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Mirkwood pretty well killed the action while freeps were leveling up to 65 and acquiring new gear. Yesterday was the first mostly-blue map I've seen since the expansion launched.
It was much easier to get the marks over a few weeks of casual play than try to save up 10g.
PSN: Broichan
But grinding skirmishes is more fun (for most people) than grinding mobs, which makes me think that someone at Turbine veeeeeeeeeeeeeery carefully analyzed player habits and preferences, worked up a reasonable model of player utility, and then finely balanced that cost to a T.
If my guy has 5g and rent is paid up then he's living high on the hog.
PSN: Broichan
At 74% the fights rarely get hairy, you can pull the extra named mobs in between your other pulls and my warrior didn't die real quick like he did on the even leveled skirms.
PSN: Broichan
Is it any good?
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No, it's terrible
Just wanted to say cheers Aldo, I found this particularly useful. Last night a 2nd Age Warden Javelin dropped for me and I wanted to research legacies before I did anything with it -- randomly checked this thread and hey-presto. 8-)
Wait what?
That sounds like a pretty interesting class.
One thing I have noticed about LOTRO is the sheer amounts of RPers, at least on Landroval. All the extra fluff in the game really appeals to the RP market it seems. The whole "outfits" concept (which is great and should be picked up by other games) the music making component, the crafting, housing and furniture, not to mention a ton of emotes.
better community and you dont see alot of names like BONERLORD or SLASHYURASS
If said course picked WoW I can imagine the final report:
taking a break on my 56 champ right now, she's all chopping crap up in the mines but I felt like skilling up my alts. loremaster is sitting at level 33, my hunter is at 31, my rune guy is in her mid 20s with my minstrel and warden at 20 and 18 respectively. now its burgle time.
I'd be pissed about this, but I don't have time to raid anyway.
are we in the same kin?
GoN on [En] Evernight? If so, awkwaaard
nope, Barrovian Society on Landroval (lots of members just not so many active)
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10 gig download after the initial 1 gig download.
12 hours to go.
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I'm level 40, and as I recall from the last time I played, I'm not really sure where I should go. I have a bunch of fellowship quests for places like Evendim or Dol Dinen I wasn't going to be able solo back then, so I guess I need to move to a new area.
Which I guess means Angmar or Forochel?
There's also always skirmishing your way through a couple levels.
If you haven't been to Angmar, then you should try it. I hate the zone, but it should be easy at 40. You could also try Misty Mountains. Once it gets boring, head to Forochel. At 45-46, you should do Volume II starting quests to get your first legendary items.
Also, try skirmishes. They give decent XP, and can be a good change of pace distraction. Also, you can use skirmish marks to but items for class quests, and relatively easily get your legendary traits. Just make sure that your skirmish soldier has similar level to your level. Until you level your soldier, try lower level skirmishes levels.
One more change you might like is in the class books. You can now buy all three books from your class vendor and they increased drop rate for the book pages. Should be much easier to get all the pages now.
Time to start the download all over again using the direct download method from the website.
Sadness.
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Can I go to Evendim at level 33?
There is a back door. Go through Esteldin up the hill to the right of the area with the crafting hall.
And you can indeed head to Evendim at 33. Any quest that doesn't involve crossing the Everswim should be doable at 33, I think. There are some quests down in the south end of Evendim in Oatbarton that are probably green by now, as I think they start at level 28, but may still be worth doing.
Really? *smacks forehead*
Ah well. I'll go over to Evendim, it looks like a more interesting area.
So I'm confused. What actual vocations did you go with? LM is Tinkerer, for example, but... Or does that not matter?
I think logging in again reminded me of something that bothered me while I played the game, it seems like pretty much everyone is soloing all the time outside of doing specific fellowship quests, or that's the impression I got in my time playing the game. I don't think I ever once really had the situation happen that was so common in City of Heroes where you'd get a full group of people together and just have fun fighting together and doing whatever missions you had to hand. Seemed like teams would form for one or two missions, and then everyone would go their separate ways immediately.
Maybe it's just that I seem to be in a spot where I've got quests that are either too easy or fellowship required, and quests that seem like they may be on the edge of what I can get done successfully by myself. I never had much success fighting enemies much more than a level or two above mine, and the quests I picked up in Angmar are requiring higher level foes than that.