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Blogging Months…

New adventures in LotRO?

16 Aug 2022
Since the legendary server Anor is going to close in a few months, we can move the characters off the server for free. So that's what friends and I did…
Guild Wars 2…

Which MMO has the most useless housing system?

10 Apr 2022
I saw this article on Massively Overpowered about useless housing systems in MMOs. Of course, this is a more or less subjective question, but that's why I liked reading about…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Games I’ve been playing in March ’21

4 Apr 2021
I know of several other bloggers who write about the games they've been playing - most recently I read Rakuno's post. Since I haven't spent that much time in any…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Screenshot Saturday: Haunted Burrow

7 Nov 2020
I finally found the time to take a stroll through the Haunted Burrow in LotRO. I forgot that there are a few - harmless - jump scares. And the cobwebbed…
Blogging Months…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (July 2020)

29 Jul 202029 Jul 2020
If you still play LotRO, then you probably haven't missed their recent server issues. We still don't really know what happened, but it went on for a long time. Now…
Action RPG…

Vacation Gaming Goals

18 Jul 202018 Jul 2020
Plans were made, then Corona happened. Instead of getting to visit my Greek friends, we're staying home. I already had some vacation days while bookahnerk worked. These were basically to…
Elder Scrolls Online…

My MMOs in July 2020

8 Jul 2020
I am still pondering whether to continue with WoW Classic or not. The lack of Burning Crusade is just too severe for me and I really want my Draenei mage!…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Screenshot Saturday: Ding Ding!

20 Jun 202020 Jun 2020
My shaman finally hit level 40 in WoW Classic! I realized too late that I don't want to play my warlock and am slowly levelling my shaman now... if only…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Perfect time to jump into Lotro: Free quest packs!

1 Jun 20203 Jun 2020
I am fully aware of how old this game is and that you may ask yourself why you should start (or return) now! However, I think it aged quite well…
Blogging Months…

When did Lotro sneak back in?

5 May 2020
A couple of days ago, all of a sudden, me and some friends started playing Lotro again. I don't even remember who started the conversation or who decided to return…
Blogging Months…

Top Five most viewed posts

2 May 2020
After the Top Five game series, there's now another top five: the most viewed posts. SDWeasel of Unidentified Signal Source started it, I think. Naithin from Time to Loot followed…
Blogging Months…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch: Free stuff in MMOs

29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020
Lord of the Rings Online extended its period where you can play all content - that is: all quest packs - for free. You can now play the game without…
Blogging Months…

Hair and MMO characters

6 Apr 20206 Apr 2020
MassivelyOP had a fun yet fascinating topic for their Daily Grind column. Which MMO has the best character hair in the genre? I decided to muse about that here instead…
Game Developers…

LotRO and DDO with free access to game content

20 Mar 2020
With the current Corona situation all over the world, I guess more and more people stay at home (either voluntary or because they have to). So, computer games are a…
Elder Scrolls Online…

My Top MMOs in 2019

22 Dec 2019
I originally started this blog because of my love for MMOs. Back then, I'd been impatiently waiting for Guild Wars 2 to come out and spent my time playing Rift…
Blogging Months…

Update to my November gaming goals

17 Nov 2019
No, I did not finish all my previous gaming goals. But my mood changes frequently and I cannot ever force myself to play something when I'm not in the mood…
Blogging Months…

LotRO: Lucky me!

6 Nov 20197 Nov 2019
Apparently, the Harvest Festival in LotRO got extended by a week. Otherwise, the festival would have already been over... but this morning, I suddenly got the urge to check out…
Games…

Gaming nostalgia: What about Guild Wars?

31 Oct 2019
I think it was Rift with their Prime server that started the nostalgia trip into the beginnings of several MMOs. Rift Prime launched in March 2018 and community-wise it was…
Lord of the Rings Online

Lotro’s next expansion: Minas Morgul

26 Sep 201927 Sep 2019
We already knew (or could take a well-educated guess) that the next expansion would include the Stout-Axe dwarves which allow you to check "female" or "male" essentially giving us female…
Characters/Classes…

Female Dwarf in Lotro

22 Sep 201924 Sep 2019
So, with the recent announcement of female dwarves being an option in Lotro with the addition of the Stout-Axe dwarves, I've been curious how they will implement it. To be…
Blogging Months…

Excitedly waiting for an MMO launch

26 Aug 2019
Yesterday, Bookahnerk and I realized that we're as excited about the launch of WoW Classic as we haven't been in ages. I always loved this pre-launch excitement. Not when WoW…
Blogging Months…

My Mini-Mes (August 2019)

12 Aug 201912 Aug 2019
This is the third "Me and my Mini-Mes" posting that I'm doing. The first was for Blaugust 2015. And then I did another last year, for International Picture Posting Month.…
Characters/Classes…

LotRO: New race coming (with female dwarves)

4 Aug 20195 Aug 2019
I was surprised when I saw on MassivelyOP that Standing Stone Games, the developers of Lord of the Rings Online, announced a new race for the game. The news was…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Screenshot Saturday: 10 years in LotRO

16 Mar 2019
Apparently, this screenshot was taken today, 10 years ago, on March 16, 2009. It's the first screenshot I took of the "real" Lord of the Rings Online. A friend had…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Lotro: Home sweet home for our kinship

9 Feb 2019
Thursday evening, our kinship on Lotro's legendary server had finally achieved the rank it needs for a kinship house. Two of our kinship members also have their own house in…
Fun!…

Spot the hobbit!

26 Jan 2019
I think I understand why hobbits prefer staying at home where they know their way around...
Lord of the Rings Online

Lotro: Levelling in the Lone-lands

7 Jan 2019
My hobbit guardian is still only level 27. I really wish there'd be an action-camera mode like there is in ESO and Guild Wars 2, as that removes some strain…
Game Design…

Why is LotRO still this appealing?

19 Dec 2018
It was supposed to be a quick nostalgic look at Lord of the Rings Online again, after I heard about Trion being sold to gamigo. I had wanted to give…
Blogging Months…

LotRO and their legendary servers

10 Nov 20182 Dec 2018
Thursday evening, Standing Stone Games opened the first of their legendary servers, Anor. The waiting queue reached 4000, apparently. But despite SSG saying it was just a display issue and…
Blogging Months…

I hate Mines of Moria (IntPiPoMo 1)

3 Nov 20182 Dec 2018
...With a passion! I am not a big fan of vertical maps in MMOs to begin with, but if in addition to the design, the map itself is also rather…

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