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That first questline up the hill in Oatbarton is one of my favourites. It hits at just the time that the Lone Lands make me long for the Shire. And it doesn't have a lot of tough combat in it, so if you're a power-leveler, you can start in on it as soon as the game lets you, and by the time you're done, you're closer in level to the next batch of quests.
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The floor underneath the rugs looks like gold coins, so that, probably?
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I think completing the Riding quest probably should be on the list of things to do with your toons while VIP unless you have an account-wide Riding thing from any of the various sources for that.
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Coming to LOTRO (or back to LOTRO, in my case) after playing any even slightly-more-recent game is a bit of a shock in terms of the character models. I can absolutely see it turning off players before they get immersed enough to stay. War-steed problems don't hit until a player's well-invested, and it's an irritant but I would expect that in terms of actual dealbreakers, the muddy-looking characters are a much more pressing problem.
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Arch tried to invite you but you weren't out of the beginner area yet. Added you to my friends list so if you log in while I'm on I'll see it and send an invite.
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The epic questline grants a handful as rewards, which I guess is their admission that yeah, that's a lot of grinding.
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Prism posted:I'm up to the point that I can get my first warsteed. Also I probably don't know what I'm talking about; I never do anything that requires skilled mounted combat so I mostly faceroll it and do okay. It takes getting used to because it's so different from regular combat but it's not that bad and even if you really don't like it, it's only really required in a few places.
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Clarence posted:
Have you already bought your symbol? Totally unrelated, what's your toon name? Just wondering...
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Jan 16, 2017 15:33
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Clarence posted:Not bought yet. I play on Windfola so probably not worth wondering.
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Jan 17, 2017 14:58
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xZAOx posted:(you can't even replace an essence, what the gently caress?)
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Tsurupettan posted:I am getting frustrated with the end game of one of my other MMOs of choice, and I think it's about to run its course in a few weeks. I've played lotro before but it has been a long time since I've played it. Probably at least three or four years. What is the content like at the very top of this game? What's the leveling pace? How hard is it to get into the game and to the higher end content? How challenging are the mechanics at the top? When it comes to the featured instances any class will do. I agree that burglars might be the most underappreciated class right now because I think where they really shine is large-group content. When I see people asking for filler, it seems to be pretty varied but there's a general tendency toward wanting tanks or heals. A runekeeper is a pretty flexible class and can offer both heals and DPS, which is great in a small-group situation. I don't think there's a class that'll guarantee you getting into groups right now, but someone else might have more to say about that.
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https://www.lotro.com/en/vipgiftquote:Coming February 6th to all active VIPs! Yes, warsteeds are faster than a +68% regular mount, but sometimes you don't wanna ride a warsteed for regular stuff. And outside of a handful of festivals, +68% mounts are a hassle to earn, so if you're VIP don't forget to log in during the gift period!
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Also, for anyone who's been kind of hemming or hawing about spending the money, VIP unlocks a number of things that persist even after the VIP expires, and if you haven't already bought something with real money, going VIP permanently marks your account "premium" which I think protects it from being deleted through inactivity or something? A month of VIP is definitely one of those things that I would rank very highly on the LOTRO value-for-money scale.
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Account-binding the extracts is a welcome change, and the housing update is fantastic, although it makes me want more hooks again.
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Yeah, running raids over level is way easier with high level toons, but the way the debuffs work it's still easy to wipe if you don't know what you're doing. I've hopped into pubbie Watcher and Turtle runs to help out and couldn't believe some of the crap playing I saw from the folks who were supposed to be carrying. I guess that's the problem when so many players get to level cap without ever having played in a group, let alone run instances with special instructions. I'm going to be on tonight on my guard (Dragonwort) if any level-cap players are interested in running the featured instance or any other short/easy content. It's Wraith of Water this week I think. edit: Nope, it's Haudh Valandil, that Annuminas one where you light a bunch of braziers and then get lost for 20 minutes. That's what I do, anyway. bombhand fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Feb 10, 2017 |
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Try out a few classes and then stick with the one you're most comfortable playing. It's easy to get into PUGs as any class as long as you know your head from your butt. "In-demand" classes can change as new content is released, so you might find that the class that was in demand when you rolled is chopped liver when you hit level cap. If you don't enjoy the solo leveling experience you're just not going to make it to level cap before you quit the game. Guardian is the only tank-tank class, and while you can wring middling DPS out of them, it's at the expense of their tanking ability. You shouldn't roll a guard unless you like tanking and want to be the tank in group content. I love my guard, but I don't think there's any class that offers less DPS. Captain is a hybrid healer/tank class, with its real strength in buffs, so it's useful in large group content. If you want DPS with some tanking ability, champion is a good bet.
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I run 2H yellow guard when I'm not tanking seriously and yeah, it's reasonably good against groups, but I found that on my minstrel I'd get through the same content faster even though I was taking on fewer guys at a time. I'm not sure that a yellow guard would compare too favourably against a yellow champ, but I can't really test it out very well since my gear's based on tanking. I'm not prepared to invest the time in maintaining two sets of gear and I stick to just switching between my 2H and 1H.
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Gammon posted:Hence me asking if the intro stuff is at all representative - I didn't know it was solo instanced, every other MMO I have played puts you in a starting area that is nevertheless part of the bigger world. I didn't so much mean a lack of other players either, I assume starting areas are empty, but there was just a general lack of mobs to fight, NPCs in general etc, but if it is instanced that makes somewhat more sense.
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There are some guides out there that tell you what stats you should max out (and where the cap is) and where you should put your extras. That information shifts over time, but here's a Reddit thread that has some good generic advice, though it was written before the most recent content update so the references to epic battle jewellery are outdated. Also, you can hover over each stat in your character sheet and it'll tell you what that stat contributes to, and vice versa for the little specifics down below. Last time I knew, vitality wasn't a great choice for non-Guardians because it doesn't contribute as much morale as a straight-up morale essence, but that might have changed. Lastly, if you haven't already, start looking at your virtue traits, because once you get your essences sorted it's the only way to squeeze a few more points into here and there, and they add up if you level up the trait. This page on the wiki helpfully sorts all virtue deeds by the virtue they boost.
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Maybe I'm not looking in the right place, but I don't even see the expansions on Steam anymore. Maybe they just want people to use the Steam installer for the base game and then buy DLC through the LOTRO store now? I got my expansions through Steam so I thought maybe it just wasn't showing me, but if I go to the Steam store in my browser without being logged in I still don't see anything.
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Yes, but keep it until you reach level 100. You have enough points to buy some pretty extensive vault space with plenty of points left over!
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I just bought and mailed two writs to Grimhesric. And I'll put my full Bingo's Hat Rack in the new hall when there is one. A good homey hobbit room.
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I may have a couple of 1A or 2A symbols in my vault, and when you're ready to settle on what you want for your level-100 LI let me know and I'll send you one. Depending on what you want I can craft it for you first.
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Brave New World posted:I'm finally about to get a war horse for my Guardian on Laurelin, but I've heard a lot of bad things about mounted combat for Guards. Can any Goonguards give me some advice on what my least-shittiest option is? My main's a Hunter, which is supposedly one of the better classes for MC, but I hate MC nonetheless. For any class MC is a long learning curve but eventually something should click and it'll get loads easier. On occasion MC is even the superior choice against unmounted enemies!
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Also, I find it really helpful to go do low-level questlines while I get myself reacquainted. I recommend Bingo's questline that you start in Michel Delving just north of the mayor's hangout; it's a recent addition that is super endearing.
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quote:[02/28 08:44:19 PM] [Fellowship] Herbfoot: OH <AM OITS COMIN FOR ME Someone met his first Roving Threat!
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I see people putting together RT groups occasionally, but there are so many RTs around that I would imagine on average most don't get killed very often. I don't know what the rewards are these days though.
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Quest packs are on sale this week, with the unfortunate but expected exception of the new region. Also I'm done slogging through Mordor finally! I would be happy to go back there to help anybody else with any of it, even if it's just to help speed things along for you. You deserve to see the sun again! (And any other content at any other level, mind - if I'm online and I'm not already in a group thing I am almost always ready to go join you wherever you are and run you right into the nearest roving threat.)
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jalapeno_dude posted:ETA: Have now done the story. I give them lots of credit for going an entire Book, and as far as I can tell an entire zone, with absolutely no combat. Game continues to be good. It is fun though and I am overall enjoying it. Is there anywhere that has screenshots of all the festival barter steeds yet? I'm going to hit the token cap (which is a weird thing to introduce), so I need to find something to spend them on that doesn't have to live in an inventory slot.
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Another vote for the wallet. A month of VIP and the wallet are probably the two must-have QoL purchases. There's a list of things that are good to do before your VIP expires in order to get the most of the time you have. Off the top of my head, you'll want to earn the Riding skill on all the toons you're planning to use in the future, unless you buy a package that gives you account-wide Riding. You'll also want to choose carefully what items you want to have in your wardrobe slots because your capacity will drop by 20 when VIP expires. Any stuff that's in there stays, but if you want to add something new you'll have to either take a bunch of stuff out, or buy 20 slots back.
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