Its a sorry day….

Well, as you may have noticed, the blog hasn’t been very active lately… 1st off I had issues with my gaming machine.. i could still play Lotro, but with no video card, i couldn’t record… the second reason is, I just do not play Lotro anymore. I bought this game back in 2007, and i have paid to play this game all the way up to free to play.. and im sorry to say, that this game is totally different now, than it was pre-f2p. I have stuck with it for a while now because it was Middle-Earth.. I had the opportunity to be a citizen of the world i loved so much.

I was very upset to find out when i logged into the game my 1st week, that Rohan wasnt even in the game yet.. I LOVE Rohan, if i lived in middle-earth.. i would be in Rohan.. And im sad to say that ROHAN, Was the straw that broke the camels back.. Mounted combat has not lived up to what the hype promised.. 1/2 the player base has rubberbanding issues, lag issues.. and now we learn that they have no plans to continue adding new stuff when it comes to Mounted Combat.. i shouldn’t be surprised, they kept as much information as possible from us during development, It’s almost like they knew it was going to be FAIL..

So until Turbine starts fixing the broken shit in game, im done supporting it… This blog will no longer be updated from the time i post this, My YouTube channel will no longer be updated anymore either.. everything I have posted will remain available but no new content will be released… I dropped 70bux for Rohan, 15bux for a subscription, 200$ to upgrade my pc to 64 bit system, I had to purchase a copy of Windows 7 (64 Bit) to stop the memory leak, crashes… Thats close to 500$ I have spent to be able to play this game since ROHAN launched… not to mention all the money i have spent previously.. for that amount of money, i feel its not to much to ask for a stable game to play.. that doesnt lag, or have broken features.

Im sorry that it has to be this way.. because I really do love Lord Of The Rings online… but its not worth throwing money at anymore, and i cant see supporting it with my blog/youtube channel anymore, either…The game is boring now unless you spend money in the store, and even if your VIP its still just as boring, unless you spend even more money in the store… Thanks Turbine for ruining the game i loved to play!

If your interested in keeping in touch with me, and interested in seeing what new projects I will be taking on in the future, please follow me on Twitter @MiddleErthChron. This will be the only thing that survives from my LOTRO days.. and will be my outlet to spread the word of future projects I take on.

See you in game! (Just not Lotro)

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 9 years to get that many views.

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Trollshaws Slayer Deed Guide: Giant Slayer

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Mounted Combat: Warband Dahámab

Dahámab (79 Signature) and his 3 archer minions are a mounted warband just west of Cliving, in the Norcrofts. In my opinion this warband can be challenging, as you will see when i DIE in the video.. i was thinking of rerecording it, but didn’t. I make my quick recovery and get back into the battle. I normally try to take down his archers 1st, then Dahámab. Hope you enjoy! & Please please please like & subscribe, It really is the best way to help the channel grow!

Mounted Combat: Warband Hanrun

Hanrun, and his minions spawn near the Memorial Of Erol in The Wold. He is a level 77 Signature and has 2 level normal 77 minions with him. You can take him down similar to Cinder, by ignoring his minions and dispatching Hanrun.

Mounted Combat: Warband Skutog

Skútog & His 4 Minions can be found near the crossing on the river in the center of the Norcrofts. They are a group of melee mobs, you should dispatch his minions 1st, then take down Skútog himself, be sure to lay some damage down on Skútog before engaging his minions, just in case someone pulls him away…

Mounted Combat: Warband Bughrakh

In this video I demonstrate how I take down the Warband Bughrakh. Bughrakh is a level 77 Elite Master, and he has 4 normal level 77 archers patrolling with him. 1st off I run in and lay a bleed on Bughrakh, then I take down his archers. After each archer Ill re-apply the bleed on Bughrakh, I dont really do this to do damage, but more to make my mark on him just in case someone else comes by and drags him away, while Im trying to take care of his minions. When taking down the archers i try to stay out of their range, to minimize the damage I take, as you can see, at the beginning they take me down past 1/2 health quite quickly!

Hope this video helps you out! You can find Bughrakh and his minions patrolling outside the eastern gate of Floodwend in The Wold, Rohan. Thanks for watching and please remember to like and subscribe! It really is the best way to show your support!

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Mounted Combat: Warband Cinder

Cinder is the 1st Warband you will encounter in Rohan, he is a level 77 signature, and has two normal level 77 companions, the quickest way to take him down is to just focus on Cinder and ignore his companions. Cinder is located in the swamps west of Harwick, in The Wold, Rohan

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Lonelands Slayer Deed Guide: Wight Slayer

This video completes the Lonelands Slayer Deed Guide… Off to Trollshaws!

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Mounted Combat: Warband Haglob

Just a quick video of my level 80 Hunter taking down the warband, Haglob, Using a medium steed. Haglob can be found south east of Cliving in The Norcrofts, Rohan.

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