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Congratulations Turbine! It's Lord of the Rings Online launch day!

Launch day means coverage and our hairy-toed, second-breakfast eating editors have delivered.

Yesterday I gave you the lowdown on the World of Warcraft Druid and promised my next critique would be of the Hunter... Unfortunately, I can't find anything funny to say about hunters.

When they are in my group I await my impending doom and when they are racing by me with their pet named "Yiffer" I cringe. Stranger still, the hunter class is probably my favourite class to play, yet I avoid it like Rosie avoids low-fat yogurt because I abhor being lumped in with a group known to be filled with simpletons and social deviants.

The best way to get to know the class is to visit their forums: Forum Thread #1 , but there's more, Forum Thread #2 and even this video gem of a hunter wiping a raid after "trying something new".

I would like to welcome Garrett Fuller to the Ten Ton Hammer team. Garrett will be handling our industry relations which are often soured by this column. Good luck Garrett!

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Today's Exclusive TenTonHammer.com Content!

04.24.2007

Blog: It's Like An Epic Level Raid
"Micajah's as giddy as a school boy as he waits for the release of the Lord of the Rings Online. Even though LotRO offers plenty of new adventuring, Micajah is also excited to begin the "blockbuster season" of the 2007 MMO crop. With WAR, Age of Conan, and Gods and Heroes on the horizon, World of Warcraft may be shaking in it's boots! "
Dungeons and Dragons Online: The Undead Slayer
"Undead are some of the most vile and difficult foes to deal with in an adventuring career. However, the Undead Slayer build is more than capable in dealing with the fearsome foes. Read Darkgolem's newest build here!"
EverQuest 2: Where Are We Going?
"EverQuest 2 is approaching 6 months without an adventure pack or expansion. What has changed, and what should we expect in the future? Ten Ton Hammer takes a look at the state of the games content and where it's headed."
Lord of the Rings Online: Interview With Mike Searle - Prima Guide Author
"It's Lord of the Rings Online launch day, and Ten Ton Hammer's John Hoskin interviews Mike Searle, author of 30 (!) Prima Games guides covering everything from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series to Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. This man clearly knows his computer and video games! Most recently, Searle wrote two guides for Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, and he shares his thoughts on what it takes to craft these intricate guides and what he hopes to offer his readership."
Lord of the Rings Online: Preview of the Prima Guide
"Ten Ton Hammer has been given a tremendous opportunity that you can't pass up! Prima Games, the exclusive producers of the Lord of the Rings Online strategy guides, has passed on a preview of their Lord of the Rings guide to us â and we are passing the preview on to you. Our mighty technical prowess has made it possible for you to download the strategy guide preview in its basic PDF format. Follow the link to download the preview!"
Lord of the Rings Online: First Impressions
"Today, Tolkien fans everywhere will be racing to their closest retail outlet to snatch up an official copy of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. For those of you still waiting to see how the critics will react to the game, you no longer have to hold back. JP "AgonThalia" Sherman has provided Ten Ton Hammer a thorough review of LotRO, and Cody "Micajah" Bye adds another opinion to the mix for a solid one-two punch of reviewing. Read on to see what they both have to say!"
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Tweaking Vanguard's Lighting
"Tired of stumbling around the wilds of Telon in the dark and tripping over random monsters? There are several things you can do to ramp up the visibility in night time settings. This week's Tuesday's Tip shows you how."
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Plight of the Modders
"Ralsu's back with another blog. This time, he examines the 3 toughest issues facing Vanguard UI modders in the hopes that Sigil will fix some things:"
World of Warcraft: Farming For Primals
"Last week we introduced a new weekly feature here at WoW â Ten Ton Hammer. Every week around Monday weâll have a brand new âWoW Weekly Hot Tipsâ. Each week the Hot tip of the week with present you with a fresh item that will help you get things done faster, make WoW life easier, and much more! This week I am going to focus on high end professions and the Primal's that you need to collect for them."
World of Warcraft: Dungeon Set 3.5
"In addition to the normal Dungeon set 3 armor sets, Blizzard put in several alternate sets meant for variation. All of the items are available in various 5 man instances in the Outland's, although most of them are heroic instances. These sets are alternate sets for various classes depending on your spec, they may or may not be better than your base set."
World of Warcraft: Alliance Leveling Guide 60-70
"Our latest guide is the "Alliance Leveling Guide - 60-70". This guide takes you quest by quest on what we think is the most efficient way to level 70. Look out for frequent updates to this guide. Our first part takes you pretty much half way through level sixty quest by quest! Coordinates are also given to keep you from having to look every... single... quest.. up!"

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