| Expansion Time! (09/04/2009) |
Breaking News!TURBINE UNVEILS THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE: SIEGE OF MIRKWOOD New Digital Expansion to the 2008 MMO of the Year Launching this Fall WESTWOOD, MA - September 4, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. today unveiled The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood, the digital expansion to the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). Siege of Mirkwood will expand the online world of Middle-earth where players will join forces to press further eastward into the dark, foreboding and treacherous forest of Mirkwood and take part in the epic conclusion to Volume II of The Lord of the Rings Online. Siege of Mirkwood will be available as a digital download this Fall with an increased level cap, a new region including the legendary evil fortress of Dol Goldur, major enhancements to combat and Legendary Items and the introduction of Skirmishes, a new system where players will train customizable soldiers and take them into battle as part of the War of the Ring. "2009 has been a year of unprecedented growth for The Lord of the Rings Online and the launch of Siege of Mirkwood will end the year with a bang," said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. "As the game expands east of the Misty Mountains, players will face the raging war and shadow that has spread across Middle-earth and the new Skirmish system will thrust players and their soldiers into the War of the Ring." NEW FEATURES: * The Epic Conclusion to Volume II: Mines of Moria - Under the command of Celeborn and Galadriel, players will fight through vast armies of Orcs alongside the Elves of Lorien in a battle that will take them to Dol Guldur, the fortress of the Ringwraiths. This update includes Book 9 and the Epilogue to the sweeping epic tale begun with the award-winning Mines of Moria expansion. * Increased Level Cap - Players will be able advance their characters up to level 65, gaining access to new traits, virtues, skills and class quests. * Answer the Call of War! - Jump into the heat of battle with the new Skirmishes feature. Skirmishes offer endless action in repeatable, randomized instances where players can create and lead customizable soldiers into battle, training them to greater skill as they earn victories against the forces of shadow. Answer the call of war wherever violence erupts with the new "World Join" function that lets players and their fellowships band together to fight in various locations throughout Middle-earth. * Take up Arms! - Infiltrate the dark jails, deadly arenas and savage stables of Dol Guldur, the fortress of the Ringwraiths, and strike a blow against Sauron's forces in new 3 and 6-player instances. Call upon your fellows to adventure into the most deadly 12-player raid yet and face the ultimate challenge - the Nazgul Lord! * Major Gameplay Enhancements - Turbine continues to improve the award-winning experience of LOTRO with major improvements to the combat and Legendary Items systems. Players will experience improved responsiveness when in the heat of battle. Players will also be able to create and craft their own customized Second and Third Age Legendary Items from raw materials and grow their weapons' power to level 60. Achieve new Legacies, new titles, and a fourth Runic slot that will make Legendary Items even more unique and powerful. Visit http://www.lotro.com/mirkwood/-Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Helegrod (05/28/2009) |
SB ventured out into Helegrod with Biny from Far Raiders in the lead and kicked some Undead Dragon Ass!  Great work everyone!! And I hope you all enjoyed the fun little outting. -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Turtle Purree! (05/04/2009) |
And the Turtle goes down AGAIN in record time! We didn't even get a second volley of Heartseeker off! Here's the Loot:  Great work everyone!! And Congratz to Neery and Wealdir on their 1st Ages! -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Turtle Soup! (04/24/2009) |
And it was GOOD! This screenshot is from the Turtle Kill on Tuesday April 22nd.  We brought him down again on Thursday Night! Great work everyone!! -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| We've been Peeps and we've been Creeps... (04/07/2009) |
.... This Tuesday April 14th is Freep Night in the Moors! Must be 40+ to participate but I warn you that under 60 and you'll be bait! LOL And for all of you who were Creepy tonight... This one's for you! -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Ding Dong the Rog is Dead. (03/14/2009) |
The Rog seemed overly eager to go down on the 9 people who came to visit him.  The Elf NPC Chic doesn't count. LOL Grats all who were there. -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Woo Hoo!! (01/02/2009) |
Faolin and Eisling win Most Festive Couple in the Turbine Screenshot contest for January 2nd! http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=240085  -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Umm.. er.. uh... (12/19/2008) |
Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.  MERRY CHRISTMAS!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Ah SCREW IT!! Let's go drink some beer! 
-Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Mines of Moria! (11/07/2008) |
DO NOT POKE SLEEPING BALROGS! 
Purty Nimrodel.  Rainbows on a crystal clear night.. Weird.... but Pretty!  -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Events! (09/14/2008) |
Creepy Tuesdays!  We will be heading into the Moors on a more regular basis to rank up, just have some fun and get experience working in a Raid environment. This event will rotate with one Tuesday being Creeps and the next reversing to be Freeps! (Creeps require that you be level 10 where as Freeps require that you be level 40, although at that level you're bait. =b) This Tuesday 09/16 will be Reverse and we will be playing the Freeps. Meet up in Glan Vraig (or however its spelled) at 10pm EST. Brewer's Mark Wednesdays! Marks are what you get when you redo the Book instances that you've already completed. Marks can be turned in for a variety of items including Helegrod set gear. These quests start with the Books in Rivendell. Meet up at the reflecting pool in Rivendell at 9:30pm EST. This is a great opportunity for people who are needing to do the Book instances post Book IV. Try to be on the instance you need by Wednesday and you'll be able to get a group to go in with you. Chicken Fried Saturdays!  Middle Earth Beware! The Peeps are coming!! I personally love the Chicken Play session and see it as a lot of fun and a way to just kinda goof off. It is also an exercise in what is needed when you Raid. Because Saturday may be a day that we end up helping with Raids this event will take place earlier in the day at 3pm EST. This event is subject to interest. Traits and Books! Everyone should be working on their Traits and Book quests! These things are very important to your character as they improve your stats and give you some of the better gear in the game. Valour, Justice and Fidelity are required for Rift Raiding! There are no set days when we will be working on these things as we will be continously working on /assisting with them. -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| Guess What?!?! (4/01/2008) |
  Happy Birthday to the LotRo branch of Spirit Brewers. Its been a fun 1st year with the game and I hope for MANY more! Thank you all for being part of the guild! -Eisling- aka Ikky |
| A Sad Day (09/17/2007) |
Today it was announced that Mr. James Oliver Rigney, Jr (Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time Series) has died. His fight with amyloidosis has ended. He will be missed. "May you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home." October 17, 1948 - September 16, 2007 -Ikky- aka Nynnaeve al'Meara |
| Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (05/04/2007) |
Spirit Brewers lives again!
Spirit Brewers has been remade in Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar The server is Meneldor. See Eisling, Faolin, Boidheach or Gagar in game. Changes to the website and forums will be coming soon!  -Ikky- |
| SWG and the NGE (Negative Gaming Enhancement) (01/13/2006) |
I'm still disgusted by the way that SoE and Lucas Arts treated the Star Wars Galaxies community even months after
the NGE was implemented.
While cleaning up the website and changing/adding a few pictures I ran into one that reminded me of a post I made
about the NGE
Things Every Salesman Should Know I laughed so hard the other night while watching The Colbert Report because I kept thinking about the NGE during this lovely part: "Salesmen know that there's a hole in every man the size of your product. You find the hole, and you jam your product in there. You change your product, you can't jam it in the same hole. You got to find a new hole, jam it in there. And not everyone has the hole you're looking for. "  The NGE trying to fill my SWG hole. Sorry guys, I don't care how much lube you use, its not going to fit. Sorry, I just had to. *IkkyGruFur-Lowca Master Dancer, Chemical Warfare Expert, Novice Rifleman, Force Sensitive *Nakiera Nocti- Ahazi Master Brawler, Master Swords, Master Teras Kasi, Force Sensitive *Eisling DreamWeaver- Bria Master Dancer, Guardsman |
