time. Maybe it started innocently…

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Dev Diary: Instance Finder

by | December 6, 2011

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Dev Diary: Instance Finder

Leo “Ransroth” Zelevinsky wrote a great Developer Diary about the new Instance Finder coming up on Update 5. Actually, it’s not so much a traditional Developer Diary as much as it is a tutorial similar to Goldenstar’s about how to use the Instance finder utilizing a system of questions and answers that he has received from the community.

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Dev Diary: Update 5 Developer Roundtable

by | December 2, 2011

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Dev Diary: Update 5 Developer Roundtable

Released today was a Developer Diary that takes a different perspective and instead of coming from one source it comes from a number of Turbine employees

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No Live Show Tonight

by | November 26, 2011

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No Live Show Tonight

Due to a loss in Goldenstar’s family, we will not be airing live tonight.

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