In non-LOTRO gaming I have recently bought Braid a lovely old-school style puzzle-platformer for Xbox Live Arcade. Very charming and nostalgic with very tough time warping puzzles.

I also tried the new Free-to-play Battlefield Heroes which is a lot of fun, as you would expect Battlefield multiplayer warplay in a nice and bright cartoon landscape. Had trouble getting into the game last time I tried though...

In LOTRO Book 8 has provided lots of new content :

A fully fledged 12-man raid comparable to The Rift
Some new 3-man instances which are always welcome
A tough but enjoyable new epic chapter

Chapter 1 is quite a tough solo instance, took me a few goes to complete which is unusual for solo instances. Next up is Chapter 3 which requires me to visit one of the 3-man instances Hall of Mirrors.

The Champion's nerf hit home last night as I was unable to aggro the Hard Mode boss in the Grand Stair which I used to be able to do. Ah well just as well I already have the radiance boots. :)