Thu, 08 May 2008 13:36:36 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/ Lord of the Rings Online @ TenTonHammer.com en-us http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/images/logo.gif http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/ aelryn@tentonhammer.com http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1158 Dori Down, More to Go! There are many dwarves from Lord of The Rings Online's (LOTRO) history to look at, and the developers of LOTRO have brought us another! Read the whole lorebook article right here. Then comment in our forums! Thu, 08 May 2008 13:36:36 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1157 The team developing Lord of The Rings Online The Mines of Moria have brought us another minigame! Swig and Toss on unlocktheminesofmoria.com! [08-May-2008] Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online today announced the launch of Swig and Toss, the second mini-game on www.unlocktheminesofmoria.com . Registered participants can challenge themselves and their friends to earn special deeds that unlock unique rewards including exclusive videos, images, and in-game items that will aid them on their journey when The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria launches this fall.Swig and Toss! Swig and Toss is an axe throwing competition with a bit of drinking and wagering to make things more interesting! In this 10-round game, players try to keep a steady aim while attempting to hit a target with their axe. Hit the mark and win! Miss and hear the Dwarves around you scoff at your lack of skill. Between rounds, players can take a few swigs from their mug to help quench their thirst. This will help boost their confidence and loosen their pocket strings, increasing the amount they can wager. Swig and Toss is available today at www.unlocktheminesofmoria.com . Registration is free! Comment about this game in our forums! Thu, 08 May 2008 13:32:12 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1156 Housing, Drinking and Instances.. It is all here! This weeks troll report has some positive comment, and some criticism of instances and housing. Check out the buzz from the Lord of The Rings Online forums here! Comment in our forums here! Thu, 08 May 2008 13:25:00 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1155 Darkgolem brings us an update of the Tier 2 Auction House Price Guide, adding Scholar Products. Find out how much crafting scrolls, fire oil and other valuable products sell for right here! Comment in out forums here! Wed, 07 May 2008 22:03:07 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1154 Lord Of the Rings Online will be having a server restart on Thursday May 8th.. LOTRO Server Restarts: Thursday May 8 '08 9:00AM - 10:00AM Eastern (-4 GMT) May 07, 2008 11:28 EST The LOTRO game servers will be brought down for a restart on Thursday, May 8 from 9:00AM - 10:00AM Eastern (-4 GMT) in preparation for Welcome Back Weekend. Thanks for your patience, and we'll have the servers back online as soon as possible! Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:26 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1153 Stout and Sturdy Leather Tier 3 Leather Armors are the first really good upgrades in armor you can get in Lord of The Rings Online for your character. Available in your 20's, you can really see the difference if you pick up a set of tier 3 leather armor. Check all the types of armor available right here! Comment in our forums here! Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:55 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1152 Lord of The Rings Online Lorebook Article: Girdley Island The developers of Lord of The Rings Online have brought us another Lorebook Entry about Girdley Island, of the Shire! In the midst of the Brandywine River, between the North Bridgefields and the Brandy Hills, lies a small but steep island. In the early days of Arnor, the Dúnedain used this island as a beacon-hill, but it was abandoned when the hobbits came to dwell here. Later, a member of the.. Read the full article here! Comment in our forums here! Tue, 06 May 2008 20:52:26 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1151 Welcome Back to Middle Earth Lord of The Rings Online is having a welcome back weekend, were you can invite your friends back to Middle Earth to celebrate the year anniversary of Lord of The Rings Online. The Lord of the Rings Online™ launched a year ago and we want you to help us celebrate! That's why we're giving you free LOTRO access from May 8-12, 2008! Play your old characters, check out the LOTRO Anniversary celebration events, explore new areas, and tackle new quests. Just log into your LOTRO account from May 8-12, 2008 and we'll take care of the fun and adventure. LOTRO Game Updates & Enhancements Since You Last Played: * New Region - Explore the icy reaches of Forochel * New Quests - Over 100 new quests * Hobby System - Feel like going fishing? * Enhanced Monsterplay - New monster class Read all the details here! Mon, 05 May 2008 19:13:46 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1150 Make Magical Flutes, Deadly Bows... Lord of The Rings Online has many professions, and one of the more fun professions is the Woodworking profession. Allowing you to make instruments, weapons and ranged weapons, Woodworking can be very profitable. Find out all about woodworking in Darkgolem's newest guide here. Comment in our forums here. Sun, 04 May 2008 18:04:16 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1149 The developers of Lord of the Rings Online have sent another batch of Book 13 Screenshots. Here is another chance for a look at the frozen land of Forochel. See the strange creatures and peoples, the various dangerous landscapes and lands of this chill place! See the screenshots here! Then comment about these screenshots here! Thu, 01 May 2008 22:30:39 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1148 Shields, Tools and Armor There are many types armor available for adventurers in Lord of The Rings Online, and the tier 2 iron armors are some of the first one sees, considering that is around this level that guardians gain access to it. Find out all the great gear you can get with Darkgolem's newest update to the Tier 2 Auction House Price Guide! Read it right here. Comment in our forums here. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:54:20 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1147 Learn the Secret of Steel Morvelaira has brought us another great product statistic list, a list of all the human and dwarven tier 3 Metalsmithing products. Tanks rejoice with this great list of armors right at your fingertips! Read the whole list here. Comment in our forums here. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:43:09 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1146 Annoying Relations are Found In All Races The Developers of Lord of The Rings Online have brought us another lorebook, one about some of the more annoying of hobbits, the Sackville-Baggins Family. Otho Sackville-Baggins is the first cousin of the famous burglar Bilbo Baggins. He and his wife Lobelia were never on good terms with Bilbo, always bitter that Bag End, the beautiful hole of the Baggins family upon the Hill in Hobbiton, had not come Read it right here and come back and comment in our forums! Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:13:30 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1145 Gold Spammers Are Reprieved (Too Bad) Lord of The Rings Online developers announce a problem with the report spammer function, hopefully it gets fixed soon. We are currently experiencing an issue with the Report as Gold Spammer feature and as a result, have made the decision to temporarily disable it while we investigate further. In the meantime, our GMs will continue to monitor chat channels and respond to spam tickets sent through the Help menu. We encourage players to report spammers using Help, and utilize the Ignore feature as well. Thanks for your cooperation (and apologies for the inconvenience)! We'll have it fixed as quickly as possible. Have a great weekend and have fun in the game! Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:27:56 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1144 Nothing But a Quick Check Under the Hood... Lord of The Rings Online will have a short down time Monday 4/28. All Turbine Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, April 28 from 07:00AM to 11:00AM Eastern (-5 GMT). The forums and wikis will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon! Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:24:47 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1143 Find the Sweet Spots for Ore, Skins, Wood and Artifacts The North Downs is a great place for getting your tier 3 crafting skill maxed out, but sometimes it is hard to find a place that isn't being farmed by someone else. Check out Darkgolem's newest guide to resource gathering, The Discerning Crafter - North Downs to find the best places to go for resources! Read it right here and then come comment in our forums! Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:16:25 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1142 This weeks troll report talks about (unsurprisingly) the varous good and bad things with Book 13. Of special note - platinum tokens give beryl shards! Read it right here and then come back and comment in our forums! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:18:32 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1141 The developers of Lord of The Rings Online have come up with another fascinating and informative lore book article about the lady, Goldberry! Read all about Tom Bombadil's lady Golberry right here then come comment about this article in our forums! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:54:26 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1140 The developers of Lord of The Rings Online are celebrating their one year anniversary! WESTWOOD, MA – April 24, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. announced today a special promotion featuring limited time pricing offers and a series of in-game events to celebrate the first anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ (LOTRO), the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. “It’s been an incredible year for LOTRO and Turbine” said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. “Winning the 2007 PC Game of the Year, being named 2007 MMO of the Year and the overwhelmingly positive response to the game from fans around the world has been a real validation of our vision*.  Our anniversary celebration is a chance for us to take time to gather with our past and present players to enjoy everything that is special about Middle-earth and thank them for their wonderful support with some special in-game events and subscription options.” The month-long celebration of the first anniversary of LOTRO includes: Launch of Book 13: Doom of the Last-king:  Turbine’s fifth content update to LOTRO delivers the frosty new region of Forochel, a new Monster Player class plus a host of other enhancements that continue to make LOTRO one of the fastest growing games in the world! Welcome Back Celebration:  Former subscribers are invited to come back to Middle-earth beginning May 8th for five days of free play!  Experience the new content added since launch that has increased the size of the world by over 30% including new regions, player housing, the outfit system and a myriad of new raids and instances. Save Middle-earth and Win:  During the anniversary celebration, monsters throughout Middle-earth will drop rare items when defeated.  Players can exchange these rare items for a special gift box that will reward the player with one of a variety of in-game items to aid them on their adventures in Middle-earth. Special Anniversary Pricing:  For a limited time, Turbine is offering two new pricing plans for the 2007 PC Game of the Year and the 2007 MMO of the Year! Players can choose to become lifetime subscribers for $199 and never pay a monthly fee again. Players can also choose any multi-month plan (90-days or longer) and lock in a monthly price of $9.99 for as long as they maintain their new subscription plan. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:46:38 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1139 Snow, Orcs and Deadly Enemies - It Doesn't Get Better Than This! While waiting for the downtime today while Book 13 is being loaded, why not take a few to look at what you can expect with the new Doom of The Last King? See Ten Ton Hammer's exclusive screenshots of weather effects, the orc defiler, the new quest log, and more right here then come back and comment in our forums! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:11:47 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1138 Release Notes: Book 13 Doom of The Last King Lord of The Rings Online Book 13: Doom of the Last King release notes are available right here! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:40:44 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1137 Book 13 is Here! The developers of Lord of The Rings Online are releasing Book 13 on Thursday 4/23! The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Thursday, April 24 from 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) for an update to Book 13: Doom of the Last-king. Release notes are now available on the Lorebook. Roheryn will remain up and available during the downtime. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:26:00 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1136 Learn about the snowy land of Forochel The developers of Lord of The Rings Online have brought us another article about Book 13: Doom of the Last King. See all they have to say about the points of interest in Forochel right here and then comment in our forums! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:50:45 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1135 Book 13, Up Close and Personal! Recently Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle and Cody "Micajah" Bye of Ten Ton Hammer had a great run through of Lord of The Rings Online Book 13 with it's developers. Take a moment to read Cody Bye's description of the their time on Middle Earth in frozen Forochel right here! Comment in our forums here! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:20:56 -0400 http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1134 Learn All About the Lossoth With the exclusive screenshots at Ten Ton Hammer see the villages, lands and homes of the Lossoth of cold Forochel. See them right here and then go to our forums and comment! Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:10:23 -0400