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 JoBildo's Topic of the Week asks the question, "What place, person, or thing are you looking forward to seeing first?" Continuing his series of polls, the most recent is Who's your Favorite from the Race of Men?
Nyxxie's recent Top 10 Contest asks users to Create a Legendary Item. Post your dream item!
Next up we had plenty of news regarding the announcement of the release date and the pre-order bonuses. Read the Press Release for the details on the payment plans and the extras that you get!
Tuneses' screenshot of the week captures an incredible battle scene between man and troll. Check out that image and the full collection of our screenshots, here.
MeenKeenLurikeen's weekly forum digest continues! Every Thursday, MKL brings you the highlights of threads from forums around the net, so that you have one-stop browsing of the hot and popular topics each week. Get your forum news for the week in MKL's Weekly Forum Digest!
-- Loktofeit @ 8:02PM Fri 26 Jan 2007
 | |  | |  | | Thursday, 25 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | Revolutionary Pre-Order Founder's Program Unveiled
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The Lord of the Rings Online Founder's Program(a) offers players two
different membership options:
* Only $9.99 per month subscription price!
OR
* Just $199 for a Lifetime Membership!
In addition to these special pricing options, The Lord of the Rings
Online Founders receive:
* Open Beta: Guaranteed access provides Founders the first
opportunity to create a character and enter Middle-earth currently
planned for March 30, 2007
* Character Roll-Over: Moves the character that you created during
the Open Beta into the live service -along with the stats, levels,
items, and experience that character earned prior to launch!
* Bonus Items: Two special in-game items that are only available
to those who pre-order:
-- Enchanted Cloak of Regeneration
-- Ring of Agility
Read More...
-- Loktofeit @ 8:53AM Thu 25 Jan 2007
Weekly Forums Digest - 01/25
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 Nightcraw's "Tolkien's Writing and How it Impacts LOTRO" thread was a big one this week, and Tolkien himself seemed a popular topic in several other discussions as well. The official forums has a great thread on the Nazul, and a good number of player views on the Fellowship system.
The combat system, the "millionaire RPer" and newbie tutorials were also big topics. MKL has links to these topics and more in his weekly feature here!
Link: 01/25 Weekly ForumDigest
-- Loktofeit @ 6:43AM Thu 25 Jan 2007
Screen Shot of the Week ~ Troll Fight
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 Trolls, Orcs and Goblins. Oh my! Grab your fellowship and any able bodied fighter of the land to fight the evil foes that are trying to take over. This week’s screen shot shows us a great battle with a Troll. What enemies of Middle Earth have you been itching to sink your sword in? What kind of epic or larger encounters would you like to take part in?
One of the most incredible aspects of LOTRO is the detailed and vivid
world that our characters live in. If you have screenshots of a place
or creature that you would like to share(once the NDA is lifted, of
course. :) ), send it in! You can use the LOTRO Vault Community
Submissions page to send them in, and we'll feature them on the
front page of the Lord of the Rings
Online Vault.
-- Tuneses @ 4:57AM Thu 25 Jan 2007
| | | | | | Wednesday, 24 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | LOTRO in NYT : April 24th Release Date Announced
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In a recent New York Times article, an April 24th release date was announced for Lord of the Rings Online.
"Tomorrow in Las Vegas, Turbine Inc. of Westwood, Mass., is to announce an April 24 release date for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar..."
The article went on to give more details and also comments from reviewers from such fansites as Gamespot and TheOneRing.net
"Since September some 300,000 users have beta-tested the fates of elvish lore masters and hobbit burglars in a 50-million-square-acre Middle-earth still under construction (and giving the game great advance word of mouth). Most players expect “creative leaps” to adapt a reading experience into compelling play, said Larry Curtis of TheOneRing.net, a Tolkien fan site."
Link: Building Middle-Earth: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Online - a New York Times article
-- Loktofeit @ 3:05PM Wed 24 Jan 2007
| | | | | | Tuesday, 23 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | Poll of the Week - 1/23/2007
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Last week we saw Leggomyeggolas dominate the poll on elves, and this week LotRO Vault asks you...Who's your Favorite from the Race of Men?
- Theoden (King of Rohan)
- Eomer (Rider of the Rohirrim)
- Aragorn (Heir to the Throne of Gondor)
- Boromir (Son of Denethor)
- Faramir (2nd Son of Denethor)
- Denthor (Steward of Gondor)
- Eowyn (General Bad-Mamma-Jamma)
- Men are weak-willed, and below the other races! Me, I'm partial to the Nazgul slaying Eowyn. But what about you? Is there someone I left off that you'd rather see? Let us know on the boards.
-- jobildo @ 3:32AM Tue 23 Jan 2007
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| Friday, 19 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | LOTRO Vault - Weekly Recap
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Topic of the Week Hardcores and Casuals... Peace in Middle-Earth?
This week's topic was Hardcores vs Casuals. Several people shared their views on the topic. One player had the following to say: Positive: Because the concept is Based on Lord of the Rings, LOTRO may actually pull in people that have never played any type of MMP before, uncharted market that may exist? Plus the Mature gamer who actually knows what a book is and has open one more then once in there life.
Negative: We live in a fast food Culture, were people are in a hurry and dont want to stop and smell the flowers, all that matters is how fast they can level and pound there chest about how they P'wned everyone in pvp, Hopefully LOTRO will not appeal to these players, however if subscriptions matter and they loose the fast food market that could hurt the games success. - Nohmadd Share your views in the current thread on the topic!
Some more great game info came from Turbine this week in the form of insight into characters and places, and another player beta journal. Beta Player Journal - The Burglar
Characters - Rangers
Locations - Esteldin
More calendars went up, this time a complete set from a dynamite memeber of the VN Art Staff, Rhyssa Fireheart! Cover your desktop throughout the year with Rhyssa's 2007 3-month Calendar Set!
Rivendell Fire Hall Home to bards, talecasters, and adventures with a store to tell! Nightcraws has slapped down a pint and kicked up his feet to share his stories - Tales from Minas Tirith: The Journal of Nand has been posted!
Tuneses, our newest member of the team, has taken over the Screenshot of the Week and she will be bringing you weekly images, occassional caption contests, and a surprise now and then as she shows off the wonderful world within LOTRO! Check out her most recent screenshot in her recent forum thread.
Thursday brought us another great collection of links with MKL's Weekly Forum Digest
That about wraps up the week! If there's any content or features that you would like to see or you are interested in joining the team, Contact Us. Bookmark us, add us to favorites, or slap that Post-It on your monitor and, more importantly, have a happy and safe weekend!
-- Loktofeit @ 12:11PM Fri 19 Jan 2007
| | | | | | Thursday, 18 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | Exploring Middle-earth: Esteldin
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Few know the true nature of the Rangers of the North, those seemingly grim and cheerless Men who lead a secretive life in the wilderness of Eriador. Fewer still know of Esteldín, the hidden gathering place of the Rangers, tucked away in the wild, far from the travels of even the most distant wanderers. Read the full article here.
-- The_Korrigan @ 12:45PM Thu 18 Jan 2007
Beta journal - Burglar
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Today, Beta Program participants talk about the Burglar class.
I chose to make a burglar, and the more I play with the character, the more I find that it fits the type of player I am perfectly. Read More...
-- The_Korrigan @ 11:58AM Thu 18 Jan 2007
Screenshot of the week ~ Elven Landscape
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 This week’s screenshot is a breathtaking Elven landscape. In a game like LOTRO how important is the “eye candy” to the target audience? Is the high graphical detail of the cities, landscape, monsters, etc… a big factor in your decision to play a game or not? Would you upgrade your computer system if needed just to immerse yourself in this Tolkien virtual world?
One of the most incredible aspects of LOTRO is the detailed and vivid
world that our characters live in. If you have screenshots of a place
or creature that you would like to share(once the NDA is lifted, of
course. :) ), send it in! You can use the LOTRO Vault Community
Submissions page to send them in, and we'll feature them on the
front page of the Lord of the Rings
Online Vault.
-- Tuneses @ 8:29AM Thu 18 Jan 2007
Weekly Forums Digest - 01/18
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Mounts still ride high as a big topic, plus there's plenty of discussion on both the Stratics HoC Chat and IGN's LOTRO info from CES 2007. Other topics of interest across the boards include:
- Rangers
- Land size
- The importance of an opposing faction
and
- Modernisms
MKL has links to it all for you in his weekly feature here!
Link: 01/11 Weekly Digest
-- Loktofeit @ 7:34AM Thu 18 Jan 2007
| | | | | | Wednesday, 17 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | Tales from Minas Tirith: The Journal of Nand
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Our fellow community member Nightcraws has submitted the first chapter of a new story, the Journal of an Elf named Nand through the fourth age.
Formerly known as Minas Anor, before the Nazgûl captured the great city, Minas Tirith has been my home for quite some time now. It has been the life and heart of Gondor since the Second Age. The great city has withstood the test of time and survived the War of the Ring. Read the full story : Tales from Minas Tirith: The Journal of Nand!
-- The_Korrigan @ 11:36PM Wed 17 Jan 2007
LotRO Top Ten Contest - Create a Legendary Item
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Create a Legendary Item...
This contest will be allowed to garner responses until midnight January 24th, 2007, at which time a panel of judges will select the top 10 responses to be posted on LotRO Vault Top Ten and, of course, the winner of the week!
The person chosen for submitting the #1 response, will be awarded with either a one-week VIP or a permanent title. Rewards are subject to good board history.
For this contest's complete details and submitting area visit HERE
-- Nyxxie @ 5:31AM Wed 17 Jan 2007
2007 Desktop Calendar Set
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 2007
Rhyssa Fireheart
Calendar Collection
Rhyssa Fireheart is one of the many incredible artists that create wallpapers, calendars, and site art for the many sites of the Vault Network. She's designed a complete set of 4 three-month desktop calendars available in several resolutions:
1024x768, 1280x960, 1280x1024, and 1600x1200.
Thanks, Rhyssa!
Link: 2007 Desktop Calendar Set
-- Loktofeit @ 5:30AM Wed 17 Jan 2007
| | | | | | Tuesday, 16 Jan, 2007 | |
| | | | | Characters of Middle Earth: Rangers
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Few can speak with certainty of the Rangers of the North – tall, mysterious strangers, occasionally seen in the shadows of a darkened tavern or in the wilds of Eriador. Tales of these grim Men tell of their desire for solitude and their seeming indifference to the affairs of the free peoples of Middle-earth.
Read the full article on the Official site!
-- The_Korrigan @ 8:28AM Tue 16 Jan 2007
A day in the life of a middle-aged Captain
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A new beta journal was released, this time about a level 36 Captain.
Check it out on TenTonHammer.
-- The_Korrigan @ 4:37AM Tue 16 Jan 2007
Poll of the Week - 1/16/2007
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Ok, so we found out there are a great deal of people who hate hobbits last week... who knew? Now let's see what we get when we ask about the taller, fairer race of Middle-Earth. You guessed it. It's Elf-time, baby. Ok, now this time... who's your favorite elf?
- Legolas (Leggomyeggolas, as I like to call him.)
- Arwen Evenstar
- Galadriel
- Elrond
- Celeborn (Lord of Lorien)
- Haldir
- Glorfindel
- Some other pointy-eared immortal...
- Elves belong only in the Keebler Factory!
Be sure to vote and if you'd please, tell us why your choice you know... is your choice! Post it on the boards!
-- jobildo @ 1:37AM Tue 16 Jan 2007
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