I was thinkin ....

[Negative0]

I was thinking of getting this game. Is it any good? Any one playing it right now that may be able to point out some stuff to a newb if I do get it.

[Elvtin]

I believe Brey, Klin and Nuke are all still playing.

I liked the game when I played. I got to level 18 which wasn't to tough. The title system they have is pretty neat. And you can get bonuses that you have to equip to your character from killing certain monsters so many times. Bonus to stats or abilities from the ones I say. The xp system is like WoW's from what I could tell. You'll get the same xp from mob's all the time no matter your level but you get tons from doing quests. So questing is the way to go to get your levels really.

For crafting it's not to bad a system. You have to gather your materials, also similar to WoW's if I remember right. I didn't get to high in my trade so I'm not to sure on getting more recipe's. But I liked the crafter for what I've done in it. Though only 1 character can do 1 craft skill at a time.

[Negative0]

ok. I bought the game and am installing it right now. Is there a particular server that you guys are playing on?

[Elvtin]

Meneldor is the server everyone is on.

[nukor]

Aye, Brey, Klin and I are still playing there. Also see Bear on from time to time. When you get in look us up. We will help you any way we can. And i will be honest; the game is OK and a fun placeholder till something comes along, but it is not great. The lack of PvP just bothers me. So its fun for now so come on in and I will PL ya :)

[Negative0]

k, I'll be there. I started a hunter on brandywine and just go through the intro quests, so I just learned the game play. I can probably run through those a lot quicker now that I understand how things work and where things are in the intro areas.

[Bearabald]

I haven't had a lot of time to play, but things are slowly getting better for me. Next week should mark the end of my crazy work schedule. Heck, even this week is a vast improvement over the past 4 weeks. I have been working 60-70 hours a week since the beginning of June. I long for a 40-45 hour work week :)

My brother has been playing around on my account a bit tho, so I am not too far behind where I should be. He is my personal 3rd world PLing service.

My Loremaster is at 33... and I love playing him. I also have a champion that is in the low 20s atm (my brother is playing him mostly... I only played him from 1-10).

[Brey]

I haven't been on in over a week due to the move, but I will be on this week prolly.. if not this week, definitely next week.

[kitty]

hey, how come when i rolled there i didnt get pl'd? i got jipped..

[Ivyrielle]

You forgot to /activate Girl Power(level) and /activate Girl Treasure.

[Elvtin]

boobies???:uhoh: :wgrin:

[Bearabald]

I am getting close to catching up to Klin, Brey and Nukor (only 3 more levels to go)... then they will ask me for PLing :)

[lijien]

is everyone still enjoying this game?

[Bearabald]

i really enjoy it. The only problem is we need more people to try it :)

[Negative0]

I am having a bit of fun right now, I just need to stick with one guy to level up instead of playing around on two.

[kitty]

yes boobies..but none for joo! still no pl lovin... :P

[lijien]

i've been thinking of getting a new mmo .. but I've been so busy lately that I'm not sure it will be worth it..

[PoxTheSmall]

Hmm...I might try it as well.

[Negative0]

Both of you should try it. I've been playing for little spurts at a time, but it gets old when you do PUGs that get you killed all the time. If I had a group of lions, at least I would be dieing with fun people.

[Bearabald]

You can probably catch up with how slow we all seem to be leveling :)

Hardcore playing and LOTRO don't really seem to mix for some reason.

[Negative0]

You can also get a free 10 day key to try it out, I think I have like 4 left to send. Just let me know your email addresses and I'll send em out.

[lijien]

lijien@verizon.net and if i play it .. pox you better

[Bearabald]

Viv, Llaelyn, Klin and I joined up with another smaller guild to form a decent size guild :) We actually have people online now

[PoxTheSmall]

What are the perks of this game? As in, how's the combat system and additionally, I'm a big (BIG) LoTR trilogy fan (books not the movies...the movies were so-so imho)..so would I be able to travel the country-side and get a sense for middle earth, or would it just be mindless grinding, just in different environments?

[Negative0]

There is a lot of LOTR in the game. You can explore some areas (The shire, Bree, Rivendel), but there is a lot of middle earth that is not there (probably some of it will come in expansions).

Here is a google maps mashup to show you what areas you can explore:
http://www.arda-online.com/map/

You'll see people from the books (Tom Bombadil included) and some other people that have been added to suit the game.

The game is VERY quest based, moreso than WoW even. There is no point grinding in the game because the quests give much more exp. At level 16 or 17 a monster may give you 50-75xp, while a quest at that level will easily earn you 1000-1200 xp.

The only reason you grind is because you have a gathering or killing quest that requires grinding a few monsters to complete it.

[PoxTheSmall]

What's the combat system like?

[Negative0]

It's not real time. I find it similar to WoW in the fact that certain actions take a few seconds to perform and have RUTs. You can queue up one action once your current action is in progress.

I have played a Minstrel and a Hunter, so I can tell you a bit more about those.

For Minsterls there are spells that are tier based, so you have to perform one from tier 1 before any tier 2 spells are available and the same for tier 3 spells.
The minstrel is the main healing class in LOTRO, but they can hold their own soloing (as far as I can see right now).

Hunters have both ranged and hand to hand combat skills, along with a fear spell. From what I have read the hunter is the biggest DPS class, focusing a lot on single target damage. They also have a bit of CC with traps. Overall, it is a fun class to play.

There really is no pure magic class. The lore master might be considered the most magical, but they are really a pet class.

I haven't played a burglar, champion, captain, loremaster or guardian, so I can't speak to how their combat really works.

[Bearabald]

champions have combo points attacks, much like rogues in WoW

Loremaster is a CC / Debuffer with a pet... kind of an odd collection of abilities, but very useful in a group.

[kitty]

i still dont wanna leave my server..but if you get more ppl, i will get back on my little burglar i started there, ill need new guild invite im sure..btw my mini is almost 41 (and i even took a 2 month break) so you better make it worth it!!!!!!!!!!

[PoxTheSmall]

What's the max level? Is there pvp?

[kitty]

the max level is 50, and there is pvp in the ettenmoors, but its monsterplay. So..you can be a good guy you level from 1, or you can play a baddie that starts at 50 (baddies are much more fun, but way harder). There are quests etc. for the monster play folks to earn skills etc.. :)
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I'm a bad kitty!!!!!!! :rolly: ahhh i make myself laugh..
stealther warg ftw!

[Negative0]

Monster play is great, because you can start playing a level 50 monster when your main is a level 10.

[Negative0]

Btw, I am leaving for vacation tomorrow, so if you need any invite, kitty can prolly hook you up.

[lijien]

so im kinda digging it atm..

[kitty]

just an fyi for those interested, there is a referal program where anyone with an active lotr acct will get a free month, and, if a founder refers you, you get founder's pricing, 200 lifetime or 10 mon. Im a founder *hint hint* but im sure im not the only one, i think brey is also..iono gotta ask the other guys :)

[lijien]

well you were to late! ;)
but the story is kinda nice and I am really digging my dwarf champ..