Episode 38 - Dancing with the Red Lady

Hi all!

In this episode we will cover the following:

News
Frodo, Gollum and Gandalf will be back for the the Hobbit Movies
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/

Turbine revenue has tripled since going F2P
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/08/turbine-lord-of-the-rings-online-monthly-revenue-has-tripled-th/

DocHoliday from LOTRO Stratics has a new podcast
http://lotro.stratics.com/sally-forth-in-lotro-episode-1/

Awesome Mount Guide
http://www.lotrosteeds.com/

LOTRO Lotteries have Returned

Account Hacks

Non-LOTRO:  RIFT vs WoW

News from 1/11/11

LOTRO Game of the Year
http://mmoreporter.com/2011/01/11/pc-gamer-awards-lord-of-the-rings-online-mmo-of-the-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmo_reporter+%28MMO+Reporter%29&utm_content=Twitter

David Tennant, Orlando Bloom and Christopher Lee in the Hobbit

Calm Before the Storm and Evil Relics
Letter from Bungo Grubb
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/feature-articles/988-a-strongly-worded-letter-from-bungo-grubb

Picture of the Evil Relic

Speculation by DocHoliday
http://lotro.stratics.com/lotro-calm-before-the-storm-speculation-and-spoilers/

What I've Been Doing in Game
Widgit tracking my World Renown progress

Special thanks to Puvi, Miq, Kirrzon, Faeminel and Anddas from Swifty and Hammo for taking me through 16th Hall, Forges (yay!  Class Quest is Done) and Skumfil-Left

Water Works and 2.8.5

My Pet Turtle

Heart of the Show:  Dancing with the Red Lady
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Landmark:Garth_Agarwen

Three Areas:  Arboretium, Barrows (See Picture) and the Fortress

Listener Feedback

My Lore Master Traits
Keeper of Animals:  Healer, Light of Hope, The Wild and Ward, Proof Against All Ills

Ancient Master:  Fast Loader, Power and Wisdom, Explosive Force

Legendary:  Eagle-Friend, Ents go to War, Sword and Staff

Hope you enjoy the show!

Alberos

Episode 37 - The World Renown RPer?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

In this episode we'll cover:

News
Congratulations to Casual Stroll to Mordor (www.casualstrolltomordor.com/) for being named the #1 MMO Blog by Massively
http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/27/massivelys-top-10-mmo-blogs-of-2010/

What I've Been Doing in Game
Reputation Grind for World Renowned Title:

• Algraig of Enedwaith (Done)
• Men of Bree (Done)
• Hobbits of the Shire (i.e the Mathom Society) (Done)
• Dwarves of Thorin's Gate (Working on this now)
• Elves of Rivendell (Done)
• Eglain of the Lone Lands
• Rangers of Esteldin
• Wardens of Annuminas
• Council of the North in Angmar
• Lossoth of Forochel
• Grey Company (Done)

Winter Festival Picture for the Festival Fashion Contest
http://www.lotro.com/news/latestnews/955-2010-yule-festival-fashion-contest

Yule Festival Glittering Horse

Heart of the Show focuses on LOTRO's inclusion of RP in recent Holiday Events

And then we wrap up with listener feedback including news on radiance and gloom
http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/12/16/arbitrary-gear-checks-lifted-from-lotro-bosses/

I hope you enjoy the show.

Alberos

Episode 36 - Sick in Ost Elendil

After a holiday break and a bout with Strep I am back with another episode.

News

Rise of Isengard
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/loadNews/18704/utm_campaign/MMORPG%20News%20Alert%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email

November Update Went Live
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/bookspotlighs/904-november-2010-update

12/6 Patch Notes
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_November_2010_Update,_Patch_1_Official

Lone Lands are Now Free!
http://www.lotro.com/news/latestnews/924-the-lone-lands-is-now-free


What I've Been Doing In Game
My New Horses
This is my Grey Company Mount

This is my Elf Ambassador's Mount

Taking Down the Great Goblin

The Heart of the Show:  Ost Elendil

Hope you enjoy the show!

Alberos

Episode 35 - Fall Update

Hi all-

In this episode we cover....

News

Ian McKellan's Re-enacts Balrog Scene
http://blastr.com/2010/11/ian-mckellans-hilarious-r.php

Tolkien Killed a Beatles LOTR
http://blastr.com/2010/11/little-known-sci-fi-facts.php

The Hobbit Casting Update (Gandalf isn't signed!)
http://blastr.com/2010/11/two-more-dwarves-cast-in.php

New Zeland passes a law to keep the Hobbit Movie local
http://blastr.com/2010/10/new-zealand-passes-new-la.php

In Game

Ale Association Repeatable Quest Guide
http://thelotrocast.blogspot.com/2010/10/ale-association-quests-my-run-down.html

Heart of the Show

Bullroarer Patch Notes
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?364747-Release-Notes-November-Update-%28BULLROARER-ONLY%29

Spotlight on Rune Keepers
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/889-developer-diary-november-update-rune-keeper-changes

Spotlight on Lore Masters
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/877-developer-diary-november-update-lore-master-changes

Listener Feedback

Docholiday's Lua Page
http://docholidaymmo.com/tag/lua/
Merric & Goldenstar's Plugin Guides
Video Guide: http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2010/09/lotro-plugin-reviews-01-how-to-install-plugins/
Written Guide: http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2010/09/how-to-manually-install-plugins/

I hope you enjoy the show!

Alberos

Ale Association Quests - My Run Down

I am trying to get to Kindred with the Ale Association (the nefarious rivals to the Inn League).  In some ways the AA Rep Quests mirror (darkly) the Inn League quests.  I'll cover all of the quests in more detail in an upcoming podcast but wanted to give you a pattern of AA quests that is working for me.

Start by getting all of the AA quests from Jonar in the bar in Thorin's Gate.  The Quests he gives you (at least the ones I can do right now at Friend level are as follows:  An Inn League Disaster (ILD), An Irritating Initiation (II), Jonar's Special Brew (JSB), Jonar's Special Delivery (JSD), Tainted Mug (TM), and The Draught Drought (DD).  The steps to complete these quests are as follows (Note the JSD quest has a 30 min timer):

1)  Intimidate Oli in the Thorin's Hall Bar three times (II)
2)  Go to Ferin's Court and Ruin the Tasting (ILD - complete)
3)  Ride a horse to Noglond and intimidate Kopur three times (II)
4)  Ride a horse to Gondomon and intimidate Grimar three times (II)
5)  Ride a horse to Duillond
6)  Ride a horse to Needlehome and intimidate Herluf three times (II - complete)
7)  While in Needlehome collect 5 Swamp Gas from Rushock Bog (JSB)
8)  Ride a horse to Hobbiton and go to the party tree.  While you are there deliver the Special Brew (JSD complete) and break on of the kegs (DD)
9)  Ride a horse from Hobbiton to Brockborings and steal the recipe (TM)
10)  Ride a horse to Stock but dismount in Budgeford....break the keg (DD)
11)  Go to Stock and steal the recipe (TM) and break the Keg (DD)
12) Go SW to Woodhall and break the Keg (DD)
13) Go NW to Frogmortton and break the Keg (DD)
14)  Go west to Bywater and break the Keg (DD)
15)  Go SW to Tuckburoug and steal the recipe (TM)
16)  Go NW to Waymet and steal the recipe (TM - Complete)
17) Go West to Sanderson's Farm and get the rotten egg (JSB)
18)  Go south to Michel Delving and break the Keg (DD - Complete)
19)  Swift Travel to Celondim and kill seven slugs, getting their slime (JSB - Complete)
20)  Swift Travel to Thorin's Gate and Turn In Quests

I hope that helps!
Alberos

Episode 34 - Not Orome goes to Harvestmath

Hey all

In this episode we revisit Enedwaith, talk about Orome and get ready for Harvetmath.

News:
The Hobbit to begin production in 2011
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/18/the-hobbit-to-begin-production-in-early-2011/?hpt=Sbin

Casting Rumors including two Timelords!
http://blastr.com/2010/10/david-tennant-and-michael.php

What's I've Been Doing in Game
Enedwaith Daylies

Not Orome
A Post from Robert
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?359604-big-D-small-d&p=4996860&highlight=#post4996860
A Segment from Shipwreck from Elendilmir

The Heart of the Show:  Harvestmath
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/861-developer-diary-the-2010-fall-festival
The Inn League Revisited
http://thelotrocast.blogspot.com/2010/08/episode-30-better-late-than-never.html

I hope you enjoy the show

Alberos

Episode 33 - The Enedwaith Hodgepodge

This episode seemed to be a mix of this and that.

News

Hobbit Headlines from TheOneRing.net (http://www.theonering.net/)

• The Hobbit in 3D
• The Hobbit boycotted by NZ Actors
• Peter Jackson to Direct

Turbine is looking for Testers for the Palantir Private Preview Program (P4?)
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?360699-The-Palantir-Private-Preview-Program

MMORPG.com articles on New vs Old MMOs
Part 1
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/4547/page/1
Part 2
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/4554/page/1
Part 3
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/4569/page/1
Part 4
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/4587/page/1
 
What I've Done in Game
Tail of the Shipwrecked Mariners

Orome, Huntsman of the Valar

Virtues and Traits

The Heart of the Show:  Thoughts on the LOTRO Store and Enedwaith

I hope you enjoy.

Alberos