If I were a GM, ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum! Maybe this sound to you like a joke but Turbine is giving us a rare opportunity to improve its GM service. So If you have an idea on how to do that share your thoughts in this week' Tell the Community Team Thread.

Question 1
You’re put in charge of a developer event (e.g. play with the devs, irc chat, Q&A, etc). What would you do? Be creative!

Question 2
If you could change anything about our Game Masters (GM) policies or abilities, what 3 changes would you make?

Question 3
If you could take one feature from any other game (even non-MMOs) and add it to LOTRO, what would it be?

A little Hobbit Briarflower level 41is walking (not running) from Thorin's Hall to Rivendell, then to Angmar, then back to the Shire. If you happen to see her feel free to wave at her or to help her in this adventure. Her story is beautifully...Click here to read full

A little Hobbit Briarflower level 41is walking (not running) from Thorin's Hall to Rivendell, then to Angmar, then back to the Shire. If you happen to see her feel free to wave at her or to help her in this adventure. Her story is beautifully illustrated with breathtaking screenshots and we think you should read it. We would like to share with you some screenshots to tickle your imagination.

Snow Shoes

Swan harp

So here it goes .... A Long Walk

You have probably noticed that high level heavy shields are too small with almost the same shields graphic. Some of the players thought that a cosmetic shield slot might be solution. There are two different systems involved: the appearance system...Click here to read full

You have probably noticed that high level heavy shields are too small with almost the same shields graphic. Some of the players thought that a cosmetic shield slot might be solution.

There are two different systems involved: the appearance system, that governs what the avatar wears, and the equipment system, that governs what the avatar wields. They're entirely different, and the work done on the one system doesn't easily port to the other. We want to do it. I really want to do it. But it's a lot of work, that gets prioritized against lots of other work.

Floon

Could we at least get different racial crafting recipes for shields, like is done with armor in the earlier armor tiers?

As it happens, speaking for myself, I regret that decision we made. I asked for it, because there were a lot of armor appearances that were too uncommon, since crafting only produced one appearance style. I wanted more of the art to be more easily accessible.

But it became a less than optimal decision because it threw the loot recipe ratios completely out of whack, which then created more work that was not anticipated. Then when the outfit system came in, the variety in crafting styles mattered a whole lot less. So while I thought it was a simple suggestion, it turned out to be more costly and less important than it seemed at the time. Lesson learned there.

Floon

A few days ago Turbine has announced a horse design contest - opportunity to submit your very own design for a horse which could be taken and implemented into the game as a player mount in a future content update. With a new contest, there is...Click here to read full

A few days ago Turbine has announced a horse design contest - opportunity to submit your very own design for a horse which could be taken and implemented into the game as a player mount in a future content update.

With a new contest, there is always a fun topic Rejected Horse Designs.

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Rejected Horse Design 5	Rejected Horse Design 6	Rejected Horse Design

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With new Lotro Book 8 epic story,  two new 3-man, one new 6-man and one 12-man instances the ultimate goal is to have the best gear. This page has been created by Snoman73 as a reference for people looking for what/where items drop. If you have...Click here to read full

With new Lotro Book 8 epic story,  two new 3-man, one new 6-man and one 12-man instances the ultimate goal is to have the best gear. This page has been created by Snoman73 as a reference for people looking for what/where items drop. If you have found any new loot, please let us know and we will add it to this list.

Click here to see new Instances Loot Lists

After latest content update to LOTRO, Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, Turbine has announced a week of free gameplay from July 9th through July 15th. There is also a +25% bonus experience boost on mob kills for everyone playing on those days...Click here to read full

After latest content update to LOTRO, Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, Turbine has announced a week of free gameplay from July 9th through July 15th. There is also a +25% bonus experience boost on mob kills for everyone playing on those days!

• Play your old characters for free!
• Get a 25% experience bonus all week long
• Plus! Experience new content from Book 8: Scourge of Khazad- dum
  • The Scourge is Rising!
    • Aid the elves to fight back the rising plague
• New 12-Person Raid!
  • Battle a new pestilence in Moria
• Two Small Group Instances
  • Light up the Mirror Halls or solve the puzzle of the Water Works

LOTRO fans, it's time to show your artistic and creative skills: Turbine is giving you the opportunity to submit your very own design for a horse which could be taken and implemented into the game as a player mount in a future content...Click here to read full

LOTRO fans, it's time to show your artistic and creative skills: Turbine is giving you the opportunity to submit your very own design for a horse which could be taken and implemented into the game as a player mount in a future content update.

Below you can find the design template to use when creating your unique design. Please note, you only need to complete the side on view to complete a successful entry. The top-down and front views are there for additional details if you wish to provide them.

The areas of customization on the mount include:

• Horse's color and marking
• Horse blanket pattern and color
• Horse saddle

In addition to having your horse design immortalized in the live game, the winning entry will also receive a Turbine goodie bag and a unique forum title. Two runners up will also be awarded the Turbine goodie bags and forum prizes.

Click here to see some of the existing horse designs currently in The Lord of the Rings Online

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Today I saw this post, and at first I was not interested in open it, but when I did it, it made my day :) The title tells you what you can expect. You are not facing your target Missed The target is out of range Cooldown...Click here to read full

Today I saw this post, and at first I was not interested in open it, but when I did it, it made my day :) The title tells you what you can expect.

• You are not facing your target
• Missed
• The target is out of range
• Cooldown remaining: 7 Days
• Solo Instance
• The target has entered anti-exploit mode
• You do not have permission to use that
• Connection failed
• Using that has no effect
• Monster players cannot do that
• Entering Mines of Moria

and much more ... forums.lotro.com

The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Wednesday, July 1 from 12:00PM - 2:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT) for a hotfix to address performance related issues. This is a server-side change. No client update is required.

Latest news from twitter/LOTRO_Europe Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum will be going live on the EU servers tomorrow!

Latest news from twitter/LOTRO_Europe

Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum will be going live on the EU servers tomorrow!