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Thinking of getting lotro, give me some gamer advice
darnapkin
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i really want a good pve game with a good community . I also want to play a high dmg class so that I can solo very very easily. I enjoy killing things fast with little down time.
I like doing quests and don't mind grinding that much.
Is this the game for me? If so what class should I roll?
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no advice??
Landroval server has a good community. Its the unofficial role playing server. Guardians do a lot of dps and solo quite well. LOTRO is pretty much a game you can solo in any class as far as I know. As said, my Guard does well and so does my main whicih is a hunter.
My advice is go through the Shire (play a Hobbit) at least once. Even if you don't keep the character. The attention to detail from the books is amazing.
The game has great PVE quest chains, for fans of the books. Champion is a good melee dps class to get through mobs fairly quickly, but all classes are balanced imo. Personally I prefer the Minstrel class, since you can heal and deal out damage in equal measure.
The graphics are superb but the 3 hour days take a little getting used to.
If you like grouping all the time to do quests then you will love this game. I had twenty quests in my quest log and couldn't do a single one by my self. Which is why I quit. I shouldn't have to rely on a group 24/7 just do quests at level thirteen.
There is a lot of solo content in this game. Some of the book stuff requires grouping but even a lot of it you can solo.
My advise keep you far of this game, first levels are enjoable with a nice story-line, but when you reach Moria the game is bored and tedius, making you do the same over and over. If like groups in MMO this is not your game, the 95% of the game is soloable, they have changed almost all the game and now there are almost not any group quest.
I'm going to respectfuly disagree with this. Sort of.
If one likes hobbits and likes the idea of playing a hobbit with all that entails then "yes" one should play a hobbit at some point.
However, if I had to play a hobbit as my first character I would have flat out quit the game. I found their quests and the whole down to earth homey feel of the place not to my taste at all.
I even started doing some quests there to work on a deed and just stopped as it they did not interest me in the least.
However, I would say that there are people who are very in tune with the whole hobbit thing and if one is so inclined it could be a very rewarding experience.
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If you like doing quests and want a good community then lotro is the game for you.
All of the classes can solo well enough. For high DPS and little downtime I recommend the Champion.
For community I recommend going human (more people in the starter zones) and rolling on Brandywine. Plenty of people there.
As for the person that said it's all group quests by level 13, don't listen to that. There are far more non-group quests than there are group quests and many of the small fellowship quests can be solo'd at level and others beyond level. Also, I have had little issues finding people for group quests fairly quickly.
The game will require you group at times though, especially for some of the main plot line. Grouping isn't really a strike against an MMO in my book
I played a Warden and got him up to the early 30's before stopping. My son has a minstral a couple of lvl's higher. Of the two it seemed I had an easier time soloing than he did, as his aggro area just seemed bigger then ever he'd hit heal.
One of the last big patches started dumbing down many of the quests making them either more soloable or just plain soloable vice group. It also moved the quest givers closer to the action to cut down travel time. The dev's are going through and overhauling all the different area's this way, 1 or 2 areas at a time.
The Hobbit starter area: The dev's did the Shire first and best. Mucho visual and quest detail and yes it probably envokes the whole hobbit feel very well. My youngest son (10) enjoyed playing in the shire. Deliverying mail and pies etc... My middle boy with his minstral (14) hated those quests. So yes it's well worth visiting the place and looking around (When we did a joint house we even picked the hobbit housing area as it was the nicest looking).
One of the nice things is when you pick a race - say you really do like how hobbits look and want to play one. You're only stuck in the area for the tutorial portion. Once out you can then go where ever. I play a human, but went to the dwarf area as soon as I was out of the tutorial and ran their missions. My middle boy did the same with the elf area. And then after you do theirs you can move on to the next so for me I did the dwarf, elf and human. With the exception of the main story arc, each area's missions are different (but not equal in numbers; hobbit most, elf least). Now after you finish those, then you get funneled into Bree and everyone is on the same dance card. That's probably where it started to go down hill for me.
As far as Moria goes; I've heard you can actually skip it entirely if you don't want to do it. Of course if you take your time it may have gotten the overhaul upgrade the other area's have and won't be so bad by then.
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My advice - play a Champion for first character - you can dual, use two handed, sword and board, and get a bow at some point, and eventually get heavy armor so lots of options.
Just took a new character through to level 32 - nothing including the books quests forces you into a gorup to that point (there are now solo options due to reworking of Breeland and Lonelands).
As far as starter areas be aware that regardless of your race choice you can do any or all of them . So if you make an elf but would rather do the Shire that's possible, you might have to do a couple of elf quests to get the travel money (about 1 silver) but that's about it (not positive because I always skip the tutorial so always come into game broke). Same goes for all other starter areas. They also are completely optional - as the book quests really start in Bree. But they are also all fun in their own ways.
Only other big advice is to take Explorer as your crafting - even if you don't craft. It will allow you to gather ore and wood which can be sold on AH to help fund your adventures. It's also much easier to gather on a higher level toon if you ever decide you do want to craft.
As far as server Landroval is unofficial RP, Brandywine is most populated and both used to be lag fests (the new hardware appears to be helping immensely). Having played on four servers since launch I've found every server pretty much has a good community as long as your willing to seek it out.
Good luck!
lotro is pretty cool experience, especially for the great community. pve is decent and there is a lot of content. if you love lord of the rings then the game will definetely interest you. on the downside they have ignored pvp for a long time and it will get old fairly quickly.
character wise both hunters and champions make for a good main (champs being more in demand for higher lvl group content). i would avoid harder classes until you get used to the mechanics and game play.
just a question there. i wanna play minster cause i enjoy healing very much.. now, i just as much enjoy looking cool in endgame. cant play char which looks ugly. - i red somewhere healing specced minstrels have instruments as theirs main weapon.. i dont wanna play to 60 and end up wearing flute or guitar or something.. r there any other weapons that r as good as instruments for healing minstrel in endgame?
Minstrel does use instruments to heal and mainly DPS. You don't actually see your character carrying it around, you carry a shield and weapon like a guardian would. I'm the same way as you, I want to play a cool looking character more so then anything else. Aesthetics are really important to me when playing a character, why play something if I don't like how it looks?
Champion or Hunter would be the best choice for you probably. As others have said, every class is relatively balanced though.
There are tons of quests in LOTRO, you will encounter grinding in the form of deeds later on though (they give rewards that are like talents in WoW).
If you want a decent PVE game with good story elements, then why not give it a try? Personally the only thing I have found a bit frustrating is the community, I can't find a decent kin/guild. I found it hard to find groups for things as well, I don't know if this has changed since I recently just came back. The game does seem much more solo friendly then it was before though, which is a good thing for low levels such as myself. I think all the epic quests (book quests) before Moria are now soloable, which is very nice if it's the case as before I could NEVER get groups for them.
I say try it, you might like it. There might still be a trial, so if you don't like it... no big deal.
I'm going to respectfuly disagree with this. Sort of.
If one likes hobbits and likes the idea of playing a hobbit with all that entails then "yes" one should play a hobbit at some point.
However, if I had to play a hobbit as my first character I would have flat out quit the game. I found their quests and the whole down to earth homey feel of the place not to my taste at all.
I even started doing some quests there to work on a deed and just stopped as it they did not interest me in the least.
However, I would say that there are people who are very in tune with the whole hobbit thing and if one is so inclined it could be a very rewarding experience.
Alot of lotro players when rolling a alt just plain avoid the shire at all cost , first of all there alot of item carrying quests , postman quests which ask to run from one place to another so overall there much less fighting in the Shire .
with the recently revamped Bree questing area imo it's the best place to start out as a new player also the chat channel are pretty busy in bree .
the only reason to do the shire honestly i found was to achieve some silly pie champions deed or something like that , i played 3 years Lotro and pretty much hated having to even go through the shire .
but in the end it's all personal choice , you might like it .
There are some good solo classes in LotRO and it's a great pve game. And you can always get the trial first.
nah minstrel dont actually use intruments as a weapon per say , minstrels can use mace,sword,dagger and small shields the intrument is in a different slot and complement the mintrels skills . the intrument will appear when using certains songs and skills be warned , on my lv65 minstrel i was using a lothrien clarinet which lower threat from healing etc .... each intrument give different bonuses some for more dps , threat reducer or power cost reducer .
Last thing though minstrel have the ugliest rad armor of all classes imo we look like Jesters in pijamas's lol, good thing we have social window in the game .
the class is awesome to play though start pretty slow but once you get mid level it really shines.
I have been thinking about going back to LotRO as well. I was on Vyrial or something like that server. I had a few characters in their mid 20s-30s but it has been at least a year since i have played. My question would be should I come back and just start new characters since I probably won't remember where anything is and is the server I was on still at a decent population level as far as start over if that is a better choice it is not really an issue as I am pretty much and altaholic and even in WoW when I get fed up with the community I leave for a few months and restart on a new server most times.
I'm a 1 month lotro newbie, highest lvl toon is 28, and overall I'd say its a great casual fantasy mmo. It looks great, has a huge interesting world to explore, has great lore and on landroval the community is about as good as you could ever find in one of these games. And at $10 a month (if you choose the 3 month subscription plan) its one of the cheaper p2p games.
Its definitely NOT a pvp game, its not a sandbox, and I doubt your going to find any revolutionary game mechanics. But I think its good when a game doesn't try to be everything to everyone--- lotro delivers a good fantasy world and leaves out the baggage that makes other mmo's a tedious frustrating elementary school playground. I find it to simply be a good casual jump in and jump out game.
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I would start over, getting to level 20+ take me 2 days tops in Lotro and that taking it easy really but i know the zones well and played for a many years .
they revamped the Bree (man zone) , so it should be a slight different experiencethis time around for you .
It's a great casual game but very boring end game content i endured it for a long time until i recently quit last month with my level 65 minstrel .
Feel funny to mmo free *giggles*
LOTRO is a solid, great game. The time I did spend playing it, I found it was a good experience. The reason I didn't stick with it was I simply got too bored. This does not make it a bad game! It just wasn't the game for me. But I will be honest and say it is one of the most well built and beautiful PVE MMO's out there.
If they threw in the bad side (not the monster battle stuff, but actual Orcs and Goblins) and some good PvP, they'd have me back in a heartbeat. Do yourself a favor and play this game.
nah minstrel dont actually use intruments as a weapon per say , minstrels can use mace,sword,dagger and small shields the intrument is in a different slot and complement the mintrels skills . the intrument will appear when using certains songs and skills be warned , on my lv65 minstrel i was using a lothrien clarinet which lower threat from healing etc .... each intrument give different bonuses some for more dps , threat reducer or power cost reducer .
Last thing though minstrel have the ugliest rad armor of all classes imo we look like Jesters in pijamas's lol, good thing we have social window in the game .
the class is awesome to play though start pretty slow but once you get mid level it really shines.
so u r saying for healing there is no better equipment then instrument>? or is there equally good mace shield dagger etc that can also have +healing or -threat and such?
nah minstrel dont actually use intruments as a weapon per say , minstrels can use mace,sword,dagger and small shields the intrument is in a different slot and complement the mintrels skills . the intrument will appear when using certains songs and skills be warned , on my lv65 minstrel i was using a lothrien clarinet which lower threat from healing etc .... each intrument give different bonuses some for more dps , threat reducer or power cost reducer .
Last thing though minstrel have the ugliest rad armor of all classes imo we look like Jesters in pijamas's lol, good thing we have social window in the game .
the class is awesome to play though start pretty slow but once you get mid level it really shines.
so u r saying for healing there is no better equipment then instrument>? or is there equally good mace shield dagger etc that can also have +healing or -threat and such?
at level 46 you can start volume2 , and get your legendary weapon and class item which for minstrel is a book where you can have + healing skill on it , if your lucky these skills are given randomally but no fear you can loot more of them or even buy one .
all classes in lotro get a class slot = minstrels get a book to put there.
the intrument have static attributes and the legendary are more interesting system as a new player you will get a 3rd age first then a 2nd and 1 age ..... good luck with that you need patience to get a 1 age or lots of coins they are pretty pricey.