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[LOTRO] Next patch: Minstrels ascend to Godhood.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    aww my story of being called a "midgit faggot" by some idiot as soon as I logged in as been eaten by server hijinks

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Almost like it never happened. :D


    ed: i have an interesting story about last night. I was playing my mini, out grinding slayer deeds in Midgewater Marsh when some random Loremaster started following me around silently. He wouldn't say *anything*. He just kept following me around the marshes, occasionally attacking the mobs I was fighting. It was cutely entertaining enough for the first fifteen minutes or so, then it got annoying. I tried (politely) telling him to piss off, but he still wouldn't respond. I'm not certain he owned a keyboard. Eventually (as I'd anticipated) he got bored and went away when I stopped typing at him. Maybe reporting him for harassment might have had something to do with it. >_>

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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I feel like sharing a bit of an Auction House story..

    There was a decent 65 2nd age 2H Captain Sword up for bidding of 15g and buyout of 20g with 2 days to go.

    I plop down the opening bid, and wait out the 2 days. On the final day with just 1 hour left, someone pops in and pays the buyout.

    I had the 5g more, but figured someone would put down another bid or something on it... ahh well, c'est la vie.

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  • Pirate ViperPirate Viper Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I pretty much only lurk on here, but I have a 14 Hunter on Landroval named Imir, I've mainly just been playing around to see if I would stick with the game. I like it so far so I think I'll be asking for a Kin invite ingame. Just wanted to say hi before I went ahead and did that.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I found a pretty decent guide to in-game mounts. Deals with all types, starter, normal, rep, fest, deed, etc. Can't believe I never saw this before today:

    http://www.lotrosteeds.com/

    Provides images and descriptions of every mount (that I know of).

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  • EnglishBobEnglishBob Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Triple B wrote: »
    I found a pretty decent guide to in-game mounts. Deals with all types, starter, normal, rep, fest, deed, etc. Can't believe I never saw this before today:

    http://www.lotrosteeds.com/

    Provides images and descriptions of every mount (that I know of).

    Nice work, B-Man, I found this awesome site that lets you find anything you're looking for, can't believe I've never seen it before!

    http://www.google.com/

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Your sarcasm slays me, sir. :|

    Pardon me for thinking I might have been doing something that might help someone at some point.

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  • EnglishBobEnglishBob Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Sorry, i'm genetically coded to mock.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    EnglishBob wrote: »
    Sorry, i'm genetically coded to mock.
    That'll get you in trouble some time. Maybe tone it down or be funnier?

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  • EnglishBobEnglishBob Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Tone it down?

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    EnglishBob wrote: »
    Tone it down?
    mock less, so to say.

    I mean, I can replace the whole OP of this thread with
    LOTRO: discuss

    want to know shit? www.google.com

    but that wouldn't be very funny and would just offend people.

    Aldo on
  • EnglishBobEnglishBob Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Well you could. I hardly see how that would be offensive though.

    Anyway, I reserve my mockery for 3B only. It's like one of those playground 'I hate you, I love you' things.

    I sekritly want to sex him, you see.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    EnglishBob wrote: »
    Well you could. I hardly see how that would be offensive though.

    Anyway, I reserve my mockery for 3B only. It's like one of those playground 'I hate you, I love you' things.

    I sekritly want to sex him, you see.
    Oh ok, didn't know you guys know each other.

    Carry on.

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  • EnglishBobEnglishBob Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Hmm, now you put it like that, I suppose it would look like i'm some annoying Troll.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I don't have any idea who this man is.

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  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Sorry guys, I picked up a 360 over the past week and it's been eating up a lot of free time. I plan to get back into the game.

    I'll try to be less drunk next time too.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Drunkenness is not only permitted but encouraged, sir. Also, grats on the 360. :D

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    So.... we should probably set up a time to do that supposedly horrid Dark Delving place.

    I shall probably ask every day in-game until our kin wardens get their legendary trait. :D

    In the meantime, I have to grind out a fuckton of skirmish marks so I can actually BUY my helegrod piece.

    Also, where's a good place to get 65 LIs besides skirmish vendors? And what do they cost?

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Way of the Fist is practically completely useless unless that warden loves PvMP.

    Aldo on
  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Most of the Fist traits look rather lackluster from what I've seen, but my warden is only 50 and a half. Does it get any better with that line or should I just stick with Spear/Shield with a couple Fist traits in there?

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    edited December 2010
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    Most of the Fist traits look rather lackluster from what I've seen, but my warden is only 50 and a half. Does it get any better with that line or should I just stick with Spear/Shield with a couple Fist traits in there?

    Isn't fist what you build up if you want to be a threat generating machine?

    At least, that's how I understood it.

    So yeah, if you want to be a warden tank building up fist is a must.

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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Dracil wrote: »
    So.... we should probably set up a time to do that supposedly horrid Dark Delving place.

    I shall probably ask every day in-game until our kin wardens get their legendary trait. :D

    In the meantime, I have to grind out a fuckton of skirmish marks so I can actually BUY my helegrod piece.

    Also, where's a good place to get 65 LIs besides skirmish vendors? And what do they cost?

    Any of the Volume 3 instance dungeons are pretty good, as is Enedwaith, or the DG area of Mirkwood.

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    You can tank with all three lines.

    Spear for DPS threat.
    Shield for survival (esp. solo instancing)
    Fist for AOE and fears every 2s (breaks inductions)

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Aldo wrote: »
    Way of the Fist is practically completely useless unless that warden loves PvMP.

    <- this warden

    Honestly, the only reason I play is for the eventual PVMP, both on my freep and on my creep. Otherwise, after you've beaten all the PVE content, what else is there to do?

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Dracil wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    Way of the Fist is practically completely useless unless that warden loves PvMP.

    <- this warden

    Honestly, the only reason I play is for the eventual PVMP, both on my freep and on my creep. Otherwise, after you've beaten all the PVE content, what else is there to do?

    Roll an alt so the kin has more than one active healer at the level cap. :D

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I have a 21 runekeeper. But if the rune-keeper will eventually take more than ~18 buttons to play effectively (6 + shift/alt), I'm probably gonna go meh. :P

    Also, I don't really want to do Moria again. :(

    I have a minstrel too that's like 12 and it feels so... weak.

    Also, all my alts are like completely filled with recipes I'm gonna create at least ANOTHER alt to be the new mule.

    And then rep, and crafting, and skirmish marks and...

    Also, excuses. :P

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Heh. I've actually found that the whole experience is made much more rewarding by the free TPs you get every time you complete a deed. I didn't want to do the grind all over again either, but my mini is now level 27, and I'm still really enjoying it. :D

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  • TornelcoTornelco ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Triple B wrote: »
    Dracil wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    Way of the Fist is practically completely useless unless that warden loves PvMP.

    <- this warden

    Honestly, the only reason I play is for the eventual PVMP, both on my freep and on my creep. Otherwise, after you've beaten all the PVE content, what else is there to do?

    Roll an alt so the kin has more than one active healer at the level cap. :D

    Ah hah! You do need me then.

    I intend to see you all grovel at my mighty healing feet, and then when all is said and done. I shall rule you all!

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  • rndmherorndmhero Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    syndalis wrote: »
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    Most of the Fist traits look rather lackluster from what I've seen, but my warden is only 50 and a half. Does it get any better with that line or should I just stick with Spear/Shield with a couple Fist traits in there?

    Isn't fist what you build up if you want to be a threat generating machine?

    At least, that's how I understood it.

    So yeah, if you want to be a warden tank building up fist is a must.

    Not really. For end-game tanking, shield is almost hands down better than fist. The threat bonuses from fist aren't significant enough to make a difference, especially since your best and arguably second-best taunts are actually shield line (Conviction and Dance of War). On the other hand, the heal bonus from shield is huge, especially the boost your group gets from the stacked conviction bonuses.

    Fist is really a PvMP line at this point, which is an odd design quirk.

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  • MagnusCarterMagnusCarter Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Tornelco wrote: »
    Triple B wrote: »
    Dracil wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    Way of the Fist is practically completely useless unless that warden loves PvMP.

    <- this warden

    Honestly, the only reason I play is for the eventual PVMP, both on my freep and on my creep. Otherwise, after you've beaten all the PVE content, what else is there to do?

    Roll an alt so the kin has more than one active healer at the level cap. :D

    Ah hah! You do need me then.

    I intend to see you all grovel at my mighty healing feet, and then when all is said and done. I shall rule you all!

    I'm working on getting my RK up to 65, but as my tank has run off to fight a dragon thats started appearing over some other world I'm having to learn how to safely solo stuff for the first time in 40 levels.

    Hit 58 last night though, so it's getting closer.

    Saying that, if there's grovelling at the feet of healers going on, I'll quite happily accept some :twisted:

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  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Once I get my Captain to 65 I'll start work on my level 34 Minnie again.

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  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Store news: There's going to be one item half off on every Tuesday.

    Today is the 60hp goat again.

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Didn't realize this, but there are DISCOUNT perks in the store. Permanent 20% discount to stable master and bards.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    rndmhero wrote: »
    syndalis wrote: »
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    Most of the Fist traits look rather lackluster from what I've seen, but my warden is only 50 and a half. Does it get any better with that line or should I just stick with Spear/Shield with a couple Fist traits in there?

    Isn't fist what you build up if you want to be a threat generating machine?

    At least, that's how I understood it.

    So yeah, if you want to be a warden tank building up fist is a must.

    Not really. For end-game tanking, shield is almost hands down better than fist. The threat bonuses from fist aren't significant enough to make a difference, especially since your best and arguably second-best taunts are actually shield line (Conviction and Dance of War). On the other hand, the heal bonus from shield is huge, especially the boost your group gets from the stacked conviction bonuses.

    Fist is really a PvMP line at this point, which is an odd design quirk.

    it's a very common misconception to think wardens need +threat. Threat is never a problem for a good warden, wardens generate the most pure threat of all classes. Our problem is survivability and power. We survive solo fights against elites (I kill 20k mobs without breaking a sweat) with self-heals and operate in groups based on how much power we can afford to blow on building aggro without getting 1-shotted by a Devastating hit.

    If you want to be a sturdy tank you're best off with equipping the three masteries and 5 shield traits for the Legendary trait that buffs Conviction. The shield traits should be the +1 ticks to all heals and the -power cost for all shield gambits. Legendary items should further increase your heals (+heal to conviction is a must-have for me). You can make do with replacing 2 shield traits with the reduced jav cooldown and power reduction on quick trust, by the way. I wouldn't tank BG like that, though.

    When grouping with wardens I often notice they're wasting loads of power on useless gambits. Pulling an AoE when there's only 1 or 2 mobs around, Dance of War on the mob they've been building threat on (great job stealing FS threat while you're already well on top of the aggro list) and staying glued to the same target for the whole fight (once you've built enough aggro on one mob it's pretty safe to move on to the next mob or build some defence buff gambits to reduce the damage you take).

    Aldo on
  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Huzzah! I got a nice new sword for my captain today, it has the -melee%, +To Amrs, and -Kick. The first 2 refoges have been kind, giving me +Cutting Attack% and -Cry%.

    Now I just need a swap Emblem for +Strength of Will%

    Then I have completed the Legendary lottery for 3 of my characters, and just need a Burg gamble & DPS bag and a DPS knife.

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  • VrayVray Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Huzzah! I got a nice new sword for my captain today, it has the -melee%, +To Amrs, and -Kick. The first 2 refoges have been kind, giving me +Cutting Attack% and -Cry%.

    Now I just need a swap Emblem for +Strength of Will%

    Then I have completed the Legendary lottery for 3 of my characters, and just need a Burg gamble & DPS bag and a DPS knife.

    And as soon as you're done Turbine will announce an update introducing a new way to transfer legacies between legendary items.

    Vray on
  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Speaking of legacies, fuck the legacy system mirite? And I mean...fuck it hard.

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    So I've heard of items having 4 legacies to start with. Which ones? I've not actually seen it myself. I'm assuming it'll probably be L65 2nd ages or some such.

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    edited December 2010
    Vray wrote: »
    Huzzah! I got a nice new sword for my captain today, it has the -melee%, +To Amrs, and -Kick. The first 2 refoges have been kind, giving me +Cutting Attack% and -Cry%.

    Now I just need a swap Emblem for +Strength of Will%

    Then I have completed the Legendary lottery for 3 of my characters, and just need a Burg gamble & DPS bag and a DPS knife.

    And as soon as you're done Turbine will announce an update introducing a new way to transfer legacies between legendary items.
    they are apparently working hard on a way to get rid of much of the random nature of the LI system.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Kin chat is dead right now. Where the hell are all our 65's? :?

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