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Take a look at these picks for some of the best discussions on the Star Wars Galaxies forums this week. Enjoy!

The Star Wars Trading Card Game is here and it’s time to party! Visit the Starsider galaxy this Friday and Sunday for a Trading Card Game In-Game Launch Party located at the Imperial Outpost, Dantooine. Stop by, see some familiar faces from the boards, talk with more experienced players to get tips on things like deck building, and meet with other partygoers in the TCG’s Tosche Station to play or watch some fun games and the IG-88 Heroic Encounter! 

If you’ve ever wondered about starting Beast Mastery from the beginning, be sure to read A Hunter and His Spider: A Beast Master’s Journal. ScottyK walks you through your first steps as a Beast Master with both tales and tips.

Taslo Masunia also shares a journal of his adventures as he moves to a new home on Lok. Can Taslo Build a Brighter Tomorrow on a new planet?

Have you ever tried talking to an NPC thinking it was a real person? Get stuck on a planet with no credits to travel home? You’re not the only one! Share your "most noob" moments in Star Wars Galaxies.

If you couldn’t attend this year’s Fan Faire, Yivvits and MrBubble are bringing Fan Faire to you! Listen to their Podcast Panel with Brenlo and Ashlanne from the SOE Podcast and Dellmon from the EQ2s-day podcast.

Remember, if you find a thread you think should be one of the picks for the week, please email the link to starwars@soe.sony.com with the subject Weekly Picks.

Hey all, I just dinged lvl 47 with my baby burg and he’s ready to take off the training wheels and step up to a big boy mace.

With that being said, I’m looking to buy an Ancient Steel Mace for 2.5-3g.

Please either send me a PM or shoot me a mace C.O.D. in game to Dahnic - I’ll be checking this post too for any updates.

Thanks!

Looks like the Rubberbanding is back again on Landroval, at least in the Shire and Bree-land. Can’t get into Brockenborings at this time and kin that are in there now can’t get out. Other kin in Angmar, Lone Lands, Esteldin…all report they can’t leave where they are.

Kind of makes it tough to get Inn League Pub Crawl going.

Looks like AH and mail may not be working at this time either.

I can load the game, log in, and the game starts running, however, when it reaches:
"Loading Subscription Data…" it hangs and will not continue.
EDIT: I see the thread in the Q&A that tells the solution, however, my filter blocks it because it contains drugs alcohol and tobacco.
the site is @
http://turbine.fuzeqna.com/lotro.sup…ubmitbutton=Go

Here’s a couple quotes from John Steinbeck that I think are appropriate for the Moors. Some of you out there need to get this mentality:

Yes, it’s just a game, but in that game, the Moors is a battleground in a war. All of us out there are out there to win. No one goes out to the Moors to intentionally die.

As the old saying goes, "All’s fair in love and war". I love you guys, but this is war. What constitues "fair" anyway?

Is it fair that the reaver gets jumped by a burg and a hunter and gets killed? It’s just as fair as the minstrel getting ganked by a warg pack.

Is it fair that there’s more creeps on right now and the freeps keep wiping? It’s just as fair as the times when there’s more freeps on and the creeps wipe. (I experienced BOTH situations yesterday, btw. And both were fun!)

If you’re losing, don’t whine. Use your brain and change your tactics. If you’re winning, cool. Keep at it.

There will never be equality in the moors, and there shouldn’t be, or it would be boring. Sometimes you win. Celebrate. Sometimes you lose. Get over it and try again. Hope for those times when the battle is nearly equal, but don’t count on it.

Most of all, have fun. If it stops being fun, find a way to make it fun again, or it’s time to find something else to do.

I need help in deciding what skills to use the most on my level 47 Guardian, I came back after a rather long hiatus and I am still rusty. Currently against a single target, I cycle between using Guardian’s Ward, Sweeping Cut and Vexing Blow until I either block or parry. If I block I then use Shield-Swipe and then Bash, or if I parry I then use Retaliation and then Overwhelm. If I am fighting against multiple targets I go thru the same steps as above except when I parry I use Whirling Retaliation.

Is there a better cycle than the one I am using? Should I be using the Thrust/Salt the Wound Combo instead? Or maybe even Sting? Any help would be appreciated. Also, could some one give me hints with keyboard/Quickbar layouts so I more proficient at PvPing?

I can’t seem to log into E at the moment; the loading screen gets stuck at "Loading Subscription Data". Vilya seemed to load up just fine though. Anyone else having problems?

I logged out from the server rubberbanding and now cant log in. Anyone else having issues?