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One Shots: Out sightseeing
With the news that Lord of the Rings Online will be shifting to a free-to-play model, there's talk burbling in the Massively chatroom these days about planning some type of event where the Massively Mob can run amok in Tolkien's story. Among the numerous ideas were dances, concerts, and sightseeing trips around the lands of Middle-earth. With that said, any trip would be lackluster without taking a run by today's One Shots location captured by Jason L in Lord of the Rings Online. If you haven't figured out where this area is by now, we'll let Jason clue you in: "I'm sure others have sent screenshots of this, but I always stop what I'm doing and stare when passing by Amon Sûl. It's such an iconic place in Middle-earth. Turbine did an excellent job of capturing the look and feel of Middle-earth." If you've captured an interesting location from your game's lore, we'd love to see it. Just send those screenshots in to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. Feel free to and other details such as guild, server, or things of that nature as well. We'll post it out here and give you credit for sending it in! %Gallery-85937%
Weatherstock '10 takes the stage in LotRO this Saturday
You know how your hippie relatives are forever bragging about how they went to Woodstock during the Summer of Free Love, and how your generation will never experience something that historical and muddy? Well, now you can get all up in their faces and say, "Yeah, but were you at Weatherstock in Lord of the Rings Online, dealing with lag and hobbits underfoot? I thought not!" Weatherstock has become a tradition on the US Landroval server, a yearly gathering of bands and music lovers at the summit of Weathertop (aka Amon Sul) in the Lone-lands. Where once Frodo and Aragorn fought off the Nazgûl, these grounds now will be covered in song and spirits. Organized by the Lonely Mountain Band kinship, Weatherstock will feature three hours of music as 10 bands face off to win prizes. However, only one group will be chosen by the crowd and declared the best. The player-run event is very organized, with "Freakout Zones" and cheap goodies available. If you play on another server and want to check Weatherstock out, lowbie characters will be protected by event security, who are tasked with beating down enemy mobs on the road to the summit. You can surf the crowd at Weatherstock on Saturday, June 12th, 7pm EST on the Landroval server.
