What is the PvP like in LotR Online? Types? Thoughts? Future ideas?

Ankor

How is PvP in this game?  It is called Monster Play right?

 

Are there other forms of PvP? i.e. Duels, combat areas, instanced, arenas, monster vs hero?

 

Can I get a good run down on PvP in general, as well as, any future plans to introduce PvP in LotR (sorta like EQ2 did...but at a later date).

 

 

Ciredric

If you have to have pvp this is not the game for you.  Turbine is pretty assertive that they will not be adding it anytime in the near future either.  At least they were realistic about it and not cave in like Blizzard did and insert a lame pvp design.

Manmadegod

PvP in LOTRO = Duels, Playing a monster that you con progress through quests and killing players in the Ettinmores... So far, I have not been able to kill any other players in the ettinmores because the players havent gotten to the level to come there... It seems the monsters that you get to play as are slightly weaker than players of equal level and  need numbers to prevail.

Knightblast

Originally posted by Ankor


How is PvP in this game?  It is called Monster Play right
 
 

   Yes.



Every player who reaches level 10 can create a Monster character which has a fixed level of 50.  You can then play that Monster character in the PvP zone, Ettenmoors.  Ettenmoors is designed similar to a DAoC RvR zone, with keeps and such to be attacked and defended.  There are also numerous quests both for the monsters (the "creeps") and the player-characters (the "freeps") which can be use to advance your character or monster by means of infamy or destiny points --- you accumulate these and then you can exchange them with an NPC for significant performance upgrades for your character or monster.  Player-characters (freeps) cannot enter Ettenmoors until they are level 40.



So it's a closed PvP system on an RvR basis, with the caveat that one side (the Monsters) are not player-characters that have been leveled to 50, they are monsters that you can play at the fixed level of 50.

Cabe2323

Originally posted by Novaseeker

Originally posted by Ankor


How is PvP in this game?  It is called Monster Play right
 
 

   Yes.



Every player who reaches level 10 can create a Monster character which has a fixed level of 50.  You can then play that Monster character in the PvP zone, Ettenmoors.  Ettenmoors is designed similar to a DAoC RvR zone, with keeps and such to be attacked and defended.  There are also numerous quests both for the monsters (the "creeps") and the player-characters (the "freeps") which can be use to advance your character or monster by means of infamy or destiny points --- you accumulate these and then you can exchange them with an NPC for significant performance upgrades for your character or monster.  Player-characters (freeps) cannot enter Ettenmoors until they are level 40.



So it's a closed PvP system on an RvR basis, with the caveat that one side (the Monsters) are not player-characters that have been leveled to 50, they are monsters that you can play at the fixed level of 50.

Very good explaination.  Just wanted to add one thing to this.  Monster Characters can be increased through the purchase of better skills, etc.  Last I heard you can actually increase in power up to the level of an elite mob, but you don't ever level past 50.