Lotro Academy

Branick, and Mysteri attempt to convince Krorain to participate in the Harvestmath Festival with our discussion of the various quests available. We talk about why the Haunted Burrow is good, why griefers are bad, and which of us is a terrible dancer. Thanks for listening.

Branick and Krorain welcome Mysteri back onto the podcast with plenty of LOTRO discussion on a variety of topics. Thanks for listening.

Directionless and without a topic, Branick and Krorain chat about LOTRO for about an hour in our most random episode ever. It may not be a typical episode, but we hope you enjoy it anyway. And as always, thanks for listening.

Branick and Krorain cover some last minute news before the release of the Rise of Isengard™ expansion before tackling the subject of food in Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

Branick and Krorain have a lot to say about Rise of Isengard™, the upcoming expansion pack for Lord of the Rings Online™ in this Pre-Isengard episode. We've also been quite busy in Moria during the past week, so there's plenty to talk about. Thanks for listening.

Branick and Krorain have returned, without a topic, to respond to listener feedback. This is more a short update than a full episode, but we hope you enjoy it anyway. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are joined by Merric from A Casual Stroll to Mordor for this Plugin-focused sequel to LOTRO Academy: 12 - Customizing LOTRO. We had great, albeit meandering, conversations on LOTRO Plugins as well as some other topics, including some tips for players entering the Mines of Moria for the first time. Thanks for listening!

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain are back to celebrate the 27th episode of LOTRO Academy with 27 Answers, a segment mathematically proven* to ward off orcs and reduce fatigue. Thanks for listening!

Branick and Mysteri ramble on for a while about LOTRO. We talk about the end of the Christmas In July Festivities, the contest that almost was, and Branick has a special announcement about the future of LOTRO Academy. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Mysteri, and Krorain discuss the questing zones, skirmishes, and instances available to take you from Level 20 to Level 40 in Lord of the Rings Online™. Especially useful for Free and Premium players who may need help deciding which quest-packs to purchase, this episode picks up where LOTRO Academy: 3 - Leveling to 20 left off.

This is a short status update to keep you informed of what's been going on with LOTRO Academy.

Branick and Mysteri welcome Sean onto the show as a new cohost for this Independence Day episode on the Summer Festival. We talk about the benefits of fishing, the pitfalls of gambling, and what might happen if Christopher Walken were to play LOTRO. We also kick off Christmas In July with a contest and several event announcements.

Achazia and Abergar, members of the popular LOTRO in-game band, The Shades, join Branick and Mysteri for an epic two hour episode about LOTRO's unique Player Music System. Featuring a look back at Weatherstock 2011, an interview about the history of The Shades, and tons of information on how anyone can learn to play music in LOTRO, there was just too much of interest here to cut. We had a blast recording it and hope you enjoy listening to our biggest episode yet.

Clocking in at over an hour and twenty minutes, this episode is packed full of MMO and LOTRO terminology. Branick and Mysteri do their best to define and explain the terms you're likely to come across in Lord of the Rings Online™. We try to keep it friendly and entertaining rather than dry, and hope you find it illuminating. Thanks for listening.

Rise of Isengard™ is the next expansion pack for Lord of the Rings Online™ and will release on September 27. It's available for pre-purchase right now, so Branick and crew are here to go over the differences between the three Editions available, in order to help you choose which is right for you. For our main topic, we offer some security tips, suggestions, and recommendations to help you stay safe in today's era of increasing cyber-crime.

In this episode, we wrap up our series on Skirmishes with a look at Skirmish Soldiers. Pineleaf, Master of Skirmishes, once again returns to teach us which soldiers work best with which classes, and what to do with the soldiers we've selected. Thanks Pineleaf!

Our series on Skirmishes continues. Pineleaf Needles, Skirmish expert, joins us for a short interview followed by a discussion of the new Skirmishes added in Update 3. Are they worth your Turbine Points? Give a listen, and find out. For more Skirmish information, be sure to check out Pineleaf's detailed Skirmish Primers at A Casual Stroll to Mordor. A link is provided in the show notes for this episode. Thanks for listening.

Branick talks about Chicken Play in the shortest episode ever.

The LOTRO Academy Team return after an unexpected hiatus to talk about the future of the show, LOTRO's 4th Anniversary festivities, the upcoming server migrations, plenty of horse news, and we speculate about possible future additions to the game.

Long overdue, Branick, Mysteri, and Calddir devote this episode to discussion and comparison of Free, Premium, and VIP LOTRO accounts. There continues to be a lot of confusion regarding the three account types in LOTRO since the Free to Play transition. We hope to make sense of it for you. Thanks for listening.