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will Monster play in LOTRO get better?

keygankeygan Member Posts: 237
in Lord of the Rings Online

I have recently started to do some monster play in LoTRO and am really into it.  I was wondering if anyone know of any plans for it to get better?...patches?....anything?  I think it lacks numbers right now (i am on brandywine, monster side).  I think it will pick up as more hero's level up and can join in. 

Any thoughts about monster play and where it might be headed?

Anyone into monster play that sees it busy on their server that could share that info with me?

 

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  • VallenarVallenar Member Posts: 124

    Monster Play is a lot of fun I agree with you but right now it is kind of dead because the number of high level players just isn't there yet.

    I can tell you during closed beta it was a blast.  There were always Raid groups forming and storming keeps for Destiny Points and quests.  It was great.

    As far as future expansion is concerned yes, I know Turbine has stated they will bring new monster player areas to life but that probably won't be for awhile.  Right now they are concentraiting on the leveling experience.  Hence the reason why the June patch will have a lot of lvl 30-40 solo quests attached to it. 

  • keygankeygan Member Posts: 237
    cool, thanks for the info.  I have stopped leveling my hero all together, lol, i am really into my monster, so any new news is good news i hope.
  • CognetoJoeCognetoJoe Member Posts: 446
    there will be expansions , i just watched the pc game video posdcasst and the CEO said that almost every part of Middle Earth will be released .

    So expect major advancedments in monster play . Rohan , Gondor  Mordor ect, all being developed

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  • keygankeygan Member Posts: 237

    how will that effect monster play?

    ahh nice edit lol - i was to quick to ask 

  • keygankeygan Member Posts: 237

    any server that seems to be packed with hero's to kill?

     

  • CognetoJoeCognetoJoe Member Posts: 446
    it will open more and more MP zones and monster play missions

    lol yah im always in edit mode

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  • drachusdrachus Member Posts: 11
    I'd say PvMP isn't too bad on Vilya.  We had skirmishes going for most of Saturday (700+ infamy).  Sunday night there was a freep raid going on for several hours (100+ infamy).  One of the most annoying things is people creating monsters to try it out and constantly asking where to go to fight players.  Especially when it's no where near prime hours and you can tell on the monster side even that there's not many online.  No, it doesn't happen every night yet but I imagine it will.  It's actually good there aren't many freeps on since most don't know the map or have much of their R0 creep built up.  Another problem is not having enough experienced creeps on when freeps do come.  So all the PvMP sucks posts are kinda meaningless since many monsters are just plain unprepared for the players (both organization and knowledge wise).  It seems inevitable that there will be more kinships coming as they have their player base level.  A week ago I knew of just 2 kinships.  This last weekend I saw a 3rd.  I'm sure we'll see a 4th,5th,6th,etc...  The question is becoming will there be enough creeps for the freeps to have something to do.  It's all based on creep superiority in numbers at rank 0 so let's hope more give it a real try, and not quickly give up because they don't have freeps right then when they log in.  Some kinships have started to get their own set of creeps as well which is where I think things will start heading more.  If freeps start getting too many, I think some kinships might switch over.  We saw this before in SWG when the rebel or imperial side would be winning too much.  It's a tough line, if rewards for freeps go too high then it will not work that way and it'll just be a farm fest.

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  • macson1983macson1983 Member Posts: 14
    What exactly is PvMP?  Are heros Fighting people who are lving up monsters?  im kind of confused behind whole thing....

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  • OgdinOgdin Member UncommonPosts: 17
     PvMP is player vs monster player,once your freep(free peoples) or player character reaches lvl 40 you can enter Ettenmoors and fight creeps(monsterplayers)

    If your on the side that likes it great. If your on the side that doesn't,thats great.If your on the side that will argue til your face turns blue about pointless this or that comparisons,you've come to the right gaming site.

  • HairysunHairysun Member UncommonPosts: 1,059
    Originally posted by macson1983

    What exactly is PvMP?  Are heros Fighting people who are lving up monsters?  im kind of confused behind whole thing....
    perhaps this will help........



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWgGc2JV2A


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  • macson1983macson1983 Member Posts: 14
    Yeah that video did the trick.  I got a good idea what its all about.  thanks for that,  Is it fun?

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  • HairysunHairysun Member UncommonPosts: 1,059
      What little I have done was very cool.  It was just monster missions.  As some have stated, it's a little early for PvMP to be going on full force.  Not a whole lot of high level players out there yet.  I think as time goes on it will be a workable option to traditional PvP.  One thing I couldn't help but notice though, my orc was one bad ass looking dude.  Not kidding here, he was just plain scary looking.  Turbine did a great job with the monster characters.

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  • keygankeygan Member Posts: 237
    I love the PvP so far.  I just find it slow at times because not enough freeps.  I also dont like how creeps can't build kinships, I want to be in a just creep guild.  I keep playing because i do think it will pick up when more people get their freeps up to 40+.
  • DrinkMilkDrinkMilk Member Posts: 31
    Originally posted by Vallenar


    Monster Play is a lot of fun I agree with you but right now it is kind of dead because the number of high level players just isn't there yet.
    What does that have to do about anything? Everyone gets a lvl 50 monster anyways....

     

    1. They need to CROSS the SERVERS like World of Warcraft did with Battlegrounds. A very very good idea Blizzard had there.

    2. I dont see the real point of PvMP. Its just the same as normal play with quests etc....talk about lame....I was hoping for something simmular to Battlegrounds in WoW. But no.....I am officially disapointed.

  • iffymackiffymack Member Posts: 376
    Originally posted by DrinkMilk

    Originally posted by Vallenar


    Monster Play is a lot of fun I agree with you but right now it is kind of dead because the number of high level players just isn't there yet.
    What does that have to do about anything? Everyone gets a lvl 50 monster anyways....

     


    yes everyone gets a level 50 monster,but the monsters need level 40+ players to fight against,which there arent enough of yet to have any real epic battles.
  • seabass2003seabass2003 Member Posts: 4,144
    Originally posted by DrinkMilk

    Originally posted by Vallenar


    Monster Play is a lot of fun I agree with you but right now it is kind of dead because the number of high level players just isn't there yet.
    What does that have to do about anything? Everyone gets a lvl 50 monster anyways....

     

    1. They need to CROSS the SERVERS like World of Warcraft did with Battlegrounds. A very very good idea Blizzard had there.

    2. I dont see the real point of PvMP. Its just the same as normal play with quests etc....talk about lame....I was hoping for something simmular to Battlegrounds in WoW. But no.....I am officially disapointed.



    It's quite obvious you haven't played in the Ettenmoors.

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  • TorakTorak Member Posts: 4,905

    Will it get better?

    All I can say is, I hope they do something with............Helmsdeep.

  • YeeboYeebo Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    When there are more 40-50 toons,  yes (wait a week or two).  When they buff the weak monster classes, yes (June patch).  When they give us more monster classes, yes (coming soon supposedly).  When they open new MP zones, yes (supposedly on the drawing board, but not a high priority).



    So yeah, yeah it will get better, in a few weeks to months depending on what your specific gripe is.

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  • DubelDubel Member Posts: 138
    Originally posted by DrinkMilk

    Originally posted by Vallenar


    Monster Play is a lot of fun I agree with you but right now it is kind of dead because the number of high level players just isn't there yet.
    What does that have to do about anything? Everyone gets a lvl 50 monster anyways....

     

    1. They need to CROSS the SERVERS like World of Warcraft did with Battlegrounds. A very very good idea Blizzard had there.

    2. I dont see the real point of PvMP. Its just the same as normal play with quests etc....talk about lame....I was hoping for something simmular to Battlegrounds in WoW. But no.....I am officially disapointed.


    Corss server pvp ruined WoW for me.  I like to play against people on my server that I see or pass everday.  PVPing against some Joe Schmoe from another server is pointless.
  • lortegedlorteged Member Posts: 143
    Yeah, monsterplay is nice, cant wait to battle out there as a Hero tho.. Allmost as good action as DAoC! ;)
  • ShazzelShazzel Member Posts: 472
    What do you get out of pvp'ing there, as both a monster and a player? Just the joy of kiling each other or something else?
  • NevarionNevarion Member Posts: 274
    You get destiny points which are used for buffs on the player character and advancement for the monster character.
  • KeoghKeogh Member Posts: 1,099
    Originally posted by Shazzel

    What do you get out of pvp'ing there, as both a monster and a player? Just the joy of kiling each other or something else?
    Destiny points used to purchase player charcter buffs or monster skills.

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