Chickenball!

**TheStormKing** · Apr 10 2013, 12:20 AM

I want to play CHICKENBALL again! Why can't we play CHICKENBALL?

Bring back CHICKENBALL!

And yes, it was so fun, it deserves all caps everytime you type CHICKENBALL.

CHICKENBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

**Cithryth** · Apr 10 2013, 12:26 AM

/reported for obscene use of caps.

I never got to play chickenball

**Vemy** · Apr 10 2013, 12:27 AM

Chickenball = win

Return to us, oh Chickenball, all is forgiven.

CHICKENBALL!!!

**Fredelas** · Apr 10 2013, 12:29 AM

I agree with this suggestion ONLY if the Eriador Hobnanigans League (EHL) institutes an instant replay rule.

There were far too many incidents of fowl play in the past. Referees need the tools to review controversial or challenged decisions.

**Nosdracir** · Apr 10 2013, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Fredelas

I agree with this suggestion ONLY if the Eriador Hobnanigans League (EHL) institutes an instant replay rule.

There were far too many incidents of fowl play in the past. Referees need the tools to review controversial or challenged decisions.

I dunno. I tried to play once. The chicken got terribly confused and vocal, and the game turned into a giant fluster cluck.

**Shariva** · Apr 10 2013, 02:09 AM

Hobnanigans was THE most fun I had in the game, the few times I was able to play it.

It's a shame the field is still there, but the game is gone. We were promised that it would return, however, we were never promised a date. :'(

**ani6morphs** · Apr 10 2013, 02:42 AM

Alas, only the higher-ups know feather or not Chickenball will return after its previous coop de grace.

**SabrielofLorien** · Apr 10 2013, 12:07 PM

PETA complained.

afaik, iirc When it was pulled there were comments that the code was not written by Turbine but was outsourced. There was <some> problems with this and while nothing official was said afaik, the implication was T did not have rights to change the code or fix it.

It's gone with SoA, Scarlet...

**Hatter_of_Bree** · Apr 10 2013, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by SabrielofLorien

PETA complained.

...

It was my thoughts as well.

Though in reality, it most probably was some nasty uncatchable bug, that resulted in some deliberate fun-spoining by few griefers and lots of complains from ordinary players.

**Whart** · Apr 11 2013, 12:12 AM

/reported for making me sad that I never saw chickenball

Turbine, how can you deprive me of this????

**Vexendynamus** · Apr 11 2013, 01:06 AM

Every time I pass that field I wonder if it could be repurposed. I would love to see more side games in Middle Earth.

**Shariva** · Apr 11 2013, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by Whart

/reported for making me sad that I never saw chickenball

Turbine, how can you deprive me of this????

Every time someone in my kinship brings up the question what the field at the Bree festivalgrounds was used for, I feel sorry to tell them they will most likely never experience a game of hobnanigans. Bugged as it was, it was still really fun.

**Irthiel** · Apr 11 2013, 08:18 AM

/signed

I would absolutely LOVE to play again.
Only played once and it was soooo much fun.
I really hope they will activate this game again!!!!!

Thanks to the OP to bring it up again and hopefully the blue names will notice this game has not been forgotten

**SabrielofLorien** · Apr 11 2013, 01:02 PM

One of the best things about chicken hockey was that the "teams" were sort of like Instance Finder Lite. You clicked the NPCs and 6(?) players were put into a team together. Sometimes you made in into one team and your friend in another.

Rounds were like 5 or 10 minutes and the CD between them was about the same. iirc Rounds ended on scoring X points. Players didn't mind the queue.

iirc the /bug was an "unforeseen event" where one side could auto-win.
fwiw: There was also huge huge lag spikes when the chicken dropped, my system (old pc) just froze. I expect they could fix that part now.

**AaylaKheledlire** · Apr 11 2013, 02:40 PM

/signed

The chickenball field are availabe long time ago, but no game :S

**Dotlbeme** · Apr 11 2013, 02:47 PM

Squawk and yoke all you want. It would be fowl not to bring it back.

**Rugongrod** · Apr 11 2013, 05:37 PM

tsk tsk tsk.

./reported for bad punnery.

**TheStormKing** · Apr 12 2013, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by Rugongrod

tsk tsk tsk.

YOU RAAANNNNG?

Anyway, Chickenball was so fun, and it never came back. I was hoping to get some knowledge as to what happened to it. It was *SOO* great!

Bring it back, pretty please.

**Jeffor** · Apr 12 2013, 01:36 PM

/signed

I never got to try it out and it's been a regret.

**Gaming_Gal** · Apr 12 2013, 02:36 PM

Even if I can't ever play it myself, I'd still like to see the field used.

So...is there a chance that maybe it could be brought back where we bet on which NPC team will win? At worst maybe just have a "drama" version up during festivals for old times' sake? I'm not sure if that would clear up whatever code source issue there was, but those are the best alternatives I could come up with on the fly.

I also think if would be neat if we can we be the chicken ball, somehow using the chicken session part of the game. Now that would be interesting indeed!

**Torinik** · Apr 12 2013, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by SabrielofLorien

PETA complained.

afaik, iirc When it was pulled there were comments that the code was not written by Turbine but was outsourced. There was <some> problems with this and while nothing official was said afaik, the implication was T did not have rights to change the code or fix it.

It's gone with SoA, Scarlet...

Its true it was pulled before the first celebration was over, The titles you got for winning games are not available anymore. Chicken Chaser and what not. I just always wondered why they never removed the play field from bree festival grounds or used it for something else.

**Crell_1** · May 12 2013, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Fredelas

I agree with this suggestion ONLY if the Eriador Hobnanigans League (EHL) institutes an instant replay rule.

There were far too many incidents of fowl play in the past. Referees need the tools to review controversial or challenged decisions.

Does anyone have a list of titles that was a part of the chickenball festivities?

I know the 'Fool is from the time-limited ettenmoors event, but I'm unaware of the titles if any associated with this short-lived mini-game.

**Rainith** · May 13 2013, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Crell_1

Does anyone have a list of titles that was a part of the chickenball festivities?

I know the 'Fool is from the time-limited ettenmoors event, but I'm unaware of the titles if any associated with this short-lived mini-game.

There were two titles associated with it:

Chicken Chaser: http://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Chicken_Chaser
Flying Feathers Champion: http://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Flyi...thers_Champion

**swt46** · May 13 2013, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Irthiel

/signed

I would absolutely LOVE to play again.
Only played once and it was soooo much fun.
I really hope they will activate this game again!!!!!

Thanks to the OP to bring it up again and hopefully the blue names will notice this game has not been forgotten

Thanks? Really?

He should be reported.

/reported

**amlug** · May 13 2013, 07:24 PM

Ahhh. Perchance to dream....

A game of hobnanigan anyone?

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