Lord of the Rings Online: Crack of Doom Kinship

[Jair]

Scholar has some pretty cool scrolls you can use and of course there are all the potions you can make.

Loremaster's are pretty cool characters, they can solo, they can do crowd control and they can heal... once you start doing places like Carn Dum and the Rift, groups always looking for LM's.



Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Almost to lvl 39 now. Been doing the quest in Evendim, TONS of solo quests there for 30-levels that have pumped me up. Trollshaws/Angmar quests were too high for me, so I guess that's why they brought in Evendim. FINIALLY BOUGHT MY MOUNT. OH MAN, is it awesome and worth every penny. Already up to 2 gold again, thought I would have no money, so looking foward only lvl 50.

[OSCORP]

I suppose i better hit lvl 50 soon before the expansion..4 more levels.

[Jair]

Lvl 50 is fun and all but really it never stops, there are deeds to obtain, then there is rep to max out, so unless you play 24/7 your not gonna run out of stuff to do. If you do end up raiding there is The Rift and Helegrod, which are 2+ grp places, then there is Ugarath and Carn Dum, which are single group raid places.

Since I've been 50 and after the months I took off, I realized my deeds were pretty bad and my rep was non existent with most places, all I do these days is work on those and save up gold for my Rep horse.



Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Lvl 50 is fun and all but really it never stops, there are deeds to obtain, then there is rep to max out, so unless you play 24/7 your not gonna run out of stuff to do. If you do end up raiding there is The Rift and Helegrod, which are 2+ grp places, then there is Ugarath and Carn Dum, which are single group raid places.

Since I've been 50 and after the months I took off, I realized my deeds were pretty bad and my rep was non existent with most places, all I do these days is work on those and save up gold for my Rep horse.



Evan

yea, I saw the Evendim rep horse, and the black horse looks pretty cool actually. I think once I hit lvl 50, I"m goign to replay all my deeds and max out my virtues. Since I'm a scholar, I think I might finish that and then max out my cook on my other character.

[Jair]

Also while doing reputation work, make sure you check out the rep vendors for quests for particular tradeskills, I was able to get to kindred (max) by smithing metal icons with council of the north and by tailoring stuff for the rangers of edelstein. I think as a scholar you can do tradeskills for rivendale faction.



Evan

[OSCORP]

When i lvl all the way up in mmorpg's i like to just go group with lower lvl players. Thats always been fun for me. And explore!!(i'll do the deeds and stuff but i WILL NOT make it a chore)

[Darth Caedus]

Also while doing reputation work, make sure you check out the rep vendors for quests for particular tradeskills, I was able to get to kindred (max) by smithing metal icons with council of the north and by tailoring stuff for the rangers of edelstein. I think as a scholar you can do tradeskills for rivendale faction.



Evan

Yea, I have one current scholar quest for rivendell. So there is only one faction per tradeskills????

[Jair]

Pretty much....off hand Bree Rep is woodworking, Council of the North is metalsmithing, Rivendale is scholar, Thorins Hall is Jewelcrafting, Warden of Annimaus is weaponsmithing, Rangers of Edelstein is Tailor and Shire is Cooking.

Some tradeskills work out better then others I'm a metalsmith/tailor so I was able to max out Rangers and Council of the North.


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Pretty much....off hand Bree Rep is woodworking, Council of the North is metalsmithing, Rivendale is scholar, Thorins Hall is Jewelcrafting, Warden of Annimaus is weaponsmithing, Rangers of Edelstein is Tailor and Shire is Cooking.

Some tradeskills work out better then others I'm a metalsmith/tailor so I was able to max out Rangers and Council of the North.


Evan

Nice, have to get to lvl 49 before I do scholar stuff in rivendell, but it's nice that its there.

Approaching level 40, only 10 more to go to reach the cap and I have SO many areas I ahven't explord (Trollshaws/Ettenmoors/Angmar/Misty Mountains). Is it worth it exploring these 4 regions once I hit level 50? Really wouldn't get any experience out of it.

[OSCORP]

If you're around 40 i'd head to trollshaws and MM for exp.

[Jair]

Nice, have to get to lvl 49 before I do scholar stuff in rivendell, but it's nice that its there.

Approaching level 40, only 10 more to go to reach the cap and I have SO many areas I ahven't explord (Trollshaws/Ettenmoors/Angmar/Misty Mountains). Is it worth it exploring these 4 regions once I hit level 50? Really wouldn't get any experience out of it.

You can do some decent solo quests in the Trollshaws around 40, Misty and Angmar require small fellowships for the most part, I couldn't tell you about Ettenmoors...never gave pvp a try.

Another place that has decent solo quests for lvl 40 is the first area of Forochel but 42 may be a better lvl for starting there. Pretty much at high 30's to mid 40's your gonna need to do some fellowship quests and don't forget to do your epic line, some of the quests get pretty interesting.


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Just hit 41 and finished Evendim (for the most part), hitting up west part of Trollshaws now, then Forochel. What do you mean by the "epic line"?

[Jair]

Just hit 41 and finished Evendim (for the most part), hitting up west part of Trollshaws now, then Forochel. What do you mean by the "epic line"?

The Epic story line that starts with book 1 and goes to book 13 atm...you get to group with characters such as Gimili, Legolas, Frodo, Elrond, etc... I'm pretty sure you've done some of them... I hope


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

The Epic story line that starts with book 1 and goes to book 13 atm...you get to group with characters such as Gimili, Legolas, Frodo, Elrond, etc... I'm pretty sure you've done some of them... I hope


Evan


Right Right, got a little confused, I usually just call then Book 1, Book 2, etc...

I'm on Book 4, the one in the Trollshaws. Ive pretty much just followed the books, Book 1 Bree, Book 2 Lone Lands, Book 3 North Downs, now Trollshaws.

[Darth Caedus]

Just hit 42. Think I'm going to spend some time and try to find some pages for legendary traits. How long you think it will take to find a whole book?

I want to finish Of Fig and Leaf and Lore of the Blade

[Jair]

I think you can buy some pages at the auction house and are usually very cheap, not sure about which pages though, I sent you some of them that are not bind on pick-up.

Otherwise it's best to read the class fourms on LOTR online and see where each book pages drop and just farm the heck out of that area.



Evan

[Darth Caedus]

I think you can buy some pages at the auction house and are usually very cheap, not sure about which pages though, I sent you some of them that are not bind on pick-up.

Otherwise it's best to read the class fourms on LOTR online and see where each book pages drop and just farm the heck out of that area.



Evan


Yea, you did send me some of the pages, you :rock Want to level up to 45 so I can use both trait slots and have 2 legendary traits. Lore of the Blade is probably my main concern, I need some more melee damage. Pretty sure that drops in Angmar or MM, so I'll farm them when I hit 45.

[Darth Caedus]

Just hit 43 and was farming Misty Mountain goblin areas and picked up 2 Book of Beast pages and 3 Lore of the Blade pages. Hopefully I can finish those within a few days,

[Jair]

We need to get you out to Forochel....


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

We need to get you out to Forochel....


Evan

Yea, I would like to make it out there. want to get my legendary book pages first (i'm there already and then head out for level 50)

Anything special about Forochel? Or just a bunch of quests?

[Jair]

Forochel is a really nice spread out wide open outdoor zone, only 1 semi dungeon setting. One of the nice things there is faction, once you get good faction there they have some really nice lvl 42+ armor and recipes. Also its pretty much a solo zone, so you can finish most quests on your own. Once you get faction I can make some really nice light armor for a LM.


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Forochel is a really nice spread out wide open outdoor zone, only 1 semi dungeon setting. One of the nice things there is faction, once you get good faction there they have some really nice lvl 42+ armor and recipes. Also its pretty much a solo zone, so you can finish most quests on your own. Once you get faction I can make some really nice light armor for a LM.


Evan

Sweet, still trying to farm my last page for sword/staff trait, can't seem to find that one. Once I finish that, I think I'll go over to Forochel.

Edit: Finially got my sword/staff final page, took about 4 hours of farming with a lvl 50 champ helping, that sucked big time. Hit level 45, got class quest. The Rift sounds gnarly, is that where you need raids to do anything???

[Darth Caedus]

Well, halfway to lvl 49 now. Hope to reach 50 by next week. I know there is a loremaster trader in the north-east of angmar, does that guy just sell gear, or do you have to do quests for him???

[OSCORP]

I'm still at 46 taking a break....must get back into it.

[Darth Caedus]

I'm still at 46 taking a break....must get back into it.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES. I'm suprised at how fast I'm leveling up at the higher levels, thought it would take me longer. I want to get to 50 and then head to the rift.

[Jair]

Been doing some PVP'ing the in the Trollshaws...its not as bad as I thought it would be, I've never been a big fan of PVP but LOTR seems to have made it decently fun.

There are some really nice armor rewards too as you gain status in there and a ton of quests to do as well but have to be careful as the player monster's are always looking for the solo/duo groups to kill.

Halfway through 3rd rank!


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

Well, tried to make it to the rift, couldn't quite get there. No way you can make it there on foot???

[Jair]

hrmm think you need to ride the horse... actually don't know every time I've been there I've been summoned. There is a mustering horn there.

Just make sure your in a good raid...it sucks to die in there a lot, talk about high repair bills!


Evan

[Darth Caedus]

hrmm think you need to ride the horse... actually don't know every time I've been there I've been summoned. There is a mustering horn there.

Just make sure your in a good raid...it sucks to die in there a lot, talk about high repair bills!


Evan

Yea, was on the horse but would always get knocked off and smashed by a giant on the way. almost get there on horse (following the paths) but then that leads to some sort of tower surrounded by enemies. Then I try to go around the tower and that's where lvl 51 giants and dragons are; can't seem to get past those. How do you get peopel to summon you? advertise in LFF or did you already know someone there?

[tomandshell]

Stalled at 47...

[tomandshell]

Well, I put in some time in a few groups and finally got up to level 50.

:chew :chew :chew

[OSCORP]

congrats still at 46.

:(

[Darth Caedus]

Got my LM at 50, burg is still only at 33. Think im going to lvl up my Burg in the coming up days. Wish the Freeps in Ettenmoors can get more territories so I can get some stones, but the Moors have been dominated by the Creeps for a while :(

[Darth Caedus]

Spending a lot of time in the Ettenmoors, but I just bought my first Standard House. I like the storage in there, but only stuff that isn't bound to you, which sucks. I should have stayed up and got a deluxe house, but I bought a standard one. Oh well.

[OSCORP]

my house is probably gone, have not played since April. need to get back to it

[Darth Caedus]

my house is probably gone, have not played since April. need to get back to it

YOu can pay for upkeep in advance, but don't know if you did that much in advance. I took a long time off too, but the game's so fun. I'm still stuck on Book 7 Chapter 8...can never find anybody who is doing that one.

[OSCORP]

I'm back for the free weekend!!

:)

[OSCORP]

Back again for the free weekend :)

[Darth Caedus]

Anybody played the new add-on???

[tomandshell]

Anybody played the new add-on???

I haven't had much time, but I have spent a few hours in Moria and it's been a lot of fun so far. Lots of stuff you can do by yourself, which helps players like me.

[Darth Caedus]

I haven't had much time, but I have spent a few hours in Moria and it's been a lot of fun so far. Lots of stuff you can do by yourself, which helps players like me.

Question: Do you need to purchase the add-on to even go to moria? Or does it allow you to without the upgrade. I ask because my update has been going all night updating stuff and I haven't purchased the Moria upgrade yet. I'm wondering if it automatically charged me for the upgrade and now it's just downloading.....

[tomandshell]

You need to pay for the upgrade to access the new areas, but there's more to the upgrade that doesn't involve Moria, with lots of changes to the combat system, new classes, etc. that will impact everyone and require a new download no matter what. But I don't think you can get into Moria/Eregion if you don't pay for it, which is $30.

My wife plays daily, and would have killed me if I hadn't paid for the new area.

[OSCORP]

Anyone still on? I'm on from time to time.

[tomandshell]

I haven't played in a few weeks as I've been busy and/or out of town. But I got my character up to level 58 and with level 60 now within reach, I'd like to get back on some time soon.

[Darth Caedus]

Jeez, I'm still at level 50 and haven't gotten the expansion pack yet. I probably lost me house too :monkey2 I liked my house

[OSCORP]

I'm at level 48, my house is on lockdown :)

Started a new character for ^^^^s and giggles (burgler) have not gotten the expansion yet.

[tomandshell]

My house was locked when I signed on to play when the expansion was out--it had been quite a while.

I had almost given up as everything left to do in the game (pre-Moria) required you to be in a high level group and so I had stalled. Thankfully, much of the stuff in Moria is for solo players and I was able to get up to 58 without too much trouble. The new stuff is a lot of fun.

[Darth Caedus]

I'm at level 48, my house is on lockdown :)

Started a new character for ^^^^s and giggles (burgler) have not gotten the expansion yet.

My burglar's at about lvl 38, they are tough to use solo, but ROCK in a group.

[OSCORP]

Just started back up playing this causally. Having a good time in ME.

(rolled a new hobbit hunter on brandywine server)

[The Ween]

I've thought about doing things like this but I'm not much of a gamer.

[OSCORP]

Great for casual gamers.