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Cyrano4747 posted:What is the word on plugins? Are there any that are must-haves or at least major quality of life improvements? DailyTasks is a nice timesaver if levelling and doing tasks to figure out what insect parts you should keep vs sell. http://www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/info498-DailyTasksreference.html
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I pushed the button because I like pushing things. I figure I'll just rejoin the kin with my new elf champ I rolled on Landroval anyway but now I have all my alts to stare at as well!
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Coming back from a few months of SWTOR and otherwise ignoring the game, and I still need to make up my mind between Champion and Beorning. How are Champions in the end game DPS-wise? Which is their best line to spec in levelling up these days?
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17.1 notes are upquote:New Items in the LOTRO Store: the most important patch note... quote:Various Festival announcement quests have had their repeat timers changed and increased. Mostly notably, Hobnanigans is Here will now only bestow on a character once per week while the event is active.
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Dec 7, 2015 18:35
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The Bramble posted:Its been years since I played LOTRO, and nowadays I'm rocking one of those laptops with an absurd native resolution. What do you guys with high end screens/monitors use for your resolution ingame that looks good but still makes text readable? 1920x1080 seems like a sweet spot to me.
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Dec 9, 2015 17:09
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xZAOx posted:I think you start running into needing new content around level 30. It's a little after 20 now, since Lone-Lands isn't free any more (was it ever? I could have sworn it was free for the longest time) so you'll have to either buy that (recommended) or North Downs after Bree.
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A new player was in kinchat asking why they couldn't pick up any quests at the Forsaken Inn, so... Lotro-Wiki has it for sale but could be out of date (though it has the Gondor packs) https://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Category:Quest_Packs
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Dec 17, 2015 21:00
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Evil Fluffy posted:Also you might want to use the non-steam client unless Lotro-via-steam doesn't force you to always use Steam like FFXIV and other games. You can run LotRO outside of Steam fine; Steam never patches it ever, so you have to use the Turbine patcher anyway. The only difference is that your account will always have to buy Turbine points through Steam (or a code from a card)
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Yeah, you need to do a few levels in Angmar, Misty Mountains, or skirmishes after Evendim before hitting up Forochel; Forochel is a 44-50 zone.
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I'm really liking Mirkwood, should I keep doing that or Eregion? (I realize I kind of answered that with the "I'm really liking" part of the sentence plus well, epic book quests anyway, but I'm still in just the opening instance elves-hitting-the-beach stage)
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flowinprose posted:Uh, Mirkwood and Eregion don't overlap in level ranges... do you mean Enedwaith perhaps? If so, I would just keep doing Mirkwood if you like it, they are both pretty easy and well-organized for doing quests. Yeah, I did mean Enedwaith. Just wondering if there was a "gotcha" area I should avoid (kind of like Hytboldt). I'm consistently about 5 levels over the recommended level for the content anyway (thanks Moria!) plus being a man-bear-pig means most things are easy. (plus as a man-bear I can just make honey cakes while NPCs drone on at each other during quests.)
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Also if you're a Beorning getting the LI ability that returns wrath on attacking is pretty much required
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I'm playing this again as a chillout mechanic - my hunter is fun now that he can actually DPS and kill things, so I'm running around Moria rescuing dorfs. Character name Luminary if anyone's ever on the guild for invites (I got booted some time back?)
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I went through that whole line just last month and it worked fine for me. Might want to try posting on the official boards in addition to a support ticket. Failing that you could worst-case scenario just pick it up with the next book when you get high enough level (think that starts with Haldir outside of Lorien but sends you back into Moria quickly)
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Siddhartha Glutamate posted:Drachenfutter is now level 70... Only 35 more levels until I hit my first ever level cap in an MMO. extra stout posted:~~Big GratzZZz~~ now keep going never log off. I am also level 70! Thanks to a bunch of Dunlendings calling me names for helping them with their crap and also hunters being wackily overpowered.
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Conskill posted:Daybreak Games is a different entity than SOE used to be, owned by a different, slightly more vodka oriented peoples. aka literally the mafiya https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/03/videogames-inc-unraveling-the-corporate-ownership.html
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When do you start getting Second and First Age LIs? I've still only been getting Third Age ones at 70 and they're only marginally better than non-LI weapons at this point.
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Dec 19, 2016 22:08
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hmmm... did I screw myself taking scholar instead of bowcrafting for crafting then? (I'm gonna go with "yes" given how useless fire pots are and how seldom I've crafted healing pots)
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Dec 19, 2016 22:53
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Also blue line is actually significantly tons more DPS than red line because you can effectively never run out of focus and just spam finishers all day and two-shot every mob that looks at you. (this may change at max level but I doubt it)
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Dec 20, 2016 22:12
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I didn't really hate Rohan. It went by quick and a lot of the grind has been sanded off. Gondor is a ton better though.
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Conskill posted:Coincidentally, as of a few weeks ago Standing Stone couldn't take Steam money, and if you were playing via a Steam link would only... try to accept Steam money. If you get caught in that situation, you can run the launcher directly from the directory LOTRO is installed in and then it'll accept Paypal/credit cards/etc. This won't work if you originally created your account through Steam (like if you picked up a Helms Deep pack way back when and made an account with it). In that case (or any other) you can just buy coins off the LOTRO store website and get a code you can apply to your account in-game. http://store.turbine.com/store/turbine/en_US/list/categoryID.58726100/parentCategoryID.58516200
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Mordor got MUCH easier once: a) I levelled 1-2 levels past content (Udun REQUIRES 106, 107-108 is probably better. Need to be 108 and in mostly lvl 300 gear for Dor Amarth) b) the level 300 gear is so much better it's sickening. To be fair I was running with mostly level 192 gear, but still. Soloing an on-level regular orc was like fighting a higher-level signature monster elsewhere. I can't wait until my imbued and maxed LI goes in my backpack because a drop off some goblin gives me better DPS. c) getting in a fellowship and facerolling Durthang in Udun will give you a bunch of the gear you need and experience. Don't even try to do it solo but in a group of 8 or so it's a loot pinata - respawn rates are insane and the place is covered with orcs. Also bookmark this - among other things it has locs for all the lore pages. https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?656588-An-Adventurer-s-Guide-to-Mordor Lum_ fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Aug 7, 2017 |
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jalapeno_dude posted:It seems like the new LI tiers added to the weapons make them dramatically more powerful. My bow went from 293.2 DPS at level 43 (the highest level available before Mordor) to 381.4 DPS at level 48, after I maxed out the tiers available to me, and when I find the time to grind some star-lit crystals it'll hit 498.5 DPS at level 53. Still only just comparable to a weapon you'll pick up off a dead orc in a level or two. They're going to need more levels to LIs to keep them competitive.
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Cimber posted:i'm sure the gfx engine has not been upgraded since, what, 2005? I remember thinking it was beautiful back in the day when i was questing in western Bree, now i may just snicker at it. I may log back in for shits and grins tonight. There were updates to Man and Elf models this expansion but they're fairly subtle. In general the world building works very well with the client (with the massive exception of Minas Tirith which just doesn't work well on many levels) and the landscape is not really snickerworthy. (The models, on the other hand, don't age well at all) With the new models my character still looks pretty 2005y but not bad for 2005. 
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Don't group instances only match for 3 or more people?
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xZAOx posted:So now that it's been out a bit - what's the general review of Mordor? Mostly more of the same. A lot more emphasis on "public questing" - it's a lot easier to get past areas if you do them in ad hoc groups. Still good. xZAOx posted:Is the "end game" daily grind as lovely as flowers? Are LIs good at end-game once you throw more scrolls at them? There's a brand new kind of reputation grind, and you turn drops to dust now to try to get less crappy drops. My strong suspicion is LIs will not be end-game worthy since there's only 10 new levels. xZAOx posted:Any group/raid content? Worth a poo poo? Overworld or dungeons? No clue! There's a raid planned but it's not out yet.
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Cimber posted:How are they handling moria within the framework of the plot? IIRC in the books the heroes did not invade moria specifically because they did not want Sauron to increase his presence there, making it harder for Frodo to sneak on through. (not really a spoiler I don't think considering U19 was literally the Battle at the Black Gate) The ring is destroyed as part of the opening quest series; the expansion is the story of Gondor's incursion into the Plains of Gorgoroth immediately after the end of the War of the Ring and how those of Sauron's lieutenants who survived respond. It's actually pretty interesting and well handled. Lum_ fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Aug 15, 2017 |
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Meanwhile I'm just having a lot of fun toot-tooting around with my Loremaster around Middle Earth, thanks to the XP shield constantly being +5-6 levels overlevelled for everything, and having my animal friends make everything around me go splat while I chop the odd tree and fix very important hobbit problems. Basically I'm LARPing Radagast.
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Because it doesn't have Shelob the Pornstar
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Hello Sailor posted:Is Guardian hideously slow to solo right now? I know it's been both bad and good at various points in the game's history. Been ages since I played this and kinda feel like playing a tanky dwarf in a glorious dress. It's not hideous (Captain is definitely hideous) but it's slower than hunter/loremaster Probably the best heavy armor class to solo level up since Champions aren't that survivable (at least in my experience). Red-line spec and stick your axe in people.
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Yardbomb posted:How do the classes stack up? Been looking at trying this out lately, game looks real cozy, but any advice on characters would be nice. My experience: Hunter - pro: great class for new players, can do absolutely ridiculous amounts of single target damage, has lots of abilities that make it easy to travel and escape from battle con: not great armor, kind of a glass cannon (though has some self-heals that mitigate this to a large degree), most popular class so everyone will assume you're an idiot Beorning - pro: you turn into a giant bear and kill things, you can do some healing, you can make your own honey con: not a free class, playstyle takes some getting used to since you have to balance your going bear-crazed with being a not-bear Loremaster - pro: Literally Gandalf, pets have been buffed to almost play the entire game for you, best crowd control by far in the game, your own damage is not shabby con: tons of abilities make the class hard to learn to play effectively and pets make you not bother to Guardian - pro: you're a walking tank and can't be killed, easy to learn compared to many other classes con: it takes forever to kill anything compared to many other classes Champion - pro: a damage class that wears heavy armor, probably the best AOE damage in the game, playstyle encourages just running into things and killing con: not a lot of self-healing ability means if you don't kill everything you're probably dead, not a lot of utility Burglar - pro: Literally Bilbo, stealth, lots of fun tricks con: no armor and little survivability makes the class very slow to progress despite stealth Warden: pro: you can do anything. Tank like a guardian! DPS like a champion! Teleport around the world like a hunter! con: not a free class, ridiculously hard to learn (class plays like a fighting game with combos you need to memorize) Captain: (never really played) pro: I dunno con: no one really likes it Minstrel: (never really played) pro: you move fast, do damage, best healer in the game con: you yell at people all day, this is not nearly as fun as it sounds Runekeeper: (never really played) pro: standard MMO wizard class, lots of damage, can heal con: Not a free class, standard MMO wizard class
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Also, LOTRO has stages to play through as a free player to think about: level 1-20: play completely for free, by level 20 you KIND of have a basic idea of the class (some classes like Loremaster don't really take off until around this level) level 20-50: Wait, I have to buy things? Yes, you're going to have to buy some quest packs to progress, or just buy a month's subscription (it's recommended you do this at least once on a character, it saves you money by unlocking a lot of things for the life of the character). Note that you'll still need to buy expansions even if subscribing. If buying quest packs you'll want Lone-Lands, Evendim, and then some combination of Forochel, Eregion, and buying XP boosters (levels 40-45 in particular are hard to get through). Note that once you buy a quest pack you never have to buy it for another character, ever. level 50-60: get Moria, it's some of the best content in the game and will take you into the early 60s level 60-65: finish out Moria unless you're tired of being underground helping derpy dwarves, the Mirkwood pack is great, Enedwaith pack is kind of meh level 65-75: Isengard pack, Dunland pack, Great River pack (pick two) level 75-95: "enjoy" the Rohan and Helms Deep expansions, it's your only choice. level 95-105: Finally out of Rohan, YAY. Gondor is MUCH better. Packs in order are West Gondor, Central Gondor, East Gondor, Old Anorien (aka Minas Tirith). By that time you should be at 105 and can safely skip the last two (March of the King, Battle of the Black Gate), you get the story content for free regardless. level 105-115: Mordor, where the monsters that will kick your butt lie (seriously, the difficulty level in Mordor jumps significantly, picking up a level or two beforehand is recommended) Lum_ fucked around with this message at 16:47 on Nov 14, 2017 |
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SettingSun posted:I always raised an eyebrow at the class inspiration of the guardian being Sam. I mean, it was clearly actually Boromir. Wore a shield, their class items are belts, etc. Same with the lore-master being obviously Gandalf and the captain is Aragorn during Return of the King. clearly you missed the scene in Return of the King where Sam strapped on full plate and tanked 50 orcs while Frodo stealthed around back to turn in the One Ring quest.
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Bear is a LOT more useful in Mordor where multiple pulls can kill a lynx and losing aggro can kill you. Prior to that I just used lynx or bog guardian. I've heard the eagle's resurrect ability doesn't always go off.
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ehhhh would have rather gone south into umbar/harad. We've had enough Hobbit callbacks and there could be interesting gameplay in dealing with the southrons vs. gondorHello Sailor posted:Did they already update models for humans and elves? I updated my graphics card since the last time I played, cranked all the settings to max, and was so appalled at how rubbish my new dwarf looked that I gave up. But I could give Warden another go. yeah and just humans/elves, your dwarf is still the same. The update is really very very minor.
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The elves are slightly better, the humans are virtually unchanged. 
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sassassin posted:Hasn't that been most of the content for the last few years? Yeah, but it's still better then Erebor: Like Moria But Not As Good
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