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Dev Diary: Spring Festival 2010

Dev Diary: Spring Festival 2010

Posted on19. Mar, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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I told you earlier this week that Spring Festival is coming! As a special treat, Budgeford posted a dev diary just on the Spring Festival of 2010.

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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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A Casual Stroll to Mordor #26: Ballerinas and Balrogs

A Casual Stroll to Mordor #26: Ballerinas and Balrogs

Posted on21. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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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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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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Dev Diary: Skill Upgrades in Volume 3, Book 1

Dev Diary: Skill Upgrades in Volume 3, Book 1

Posted on16. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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A look at the Developer Diary by Zombie Columbus regarding the skill upgrades coming with Volume 3, Book 1!

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A Casual Stroll to Mordor #25: Will You Be Our Valentine?

A Casual Stroll to Mordor #25: Will You Be Our Valentine?

Posted on15. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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Our main topic this week is the leveling zones. Based on our email from Steve last week asking for advice on where to level up. We used guides from LotroLife and Keen and Graev’s blog as well as user feedback from Aillas in our comments from episode 24.

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Dev Diary: Skirmishes in Volume 3, Book 1

Dev Diary: Skirmishes in Volume 3, Book 1

Posted on11. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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Joe “jwbarry” Barry recently released a Developer Diary, looking at how Skirmishes will be affected with the release of Volume 3, Book 1. As some may be aware, we will be receiving a new Skirmish, set in The Rift where we attempt a rescue mission. And although it does not contain the full instance of The Rift, it should be a lot of fun for those who are going back or who have never been.

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A Casual Stroll to Mordor #24: Spare Some Porridge, Sir?

A Casual Stroll to Mordor #24: Spare Some Porridge, Sir?

Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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In this episode of CStM, Goldenstar has been made an officer of her kin, The Council of the Secret Fire. She worked on her jewelcrafter and opened up skirmishes for her Burglar. Merric didn’t do much in game this week but he did find time to install LOTRO on his netbook.

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Dev Mini-Diary:  ZC Talks Patches

Dev Mini-Diary: ZC Talks Patches

Posted on01. Feb, 2010 by Merric.

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On January 31st, Zombie Columbus posted a “Mini Diary” on some of the Skirmish changes and fixes that came with the release of Patch 1 and his thoughts on them.

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A Casual Stroll to Mordor #14: Doo Doo Doo!

A Casual Stroll to Mordor #14: Doo Doo Doo!

Posted on06. Dec, 2009 by Goldenstar.

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In this episode of CStM we go over all the developer diaries, events and announcements we missed while spending Thanksgiving in Texas.

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Dev Diary: Crafting in Siege of Mirkwood

Dev Diary: Crafting in Siege of Mirkwood

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Merric.

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

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