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 | |  | | | WINNER - LotRO Top Ten Contest - Create a New Character Class
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Contest Recap:
You have been chosen as a Developer to add a new Character Class to LotRO. What Class would you create?
and the Winning entry goes toooooo .......
Alexandyr85
Winners have one week (7 days) from when the results are announced to claim their prizes. If prizes are unclaimed after a week, they will go to another eligible person (second place if they do not have the same reward, or someone who achieved an honorable mention.) In the case of no other placed or honorable mention winners, they will go to another contestant, judged by the same merits as that of the original contest.
This contest has two prizes - Permanent VNForms Title or VIP for One week.
- Free 30-Day Game Time code
c0ngrats Alexandyr85 and thank you all for playing!
The official thread for this contest: ~*~ LotRO Top Ten Contest - Create a New Character Class
You can view this contest's Top Ten results here and Past Top Ten Contests .
Watch our LotRO General Forum for next week's Top Ten Contest.
Cya there!
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-- Nyxxie @ 6:27PM Thu 09 Aug 2007
LOTRO Weekly Forum Digest 8/09
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This week's Forum Digest is up! 
"Another great week on the LOTRO Message Boards! This week's Digest brings you many surprisingly thought provoking topics. What is the real reason behind the controversial "Chick play"? How could Dora's Chickens in the Shire be related to Carn Dum? With Book 10 coming this month we're also blessed to have many great topics of discussion on incoming changes and future game updates. Enjoy!"
-Keen
Link: LOTRO Vault Weekly Forum Digest 8/09/2007
-- MeanKeenLurikeen @ 9:00AM Thu 09 Aug 2007
 | |  | |  | | Wednesday, 8 Aug, 2007 | |
| Monday, 6 Aug, 2007 | |
| | | | | Topic of the Week - Expansion = Cap Raise?
Print News | Category: Site News
Monday's are Topic of the Week days, and you lot know what that means. Here's a brief bit of this week's: I expect that our level cap in Middle-earth will rise, likely as we workout way east and south. We can't expect to take on the Dark Lord'svilest armies at the same strength we are able to take on the rabbletossed out into Eriador can we? But when will a level cap happen? Whenwill it be called for? When will it not seem like just a ploy to keepus playing? So what do you guys think? When is the time right for a level cap raise? Let us know on the boards!
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-- jobildo @ 6:12PM Mon 06 Aug 2007
Screenshot of the week ~ August 6th 2007
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Hello! Welcome my friends to the screenshot of the week! This week I have something very nice in store for you all. It was taken by Rivan Greystar of the Windfola server after falling off one of the bridges in Duillind.
This happens to bring back a lot of fond memories of my early noob days. Running around Duillond. Falling many times off of the many bridges that are ridden all over that city. I hated falling into a place where it was hard to get out of, I would have to work and work to get out. Turbine definalty did a good thing when they implemented the "/stuck" command.
The shot that I show here is just spectacular, I have always loved the architeture of the Elven cities and the night sky. It's some of the best in any game that I played so far. Granted I have not played that many, but still, it's some of the best! I remember my first time being in LoTRo. I was so shocked to see how beautiful some of the places just in Ered Luin were. I though, nah, there can't be anything better than this, but I was wrong. Especially when I made it into the Shire and then finally onto Rivendell. Turbine definatly has done a great job with the graphics on this game.
What are some of your favorite places in game that you have discovered so far? I have mine, on the road to the Misty Mountains, there is a look out point carved into the side of the mountain that shows a great view of the Rivendell Valley, but honestly, I think I like everything in this game!
As always my friends, you too can submit a screen shot to me! Community Submissions or email them to angelina_rayne@vaultnetwork.com. Send them in, and we'll feature them on the front page of the Lord of the Rings Online Vault. I would LOVE to see what you all have stored up! Shots of good, shots of bad, and everything else in between! As always, laugh, love, and most of all, have lots of fun!! See you all next week!
-- Angelina_Rayne @ 5:03PM Mon 06 Aug 2007
Kinship Crier
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Volume I, Issue XVI
Good morning Middle Earth! Time to grab that cup of joe and sit down with the Kinship Crier!
LOTRO Vault Kinship News
Reporters Wanted!
Interested in being an integral part of fostering the Lord of the Rings Community? If that sounds like something you'd be willing to dive into, send our LOTROVault Kinship Mistress, Seridove, an email at: seridove@vaultnetwork.com. Don't miss out on your chance to be a part of the team!
Morning Tidbits
Kinship Lifespan Ranks
Not exactly sure how many Kinship Lifespan ranks there are and what they offer? Today's Tidbit is a brief recap of the information!
Rank 1 - Creation
Rank 2 - 24 hrs: Message of the Day
Rank 3 - 3 days: Kinship Titles
Rank 4 - 10 days: Officer Chat
Rank 5 - 30 Days: Kinship Mail
Rank 6 - 60 Days: Kinship Auctions
Server News
Laurelin
The Children of Hurin
Most of the kinship were not heard from this week. Navarre has sent many of them on long explorations to discover more of the war. Charisma however has vanished with no trace. As he knows little of this woman, this makes him uneasy considering their last encounter. Ardelle has been with her fatehr helping him on the farm but the most worrying news was of Fate. Navarre reached word that she was critically wounded during an expedition into Anmar. Her fellowship managed to get her to Rvendelle but she was barely alive.
Navarre rode at great speed to Rivendelle to find her but her wounds were so severe that he was forbidden to see her. This was heartbreaking news, Navarre's best hunter lay near death and he felt so helpless.
Word finally reached him that Fates condition was stable but she would need around the clock monitoring and she would not be able to travel for at least a month. Until such time, she must be kept isolated if her wounds are to heal fully.
Navarre returned to Bree with word of Fates condition to Ardelle. They now wait to see if their close companion will make a full recovery.
Ardelle and Navarre discussed Yariels arrival. Ardelle seemed worried and Navarre tried to satisfy her concern that his old love and pupil would not drive them apart. Navarre nor Ardelle has yet to run into Yariel yet but neither of them are relishing this prospect.
That's it for the news today, have a great week and as always..keep an eye out for Sauron!!
-- Seridove @ 7:10AM Mon 06 Aug 2007
| | | | | | Sunday, 5 Aug, 2007 | |
| Friday, 3 Aug, 2007 | |
| | | | | LOTRO Vault: Weekly Recap
Print News | Category: General - Site News
 The major announcement this week is of course the Night with the Devs at Gameworks, that will happen August 24th in Seattle. Meet the Turbies and Vault Staff members for an evening of food, drinks, swag, and games!
Areyanna, member of the VN Art Team, created new Desktop Wallpaper Calendars for August which are available in a range resolutions.
The Monday Morning Kinship Crier informed us about the latest events in the LOTRO guild community.
From Official sources: - Turbine released a new set of screenshots from Book 10, the next free expansion.
- We continue to expand our knowledge of Middle-Earth and its Heroes. This week we meet Boromir in Imladris and explore The Shire's north east region with Scary.
CVG (Computers and Video Games) interviewed Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer for The Lord of the Rings Online.
The Lord of the Rings Online TM: Shadows of Angmar TM sweeps the boards with five nominations at the forthcoming 2007 Golden Joystick Awards.
On the Staff side: - Jobildo's Topic of the Week: Ph4t Lewt 4 Every1
- Angelina Rayne's Screenshot of the Week: July 30th 2007.
- Angelina also released a new episode of her fan fiction series "The Ranger": Part 9.
- Furay encounters a strange new language. Some strange form of Elvish, perhaps?: Furay of Mirkwood #3.
- MeanKeenLurikeen's Weekly Forum Digest makes sure we don't miss any important topic on the various LOTRO related Web Forums.
That's it my fellow LOTRO players, see you next week for another recap!
-- The_Korrigan @ 1:20PM Fri 03 Aug 2007
| | | | | | Thursday, 2 Aug, 2007 | |
| | | | | CVG : Jon Blyth Interviews Jeffrey Steefel
Print News | Category: General - Community
MonsterPlay, WoW, How True to Tolkien, and Updates... several topics covered in CVG's interview with Steefel:
Steefel: Monster Play is going to be more and more about giving monsters their own kind of advancement paths. Even right now, you're collecting destiny points that you can spend on buffs for your monster. On your character, when you click on the tab that says 'War', it displays all your monsters - we'll be adding the ability to examine that on another player. This way, your monsters are more a part of your overall character, and you can see who's pretty accomplished at the Monster Play and PVP.
Link: CVG Interviews Jeffrey Steefel
-- Loktofeit @ 7:18PM Thu 02 Aug 2007
Exploring Middle-Earth: Scary
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 In the northernmost regions of the Shire's Eastfarthing, the small village of Scary can be found tucked into the southern edge of shadowed hills that run east to the River Brandywine. None can be sure of the origins of the region's name, but the labyrinth of twisting caves beneath the Hills of Scary, known to most as the Brockenbores, as well as the mysterious way the shadows seem to cling to those hills in the evening hours, might give the traveler in this region cause to reconsider their choice of path. Read more...
-- The_Korrigan @ 12:43PM Thu 02 Aug 2007
LOTRO Weekly Forum Digest 8/02
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This week's Forum Digest is up!
"This week the boards have been abuzz with talks on Book 10, the latest patch coming to a server near you sometime in August. Talks of nerf to both the Captain and Hunter class, game mechanics, and ideas for the future are just a handful of topics you'll find in this week's Digest. Enjoy!"
-Keen
Link: LOTRO Vault Weekly Forum Digest 8/02/2007
-- MeanKeenLurikeen @ 12:16PM Thu 02 Aug 2007
Desktop Wallpapers - New Calendar by Areyanna
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-- Loktofeit @ 9:54AM Thu 02 Aug 2007
Characters of Middle-Earth: Boromir
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 Boromir, Captain-General of Gondor, is the son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor. A voice came to him in a dream, speaking of the return of Isildur's Bane, and he took upon himself a great journey from Minas Tirith, far to the south, to Imladris, the hidden valley of Rivendell, home to Elrond Half-elven, one of the chief of the Wise. None could deny his bravery, for his trek was a perilous one, riding on the wings of the storm of Mordor. Read more...
-- The_Korrigan @ 12:30AM Thu 02 Aug 2007
| | | | | | Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2007 | |
| | | | | Five Nominations for LOTRO at Forthcoming 2007 Golden Joystick Award
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The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM sweeps the boards with five nominations at the forthcoming 2007 Golden Joystick Awards.
Codemasters Online is pleased to reveal that The Lord of the Rings Online�: Shadows of Angmar� has swept the boards at the forthcoming 2007 Golden Joystick Awards with five nominations from the five applicable categories for the game!
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the Golden Joystick Awards are among the most prestigious gaming industry awards in the UK and Codemasters Online is delighted that The Lord of the Rings Online has been short listed in every applicable category by so many enthusiastic gamers.
The second and final stage of voting begins today. To vote LOTRO as the overall winner in each of the nominated categories visit http://www.goldenjoystick.com/ . Codemasters Online would like to thank all dedicated gamers for their nominations and continual support.
-- Loktofeit @ 12:20PM Wed 01 Aug 2007
Turbine / Vault Network Gathering - Gameworks, Seattle - August 24th
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 Turbine and Vault Network present...
A Night with the Devs at Gameworks! Headed to PAX and need a place to unwind Friday night after the event? In the Seattle area and want to chat with some Turbies? Come spend a few hours with Seri, Lok, Patience, and the devs of Turbine at Gameworks for an evening of food, drinks, swag, and games!
What: Turbine / Vault Network Gathering (AKA Party!)
Where: Gameworks, Seattle
When: August 24th, 2007
Time: 8PM to 10PM
More details to come!
-- Loktofeit @ 1:47AM Wed 01 Aug 2007
| | | | | | Tuesday, 31 Jul, 2007 | |
| Monday, 30 Jul, 2007 | |
| | | | | Screenshot of the Week ~ July 30th 2007
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Hello friends! Welcome once more to the Screenshot of the Week! Today I bring to you a screenshot taken by my character Missey on the Elendilmir server.
The Evil Empire was having a blast just running through Fornost when we got to the last tower. We were going to do the quest "A collar for the King". We got all ready, ate some food, had a few laughs, then got ready to lay down collar and call the big guy himself out. Well he spawned along with the adds that come with him, but he decided to play nice today! No good for us! We were looking forward to putting this doggy back where he belonged! Well, needless to say, we waited a bit, nothing happened. Decided to go up and kill the big guy upstairs, then came back down thinking we could start all over.... He had other plans! He was still there, stinking up the whole room and drooling all over everything still! We couldnt get him to budge! One of the guys even brought out some good cuts of beef, but alas that didnt work either lol! So finally, we bugged it. We had to wait a bit before everything was taken care of so we decided to have a little fun with him while he was still playing nice. Lets just say, emotes can be GREAT lol! Well after a few minutes of hooting it up, he came decided he didnt want to play nice anymore, but, we didnt like that idea too much and quickly took care of him. Lots of fun on that quest!
I know this game is still new, it not even being out a year, but I have to say, seeing bugs like this just makes for something a bit more interesting in game. I know some people get angry and upset over these things, but I have come to learn and at times love the bugs that are still being worked on and such. They make for some interesting times with your fellow! I just hope you make the best out of them as I do!
As always my friends, you too can submit a screen shot to me! Community Submissions or email them to angelina_rayne@vaultnetwork.com. Send them in, and we'll feature them on the front page of the Lord of the Rings Online Vault. I would LOVE to see what you all have stored up! Shots of good, shots of bad, and everything else in between! As always, laugh, love, and most of all, have lots of fun!! See you all next week!
-- Angelina_Rayne @ 9:18PM Mon 30 Jul 2007
Topic of the Week - Ph4t Lewt 4 Every1
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He's very sorry for the "L33t sp34k", but he swears there's a point behind the post. Have a look at the Topic of the Week: So this week's topic is in line with that precisely: how come the other guys aren't doing this? I'm sure you know who I'm talking about, but it seems to me a lot of the quabbling could be done away with if something similar was done over there. Click here to read the rest, and be sure to add your two copper over on the boards. Read More...
-- jobildo @ 4:40PM Mon 30 Jul 2007
Last Two Days of Top Ten Contest - Win 30 days of game time!
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LotRO Top Ten Contest - Extra Prize Added!
You have been chosen as a Developer to add a new Character Class to LotRO.
What Class would you create?
Nyxxie's latest Top Ten Contest thread has some really great replies. With two days left in the contest, we're adding an extra bonus!
In addition to the choice of a permanent title or a week with VIP colors, the winner also gets a 30-day Game Time code, courtesy of Patience!
Link: Top Ten Contest thread <--- Head there and enter!
-- Loktofeit @ 9:13AM Mon 30 Jul 2007
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