Podcasts about lotro

Today we consider Aragorn considering Sam's scalp wound. And whortle-berries. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Star Citizen's huge funding milestone, the ending of some online games, a mobile client for Guild Wars, higher subscription costs for LOTRO, Camelot Unchained's early access, and some summer expansion reveals. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG, Palia, Eterspire, City of Heroes  Star Citizen makes over a billion in crowdfunding It's the end of the line for Destiny 2 and Closers Online Guild Wars Reforged launches mobile client -- and a tease! LOTRO raises multi-month subs Camelot Unchained goes into early access Upcoming expansions for DDO and Throne and Liberty Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The First Disciple" from Destiny 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

This week we discussed game news, store sales, and our week in gaming.

Tonight we begin the Health Care for Hobbits portion of the dash from Moria to Lothlorien. Can the hands of the king cure a septic scalp wound? Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months!

This week we returned to talk about the latest updates, store sales, player interactions, and our week in gaming.

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EVE Online's latest expansion, EverQuest Legends' beta, Spirit Crossing's housing system, Throne and Liberty's new progression system, and more studio financials. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Outbound, Palia, LOTRO, SWG, Guild Wars 2 (Colin's post) EVE Online announces Cradle of War expansion EverQuest Legends' beta is drawing a lot of attention Spirit Crossing gets some serious housing Throne and Liberty adds a Stellar Journey progression system Financials for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Nexon Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Red Glowing Dust" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

Join us tonight, when Legolas pipes up to ruin Aragorn's carefully circumspect description of their path. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

This week we discussed the latest updates, store sales, and our week in gaming.

Having completed the side trip to the Mere, we now set off south, under Aragorn's careful leadership. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin catch up on two weeks of MMO news and talk about Final Fantasy XIV's expansion announcement, Guild Wars Reforged's mobile port, Aion 2's release window, a new Nexon MMO, Palia's mount-laden expansion, SWTOR's plans for the rest of the year, LOTRO's Rivendell housing, Conan Exiles Enhanced, and EVE Online's sale back to CCP. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, GW2, Palia, Farever, Loftia FFXIV announces Evercold expansion for 2027 (and Patch 7.5) Guild Wars Reforged is getting a mobile port (and this month's Guild Wars 2's The Only Way) Aion 2 is coming in 2026 Embers of the Uncrowned is a new MMOARPG from Nexon Palia's getting mounts with its spring expansion SWTOR comes clean on Update 7.9 and 8.0 EVE Online's been sold back to CCP Conan Exiles will received an Enhanced edition Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ashford Abbey" from Guild Wars Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed the latest LOTRO updates, new Tolkien-themed merchandise, and our week in gaming.

This week we discussed the anniversary festival’s arrival, updates, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 48 Release Notes LOTRO's 19th Anniversary has arrived Rivendell Steading to open next week Pricing for Rivendell houses posted on the forums Kingdoms of Harad and Outfit Slot #7 now available in the LOTRO Store Store Sales Pile […]

This evening we will stoop and look in Mirrormere and see what, if anything, appears. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

This week we discussed new player questions, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News LOTRO Update 47.3 This update includes some bug fixes and tweaks to some armor sets. LOTRO Update 48 Beta #3 This week's changes include several tweaks to the Guardian and Hunter (we will discuss those when the update goes […]

Tonight we join Gimli on a brief sight-seeing expedition in the Dimrill Dale. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about Albion Online's world refresh, the possible end of Turtle WoW, EverQuest Legends' upcoming closed beta, AdventureQuest Worlds huge crowdfunding haul, and artificially making MMOs more alive. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show... Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, MechWarrior 5, Skate, Red Dead Online, The Division 2 Albion Online's whole world gets a huge visual refresh Turtle WoW gets shut down by the court EverQuest Legends heads into closed beta this month AdventureQuest Worlds gets over $2M in crowdfunding How could devs make MMOs -- even offline ones -- feel more alive? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Arcangrove" from AdventureQuest Worlds Your show hosts: Justin and Chris Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This episode tackles two more changes from Peter Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring—Saruman orchestrating the storm on Caradhras, and the missing warg attack in Hollin. We break down how these adaptations simplify Middle-earth, debate whether Saruman's powers go too far, and discuss what's lost when the mountain itself isn't an antagonist. We also examine: Why Jackson condensed multiple threats into “just Saruman and Sauron” The cinematic potential of Gandalf's fiery defense against spirit wargs Aragorn's warnings vs. Saruman's prophecies—and who really drove the Fellowship’s next moves What removing the Hollin warg attack means for Sauron's reach in the story In our extended episode (members at https://theonering.com/members), we dive into: News about Tolkien's rare books and LOTRO's new expansions Listener comments over Boromir's character moments on the slopes of the Misty Mountains The fated 5 seasons of The Rings of Power What's next for the podcast (Children of Húrin, Kullervo, and maybe Lord of the Rings itself)!

On this episode of The AIE Podcast… We have a WoW Mini Raid Wrap-up! Lots of patches in lots of games Happy First Contact to all who celebrate And, Happy Birthday to LOTRO! We are chatting amongst ourselves today All that and more coming up right now… Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/fvUn580cqSQ Open Welcome to episode # 443 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Mewkow: – (catch phrase here). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are filling you in on everything going on with AIE. Welcome! Ok, we'll be chatting amongst ourselves shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news… AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday – Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday – GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday – STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday – SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday – HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday – ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday – LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday – FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday – Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO – Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) – NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS New World • Will be sunset in January 2027 • Might do a going away party before it goes away D4 • New expansion this month WoW We have a WoW mini raid wrap up! In Raid Team news, Alliance Team Hell Froze Over (HFO) defeated final boss Crown of the Cosmos (aka Xalatath) in The Voidspire – a victory with unexpected consequences – and then Beloren, first boss in March on Quel’Danas, both on Normal difficulty. On Horde side, Raid Team Kiddie Aggro is now 6/9 in Heroic Voidspire, having out punched the Double Dragons and then sending the Lightblinded Paladin trio bubble hearthing to the Shadowlands. Noob Raid completed the first three bosses in The Voidspire on Normal, and Dankinia’s death count is up to 11. Tetsemi- The next patch for Midnight arrives April 21, bringing new World content such as Void Assaults in Eversong Woods and Zul’Aman as well as Decor Duels – a Hide and Seek challenge that players will queue for. It’s also a busy time for WoW Holidays. Noblegarden ends April 13, Children’s Week arrives April 27 – which may be awkward as Outland orphan Salandria is now an adult NPC in Silvermoon – and Volunteer Guard Duty takes place April 28. Player Housing Endeavors have reset. Fortuna now has Mechagnomes (with miscalibrated hens that jump on your head), Salus has Drakthyr, and Virtus has Ethereals. Consortium won the Alliance side vote. Horde-Fortuna has Mechagnomes. Both got flashy zappy decor rewards this season. And, Gusty is running around with malfunctioning mechachickens on her head. SWTOR In swtor, the guild has some special plans coming for May the 4th, including a trivia contest and a community event. Stay tuned to discord for dates and times. The current Galactic Season is bringing back 2 of the original companions, so if you missed them from GS1 and GS3, now is your chance. MFN is on Tuesdays and everyone is welcome. We promise no more talk about peeps or the proper pronunciation of Coruscant! ESO MFN on Friday still happens, but the group is small FFXIV Next Liveletter is 4/17 North American Fanfest from 4/24-4/25 New major story patch at the end of the month (4/28) STO Lots of stuff going on with STO! All Platforms: Empersa Lance Updates: Damage output reduced, self-damage increased First Contact Day Celebrations! April 7th to May 7th 20 days of progress to earn the grand prize: Nobel Intel Batlecruiser Lobi Sale April 7th to April 12th 20% off all items! Bonus Marks Event April 10th to April 14th 50% bonus for all content that rewards marks For PC- Gral Class command Scout added to Infinity Lock Box starting April 7th Key Sale 15% off Keys from April 7th to April 12th Key Ring Bundle returns as well Includes ultimate tech upgrade LOTRO Lotro is turning 19!!!!! The new gifts will arrive on April 23, with the anniversary event running from April 23 at 10am eastern through May 11. There has been a letter from Orion with an updated development schedule for quarters 2 and 3 of this year. Some of the highlights arriving in the near future is new content with update 48 “A Glorious Hunt” as well as Rivendell Housing. A link to the letter is in the lotro channel. Also Saturday Night Lotro will kick back off this coming Saturday after an unexpected hiatus. And with that, let's see what we have been doing in and out of game GAME NEWS CLOSE And that's our show for tonight. While the chatroom begins suggesting show titles, we want to thank us for joining us. If you have a question or comment about our show, you can email us at podcast@aie-guild.org You can find us on the AIE Discord and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aiepodcast.bsky.social. We record live with video once a month on Sunday at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. You can join the chatroom and play along with us on our website at https://aie-guild.org/podcast-live-stream/ and look for the link to our discord server at https://aie-guild.org. And for past episodes, you can see them on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAIEPodcast ! Our theme was composed by the amazing Andrew Allen, follow him at @keyswithsoul! And now it's time to play all of the great AIE member segments we received this week, including… Next time, we'll be talking to Guest in Game. So until then, AIE… – This is Mkallah – This is Mewkow – This is Tetsemi

This week we discussed the release notes for the latest updates to the live and Bullroarer servers, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 47.4 Release Notes Update 48 Beta #2 Bullroarer Notes April 2026 Letter to the Players We Have a Cave Troll: Development Multitasking Store Sales Go There and Back […]

Now that Aragorn has stepped up as leader of the Company, let's look around Azanulbizar. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars Reforged's new update, Elder Scrolls Online's confusing Season Zero rollout, a date for Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era, layoffs at MechWarrior Online, nostalgia, and single-player MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars Elder Scrolls Online's Season Zero arrives... sorta Guild Wars Reforged gets a nostalgia mode and more Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era is coming this month MechWarrior Online is in trouble after layoffs Can we reclaim nostalgia in our MMOs? Would we play our MMOs as a single-player games? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hollow Hill" from RuneScape Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed the latest Bullroarer, our 10th anniversary giveaway, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 48 Bullroarer Test #1 Release Notes A Casual Stroll through the Rivendell Steading is available on YouTube The buried treasure event has returned and will be available through April 12 Next week, Scenario and Orion will […]

Time to begin a new chapter. Today we start wandering towards Lothlorien, where we might possibly lose track of time... Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

We have come at last the end of the chapter, and a pause in the hectic escape from Moria. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's ExLoTR podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform ( https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/ ). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Registration for sections can be found here: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/partners/enroll/

This week we discussed store sales, our 13th Anniversary giveaway, and our week in gaming. Game News The opening of Tier 3 of The Folly of Nagakhêdi raid has been moved to April 2 Legacy of Morgoth soundtrack now available on YouTube Join Scenario at 2:00 PM on April 1st for a Casual Stroll through […]

Tonight we watch as the Company continues to obey Gandalf's last command and sees the sunlight again. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Palia's content expansions, SWTOR's new story, Jeff Kaplan's Wild West game, FFXIV and WoW patch previews, and playing Guild Wars 2 on Steam Deck. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes Palia reveals its Royal Highlands zone, releases Toadstool Tales patch SWTOR gets some new story content Jeff Kaplan returns with a Wild West survival game, The Legend of California FFXIV and WoW preview their spring content drops Playing Guild Wars 2 on handheld consoles Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Saltswept" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed Update 47.1 and our week in gaming.

Doom has come, and Gandalf has fallen. What do we do now? Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we discuss the final action in Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog, as things take a sharp downward turn. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft: Midnight's official launch, AdventureQuest Worlds' big Kickstarter pull, and patches for LOTRO and Elder Scrolls Online. Note that this is a shorter podcast than normal due to a glitch losing a big chunk of our audio! It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, World of Warcraft, LOTRO AdventureQuest Worlds pulls in huge crowdfunding numbers Lord of the Rings Online's Update 47 arrives ESO drops a huge QoL update This is where the podcast drops out, sorry about the missing chunk! Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Code Race" from Marathon Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast… World of Warcraft is now on Zillow Congrats to Sethos on 70! Spring Abundance is in the air Nifty things are happening in LOTRO And, we have our dear friends Gusty and Shojo here to talk all about AIE in World of Warcraft All that and more coming up right now… Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/dWQ9wXpGYyY Open Welcome to episode #442 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Tetsemi: – (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (Hey folks, there is a homemade chicken pot pie in the Guild Kitchen). This week we are joined by special guests Gusty and Shojo who are here to talk to us about AIE in World of Warcraft Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into World of Warcraft shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news… AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday – Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday – GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday – STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday – SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday – HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday – ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday – LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday – FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday – Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO – Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) – NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Rust on a PvE server since the new naval update came out. Boats are fun! New World will officially shutdown its servers January 31, 2027. We are still there! Keep an eye on the channel in nomads for a possible farewell as the end draws near. Valheim 5 Year Celebration and Regular Update. AIE Valheim Community Server Information is pinned in the AIE Discord #Nomads channel WoW Noob Raid had a great final run of Manaforge Omega on pre-Midnight launch – clearing both Normal and Heroic! Dankinia will be taking a break until the first raid in Midnight is released, around early April. Midnight launched on 3/2, with early access for folks who prepurchased expected to begin 2/27. Lots more about Midnight from our lovely guests later in the show. Player housing. This new feature is time consuming but a great deal of fun. The creativity of our Guildies is amazing to behold! WoW Classic As Jehdai pointed out, we have our first 70 (Sethos) and light activity on the 20th Anniversary TBC launch on Dreamscythed Horde side. We have the guild available with the guild bank open and invite others to join us in Outland. In other Classic news: Reminder that there are now 3 launchers for Classic (‘Original’, ‘Anniversary’, ‘Era’) “Original” Classic is progressing with Mists of Pandaria. The guild is available on Horde side on Galakras. If I have this right, MoP classic uses the modern guild interface so we have the new interface showing 651 members. “Anniversary” Classic which is now at TBC as mentioned above. “Era” classic is a separate launcher with 3 game modes: ‘Classic Era’ which is forever frozen in the original game (pre-TBC). We were on Mankrik here but really no activity or guild. “Season of Discovery” which is where experiments were performed by the devs which some expect may lead to the anticipated “Classic Plus” many hope for. We have no real activity there currently. “Hardcore” is the 3rd game mode in the Era client and probably our 2nd most active within the classic modes. We have an Alliance side guild on Doomhowl and some activity on the Horde side of Doomhowl but no guild currently. Lars plans to return to his attempt at a “Solo Self-Found” run to 60 in Hardcore but that has been on pause for quite some time. We did have guild members make it to 60 on the hardcore server previously. Ravisant is ProffessorWC or Sethos one of the raid leaders from HoG SWTOR In Swtor this week, we are ready for Update 7.8.1, Master’s Enigma. It will bring a story piece, Galactic Seasons 10, new date nights, and the Spring Abundance Festival. The story finale is coming in the June timeframe to make room for 8.0 at the end of the year. We continue to do our MFN on Tuesday nights. Please join us. There are no gear or level requirements, but you may need to have gotten your personal ship as we do tend to travel about. If you want to read about an awesome trip to Galaxy’s Edge, with not only pics but also tips and tricks for your own visit, check out guildie Strykezone’s blog post. You’ll find a link in the pinned messages in the swtor channel of the AIE discord. The Kanjiklub House https://kanjiklubhouse.com/2026/02/18/my-star-wars-adventure-to-galaxys-edge-at-disney/ ESO The guild has been working on endeavors and in game events. FFXIV This past Tuesday we got the new Variant dungeon with the newer middle level difficulty The next live letter is on March 13th at 4am PST, and they'll probably be discussing the next story patch LOTRO We had an update that brought us some nifty things. The new raid “The Folly of Nagakhêdi” (Nah-gah-KAY-dee) for tier 1 is live, tiers 2 and 3 are coming this week and next week. There is a new legendary reward track with some great rewards such as a rose-colored mûmak calf cosmetic pet. With other class changes, mainly with guardian, we also got a great change. It is now possible to start Private Encounters from inside of a Housing Neighborhood. Looking forward to seeing you in game and doing some of these awesome new instances. And with that, let's get back to Gusty and Shojo and find out what's going on in World of Warcraft. GAME NEWS CLOSE And that's our show for tonight. While the chatroom begins suggesting show titles, we want to thank Gusty and Shojo for joining us. If you have a question or comment about our show, you can email us at podcast@aie-guild.org You can find us on the AIE Discord and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aiepodcast.bsky.social. We record live with video once a month on Sunday at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. You can join the chatroom and play along with us on our website at https://aie-guild.org/podcast-live-stream/ and look for the link to our discord server at https://aie-guild.org. And for past episodes, you can see them on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAIEPodcast ! Our theme was composed by the amazing Andrew Allen, follow him at @keyswithsoul! Next time, we'll be talking to Guest in Game. So until then, AIE… – This is Gusty – This is Shojo – This is Mewkow – This is Tetsemi – This is Mkallah And this has been… The AIE Podcast

This week we discussed Update 47 and our week in gaming.

This week we discussed the latest Bullroarer build, store sales, our favorite cloaks, and week in gaming. Game News Final Bullroarer for Update 47 The next Legendary Rewards season is set to start next week The next episode of The Rivers of Middle-earth is on March 4 Store Sales Make Your Piece of Middle-earth Shine! […]

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Ashes of Creation and Project Gorgon developments, WoW Midnight's pre-launch info blitz, Star Trek Online's new season, Warframe's Android launch, Palia's spring expansion, and Daybreak financials. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Nightingale Ashes of Creation and Project Gorgon news updates World of Warcraft: Midnight gears up for early access and launch Star Trek Online's Corruption releases Warframe launches on Android Daybreak Q4 2025 report -- including a Palia expansion announcement Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "New Exploration 3" from Star Trek Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed the latest updates and Bullroarer builds, our favorite cloaks, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 46.2.1 Release Notes Update 47 Beta #2 Enad Global 7 Q4 Report Store Sales Go Ever On and On! Get 25% off: Select XP Boosts Enhanced XP Supply 100% Mark Acquisition Boosts Now through […]

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Project Gorgon's growth, Stars Reach's layoffs, Ashes of Creation's continued drama, Diablo's Warlock spree, delays for Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge Chronicles, and Q4 2025 financials. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, WoW, LOTRO, GW2 Project Gorgon keeps growing! Ashes of Creation's drama train has derailed Stars Reach announces layoffs Diablo II, IV, and Immortal are getting Warlocks Q4 2025 financials from Kakao, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Nexon, Krafton Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Tristram Village" from Diablo Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed the latest release notes for updates and Bullroarer, our best cloaks, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 46.2 Release Notes Update 47 Bullroarer Test Notes #1 We Have a Cave Troll: The Benefits of Bullroarer Store Sales Stand Out From the Crowd! Get 15% off: Select Shared Wardrobe Select […]

Tonight, the conflict between Gandalf and the Balrog gets physical. Probably.

We return to the epic conflict on the Bridge of Khazad-dum, already in progress.

This week we discussed Update 46.1, latest Bullroarer, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 46.1 Release notes Update 46.2 Bullroarer Test #1 The Rivers of Middle-earth: The Anduin, Part 1 Next Week (February 12. 2026): We Have a Cave Troll: The Benefits of Bullroarer Store Sales Create your own sale! Determine […]

This week we discussed the latest Bullroarer build, LOTRO Creator Program, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 46.1 Beta #5 Build Notes Release for the update has been pushed to February 4 SSG announces the LOTRO Creator Program Next week (February 4): The Rivers of Middle-earth: The Anduin River, Part 1 Angmar/Mordor update […]

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Project Gorgon's impending launch, Elder Scrolls Online's landscape difficulty, the World of Warcraft: Midnight prepatch (and upcoming roadmaps), Albion Online's Xbox plans, Landmark's player creations, and RIFT's future. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, WoW, Project Gorgon Project Gorgon launches this week Elder Scrolls Online talks about its difficulty options World of Warcraft: Midnight's prepatch arrives (and the Blizzcon Showcase is announced) Albion Online heads to Xbox this spring What could Landmark teach the industry in regard to player-created content? Should RIFT start a fresh server? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Bard Music" from Project Gorgon Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week we discussed the latest Bullroarer notes, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 46.1 Beta #4 Release Notes Update 46.1 is expected to release next week Store Sales Find Your Shadowfax! Get 30% off: Select Warsteeds and Mounts Riding Skills Select Warsteed Cosmetics Movement Speed Buffs Now through January 29th! […]

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about New World's official execution date, Hytale's early access release, Burning Crusade Anniversary's prepatch, roadmaps for RuneScape and LOTRO, old Massively memories, and the puzzling question of EverQuest II's lack of popularity. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, Project Gorgon New World heads into the dark in January 2027, but will someone buy it? Hytale launches in early access WoW Classic Burning Crusade Anniversary kicks off the prepatch LOTRO and RuneScape roadmaps What are some of our Old Massively memories? Why didn't EverQuest II do better? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The City of Silvermoon" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

We have arrived, on our 9th Anniversary Class, at Gandalf's speech on the Bridge of Khazad-dum! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

On this episode of The AIE Podcast… We will see you at Nerdtacular Renegades is giving a galaxy far far away vibe SWTOR celebrates with 4 crazy nights the STO Starbase is expanding And, we have our first show of 2026! All that and more coming up right now… Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/RNmHGBUf5gU Open Welcome to episode 441 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi – (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). Happy 2026, folks! The first week and a half has felt like a year and we are all getting back into the swing of things. Ok, we'll be digging into what we've all been up to shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news… AIE News Community Nerdtacular 2026 has been announced- the event that we affectionately refer to as the Nerd Family Reunion is back for the first time since 2017. Lots of information on Frogpants.com, including tickets and hotel details. The event is scheduled for June 11-13 and will be held at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek in Salt Lake City. All three of us have tickets and have been chatting about how we can record a live show. Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday – Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday – GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday – STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday – SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday – HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday – ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday – LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday – FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday – Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO – Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) – NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Destiny 2 The new expansion Renegades is chugging along- it is a very”Star Wars themed” expansion. We get lightsabers! It’s got a very cool Darth Revan/Kylo Ren feel to the new bad guy. We get to be kinda like bounty hunters and work for the criminal syndicates doing contract jobs as part of the core activity for the expansion. Earning reputation with each syndicate gains new abilities to use during the contract runs. Not much going on Guild wise. Things are pretty slow overall in Destiny 2, the community is waiting on the new Roadmap to see where things are going. Rumors and hopes are high that a Destiny 3 gets announced. If you are in Destiny 2 and Just_Wargus online feel free to reach out for a hand with anything. ARK – got a pretty dedicated group in there right now WoW Resting up for prepatch of Midnight. Housing is going well. Remix winding down. Noob Raid started up again after its holiday break. A new addon, XFaction for cross guild communication is working well. The last days of Legion Remix are upon us. We are in the final 7 days, so get those last minute runs done now. There is still transmog gear to grind, pets, mounts, and exclusive legion remix only housing items to grab before they are gone. If you ever wanted those legion artifact appearances, this is it. SWTOR In SWTOR, we closed out 2025 with our Winter Nights celebration which was 4 evenings of guild activities including a tour of World Bosses where we took a piece of armor off after each successive fight, stronghold tours, dressing up in our Life Day finest, a clothing drive on the starter planets, a parade of Life Day mounts, and a cracking good trivia night. Great way to spend the last gaming week of 2025. On to 2026! Next week is Total Galactic War! Again! This time we are ready for it. Mostly. We will be maximizing conquest points this week by doing group activities, crafting, and class stories. GSF and pvp are also good ways to rack up the points, if you are so inclined. Keep an eye on discord for any last minute group stuff that may pop up. ESO Nothing new really. It's been quiet due to the holidays. FFXIV Just had a new patch and things are going well. New MSQ, Savage raid tier is open and the world first race is already over. New trial with a train, new Unreal trial with everyone's favorite lady to hate and feel sorry for, Tsukuyomi’s Pain. The cosmic crafter and gatherer area has new updates, and crafters have pink heart themed items to make new. Hildebrand has more story, and the Air Force One GATE has a new place to fly around and pew pew.. The Strategy Board is live, and everyone is clearly using it for helpful raid explanations and mechanics demonstrations. Totally. Free login campaign has started. Up to 96 hours from when you start it. Ends February 9th. STO KDF fleet has made some big strides with the fleet holdings. The Starbase will complete the Tier IV shipyard in just about a week. Which means after that we can start tossing resources in for a tier IV Starbase. Also the Research lab is closing in on Tier III. What all this means is more fleet ships will be accessible. And once the research lab hits Tier III, the purchasable trait slots will be available. Fleet Action Report has been doing playthroughs of the missions showcasing accolades and recruit special tasks, while letting you know what rewards could be handy for your ships or on ground. We will be completing the final mission of the Iconian War arc this week. Which you can catch us live recording the episode Thursday 10pm eastern. Fun nights are Monday 10pm eastern. If you want to group up and run any STO content, looking for help with something, or just want to hang out, come join us. LOTRO Not much is happening. In general players are leveling, working on the epic quest, and enhancing their legendary items. If anyone is looking for help leveling or enhancing their legendary items please reach out to Maelllung and they'd be happy to help! And with that, let's get back to what we have been doing in and out of game! GAME NEWS HOST CHAT Question of the show- what was the geekiest gift you received for the holidays? CLOSE And that's our show for tonight. While the chatroom begins suggesting show titles, we want to thank everyone for joining us. If you have a question or comment about our show, you can email us at podcast@aie-guild.org You can find us on the AIE Discord and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aiepodcast.bsky.social. We record live with video once a month on Sunday at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. You can join the chatroom and play along with us on our website at https://aie-guild.org/podcast-live-stream/ and look for the link to our discord server at https://aie-guild.org. And for past episodes, you can see them on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAIEPodcast ! Our theme was composed by the amazing Andrew Allen, follow him at @keyswithsoul! And now it's time to play all of the great AIE member segments we received this week, including… We will see you all in February. So until then, AIE… – This is Mkallah – This is Mewkow – This is Tetsemi And this has been… The AIE Podcast.

We've seen Legolas's terror, Gimli's grief, and Gandalf's resignation. But how does Boromir respond to the Balrog? Interest Form on Exploring the Lord of the Rings Discussion Groups https://forms.gle/9s94eyrpWnHaW3xu7 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we examine the crossing of the Bridge of Khazad-dum, as the Balrog approaches. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we discuss the (first) description that has led so many readers to think that Balrogs have wings.