Bioware has officially released its first major game update, Rise of the Rakghouls. We should expect a few content changes and additions whether you’re a low level or high level player. The biggest update is the vast expansion of “Karagga’s Palace Operation.” As Bioware reported on its site, This addition will more than triple the size of the Operation as a whole! Playing through the expanded Hutt Hospitality Operation will test you and your allies’ skills against Karagga’s private army of bounty hunters and battle Droids before culminating in a massive final battle! Making your way through Karagga’s palace will  [ Read More ]

So 2012 has finally arrived. The Hield Collective has gone through many changes since we announced our involvement with Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the game release, everything that we hoped Bioware would bring to the game has come true. The Collective, as a guild, has not been very busy in the past few weeks. We all were experiencing the game and getting our feet wet with all the features that SW:TOR has to offer. However, with the ringing in to the new year, it is time for The Collective to start becoming more active in official guild business.  [ Read More ]

Whether it’s Christmas, Chanakah, Kwanzaa, Yule, or Winter Solstice, the Hield Collective wishes you a great season and a Happy New Year!  

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One thing that you gotta love about Lotro is festival season! This year, the folks at Turbine have opened up the fall festivities and they run until November 8th. That’s plenty of time to get the great new items, polish your dance moves, and gain some reputation with either the Inn League or the Ale Asses…I mean Association!  If you’re looking for direction to the 2011 Fall Festivities, check out A Casual Stroll to Mordor’s guide! This year there are several new pieces of costume and a beautiful new horse to win! As you can see, I have been plodding  [ Read More ]

Anyone wondering why Aldoon is jumping up and down and screaming like a little school girl?  Well, they’ve finally announced the launch date for Star Wars: The Old Republic. December 20, 2011 in North America and December 22, 2011 in the European Launch Territories That said, start thinking about where we would like to see our RP go! Echros (Jerel Elus in TOR) will be our driving force with the support of myself and our fellows! Read all about it here: http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110924 Prices: Each copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic will come with 30 days of subscription time, after  [ Read More ]

Everyone knows how beautiful the landscape is in Lord of the Rings Online. Part of the appeal of the game is the scenery and the fine detail that goes into the realism of the world we quest in. Whether it’s a simple Elven bridge before a waterfall in Ered Luin or the skyline as the sun sets in Enedwaith, the world of Tolkien is breathtaking. Now, HY will be hosting a biweekly contest featuring player screenshots taken around Middle-earth! Every two weeks, Cwen and the officers will select a winner from player submitted screenies. Photos will be judged on 1) Originality  [ Read More ]

So, many of you know that Cwen is currently involved in a very indepth storyline. If you’d like to catch up, and don’t mind a ton of reading /say and /emote, here is the RP Capture, edited for clarity, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, reorganizing so dialogue is together for sensicality, and so on and so forth. It is over 100 pages long, and I’m at least two days behind as of 8/15/2011. You’ve been warned! Extra information would include Cwen’s Diary information or whatnot. Okay, so a google document of the chatlog so far… https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sd7ypTXjIIUVfacS0LJperF5W-oKR5jUks2LID0yzoM/edit?hl=en_US It’s currently under construction as  [ Read More ]

Check out the latest Free People’s Press here! It has links to the recurring events, latest images from Isengard, and more! If you haven’t checked out the Casual Stroll to Mordor site, you ought to. It’s in our links section or here at  http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/. They will be broadcasting their 100th podcast! Wowzahs! Casual Stroll to Mordor 2nd Anniversary Party When: August 6th, 2011 9:30pm Eastern (-4 GMT) Where: Bree-land Festival Grounds What: In-Game Party & Live Broadcast Click here for more information.

You can now pre-order SWTOR! If you have not done this yet, you can find more information here. Pre-ordering not only guarantees early access to the game, but if you order the collector’s edition or the digital deluxe edition, you get some great, unique items!