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Several new crafting instance screenshots for Lord of the Rings Online

by Kyle Horner Apr 1st 2009 at 4:00PM

Filed under: Lord of the Rings Online, Patches, Crafting, News items

The new crafting instances are certainly a big part of the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online Volume 2, Book 7 update, which is why Turbine has released several new screens showing off the content. We're fairly certain that we're not missing the point when we get excited about shiny, pretty swords and images of a Dwarf mining with a mighty pick axe.

That's normal, right? We're not entirely certain, but it seems like the kind of thing a balanced person would get all hot and bothered over. In any case, you can find plenty of sweetly sized images to salivate over (or is that still just us?) in our gallery just below. Enjoy!

Gallery: LotRO Volume 2: Book 7

Tags: crafting, dwarf, dwarves, instances, lord-of-the-rings, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, lotro-book-2.7, mines-of-moria, mining, turbine

Massively re-arms for WAR: Slayer

by Kyle Horner Mar 3rd 2009 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Patches, Warhammer Online, Opinion, Massively Hands-on

Dwarf Slayers are just about ready to start hitting the live Warhammer Online servers for all their worth. With the orange tide imminent, I've been running around the test server for the past several days, looking to learn all I could about these wonders of Dwarven kind. Including -- but not limited to -- the underlying cogs of their special mechanic, how they handle PvP and PvE, and most importantly where they hide their booze -- here's a hint: it's underneath something.

Now, with many honorable deaths under my massive beard, I've come here to present you, our dear readers, with a neatly packed bundle of information.

Tags: call-to-arms, dwarf, dwarf-slayer, ea, electronic-arts, featured, games-workshop, joystiqfeatures, mythic, mythic-entertainment, slayer, war, war-patch-1.2, warhammer, warhammer-online

Massively re-arms for WAR: Slayer (part 2)

by Kyle Horner Mar 3rd 2009 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Patches, Warhammer Online, Opinion, Massively Hands-on

Tags: dwarf, dwarf-slayer, ea, electronic-arts, mythic, slayer, war, war-patch-1.2, warhammer-online

Know Your LotRO Lore: Gimli

by Shawn Schuster Feb 17th 2009 at 3:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Lore, Massively meta, Education, Know Your LotRO Lore

Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as it intersects with Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online.

In this week's Know Your LotRO Lore, we're exploring the life of our favorite quirky dwarf, Gimli. You know and love him from the movies as played by John Rhys-Davies, or perhaps his animated adaptation as voiced by David Buck in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 Lord of the Rings cartoon.

Yet Gimli is a much deeper character than portrayed in Peter Jackson's movies or any cartoons. He is born of distant noble lineage and is the son of a main character in The Hobbit. His story is much more than that of a Dwarf accompanying some Men, Hobbits and an Elf through Middle-earth, for each member of the Fellowship has their own unique importance to the tale. Follow along below for more on the Dwarf known as Gimli.

Tags: dwarf, featured, gimli, gloin, joystiqfeatures, know-your-lotro-lore

Choppa. Slayer. So what's the big deal?

by Brooke Pilley Jan 29th 2009 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Lore, Warhammer Online

With today's announcement that the Slayer and Choppa careers will be added to Warhammer Online, you may be asking yourself, "So what's the big deal?" Most of the people asking this probably aren't WAR followers, which is understandable. There are, however, people who play WAR that don't really think these two careers should be a priority for Mythic right now given all the other issues. I'm writing this article to prove the non-believers wrong and shed a little light on why the Choppa and Slayer are so cool for the Warhammer novice.

First, let's look at the main similarities between these two careers. The Choppa and Slayer were both tested back in WAR beta. Actually, the Slayer was called the Hammerer back then, which was basically a cheap knock-off because Mythic and Games Workshop couldn't work out lore issues. The basic concept of the Hammerer was quite Slayer-esque in that it was a surly dual-wielding melee DPS dwarf. Mythic decided that the Hammerer and Choppa weren't quite on par with the other careers so they were cut (along with the Blackguard and Knight of the Blazing Sun) from release. Note: the BG and KotBS were added shortly afterward.

Continue reading below the cut where we'll continue to look into their similarities and specific characteristics.

Tags: choppa, dwarf, featured, greenskins, jeff-hickman, joystiqfeatures, opinion, slayer, war, warhammer-online

Creative gag hints at new Warhammer Online class reveal on Jan. 29th

by Kyle Horner Jan 18th 2009 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Warhammer Online, News items, Rumors

We've known that it was likely Mythic wouldn't be bringing back one of the original melee DPS classes to Greenskins and Dwarves. Of course that doesn't mean the two races won't even have a new class -- as evidenced by the mind games Mythic is now playing with the Warhammer Online community.

The box contains orange hair dye, a hair trimming kit and the ominous note that says, "More to come 1-29-09" How is this significant? Take a look at some official Warhammer Dwarven lore:

"A notable aspect to Dwarf culture is the Slayer Oath. A Dwarf who has suffered a great shame, loss, or humiliation will dye his hair and beard orange, and cut it into a Mohawk using pig grease to stick it in place."

Was this a little bit blunt? Maybe, but we don't mind, since it's got us excited for a possibly very awesome new class for Warhammer Online. We only hope that when the Greenskins get their melee DPS class it's as interesting as this announcement.

WAR has gone 1.1! Check out our full coverage of the 1.1a patch, along with our interviews exploring upcoming content and the open RvR changes. Plus, don't miss any of our ongoing coverage as Massively goes to WAR!

Tags: dwarf, dwarves, ea, electronic-arts, keen-and-graev, mythic, slayer, war, warhammer-online

Know Your LotRO Lore: The Dwarves

by Shawn Schuster Jan 13th 2009 at 4:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Lore, Academic, Education, Know Your LotRO Lore

Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as it intersects with Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online.

In last week's Know Your LotRO Lore, we discussed the Elves and their origins in Tolkien's Middle-earth. This week we're going to continue along in that tradition by covering the Dwarven race, their origins and impact in Tolkien's works and Lord of the Rings Online.

As with the Elves, Tolkien did not invent the Dwarf, but he did popularize and redefine the term, beginning with The Hobbit. The plural "dwarves" was also popularized by Tolkien, as it was more commonly known before that as "dwarfs", which now refers mainly to real people affected by dwarfism. This can get tricky when political correctness comes into play, but as it pertains to this article, we will focus purely on the mythical race. Follow along through the link below for more on Tolkien's Dwarves.

Dwarven Origins >>

Gallery: Know Your LotRO Lore

Tags: dwarf, dwarves, featured, joystiqfeatures, khazad-dum, know-your-lotro-lore, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, moria, turbine

One Shots: That's a big wrench you've got there

by Krystalle Voecks Oct 26th 2008 at 2:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Warhammer Online, One Shots

We don't know about you, but there's something imposing about a naked dwarf armed only with an enormous wrench and what appears to be a pretty nasty firearm. Sure, many of the naked dwarf issues in Warhammer Online were addressed, but you still have to admit it makes you pause. Today's One Shots, sent in to us by regular Warhammer Online contributor Snacky, shows off the Iron Fist version of Snacky, in scantily-clad and heavily-armed action. Snacky writes: All a dwarf really needs is their trusty wrench and shotgun. Here I am blasting away at relentless Orcs invading a dwarf camp.

Calling all MMO players! We need your screenshots for One Shots. If you've seen anything fun (holiday events are awesome) imposing, interesting, or silly, we want to hear from you. If you haven't, gather up your group of friends and go have some fun, then send some screens of that in. All MMOs from large-budget to tiny indie games; from East to West are welcome. Send them to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name/server/game and a quick description of what we're seeing. Reader submissions keep One Shots running, so send some in today!

Gallery: One Shots

Tags: dwarf, ea, mythic, naked-dwarf, one-shots, screenshot, screenshots, snacky, war, warhammer-online, wrench

One Shots: Blowing (lava) bath bubbles

by Krystalle Voecks Oct 16th 2008 at 2:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Warhammer Online, One Shots

There's nothing quite as wonderful as taking a peaceful moment out for yourself after a long, hard day. Of course, when we think of something nice to do, lava baths don't immediately spring to mind. But apparently for Snacky from the Iron Fist server, who has become a regular Warhammer Online contributor to One Shots, this is just the thing to soothe an aching back. Snacky writes in: Being as we Dwarves spend so much time in the snowy mountains of our homeland, it's always lovely to get away and warm the chill bones. Here I am at the College of Wizards having myself a little "me" time. It's great to relax, but we have to ask how that lava spurt got there? It looks a little wrong.

Have you done something off-the-wall that people might find funny? Perhaps you've got a special place you go to relax after a long day of playing. Whatever the reason, and whatever the game, we want to see your screenshots! Just send them to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name/server/guild and a brief description of the shot. We'll post it out here for everyone to check out and give you all the credit!

Gallery: One Shots

Tags: dwarf, ea, lava-bath, mythic, one-shots, order, screenshot, screenshots, snacky, war, warhammer-online

Massively's WAR Camp: Tier 2 Scenario Guides pt. 2

by William Dobson Sep 26th 2008 at 1:30PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Guides, PvP, Warhammer Online, Races

Mourkain Temple is the Tier 2 scenario for the Dwarf and Greenskin racial pairing. Its objective could be described as "murder-ball" -- there's an artifact to grab in the center of the map, and when you have it, everyone on the other team will be after your blood. The artifact provides bonus points to the holding realm when they get kills, and there is a bonus to the other realm if they can kill the carrier. This also gives them a chance to pick up the artifact themselves, if they're quick enough. Check out our gallery guide to see more of Mourkain Temple, and when you're done there, continue on for a look at the last Tier 2 scenario.

To Mourkain Temple

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Next page: Stonetroll Crossing >>

Gallery: Massively's WAR Camp: Mourkain Temple

Tags: battlegrounds, dwarf, ea, ea-mythic, greenskin, mourkain-temple, mythic, scenario, scenarios, t2, tier-2, warhammer, warhammer-online

Massively goes to WAR: Character creation video for Order classes

by Dan O'Halloran Aug 21st 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, New titles, Previews, Warhammer Online

Those who bought the Collector's Edition of Warhammer Online get their preview weekend in a few days. And open beta will start soon after that. But for those who can't wait, we've recorded video of some of the character creation options in the game.

After the jump you'll find three videos, each covering one of the races of Order: Dwarves, Empire (Human) and High Elf. We recorded both male and female choices and a number of different random variations to give you an idea of what you can do.

Looking forward to playing Destruction instead? Those racial videos are right here.

Tags: character-creation-video, dwarf, empire, featured, high-elf, human, joystiqfeatures, massively-goes-to-war, mythic-entertainment, order-character-creation, war, warhammer-online