Summary: Cari and Layanor are on their own this week. Chris was getting ready for PAX. Chaos ensued as can be expected when we are left to our own devices. Listen now: What We Did in Game Layanor- 38% into my Moors Rank Almost got Battle for Erebor Tier 2 done. Ran some Mirkwood raid and Moria skraids for the fun of it. Got the title “The Naughty” Got kindred with survivors of Wildermore Cari - Ali is level 80 Oh Yeah Welcome Back Weekend and XP bonus items are the best. News Concept Art for Helms Deep: “@lotro: Waiting for Helm's Deep. First peek concept art. We'll share a little more each weekday! http://t.co/HX8jZ0cI0D #LOTRO #HELMSDEEP” https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151806038561329&set=a.106783411328.118306.25590536328&type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151807702086329&set=a.106783411328.118306.25590536328&type=1&theater The Bounders Bounty http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/bounder%E2%80%99s-bounty-developer-diary The Bounder’s Bounty will run until the release of Helm’s Deep. Unlike a more traditional festival, you participate by simply by logging in and playing LOTRO just as you normally do. You’ll just need to include some occasional trips to Michel Delving. Drop Rates: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=6888067#post6888067 Re EdgeCase: I'm seeing many comments about the drop rate, and I wanted to clarify a few things. The landscape drops that people are getting are not the only way to get Bounder's Tokens. Over the course of the event, more ways of getting tokens (and more reliable ways of getting tokens) will appear. The landscape drops are a passive thing, that're supposed to provide a steady stream of tokens over a long time. The drop rate on the landscape Bounder's Tokens is intentionally low, because it applies to everyone, all the time, for the entire duration of the event. Think of this more like a marathon, than a sprint. For those concerned about some servers not unlocking the server vendor and Bounder's Boon: we've taken this into account in our numbers. We've set the value at a point where we feel that every server has a reasonable chance to unlock the final rewards. Larger servers will unlock it earlier, and smaller servers will unlock it later, but the number is low enough that it's designed to be reachable for everyone, if they try enough. I know that the number looks daunting, but we're only a few hours in, with only one way of obtaining tokens open. We've got more tricks up our sleeve, and we're keeping a close eye on this event. Patch 11.3 Release Notes http://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?521463-Update-11-3-Release-notes-Official Players who have previously reported issues with lag and 'rubber banding' while using a Warsteed or during Mounted Combat should see these issues improve. Fixed a bug that was causing some previous performance improvements not to have their full effect. If your Summerfest Steed went missing, you will have the chance to get it back during the Farmers Faire. It will be on sale on the Farmers Faire rewards vendors and at Hengstacer Farm for the cost of a single Farmers Faire token. Newly purchased houses are no longer foreclosed upon based on grace period from previous owner. Draigoch isn't always willing to take a punch. We've explained to him that his lot in life is to be beat upon by players and he should really just Dragon Up and take it. The Morale Bubble Potion can no longer be used in the Ettenmoors. /Follow no longer works on War-steeds and Spur on is Broken it's a bug. https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?521539-Bug-since-update-Can-no-longer-quot-follow-quot-on-horseback https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=6889021#post6889021 It's a bug. Did You Know From Kazren “I have one that’s so simple,
