Archive for July 20th, 2009
Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
Few things are as frustrating as being told something is in the game when it isn't-particularly when those responsible refuse to clarify the situation by stating whether it has or hasn't been implemented. A classic case in point was the the Winter-tusk (mammoth) trophy which was supposed to drop from ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
Of course, there's no accounting for orcish tastes, and they no doubt have a great variety of weird items in their pocketses-half-gnawed hobbit bones, genuine "One Ring to Rule Them All" souvenir copies, spare metal clubs, bits of string and whatnot; but the orcs of Nanduhirion have a strange and ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
You will have heard of the famous "Nigerian scam", whereby the recently widowed wife of a Nigerian minister (or similar) writes to you suggesting you share her late husband's ill-gotten loot by providing her with a way of quietly exporting it-namely, the details of your bank account. Needless to say, ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
Once again, the vexed issue of flying mounts in LOTRO raises its gory head. Some want them, most don't; the parties of the first part don't see why they shouldn't get the thrill of zooming above Middle-Earth like the Red Baron, while the parties of the second part describe the ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
As befits a rather more mature online game, LOTRO has attracted a number of blogs devoted to the game, many of them both readable and informative. Some of these I have noted from time to time and added to the recommended links, but up to now it's been largely a ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
An old western libel, no doubt invented or at least perpetuated by French restaurateurs, would have it that Chinese banquets, though impressive in quality, quantity and variety, somehow leave the diner with a feeling of emptiness, as though he had partaken of an oddly unsatisfying fairy feast. I have often ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 0 views
According to the in-game announcement there will be downtime for tomorrow, Tuesday July 21st. Tuesday also marks one month before BlizzCon 2009, where we're expecting to hear lots of major announcements from Blizzard. Something cataclysmic, hopefully.
The downtime will be happening from 5:00 a.m. PDT / 8:00 a.m. EDT until 11:00 ...
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