Author Archives: Beleglin

We did not level cap the hope bonus from Rift or from Helegrod. However we have changed the bonus from +3 Hope to +10 Radiance. Also it will no longer expire on logout and will last the full three hours. … Continue reading →

Meghan "Patience" Rodberg, Online Community Manager for Turbine was interviewed by Tamat,  ZAM Administrator, on LOGIN Conference in Seattle last week. Volume II Book 8 is coming in June, and players will return to Moria. Book 8 will bring new … Continue reading →

Bullroarer is now Live! Download the Bullroarer client and enjoy a first look at the Book 8 epic story line, the new Summer Festival and the much anticipated new raid content! You can find the release notes here.

All LOTRO servers will be brought down for a restart Friday May 22, on the following schedule: 12pm-1pm Eastern (-4 GMT) : Arkenstone, Brandywine, Firefoot, Gladden, Nimrodel, and Silverlode. 1pm-2pm Eastern (-4 GMT): Elendilmir, Landroval, Meneldor, Vilya, and Windfola.

Graalx2 has announced Book 8 champion changes and I must admit they are pretty heavy: Controlled Burn Duration- 2:30 min ICPR= Same as Fervour Damage bonus = 15% (retains fervor legacy bonuses) Fervour Pips- 1/5 sec Additional Effects: Applies Ardent … Continue reading →

The multi-boss raid is on schedule for release with Book 8. Over the past few weeks we’ve been getting some really good testing on it and are hard at work tweaking and polishing it. Raskolnikov

Bullroarer will go live on Thursday May 21 at 7:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT). Bullroarer is a true test server. Turbine’ll be conducting a login queue and server test promptly at 7:00PM. It’s important everyone who logs in remain in the … Continue reading →

Few days ago we have received an email from Barry Martin. Barry is a developer who works on iPhone apps in his free time. As a big Lotro fan he has decided to make iPhone Apps related to the game. … Continue reading →

LOTRO is getting a performance boost for its servers, and you could get a performance boost for your PC just for playing on Bullroarer during our LOTRO Performance Event! You could win a super-fast solid state hard drive, a blazing … Continue reading →

Each week Turbine will be asking you questions, and here in this thread, you can tell: What comes to mind; what you think; how you feel; etc, as it relates to the question(s) at hand. Ground Rules: Because we want … Continue reading →