Episode 18: We're Late!

The latest (in more ways than one) episode of Through the Palantir come to you nearly 9 weeks after it was recorded! [BLAME IVAN.] Join Ivaneus and Matthrim as they discuss upcoming proposed changes to many classes come the Rise of Isengard and respond to some emails from the listeners on this 2 hour podcast.



You can download Episode 18 here.

Episode 17: The Sea of Ever Rippling . . . delays

Join Mattrim and Ivaneus as they break the silence and give us our first episode in 2 months! 6 weeks of in-game goings on, some important game news, laughter, and more coverage of the Ettenmoors await in this quickie by TTP standards. To any other podcast, this would be a normal episode.

You can download Episode 17 here

Changes and Improvements

As you all know Sound quality is an issue that we here at Through the Palantir care deeply about and have struggled with continually. But victory is now in sight!

With new advances in cloud computing based auto-editors, more practice, and superior formatting we are now proud to say that your audio experience is the greatest we can possibly offer!!!

As of Episode 16 this is what you can expect:

-Total Audio Immersion

-Blurred Vision due to enhanced Bass FX

-Rythm in your Gut

-The ability to hear dog whistles

-Swooning whenever Drilorin speaks

-An intense desire to revoke Matthrim's Speaking Privilages

-Delusions of grandeur revolving around "Tanking" and "Being the Best"

-The ability to smell rainbows

-double eardrums

-Hair Growth

-Enhanced emotional insight and empathy

And much more!!!

To deliver all of this goodenss to you, our listeners, with no loss of quality; all podcast episodes will now only be availible in WAV format. MP3 and MP4 simply aren't able to compress and decompress eveyrthing we have packed in without horrendous degradation of the product and we unanimously agreed that we could not settle for anything less than THE BEST!

Sincerely,

Ivaneus and Through the Palantir

P.S. I slap floor

Episode 16 Preview

It's the preview of our podcast's official anniversary episode! To find out about what might be in it (and to hear more bloopers and derailments) start streaming or download the preview right here.

On another note, is the embedded player actually showing up correctly for you guys? It hasn't been showing up correctly for me and I'm wondering if it's something to do with my browser/system or if the issue is more widespread. So please leave a comment on whether or not the player loads in or if you just have a blank black space where it should be.

-Ivan

Late as Usual

Well once again I have the chore of explaining where we have been and why there is still no Episode 16.

In 4 words: Blame Extra Curricular Activities.

Drilorin and Matthrim have both been swamped in these things and we have gone 2 weeks now without recording anything. This came after recording a beginning to Episode 16 and then being unable to record later that night due to the above.

So what are you doing about it Ivan?

Well I'm doing a couple things. The first is that I will be putting together a Episode 16 (which is our anniversary celebration episode) preview. Our recording session that happened contained 3-4 times as much blooper material as content so this should actually be easy to make without giving too much away.

The second thing is that Matthrim and I are running a Saint Patrick's Day raid on the 17th of March. This is the actual Saint Patrick's Day and we will be leading the opposing themed raids in the Landroval Ettemoors. Matthrim will be leading the efforts of the free peoples and sport green apparel. I (as Ugmog) will be commanding the efforts of the Gramsfoot Invaders and trying to remember to speak with an Irish accent the entire time. We will formally start by 9PM EST regardless of numbers but plan to be out earlier. Should numbers look healthy earlier on then we will start earlier so it is recommended that you try to be early. 8:30 PM EST is more than early enough.

Thirdly, I shall be spearheading some new efforts at getting Lotro Reporter Segments recorded. These newer segments will be a little blander since we'll only ever be able to get 2 of our 3 together for recording. But we've gone too long since our last Segment and it's high time for more! And we may try getting some more segments with the Burglar in to add variety.

Well, that's all for now. Hopefully we'll see you in game (particularly around the 14th *wink wink nudge nudge*).

But in the meantime, Good Luck and Have Fun.

-Ivaneus

Episode 15: Love for the Hunters

Join Ivaneus, Drilorin, and Matthrim one day before Valentines Day as they dive into their final Episode before their Anniversary Episode! We discuss much on Dev Diaries, Patch Notes, Elf Work, and the Ettenmoors so strap in and get ready to rumble!

You can download Episode 15 here.

Episode 14: Avoiding Winterhome

The first Episode of 2011 by TTP comes roaring out the gates without a main topic!!! But fear not for we have much content! Catch up with Ivaneus, Matthrim, and Drilorin as they describe their exploits over the break and get into an in depth discussion on the new raid content slated for Quarter 1 and Instance reward systems. So buckle up and hang onto your eyebrows 'cause we are back!

You can download Episode 14 here.

We Have Returned

Well despite all of our grand aspirations to record sometime in December nothing came of it for a variety of reasons.

First and foremost, Matthrim and I also moved (from one end of Singapore to another but a move is a move!) and this caused us to have no internet access/time for stuff from January 1st until the 5th or 6th (whatever that Thursday after the 4th was).

The second was that even though he moved well before us, Drilorin continues to languish in a network less domicile. Naturally, this makes recording anything difficult.

However we hope to have Drilorin provided with access to the Internet and all of its . . . stuff, s00n.

In other news Drilorin's account was hacked. He has submitted tickets for all the lost items he could remember but damage has been done. Once again we at Through the Palantir would like to remind you that:

1) Safety is never 100% guaranteed

2) Keep your password secret, and keep it safe! Upper and lower case characters; numbers symbols and letters; English, Chinese, Arabic, and Korean characters. All of these will help keep you safe from being hacked but refer to point #1.

3) Make sure your virus scanning and firewall protection are up to date and working as a key logging program will render all the work of point #2 worthless.

We hope to record and post Episode 14 ASAP and Matthrim and I will have a new segment done shortly. In the meantime, Good Luck and Have Fun.

-Ivan

Episode 13: Set Phasers to Stunning!

Probably our most delayed yet still fairly current on news Episode yet. Join Ivaneus, Matthrim, and Drilorin as they discuss Isengard, Defending squishy little healers, and the Rise of Wheaton on this, their thirteenth episode of Through the Palantir. In addition they also go through several dev diaries and dissect them before going into the Defend the Healer segment. Defending the healer is the final installment of the combat mechanics series, which will be followed by a return to the Ettenmoors in bite-sized pieces.

You can download Episode 13 here.

-Ivan

Status Report - December 1st and the November Update

Well things have been pretty crazy lately on this side of the Palantir. We just finished off a collaborative segment with Lotro Reporter this week and Drilorin is in the middle of moving to the USA.

We recorded Episode 13 almost 2 weeks ago but I have not had an opportunity to even start editing it yet.

As for stuff coming out: Well we have tenative plans to record a bit more for Segment 13 relating directly to the launch of the November Update and how that has gone as well in addition to a few things we did not get to in the first recording session and we'll also talk about the results of the poll if we can manage to record.

The other thing coming is our next Bundle of Superior Tictacs and the exclusive Behind the Scenes of those Segments! This will also require more recording with Drilorin which will be difficult while he is traveling but might not be impossible. However don't expect anything to suddenly appear next week.

The final thing to address is that because of Drilorin traveling, busy schedules, Turkey overload, etc. we are taking a short break from recording the podcast. We will not be recording again before the 20th of December at the soonest so don't hold your breath. I personally will try to see if we can get anything done around then but don't expect anything. But we will certainly be back to recording in January so don't worry that we'll be leaving. We will continue to record Lotro Reporter segments in the interim since those are easy to record due to the short recording sessions involved.

Anyway, you can catch us in-game and we will be back to recording soon. In the meantime, good luck and have fun in game!

-Ivanmog