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.
Reader Comments (21)
Posted: Jun 10th 2010 9:22PM (Unverified) said
My favorite event of the year! Props to LMB for organizing this event. Landroval is the best MMO community out there.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2010 9:23PM AlamoeJones said
That's so cool! I just started playing lotro and am on Landroval. I'll be sure to check this out, thanks Massively.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2010 3:59AM (Unverified) said
Thia is one of the best things related to MMOs i've ever heard.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2010 9:55AM (Unverified) said
"anyone know what race we should start as so we start close to the shuttle (escorts)?"
Start off as human. This will start you in Archet/Bree. This is the closest zone to Weathertop.
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Start off as human. This will start you in Archet/Bree. This is the closest zone to Weathertop.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 1:37PM (Unverified) said
Awesome!
I'm european player but will download US trial, create toon and make this saturday/sunday an all-nighter :)
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I'm european player but will download US trial, create toon and make this saturday/sunday an all-nighter :)
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 2:01PM (Unverified) said
Landroval IS an awesome community!
Been playing solid for 3 years now on this server and sadly (but happily), this is my first time attending. Very excited!!!
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Been playing solid for 3 years now on this server and sadly (but happily), this is my first time attending. Very excited!!!
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 3:42PM (Unverified) said
LOTRO is often described as having one of the best player communities in any MMO, and Landroval is nearly as often described as having one the best communities in LOTRO.
Besides Weatherstock, Landroval is the home of "Ales and Tales," a weekly storytelling event founded by The Lonely Mountain Band:
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Ales_and_tales
It was also the home of the great Oathbreakers event last Halloween:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mnsNajb-4&feature=youtu.be
...and the same people who brought you the Oathbreakers battle are next bringing the Axes of the Dwarves event, beginning June 19th:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEenG7piySs
If you want a good player community, Landroval is definitely the place to be.
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Besides Weatherstock, Landroval is the home of "Ales and Tales," a weekly storytelling event founded by The Lonely Mountain Band:
http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Ales_and_tales
It was also the home of the great Oathbreakers event last Halloween:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mnsNajb-4&feature=youtu.be
...and the same people who brought you the Oathbreakers battle are next bringing the Axes of the Dwarves event, beginning June 19th:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEenG7piySs
If you want a good player community, Landroval is definitely the place to be.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 7:39PM Scarecrowe said
Thank you for the warning -- I will avoid the Lone Lands Saturday night. I've only heard a couple of player bands that weren't totally awful. I say only a couple because I couldn't tell what those couple were butchering so it might not have been bad.
/waits for the inevitable -stars
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/waits for the inevitable -stars
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