LOTRO Reporter Episode 124 – Valentines Is For Bromantics Too

What we did this week

Bill
Instance runs
Treasure hunting – berry ninjas…. grrrr
Levelled Warden (36, nearly 37)

Chris
Continuing my leveling through Isengard.
Ding 69!
Helping the Boar Clan now. I like the mob/quest density in the bog. It’s really fun to scream through there killing everything.

News

Fashion Week in LOTRO
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/lotro-struts-the-runway-for-fashion-week/

Buried Treasure!
http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1762-developer-diary-buried-treasure
http://ow.ly/i/sCNV

LOTRO Hobbit expansion?
http://news.mymiddle-earth.net/2012/02/11/rumoured-hobbit-expansion-for-lotro/
via CTSM Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/strolltomordor

Update 5.2 notes
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Update_5.2,_Official

Did you know?

Many moons ago, when the middle earth was green, combined crafting tools were introduced!  If you’re a crafter who can’t understand why you can’t buy tools higher than level 45, it’s because they’ve changed the naming convention for the combined tools compared to the individual craft tools!  Level 55 crafting tools are crafting profession combined (e.g. Tinker tools allow for the execution of and give bonuses for Jewelery, Mining and Cooking).
Search your auction house to Tools of the <insert your Crafting Profession here>
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Category:Crafting_Tools

Community

Skirmish of the Skirmishes

18 skirmishes enter – only 1 will be victorious!
With March Madness coming soon, we decided to create our own bracket of LOTRO Skirmishes.  We will be playing a new pair of Skirmishes each week, and judging the winner.  Winner will be chosen by 4 equal point scorers:

1) Bill
2) Chris
3) Chat room consensus
4) Write in consensus (email)
5) Guest/Isanna/coin flip/message from the heavens
Make sure your favorite skirmish is well represented!  Vote in the chat room and vote by email!

On Monday we will begin livebroadcasting our play-in skirmish runs

 Coming up on Monday, February 20th.  The Skirmish ladder Play-ins! Battle of the Way of Smiths vs. Battle of the 21st Hall and Strike Against Dannenglor vs. Protectors of Thangulhad! Vote for your favorite!

Email

From Gus – about the interesting character names that we’ve seen in game.

I encountered a pair of dwarves questing together named Humpty and Dumpty.

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