Videos
[Video] A look at the New Dwarf Intro/Starter Zone
Jan 17th
Yes, I am quite aware how late I am to the party folks… but I have worked out my YouTube issues and encoding issues and finally have this video ready for you all! Today I bring you a 1 hour video set showing off the massive changes to the Dwarf Intro Instance and Starter Zone. Since YouTube removed my time limit on videos I have managed to fit everything into 2 videos of ~30 min each.
There is no commentary, just in game music and sound.
As you can see from the videos, Turbine has managed to completely revamp the whole experience. The story line now makes more sense and everything flows together a bit smoother.
There are, of course, a few minor things – like the path in the Intro Silver Deep that is said to have “crumbled” but clearly shows that it was never meant to be a path, and the long back and forth walks early on in the Starter Zone.
Other than a few nitpicks the new Dwarf Intro/Starter Zone revamp is a huge success to me. I love the way Turbine portrayed the corruption of the Dourhands.
I hope you all enjoy the videos and feel free to let me know what you think.
~Carlosjuero
[Video] A look at the November 2010 LotRO Update
Nov 11th
Howdy Folks! Carlosjuero here once again to bring you another video. Today we will be looking at some of the changes coming with the forthcoming November game update.
In the video you can see some changes coming to the Vault UI, the addition of the Barter Wallet (thank Arda!) and a new look for the quest acceptance dialogue. Hope you enjoy it!
Thoughts? Questions? Conundrums? Let me know and Happy Hunting!
~Carlosjuero
The Looking Glass
Oct 28th
It’s been a long time since we posted a new LOTRO video, so I thought I’d add something. Here is a great video about a hobbit burglar’s financial trouble. **Caution** the music has some “adult content” words!
[Video] LotRO Store Update – Cosmetic Item Preview
Sep 28th
Greetings once again oh mighty internet! I bring to you today a video of unsurpassed excellence… *cough* ahem, er ok.. so maybe not unsurpassed excellence but it is a video :).
Today I am showing off the new Try On feature for the Turbine Store – after listening to us gripe on the forums about it they snuck an update in (no patch notes talked about it) that added a ‘Try On’ button to cosmetic item detail pages.
What do y’all think? Pretty darned cool eh?
Happy Hunting out there in Internet land!
~Carlosjuero
The Looking Glass: New LOTRO Free to Play Trailer
Sep 9th
PAX Day 1 Wrap Up
Sep 3rd
I just thought that I’d throw this together for those of you interested. We had a great time at our first day at PAX. We’ve got some time booked with Turbine on Sunday, so expect all of our LOTRO specific news to come out that day.
The Looking Glass
Sep 3rd
With only a few days left before the launch of Free to Play, turbine has release a new trailer for the game.
See you in-game!
Beta Video – New UI Features coming with Free2Play
Aug 24th
Greetings once again fellow LotRO folks! I come to you today with a video showing some of the UI updates that will be arriving with F2P come September 10th.
As you can see they have changed the main vault around quite a bit, I was a bit opposed to it at first (Knee Jerk doesn’t come close to my reaction ;)) but the filter system and “pseudo chest” system have grown on me. It is also much easier figuring out what is what, as you don’t have to mouse over 10 icons that look the same to get their names.
What do you out there in Blog-o-Vision land think? Likes? Dislikes? General dismay and/or panic?
Happy Hunting Middle Earth!
~Carlosjuero
The Looking Glass
Aug 19th
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