Live it up at LotRO's Summer Festival!
The halcyon days of summer are upon us, and between trips to the beach and leveling up our cooking skill at the grill, it's a perfect time to celebrate the outdoors. Of course, Lord of the Rings Online is all about the outdoors -- the hobbits have yet to perfect internet access -- and to encourage players to sample the lazier side of the season they've brought back the Summer Festival. Earlier this week LotRO Europe announced the festival's return, so it's great to get confirmation that Eastern-earth (aka Northa America) was going to see it as well.
This annual event encourages the Free Peoples of Middle-earth to take a break from the grind and engage in a few of the languorous activities that the game has to offer. Horse races, fireworks displays, fishing for tokens and scavenger hunts are all par for the course! There's also regular festival events that pop up at the four big yearly celebrations which include learning new dances and boosting your rep with either the Ale Association or the Inn League.
Hit the jump for a few links to help you plan your Summer Festival fun!
Of course, a great starting place is Massively's own 8-page Summer Festival Guide
A Casual Stroll to Mordor has a complete list of the summer festival goodies you can accumulate (and their site will have a full summer festival guide later this week!)
Lotro Weekly gives pro tips on how to amass a large amount of summer tokens quickly
Lotro-Wiki has the full scoop from the 2009 festival
And lastly, don't forget to get your official LotRO summer 2010 wallpaper calendars!
