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Two upstate New York men, one of them said to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan, plotted to build a truck-mounted, industrial-strength X-ray weapon to kill "enemies of Israel" by poisoning them with radiation, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Negotiators say they are close to a deal to strengthen border security provisions in the Senate immigration bill, an agreement designed to draw more Republican votes and significantly strengthen the bill's prospects of becoming law.
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It's long been expected that Ben Bernanke would leave his position as chairman of the Federal Reserve when his second term expires on January 31, 2014.
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Country singer Slim Whitman, known for his yodeling skills and falsetto voice, died Wednesday at age 90, his son-in-law said.
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The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
May 22, 2013 BOSTON (AP) — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being buil. more »»
Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again
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Big Ten baseball: Better despite the weather
May 22, 2013 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With Indiana in the midst of maybe the best season in the baseball program's history, coach Tracy Smith had an admission to make before the Big Ten tournament began. more »»
With winning comes tickets boost for Blue Jackets
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Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach
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Grape escapes in the winelands
Did you know?
Wine is rich in proanthocyandins, very potent antioxidants that can reduce free radical and environmental damage.
Grape-escapes in the Cape winelnds take many fun forms. At the Robertson Wine Valley Hands-on-Harvest Festival, roll up those trousers and go grape stomping - who needs a personal trainer when exercising is this much fun?
Skip the leg-work and ride a stallion to the highest point overlooking the whole Robertson valley, or trot down to the Breede River for a gentle river cruise and a generous country lunch.
Take the kids on a vineyard tractor trip; make your own verjuice and vinegar, or slurp and spitbraai (barbeque) in a Bedouin tent. You'll never forget this vintage harvest experience.
Make a note in your calendar to attend the Bot Riviera Spring Festival for country convivilaity at it's best. Wineries and restaurants paint the town pink, and entertainment varies from horse riding, fly fishing, wine and olive oil tastings to blending and tasting wine, sumptuous meals, live music, pottery and art exhibitions.
It's pure pagan fun that'll turn you pink with pleasure.
Give your servants a break, tell the butler he's got the night off, and escape to Mont Destin in Stellenbosch, where you and your beloved can soak like royalty in an outdoor Pinotage wine bath. With the whole vineyard to yourselves, relax in the warm, anti-oxidant packed liquor, sip estate wine and revel in the beauty of nature. It's bacchanalian bliss, au naturel, of the highest order.
Feast on Cape boerekos (Afrikaner food) and dance the day away at the Solms-Delta end of harvest festival in Franschhoek. Cape vernacular music draws together farm workers, wine producers, and music lovers for the winelands most inclusive cultural heritage celebration. Enjoy this bountiful gathering of waterblommetjie bredie, bobotie, boeremusiek, ghoema, Nama rieldans and good cheer!
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Predictions for 2013
Happy New Year, everyone. I'm as unqualified to make predictions as the next guy, but I've decided to have a go anyway. Here are my predictions for the new year:
In 2013, An Editor Will Read My Novel
Yes, I'm still on submission. The pins and needles are beginning to dull after so much waiting. Good thing I have a bed to be depressed in.
In 2013, I Will Win the Nobel Prize in Physics
I figured out the formula for winning (see my previous post), and added rainbows and unicorns for good measure. How can I lose?
In 2013, A Heretofore Unknown Asteroid Will Pass Within Geosynchronous Orbit
Yeah, I'm going out on a limb on this one. Still, this happens more often than most people think. Sure, it's not as likely as me winning a Nobel Prize, but it's a bet I'm willing to take.
In 2013, Climate Change Deniers Will NOT Change Their Minds Even After Bursting Into Flames
Speaking of safe bets…
In 2013, I Will Win the Nobel Prize in Literature
I do have a book on submission, so it's safe to say I'm in the running. Or at least that I will be in the running once an editor reads it. And wants it.
Of course, making predictions is easy. Making accurate predictions is another matter. To be fair, let's see how I did with last year's predictions:
In 2012, I Will Get A New Bed To Be Depressed In While I Wait For An Editor To Read My Novel
Nailed it. Well, technically speaking, the bed isn't actually new. But I did change the sheets last year.
In 2012, A Single Asteroid Will Knock Out All Our Communications Satellites Like Dominoes
My television reception in September was a bit spotty, so I'm calling this prediction a winner. That's the way science works, right?
In 2012, I Will Overdose On Nacho Cheese-Flavored Doritos
It didn't happen, but not for lack of trying. Maybe I'll have better luck this year.
In 2012, I Will Open A Coffee Shop
Nailed it. Hey, maybe I should blog about that? Do you think?


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HENDERSONVILLE - Calvin Wilson McCall, 87, of Hendersonville, died Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Elizabeth House.
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@bluewolf: Two small armies eh? thanks for the suggestions! I'll give that a go. I'm currently reading the rules for Hoplon 3 and am quite psyched to try it out. Anyone tried it and has feedback?
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In the spirit of graduation, congratulations to the 10 (two not pictured) people who completed their Supervisory Management Certificate on May 17 – way to go!
From L-R, Front Row: Stacy Smith, Brotoloc North; Cindee Borton-Parker, Norske Nook; Kelly Knudtson, Phillips Medisize; Jason Clark, Brotoloc North. Back Row: Mark Sather, Nestle; Michael Stoffel, Ayres Associates; Jeff Ludwikowski, Nestle; Jill Proud, Brotoloc North.
Benefits of a Supervisory Management Certificate
In today's dynamic and competitive workplace, you need to keep pace with the latest trends and best practices in managing people. Regardless of your work setting, get the training you need to successfully manage your team.Earn your Supervisory Management Certificate and:
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Designed for: Managers | Supervisors | Project Managers | Team Leaders | Business Owners | Aspiring Managers and Supervisors | Anyone who manages the work of others
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- Select and complete three elective seminars from a roster of topics designed to enhance specific skills that build on the core seminar competencies.
- Each seminar earns you 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). A total of 9 CEUs is required to earn your certificate.
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Supervisory Management 1 Make your transition to the management team as smooth as possible. Explore leadership styles, roles and responsibilities.
Supervisory Management 2 Examine four critical concerns for managers: employee orientation, effective communication, time management, and delegation.
Supervisory Management 3 Improve your company's performance appraisal process and learn coaching techniques that will enhance employee effectiveness.
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A good game plays by a set of clearly defined rules; a great game gives you plenty of clever opportunities to break those rules. X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse breaks the rules by letting you create an unlikely mutant dream team of heroes and villains from a cast of characters that includes the legendary X-Men as well as Magneto's sinister band, the Brotherhood. In most respects, the game doesn't differ much from the first title in the series; but the novelty of teaming up the good guys and bad guys to go after the really bad guys is enough to make this game enjoyable in its own right.
Brotherhood and X-Men unite to fight Apocalypse, one of the baddest mutants around.
The story in X-Men Legends II kicks off with a great rendered cutscene that shows Magneto, Mystique, and Sabertooth teaming up with Wolverine, Cyclops, and Storm to free the enslaved Professor Xavier. Even if you're only a passing fan, you know that Magneto and Professor X aren't exactly best friends anymore. However, the Brotherhood and the X-Men are forced to set aside their differences in order to focus their collective attention on the newest (oldest) bad guy in town, Apocalypse. Actually, to call Apocalypse a threat is an understatement--he's one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel universe. The game picks up shortly after Apocalypse has all but destroyed the mutant haven known as Genosha. Eventually, Apocalypse kidnaps four mutants, and with the help of the crackpot geneticist Mr. Sinister, he plans to extract the mutants' powers and use them to make himself even more powerful. One of the kidnapped mutants happens to be Magneto's son, Quicksilver. As you can imagine, that really pisses Magneto off, so he sets out to defeat Apocalypse. And thus begins a tale filled with all the dramatic twists, turns, treachery, and triumph you'd expect from a comic book story.
The game is divided into five acts, which conveniently translates to a fight with one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse in each act, with the big guy waiting for you at the end. Of course, there are all kinds of minibosses and goons for you to fight as well, and the game draws deeply from the extensive X-Men mythos that Marvel has woven together over the past 40 years. Whereas the first X-Men Legends game focused on a single character, this one focuses on the relationship between Brotherhood and X-Men. In fact, Magma--the character introduced in the first game--doesn't even show up here at all. You probably won't miss her too much though, since you have access to 15 playable characters from the beginning of the game, with three secret characters to unlock later. If you're playing the PC version of the game, you'll get Pyro and Sabertooth right from the start as well. In all the versions you'll see familiar faces like Wolverine, Magneto, Gambit, and Juggernaut, and slightly less-well-known characters like Toad, Bishop, and Sunfire.
In addition to the playable characters, there are a ton of recognizable heroes and villains who make appearances as enemies or nonplayable characters. One of the best parts of X-Men Legends II is the way you can mix and match Brotherhood and X-Men characters to achieve a powerful--if unlikely--team of characters. With 15 characters, there are plenty of different combinations to try out. If that isn't enough for you, you can also unlock dozens of different skins in the game. Some of the skins look ridiculous, but that pretty much comes with the territory when you're a superhero.
In addition to the game's look and power combinations, the assorted characters will elicit different reactions from nonplayable characters. You'll often have to speak with Forge to purchase items, and if you're controlling a Brotherhood character when you speak to him, Forge will be much less friendly than if you approach as one of the X-Men. These character interactions don't affect gameplay at all, and there are only a couple of canned reactions from each character--but this makes for some great back-and-forth between the two teams.
There are 15 playable characters, with three more to unlock after you beat the game.
The gameplay in X-Men Legends II is the same as in the previous game. You control a party of four characters, though you can only directly control one character at a time. But you can easily switch characters on the fly with the press of a button, and you'll often need to do so, because some of the puzzles in the game require the specific abilities of a certain mutant. You might need Iceman to put out a fire, or Magneto to generate a metal bridge across a gap, for example. For the most part, though, you just run around various levels, beating the crap out of bad guys and collecting items and experience. This time around, all of the item drops are random, which makes the collection aspect of the game much more interesting. As you gain experience, your characters will level up and become stronger, and they will learn new skills. You can allocate all the experience and skill points manually if you want, or you can set an option to have the points automatically distributed as you earn them.
Each character has several different skills based on their mutant powers. There are melee, boost, projectile, traps, and more. Each character can also learn a couple of super skills, which not only look really cool, but are also extremely powerful. Cyclops has a super beam attack that can hit multiple targets; Wolverine has a spinning radial attack that does heavy damage; and Magneto has a metal attack in which he crushes everything in sight by manipulating the metal objects in the environment. For the most part, you don't actually need to use these skills to beat the game--but they make it a lot quicker and easier to deal with hordes of enemies. And some of the boss fights in this game are truly epic; they just wouldn't be as entertaining without an all-out clash of mutant powers.


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May 17 2012 09:59 AM #41
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
You are probably correct.
I only have one character at top level and raid ready and I'm hardly optimized (no maxed virtue sets, only one set of 2nd age LIs without optimized relics...).
To keep several optimized characters without resorting to the Store would be nightmarish if not impossible (same goes for using only deed TPs).
May 17 2012 10:13 AM #42
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$150 for a lifetime. Haven't purchased any TP.
That is just the money though. Who knows what else it has costed me, during the 5 months of /played.
May 17 2012 10:13 AM #43
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Mostly, it costs me quality time with the wife.
As in, I 'have' to spend time with her occasionally, so she won't hassle me about playing.
May 17 2012 10:16 AM #44
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Not a cent....or in my case a penny
Paid my $199 several years ago and get 500TP's a month I rarely spend!!
May 17 2012 10:22 AM #45
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
My dignity.
Sorry, had to be said.
Lol, I don't even care to redownload the whole client to fix the one corrupted file.
May 17 2012 12:09 PM #46
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I am premium, never been VIP.
What I have:
-All quest packs
-All expansion packs
-All instances
-All skirmishes except the new one from update 7
-All inventory bags
-70 Shared storage slots
-50 Shared wardrobe slots
-Currency cap removal
-Upgraded barter wallet
-1 character slot (6 total = 2 from f2p + 1 from being premium + 2 from moria + 1 extra)
-3 crafting guilds unlocked
-All virtues on my main unlocked (alts will get theirs unlocked as I play them and they earn TP through deeds).
-Riding skill for 4 of my toons (the ones I normally play)
What it cost:
-$50 for a 6900 TP bundle
-Patiences in waiting for 50% sales (rare these days but were common at start of F2P)
-Playing my main in a completion-ist fashion which means every deed gets done and as a bonus a lot of TP gets farmed.
-Time farming about 4000TP by making low level toons, grinding some deeds in free zones, deleting toon and repeating roughly 12-15 times)
Nowadays you can't count on the 50% off sales and not everyone will do the TP farming like I did, but one good TP bundle and patience for sales will get you a long way! The key for me is I don't waste the TP on consumables or mounts or any of that fluff. I spend it on permanent account level stuff.
I do plan to buy RoR expansion for cash if it's reasonable though. $50 has gotten me pretty far and I don't want to spend too much time farming TP to buy an expansion. I will for smaller things though.
I should add, the two things I don't have that I wish I did:
- swift travel access (though I like being able to travel the long way so I can walk away to get a drink)
- freep access to the moors. Tried with a creep and didn't care to try again. I'd pay TP for this!!!Last edited by BigLotroFan; May 17 2012 at 12:14 PM.
May 17 2012 12:21 PM #47
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
May 17 2012 12:22 PM #48
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I've spent a total of 19.99 (TP) and got a 3 month sub to unlock perks (3 was cheaper by the month than 1) With that small contribute, I have gotten Eregion, Loth, Endenwraith, RoI Quest pack, and Great river. If you don't minds a small grind, after you finish the Moria epics, you don't even have to buy Loth. Go straight to Endenwraith (since the level lowering, I didn't have that option) You can get to 75 easily without the 3 month sub on the quest packs I own alone LoTRO is free to play, but pay to make it faster :P
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May 17 2012 12:53 PM #49
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I think it's fair to say I spent more money playing LOTRO than I have on any other VIP game (because VIP doesn't cover 50% of the things you need).
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May 17 2012 01:46 PM #50
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I pay $99 per year for the annual sub (works out to $8.25 per month) and the expansions. That's it.
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May 17 2012 01:46 PM #51
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
In August of 2009, I bought MoM, for either 9.99 or 14.99. I bought SoM pre-order and RoI pre-order. The other day, I needed new discs of the game, and bought Mithril Edition, 19.99. I used to sub at 30 dollars for three months, I just switched to 100/ year. Personally, I like this game and want it to keep going.
May 17 2012 02:02 PM #52
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Wow! Lots of great inputs. Thanks.
I logged in my R0 Warleader and just hit the store items to see what it would cost. I didn't do much "shopping" I just selected everything available at the highest rank and here are the numbers I came up with.- Class Skills: 7 @ 6035 TPs
- Class Traits: 12 @ 3840 TPs
- Corruptions: 5 @ 975 TPs
- Racial Traits: 7 @ 2265 TPs
- Map Set: 15 @ 5725 TPs
- Total Points Needed: 18840
- 1 23000 TP Bundle @ 199.99 = 199.99
- 4 5000 TP Bundle @ 49.99 = 199.99
- 8 2500 TP Bundle @ 28.99 = 231.92
- 13 1550 TP Bundle @ 19.50 = 253.50
I haven't done any figuring on Freepside though - that's a pretty complicated area to go with. I have 2 L75 toons and a lot of lowbees <G> but even messing with the L75's could get pretty costly.
One thing though, it looks like the 2300 TP bundle is really the best buy if you can drop $200 on it, you certainly can get more mileage per dollar.
I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
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May 17 2012 02:28 PM #53
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$10 TP card to unlock premium
$10 Copy of Mines of Moria from Micro Center to unlock VIP perks, RK, Warden Slots, etc.
$30 RoI basic
$20 Points purchase because I wanted great river when it came out and I was low on TPs
So $70 has gotten me every quest pack, all skirmishes other then survival barrow downs, and all instances other then Halls of Night.
I also have shared storage, the premium wallet, and some extra AH slots.
Such a good deal for all the gaming fun LOTRO has provided.
May 17 2012 04:00 PM #54
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
It costs me whatever my monthly internet fee is.
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May 17 2012 04:14 PM #55
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$12 MoM Box Amazon
$50 TP Sale
$50 TP Sale
$10 x 15 VIP (in 3 month plan)
$50 RoI expansion with all the junk and path of the fellowship
Store items I've bought
Stats 1-5 Will, Fate, Agility Warden
Stats 1-7 Might, Vitality Warden
Stats 1-5 Will, Fate LM
Stats 1-7 Might, Vitality Champ
Handful of Relic Legacy scrolls back when I got a 65 FA in OD
Two LI Slots - LM, Champ, Warden
Map Cooldown Champ, LM
Probably 6 riding skill (I'm not patient enough to wait til 20 for the quest)
1 character slot
Only stuff I wish I had was quest packs (Evendim, ND, Forochel, Angmar, MM, Enedwaith, Great River). Only other thing I miss from VIP is rest XP. Being VIP for awhile my virtues, swift travel and wallet cap are all open and my 7 toons all are kindred with their respective crafting guilds, which was done while I was still in VIP. If I could return my stat tomes I probably would. Most of them were bought when there were caps on stats and 50 made a difference. Now with main stats and those values being over 2k in some examples they are just a drop in the bucket.RIP LOTRO
May 17 2012 04:18 PM #56
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
So far this year I have only bought some TP for $60. I have a lifetime sub so I try not to go too crazy in the store. I hope to buy Rohan with TP if possible, those pre-order offers are usually very difficult to ignore.
May 24 2012 12:28 PM #57
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I've been looking thru the old check book to see what $$ I have actually spent. I'm a vip/lifer/founder so I don't pay for quest packs and get the 500 TP/month on all my accounts.
Total 2011 150.00 (for 3 accounts = 50/account)
Total 2010 150.00 (for 3 accounts = 50/account)
I just bought a BIG packet of points because they are on sale and my calculator showed it's cheaper per point to buy the big packet of points rather than a bunch of small ones. I'll see how far I get with these points on the P2W model.
Total 2012 220.00 (as of 5/24/2012) (for 1 account - my main).
Now, I just have to wait for all the gear I want to come On Sale to get the most mileage out of the budget.
I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
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May 24 2012 03:53 PM #58
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
This is deeply scary. Since I'm premium, I can't do PvMP anymore unless I roll a reaver, and I'm not interested in that. Seeing the price tag ensures that I never will be interested in PvMP again - and I'm sure you're not exaggerating it. I don't buy legendary upgrades in the store and my toons seem fine for raiding - I'm also pretty laissez-faire about upgrading legacy tiers, etc. With my stable of crafting alts I have a good number of shards, and what I can't make or get from skirmish camps, I don't bother with - and most of the times I won't spend marks or medallions to get things, either.
Stat tomes for off-stats would be nice for some classes (my champs could use a will boost, for example, and I certainly wouldn't mind upping my RK's and burg's vit by 70), and the thought of grinding out yet more and more sets of virtues sends me into fits at times - it's tempting to buy my way out, but it's so pricey - and who knows which classes they'll break and fail to fix for six months once RoR comes out?
May 24 2012 07:25 PM #59
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$10 for Moria, and $50 for RoI, so $60 total, in a year and a half.
I like the game but don't play it enough to justify a high monetary investment. And I don't see anything in the store as being necessary. But I play super casually, not-max level, don't care about deeds, virtues, my legendary seems fine, etc.
I'm not really a PC gamer, Lotro is just something I do with the wife. Most of my game time/budget goes to Xbox and Tabletop.
May 24 2012 07:48 PM #60
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Paid £40 for RoI and another £8 for a douple of odd months VIP to unlock bags, swift travel etc. So far so good, about £50 seems reasonably for almost 2 years of fun.
Jun 02 2012 12:12 PM #61
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Here's an update on costs of outfitting a R4 Defiler.
Currently there is a Store sale on creep skills/traits/racials. I outfitted my R4 Defiler with every thing I could get and only skipped 2 items which I didn't think would help much.
9 Skills 2898
7 Class 1864
5 Race 1155
Total: 5917 Turbine Points
You can use the above point table to figure out how many bundles you would have to buy if the points are not on sale. I did get the big point bundle "on sale": $199.99 for 33,500 points.
So the $200 is a "sunk cost"; its now a matter of how to distribute the TPs.
I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
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Jun 02 2012 01:34 PM #62
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
At present, I've only paid for a handful of the smallest point-bundles for minor necessities as I came to them - gold-cap removal, quest packs when I got to a story chapter in that area, spent leftover points on unlocking a trait slot or two. I've been taking the game at a pretty leisurely pace.
Jun 02 2012 02:06 PM #63
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
At this point in time, it costs me $19.99 per month....that's how much I pay for my internet.
I don't spend a dime on this game. Mostly because I was unemployed. I will admit though that once I start getting caught up on life now that I'm working again, I will be doing some number crunching to see if it's easier for me to fork out for points and buy everything, or crank out a sub.
Jun 02 2012 02:19 PM #64
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I bought a card... once... just to bump up my gold cap so I could buy a house. That was $10, about a year ago.
I have bought all but ONE of my quest packs from turbine points I got by deed-grinding. It's not a huge pain, and it allows you to explore more of the content. It's been a blast.
That being said, I'm a casual player... my highest character isn't even 40. In the past, I have leveled one through 60.
I buy all my quest packs on sale through the store, and I have bought store-exclusive cosmetics. I buy nothing else from the store.
Quest packs I have, just so you can get a sense of where I can play:
North Downs
Lone Lands- before it became free for everyone.
I can feasibly and easily level a character through fifty with these. By the time I do, I will have enough TP to buy another quest pack.
All in all, it really isn't difficult to enjoy the game as a free player. I would suggest either subscribing for a month (no gold cap, five inventory bags) or buying a card, just so that gameplay is a little easier.
Jun 02 2012 05:03 PM #65
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I pay $100 a year for VIP. That's $8.3 a month. I also got a $50 TP bundle once, and I payed $20 for the Mirkwood bundle. RoI was bought for my stipend TP. I will probably preorder RoR for real money, as I don't have that many TP saved up now.
If they released more Wardrobe space, I would get another TP bundle today, to buy it up!
Jun 02 2012 07:42 PM #66
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$10/month for VIP (16 months less the 2 month i got free)
$7 for SofA box code (time card website)
$10 for mines of moria box (microcenter)
$25 for isenguard
Total Cash $182
I mostly play 2 characters, 1 lvl 75 mini , 1 lvl 70 burg cook (lvled for reputation recipes). I'm kinda completionist, so I earn quite a bit of tp in game and Ive played freep a little but so far not creep.
I'm in a crafting kin, so I don't use the store for anything craftable.
What I have purchased from store (using my 500/mth tp + earned in game) I try to buy things when they are on sale.
max bank size on both.
max shared storage
2 extra milestones on mini
expanded wallet
1 set of cosmetic robes I really wanted
1 5000 rep accelerator
a bunch of task board accelerators
a few deed accelerators here and there
Prolly a few other small convenience items
I enter lotteries ALL the time, even on my 2 characters which are just vault mules. And usually redeem each week's free sample from the store.
I still need to buy hurried traveler. Current TP balance 1400
2 of my kin mates do buy the point bundles to speed up virtues and such, as they don't have the grind time/patience.
Jun 03 2012 09:13 AM #67
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
I paid 175 pounds way back at pre-release for a collectors edition of the game. Wife thought I was insane to spend that amount on a game but a perma VIP as part of the deal makes it a great thing for me. Still love the game though I play less than I have, with 66 years left on the VIP I am sure I will see Mordor
Jun 03 2012 02:21 PM #68
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
$50 for SoA Box
$70 for SoA Collectors box
$199 x2 for two lifetime subs.
$40 x2 for MoM
$30 x2 for SoM
$50 x1 for RoI (I won one free on twitter).
$20 on one TP card
Not entirely certain of the original SoA box prices either. I has been 5 years.
I am writing a book about the most productive citizens of Middle Earth. It's called "Seven Hobbits are Highly Effective People."
Jun 03 2012 02:23 PM #69
Re: What does it cost YOU to play LOTRO?
Mostly psychological health.
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At a joint workshop held recently at the Corinthia Hotel St George's Bay, St Julians for local travel agents and the press, Corinthia Group subsidiary CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) and Egyptair announced a joint initiative to launch and establish Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt as a new and exciting holiday destination for the Maltese public. Egyptair's Malta manager Tony Vella gave details of the revamped services available to their passengers. Moreover, travellers can now fly directly to Cairo on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, affording them the possibility of two, three, five or seven night stays. This makes a combined Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh holiday much more accessible to those who do not wish to spend their entire stay in either of the two locations. Flight timings are convenient, with passengers leaving in early afternoon and arriving in Sharm El Sheikh on the same day through a fast Cairo connection from the recently launched terminal 3. The Travel agents and journalists were treated to a taste of Egyptian food and entertainment, including an exotic belly dancer. Egyptair and CHI are jointly offering a value for money holiday package at the CHI operated Tiran Island Hotel Sharm El Sheikh, which is Egypt's top tourist destination. The destination offers all year round sunshine, exceptional nightlife, as well as unique underwater experiences for divers and snorkelers. CHI regional director of sales Nicky Borg detailed the many services and amenities available at the four star 335 room Tiran Island Hotel. The hotel is the first of three hotels that will eventually also include a five star Corinthia Hotel to form the Corinthia Beach Resort Sharm El Sheikh, with close to 2000 beds. Facilities at the hotel include a lagoon swimming pool with sunken bar, extensive leisure facilities for all the family, a sandy beach and dive centre, various restaurants and bars. Bedrooms are spacious and well furnished, with balcony and views of the pool, the sea or the desert mountains. An animation programme is available throughout the season. The hotel is conveniently located just 10 minutes away from the Airport and 15 minutes away from popular Nama Bay. The Tiran Island Hotel makes for an exhilarating holiday or a relaxed laid back break for all the family. The most popular dive sites are just minutes away from the hotel, while the exotic marine life can also be enjoyed through a trip on a glass bottomed boat. A day's visit to St. Catherine's Monastery within the Sinai Mountains is extremely rewarding, while a ride on a camel, quad bike, or jeep safari, followed by a traditional dinner under a Bedouin tent makes for a memorable experience. Concluding the event, Aaron Stivala, commercial director of MISR Co ltd, Egyptair's Malta agents, explained how local travel agents and passengers can benefit from the extremely competitive fares offered by the airline for its various destinations that besides Egypt, include Africa, the Far East and Australia. For details on offers by Egyptair and CHI Hotels & Resorts one may contact Egyptair office at Malta International Airport or any local travel agent. More details on the Tiran Island Hotel are available at


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Fish can be a tricky one. There are a lot of ways to get it wrong and you're worried that it's not that manly a thing to be cooking in the first place.
I'm not really an expert (but then I'm not really an expert in any areas of cooking except roast potatoes), but I'm going to do my best to guide you through this minefield with some solid ideas for dishes and some tips to avoid the worst pitfalls.
Basic fish-cooking tips
- Seasoning – many cuts of many fish can be bland – especially if you are frying a fish with skin, make sure you season it properly (and don't forget lemons and limes – they're cliched with fish because they're good!)
- Really really hot pan – this is true for almost all frying of meat and fish, but again – especially when you are frying a fish with skin, make sure you get your pan hot enough
- Don't overcook – especially with fish like tuna that can be overcooked easily, make sure that you keep it succulent. I like griddling tuna: when cooking for myself, I like it to barely touch the smoking hot pan on each side. For those who request it more well-done, I still don't like nuking it so for flat steaks I tend to griddle on one side until it is cooked halfway up the side and then flip and cook until you can no longer see any pink on the side
- Oven-cook for low maintenance – if you want something easy to cook that doesn't need much of your time watching it, I like cooking fish in a foil parcel in the oven with some bits and pieces of veg, olive oil, lemon juice and maybe a bit of garlic. Easy – and low on washing up!
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- Spicy – fish curry, seasoning with paprika, spicy garnishes (e.g. spicy salsa) – all these things can make it more exciting, add some great flavours and make it a bit more manly. What's not to like?
- Sushi – eating fish raw is one way to get around both the difficulties of cooking it well and the "isn't fish a bit girly?" problem…
- Fisherman's pie – not really a tip so much as a dish, but it qualifies for its own line simply because it is the kind of dish that many people worry they can't cook, but you should make the effort because it's a great dish. in the spirit of "No More Recipes", the 'recipe' is: quickly fry some white fish, make some stock, add something creamy to the stock (I like soft goats' cheese), fry some leeks and other veg you fancy in there, mash some potatoes and then stick 'em on top of the stew in a casserole / baking dish and bake for a bit…! Gumbo and other stews are fun to experiment with too.
Cooking shellfish is generally easier than regular fish, in my experience – mainly because it's so tasty that as long as you get good stuff, all you need to do is avoid screwing it up. This is especially true of grilled scallops – seriously – all you have to do is use a hot pan for a short time.
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