Episodes
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Helm's Deep Roundtable: First Impressions
The Helm's Deep expansion has been out for almost a week. This past weekend, along with some of officers from The Osgiliath Guard (I'm not an officer; I work for a living), we had a discussion about the expansion. Joining me are Alanion, Grayrider, Osdor and Renani.
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Captain Roundtable 2013
Over this past weekend, The Osgiliath Guard's division captain, Grayman, led a workshop on playing the captain class. Several of TOG's other captains attended to offer their insights into the class and talk about our favourite class. As with the other class roundtables I've posted here, the…
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Champion Roundtable 2013
This past weekend, we had a class roundtable (yes, I'm caving and calling them roundtables now) for the Champion class. Joining me are three of The Osgiliath Guard's champions: Renani, Taur and Osdor (you're welcome, GS!). My champion has been pretty much parked at level 53 at the beginning of...
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Episode 200: Thank You
This week is our final episode planned for Casual Stroll to Mordor. Thank you everyone for nearly four wonderful years of sharing our love of LOTRO! There is very little news this week but its ok because we have four-hours of chatting with CSTM fans. You read that right. FOUR HOURS. This is a...
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Episode 199: Going Out Dumb
Our second to last episode ever! This week we had some news on LOTRO Card sales, 20 questions and answers from LOTRO, store sales and more!
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Hunter Roundtable 2013
I am a bad hunter. I’ll say that right off the bat. A hunter was the first toon that I rolled in LOTRO (and in any MMO really), and it’s a fun class to play. Unfortunately, it’s also a class that can very easily make things go bad for a raid very quickly. I leveled my hunter up to the then-cap of...
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Episode 198: Curd and Whey
This week we had update 11.1 release notes, a few developer bites, store sales, announcement of the end of CSTM, brief talk about about Rift free-to-play and more!
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More Minstrel Talk
This is the second part of our minstrel discussion featuring Vraeden, Alanion and several minstrels from The Osgiliath Guard from Elendilmir.
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Episode 197: Ow When U P
This week is very light on LOTRO news. We’re hoping for big news next week from E3! So we talk about the store sale, gossip about shadowofmordor.com and talk about Doctor Who.
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Episode 196: Back from Vacation!
We’ve been gone for two weeks and return to catch up on LOTRO news! We talk about update 11.0.1 release notes, spring festival, store sales and more!
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Minstrel Roundtable 2013
Vraeden and two other minstrel players from The Osgiliath Guard (Elendilmir) have a discussion about playing the minstrel class.
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Episode 195: The Fredelas Report
This week we discuss the upcoming launch of Update 11 and the developer diaries that released this past week.
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Episode 194: Tealified
This week we talk about anniversary rewards, update 10.1.1, The One Fund, Housing developer notes and more! Dums went to Enedwaith to take care some small fellowship landscape quests.Hoppy was able to join us and we killed a lot of foxes. Goldenstar was a judge with Cari from LOTRO Reporter for…
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Episode 193: Helms Deep Expansion
This episode we talk about the big announcement of Helms Deep, update 11 on bullroarer, upcoming changes to the LOTRO site, player council and more! This week we had three Dums go and smash through the Warg Pens in Mirkwood. Then we returned to creeping. Silvers won a war-steed appearance from…
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Episode 191: Shoelaces, Mudflaps, and Toilet Paper
This week we talk about the LOTRO 6th Anniversary Festival, issues with EU VIP points, store sales, community news and more! Goldenstar’s Dum group did all three instances of the Great Barrows this week and had a great time. Silvers Dum got a scary face club and is using it to smash people in the...
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Episode 190: I Kissed a Booger Y'all
We return from the land known as Texas and start up the podcast again giving you guys the latest news!
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Episode 189: Can We Cut That Out?
This week we talk about Fashion Week, Bullroarer Took Day, screenshot contests, an upcoming Twitter chat and more!
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Episode 188: It's Goldenstar's Birthday!
This week we talk about Update 10’s release, dev diary, screenshots, known issues, developer bites, store updates and more! Goldenstar’s Dum group did the Mirkwood instance, Dungeons, this week and pretty much were not huge fans of the mechanics of it. She’s also has apparently given up on…
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Episode 187: Looning In
This week we had several dev diaries to go over for Update 10, a new store exclusive steed, news on Turbine PAX East party, bullroarer notes, store sales and more!
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Episode 186: Taking It To X1
This week we talk about the XP and Lootbox drop boosts that are active, bullroarer updates, a new dev diary, twitter dev chat, store sales and more!
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Episode 185: Best Podcast Ever
Don’t let the title fool you, we had ever so much trouble getting this podcast out to you. Baby Hobbit was very sweet that she pretty much forced herself to stay awake because she “wants to podcast, too!” but unfortunately couldn’t make it and half way through the Town Crier had to have someone...
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Episode 184: Bacon Apple Pie
This week we have new bullroarer notes to go through and some maintenance announcements that are coming up for this week and a list of developer bites.
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Episode 183: Sealed Relic of the Farting Badger
This week we had a producer’s letter for a peak of what’s to come for LOTRO in 2013. Bullroarer has opened up and the first dev diary has been released.
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Episode 182: I Want a Golden Lore-master
This week 9.1 went live and we go over some of the highlights we found from the release notes. We also had a very interesting dev chat that happened this week.
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Episode 181: I'm Going To Call Him "Muffin Cup"
This week we have a small bit of LOTRO news, store sales and some discussion on articles posted on CSTM this week.
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Episode 180: Goldenstar is 85!
This week the LOTRO Store is on most folk’s mind after the trial by Turbine to not list their store sales this week. This week Goldenstar got to level 85! She has made it to Hytbold but hasn’t done a darn thing past the intro. Dum time was missing Dumidum so we picked up a kinmate and did some...
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Episode 179: Well Actually, Butthead
This week it was pretty quiet in terms of Turbine News. We have a few developer bites, and store news. This week is packed full of listener email and even a voicemail!
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Episode 178: Happy New Year!
This week we didn’t have a whole lot of official news but we had a giveaway, some discussion on the LOTRO Store and some great new posts to share!
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Episode 177: Yule Stool
This week we have Update 9, Yule Festival, Dev Chat, tons of sales and more to discuss!
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Episode 176: Zzzzzzzzzz
This week we talk about Update 9 and all the dev diaries, hobby horses, rumors, store sales and more!
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Episode 175: Riding an Evil Hobby Horse
This week we talk about Rohan Instance Cluster, temporary public instance closings, bullroarer updates, store news and more!
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Episode 174: Don't Do It
This week we talk about update 9, bullroarer, hobby horses and yule festival changes. Buckle in folks. Let’s do this!
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Episode 173: Update Talks Riders of Rohan Review
This episode of Update Talks we had our first expansion review show. Filled with jokes, advice and reviews this show seemed to fly by when we were recording it.
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Episode 172: Dropping A Bomb
This week we had a community update and whole lot of really great sales.
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Episode 171: Gimme a Break
This week we have plenty of store news, update 8.1 and changes to grouping contribution in Rohan, the Steed of the Captain color issues and more!
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Episode 170: Less Merric, More Sorphia
This week is rather light on Turbine news but that is ok because we have our special guest podcast host, Sorphia from Gilrain. Sorphia had won our Child’s Play auction during the Fellowship Walk.
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Episode 169: Scrafting in Lohan
This week Turbine headed to the fall out shelter for Hurricane Sandy. They still had time to release a Mac client and some store sales!
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Episode 168: I Dung!
This week we talk about release notes, palantir changes, lotteries, lay offs, twitter bots, and more!
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Episode 167: Trapezoid
This week we discuss Riders of Rohan release, naked dwarves, hot fixes, the Fellowship Walk and more!
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Episode 166: Interview with Chance Thomas
Today we have a very special interview where we were able to interview composer of the new Riders of Rohan soundtrack, Chance Thomas.
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Episode 165: Say Hi Alfonso
This week we talk about Rohan, horseshoes, festivals, lawsuits and unigoats. All while playing freeze tag in-game! We are so talented!
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Episode 164: Hoppy Birthday!
This week we have some scheduled maintenance, official Rohan soundtrack, dev diary, new class steed and more!
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Episode 163: Weely Big Show
This week we have new dev diaries, screenshots, and Fall Festival to talk about!
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Episode 162: Merric is My Head
This week we record on Hobbit Day! Also we for the first time have livestreamed our episode on video and had an in-game party on Landroval.
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Episode 161: Suck It Up, Nancy
This week is a light news week from LOTRO. We discuss the Olde World Adventure events, new war-steed dev diary, store sales and more.
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Episode 160: Nude Android
This week we have special visits from Baby Hobbit throughout the show with little interruptions. We discuss new dev diaries, screenshots, experience and open tapping changes, goodie-bag delay and more!
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Episode 159: Die in its Mouth
This week there is a little new information to discuss due to all the conventions happening this weekend.
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Episode 158: This Hoovers
This week we discuss the Riders of Rohan delay, NDA being lifted, dev diaries for Rune-keepers and Wardens, Summer Festival and more!
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Episode 157: Wafflecopter!
This week we talk about Dev Diaries for Minstrels and Lore-masters, new videos and music, store specials and more!
About this show
A Casual Stroll to Mordor is a podcast and blog about Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). We discuss news, information and opinions about the game from the perspective of two casual players.
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Merric & Goldenstar
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