TOG - The Older Gamers

Greetings to you all, gentlefolk.

Let me begin this journal by introducing myself. My name is Seolferwulf and I am a Hobbit of the Stoors. And I am a long way from home!

Seolferwulf means Silver Wolf in the ancient language of our ancestors. I like to think that I was so named for my fierce disposition but the truth is that it probably has more to do with the colour of my hair. Its not a very girlie name but then I'm not exactly a girlie sort of girl.

So why...

What is it about pirates? Even a game like Lotro is not immune to their dubious charms.

This hat, or a version of it, appeared as a reward during Speak Like A Pirate Day. You could get the hat and eyepatch separately or as a single hat and patch item.

Subsequently, it started appearing as a reward from the gift boxes. They were not identical though with 2 subtly different versions called Corsair and Mariner.

As ever, the item (which was only ever a cosmetic)...

I've been playing LOTRO for a year now and it struck me recently that the game seems to have some of the strangest / silliest hats I've ever seen in an MMORPG.

Now, I don't consider this to be a bad thing in itself although it would be nice if LOTRO also had some of the best hats ever seen in an MMORPG; unfortunately it doesn't though this is a personal judgement of course.

But I like silly hats and the customisation options in LOTRO allow a player to experiment until they...