Comments on: Lord of the… Flings?

By: RayRay

RayRay — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:14:47 +0000

I am in the boat that the game lost interest for me..
Evendim did not help, and the last patch just caused too many headaches for performance, that I said…”goodbye”
They have issues with Tech Support as well..and hopefully they get their act together in 6 months or so…
Cheers!

By: Bildo

Bildo — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:54:58 +0000

I decided to take a break instead. Found myself hating the game and realized I’ve been playing it since this time last year. So it’s about time for a breather. Between getting the Vault site content up and going with the rest of the Vault staff, playing the hell out of the beta and the game itself… I think I burnt out.

I’ll check back in in a few weeks when Book 10 hits and see if my view is better poised then.

By: brackishwater

brackishwater — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:18:09 +0000

Cyndre – Dont expect to be done with North Downs for a long time. They have so many quests there, its unbelievable. Feel free to abandon those crappy kill X mob quests as there is plenty more to do.

Bildo – Check out the Misty Mountains north of Rivendel as well. I went there last night after book5 and found the mobs to be just slightly above my level. I have yet to explore there more but I imagine I will be spending more time here and in the Trollshaws, rather than Evendim.

I found Evendim to have some interesting quests, especially the Bounty Quests in Ost Forod, but, if you decide to do the entire quest line for Aragorn (In Rivendel) get ready for about two nights worth of getting to know Evendim like the back of your hand.
-brackish

By: Cyndre

Cyndre — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:20:54 +0000

As an aside, We hit 27 last night in North Downs, and I don’t see how we could possible get even close to finishing the quests in our log for ND before 30, at which time we head back to Lone Lands for GA and the resultant quests which should be good for 2-3 levels at least.

I don’t expect to even see Evendim before 35 and if it is good for 5-10 levels, plus the legendary grinds, I don’t see how anyone runs out of content before 50, unless you are skipping an extroidinary amount of quests or missing whole hubs. Example being North Downs has 8 different quest hubs we have seen so far…

I definatly see Julian’s point about forced grouping, as ND has a large proportion of Fellowship Quests at this level range, and undoubtedly they are pre-req for other content. For me, it is no problem because I enjoy forming up the PUGs in LoTRO. MY server seems predominantly good natured and PUGs have been enjoyable. Reminds me a lot of the old Everquest community…

By: Sarzan

Sarzan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:29:30 +0000

You do have a point there Bildo. There are a noticable amount of these present and even a few that seem to open up after a set amount of time goes by. I have just set foot in Evendim and completed the first round of solo quests in Tinnindur and am currently heading to Ost Forod. I dont know how fast those will dry up before they send you to another part of the map but it seems soloquests per ‘city’ seem to last about one four hour session or so.

Have you traveled to the Trollshaws or Angmar to see what is available there? I have seen a few quests available but they seem spread pretty far out. Perhaps a little Creep play to release your inner bad guy may provide some entertainment till the August update comes out.

By: Bildo

Bildo — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:35:59 +0000

Of course, it could be that one of the solo-able quests I have opens up a whole slew more, as that seems to be the way they do things. Makes me wonder how many quests I’ve missed because I didn’t complete a pre-requisite. The game’s a little too heavy on these, I think.

By: Bildo

Bildo — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:34:51 +0000

I don’t know… I’m not sure Evendim really helped the solo-er as much as they say. I’m 36, very nearly 37 and I’m already running out of soloable content. Being that I prefer to solo most of my PvE, it’s getting a bit stressing.

I’m not sure how much steam I have left for my Champion, really. Some of the betas I’m in have me really jonesing for them to hurry up and release. So I can come back to LotRO at a later date and not let it get so tarnished that I never want to return.

By: Dragon

Dragon — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:27:55 +0000

I thought I was joining the “love at first but now we’re just acquaintances” group too. I splashed out on a lifetime account and started playing at pre-release. After a few weeks, I found myself not logging back in and suddenly it’s the best part of 2 months since I did log in last.

That was the best thing I did because I’m enjoying it again and I’m only level 25 on my main. Ettenmoors PvP is taking off so I’ve been taking my inner Warg out for walkies (regretting not making the most of having a freep free zone to get all the destiny point upgrades I could), Evendim has been added, more content is coming next month and I’ve only just ventured to the North Downs.

Most of my guild are now high 40s which means that they’re not around to group with much and that’s a shame but I do get to fight them in the ‘Moors and everyone’s an altoholic so they’ll be redoing it all anyway.

I’m planning to take it very easy from here on in. By the time I get to 40, there’ll be new content and by the time I get to 50, the level cap will probably have been raised and more new zones added. I’m in no rush!

By: Sarzan

Sarzan — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:39:53 +0000

My experience must be pretty far out of the norm. I am a pretty casual player, a few nights a week, about 8 hours or so. I am currently 38 and have yet to experience a pure grind reminicent of EQ days or the first few months of EQ2. I have yet to hit Evendim content but may start over there soon despite having many quests available in the trollshaws and other zones.

Perhaps its because of my laid back approach and no rush to get to 50 and raid. Perhaps another factor is how I approach solo and group content. Often I solo and watch for requests of groups looking for more to do some of the group quests. Hopefully, I have completed most of the solo quests so I have mostly group one left to take advantage of the opportunity.

Another perk of being casual, is that the entire process of leveling has been with rested experience. The leveling has kept pace or outstripped available quests. So far, I have not had a reason to go grind for experience and have always had quests available.

Now being only 38 and not into what is often being reported as the doldrums of the leveling game, I can say this trend will continue. With the next update coming in August, I may very well dodge this bullet since I probably wont run out of quests by that time. Hopefully that is the case.

Granted, if I were a hardcore player, I can see how quests would dry up. To make up for the lack of rested exp (or you choose not to spend destiny points for an exp bonus) you have to do more quests or grind mobs. Good thing is, Turbine is addressing the situation and is adding more content to alleviate the situation. Too bad there wasn’t enough at launch.

Currently I enjoy the game. I have a lifetime membership so in a way I dont feel pressured to complete it asap, to get the most bang for the buck. It also helps to have a fairly casual, helpfull guild as well. Just play the game, have some fun and remember others experiences may not be yours ;)

By: Cyndre

Cyndre — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:42:46 +0000

I agree, Relmstein. I am hoping our voracious leveling pace started just late enough to keep pace with the next content release. Evendim will get us through about 35ish, but if we beat the next patch to 40, we may well be in the aforementioned late-game grind.

Here’s hoping they continue to update as fast as their first release.