LoTRO info, for those that want it

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 5th, 2008, 16:46

Maybe they forgot a decimal point.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 5th, 2008, 16:48

Dog Pants wrote:Maybe they forgot a decimal point.

it finished at like 907%

Post by **Roman Totale** » July 5th, 2008, 16:50

IT's OVER NINE...hundred!

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 5th, 2008, 16:51

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » July 5th, 2008, 17:25

Bandwaggoning ITT

*Downloads

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 5th, 2008, 17:48

Hehulk wrote:ITT

WTFAYBOA?

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » July 5th, 2008, 17:55

Dog Pants wrote:
WTFAYBOA?

ITT = In this thread. It's a 4chan thing.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » July 5th, 2008, 17:56

Right, I'm gonna make a thread for character names etc. Please post stuff in there.

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 6th, 2008, 10:46

Classes then, how do they play? Are they all soloable? Which ones are complicated (I can never be bothered with loads of complicated spell combinations)?

There seems to be loads of combat types so I was thinking of going in a different direction for once, but I don't want to put loads of effort into, say, a burglar and then decide I hate it because it dies all the time solo.

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » July 6th, 2008, 11:21

Dog Pants wrote:Classes then, how do they play? Are they all soloable? Which ones are complicated (I can never be bothered with loads of complicated spell combinations)?

There seems to be loads of combat types so I was thinking of going in a different direction for once, but I don't want to put loads of effort into, say, a burglar and then decide I hate it because it dies all the time solo.

Most of the classes are fairly straightforward. The only tricky one is the Minstrel. Most of his abilities use the lute to play a song and many of the higher level ones require you play a few lower level ones first to "open up" the ability you actually want to use. It's not really that hard, but does require a bit of practice. I struggle for a bit when I go back to mine after not playing him for a while. That said, they are a pretty potent class and always in demand.

The Hunter is probably the easy to play, joint point and shoot. Because of that though that are absolutely fucking loads of them.

The Burg is quite tough solo, you have to be stealthed to be effective and setting up a mob can be time-consuming. When you have a collect 400 bears arses quest it can get a bit tiresome. They are very good in groups and quite a few of the big dungeons need at least one to make life easier.

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 6th, 2008, 11:30

Okay, so how do they actually handle themselves? I play mostly solo, so is there any point in me creating a spellcaster or a burglar?

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » July 6th, 2008, 11:35

My fist character was a Burg - I got to 27 (mostly solo) and haven't touched him since. Now I understand the game better it might be easier but ...

Spellcasters (Lore Masters) are fine solo. They have loads of abilities and get pets.

Champs are fine solo - they are a DPS class though, don't make the mistake of thinking they are tanks.

Guardians are also fine solo. They are the tanks so it takes a while to kill stuff but they are, like Mincers, always in demand.

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 6th, 2008, 11:57

Groovy. Potential there then, sounds like I can always fall back on the tank if need be, but I always play tanks.

One thing concerning me - why isn't Berk playing it?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 6th, 2008, 11:58

Because i'm in the kitchen, cooking.

Also, it hasn't really graped my squildo yet

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 13th, 2008, 18:54

Fucking game either locks up my machine as soon as the client connects, or bins me out with a quick BSOD then reset after a few minutes. This doesn't enamour me to it. A quick google shows quite a few other people with the problem, and an endless stream of helpful advice about checking hardware, despite assurances that no other game causes this.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » September 19th, 2008, 15:08

Unstickied due to no-one actually playing this game.

Vershana · Post by **Vershana** » April 11th, 2010, 14:18

FYI, LOTRO continues to release expansions, most recently Mines of Moria and Seige of Mirkwood, which was voted best expansion of the year by IGN.

Most notably, they've added skirmishes!

Still going strong, and still one of the biggest MMOs around!

FYI!

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » June 4th, 2010, 16:29

This is going free to play in a few months.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/lotro ... ee-to-play

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 4th, 2010, 22:27

Interesting. The only real thing that put me off LotRO was that it was a lot like Warcraft, and I was all Warcrafted out. However, for this price it has more appeal.

Post by **FatherJack** » August 10th, 2010, 22:29

I hear there's a beta event tomorrow, so I'd guess they're nearing the end of it.

If you've played it before you'll likely have a good idea of what the game is like, and the recent news post that listed what you'll be getting as a free player probably tells you the rest.