Welcome back for the second part of our play session / interview we had with the lotro gold developers over at Turbine. In Part 1 of this interview, we mostly covered topics pertaining to their new free content update. During the interview, however, we also spent a good deal of time asking them questions about the general development of LOTRO and some of their thoughts about what it's like to transform Tolkien's literary work into a graphical masterpiece. Thanks again to Aaron Campbell and Adam Mersky for their enthusiasm and dedication to this wonderful medium. Away we go!

Turbine have been embroiled in a long battle this month, duking it out against other developers to win The Escapist's March Mayhem bracket. Right now, they're fighting Valve, and they're pleading with you to help. My apologies to Turbine, as I'd vote for them against nigh anybody, but my vote is going to Valve this time. Still, they could use your help, so go on over and vote.

Turbine have also given us a lotro gold Guide to the Trollshaws today.

Nestled between the Lone-lands to the west, the Misty Mountains to the east, the Ettenmoors to the north, and Eregion to the south, the Trollshaws have been largely uninhabited by the civilized races and are dotted with ruined fortifications that serve as lairs to some of Middle-earth's most savage beasts. With an eastern border of the River Hoarwell, spanned by the Last Bridge, intersected by the River Bruinen, and closed off by the western impasse of the Misty Mountains, the Trollshaws are an isolated region full of powerful and corrupt monsters that prey upon those bound for Rivendell or Moria.