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Dev Diary: Volume 3, Book 2

Posted on20. Aug, 2010 by Merric.

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Today heralded the release of a Dev Diary by Jeff “MadeofLions” Libby focused on the story, tech and features of Volume 3, Book 2 which is set to release with the upcoming Free-to-Play launch on September 10th.

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Sapience Clears Up Misconceptions

Posted on17. Jun, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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Sapience has very helpfully stepped in to clear up some confusion from the articles and information we’ve gotten this week via E3 interviews from Massively and Ten Ton Hammer as well as the LOTRO Store screenshots released earlier this week.

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Massively’s LOTRO Vol 3 Book 2 Preview

Posted on16. Jun, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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I just wanted to share the new post that just went up on Massively about Volume 3 Book 2 Preview of Enedwaith. Some really good information here that speaks directly to some questions our commenters were asking from the latest screenshots such as there will be no gear in the LOTRO Store.

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A Letter from the Producer and Merric’s 2 Cents

Posted on04. Jun, 2010 by Merric.

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In conjunction with today’s announcement Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online, released a letter on the forums to the general community concerning these changes and her opinions on the matter.

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Volume 3 Point Done

Posted on11. Mar, 2010 by Merric.

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It wasn’t too long ago that Volume 3.1 (or Volume III Book 1) came out and surprise, surprise; I’ve already finished the Epic Storyline part.

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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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A Casual Stroll to Mordor #27: 3.1 = Fun

Posted on01. Mar, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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This week we share a bit about our adventures in Angmar killing some of the raid landscape beasts, Ferndur and Bogbereth. Goldenstar was lucky enough to get both trophies for her house ut was a little miffed (or perhaps disgusted) when she plopped down Ferndur’s head and discover flies buzzing around it. Ick!

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Volume III Book 1 Known Issues

Posted on01. Mar, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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An MMO is never complete and there are some things that just don’t get corrected in time for patch day. I typically find several complaints in forums and on twitter about things that Turbine knows about.

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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

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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New Volume III Book 1 Screenshots

Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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Turbine has released some new Volume III Book 1 screenshots of Skirmishes for us to drool over and get excited about! Check them out on our Picasa gallery or enjoy the slideshow below.

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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 #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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Timeline for Episode 23

Posted on05. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar.

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We had several people asking for transcript of our super long mega interview episode posted last Wednesday. It was suggested to have a list of times in the podcast which I thought was something we could definitely accommodate. The times posted next to each topic is where you should go in the podcast to hear the information in that section.