Comments on: Lotro’s next expansion announced http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:51:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Moondog548 http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33563 Moondog548 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33563 No, dude, the fixes to certain problematic design elements they've been trying to work around since MoM launch are coming in book 9. That's old news. New news is that it's all bundled up in this Mirkwood mini-expansion with the new systems that'll be pervasive in the whole game (not just new cap content). No, dude, the fixes to certain problematic design elements they’ve been trying to work around since MoM launch are coming in book 9. That’s old news. New news is that it’s all bundled up in this Mirkwood mini-expansion with the new systems that’ll be pervasive in the whole game (not just new cap content).

]]> By: Illthirst http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33558 Illthirst Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:34:21 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33558 I was asking myself a few times, why they are rushing with releasing a new expansion, when most people never been to DN and those who have, are stuck on the doormat wiping by two ugly, cartoon-like trolls. So, in my opinion, there is still much to do in Moria, BUT prolly they realized that at this point the game is too broken to simply try and fix it, better throw in something completely different and distract the angry horde of their players.. In this case, Mirkwood is a great choice, it will be the first time we can get near the Dark Lord (it will probably be his smell only, but I will be happy with that, woof)! I think the "Hill of Sorcery" is everything but unimportant, and the Mirkwood expansion will hopefully save a dying game! I was asking myself a few times, why they are rushing with releasing a new expansion, when most people never been to DN and those who have, are stuck on the doormat wiping by two ugly, cartoon-like trolls. So, in my opinion, there is still much to do in Moria, BUT prolly they realized that at this point the game is too broken to simply try and fix it, better throw in something completely different and distract the angry horde of their players..

In this case, Mirkwood is a great choice, it will be the first time we can get near the Dark Lord (it will probably be his smell only, but I will be happy with that, woof)!

I think the “Hill of Sorcery” is everything but unimportant, and the Mirkwood expansion will hopefully save a dying game!

]]> By: Suzina http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33556 Suzina Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:12:03 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33556 Damn, they closed off the video.. but a slightly lower quality version is on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AcZQ7OOjyM Damn, they closed off the video.. but a slightly lower quality version is on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AcZQ7OOjyM

]]> By: Moondog548 http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33555 Moondog548 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:53:08 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33555 Nice! Nice!

]]> By: Suzina http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33550 Suzina Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:37:25 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33550 Degwarg: "will the Mirkwood raid be gated by DN gear? " I think the answer is Yes. The video link I posted said that Dol Guldor will have "Quite a lot of dread" and he seemed to harp on that point. He didn't give a number like, "oh yeah it's more than DN" but it was implied as having as much or more than DN. I do recommend the link to toptenhammer's video interview, because you get to see Mirkwood and it's... well widely spread out trees. Wasn't this supposed to be a forest so thick you couldn't see the sky?... and you get to see skirmishes, and how the "fell beast" boss turned out. Also lots of little tidbits of info if you're listening... such as the 4th runic slot on legendary items being crafter-made... personally, I just would have made all of the runics crafter made. Settings for metalworkers, gems from jewelers and runes from scholars. Makes sense right? ... but no... just one *new* slot, and who knows who crafts for it. Also, make sure you watch the video rather than just listen. You can see some things in the UI that let you know how it will work. For example, they show the shared storage, and the UI makes it look like it is totally separate from your vault, therefore giving you more total storage overall. Degwarg: “will the Mirkwood raid be gated by DN gear? ”

I think the answer is Yes. The video link I posted said that Dol Guldor will have “Quite a lot of dread” and he seemed to harp on that point. He didn’t give a number like, “oh yeah it’s more than DN” but it was implied as having as much or more than DN.

I do recommend the link to toptenhammer’s video interview, because you get to see Mirkwood and it’s… well widely spread out trees. Wasn’t this supposed to be a forest so thick you couldn’t see the sky?… and you get to see skirmishes, and how the “fell beast” boss turned out.

Also lots of little tidbits of info if you’re listening… such as the 4th runic slot on legendary items being crafter-made… personally, I just would have made all of the runics crafter made. Settings for metalworkers, gems from jewelers and runes from scholars. Makes sense right? … but no… just one *new* slot, and who knows who crafts for it.

Also, make sure you watch the video rather than just listen. You can see some things in the UI that let you know how it will work. For example, they show the shared storage, and the UI makes it look like it is totally separate from your vault, therefore giving you more total storage overall.

]]> By: Suzina http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33549 Suzina Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:08:14 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33549 Here's a link to a video interview about mirkwood... you get to see the map of mirkwood and stuff: http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/74019 Here’s a link to a video interview about mirkwood… you get to see the map of mirkwood and stuff:
http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/74019

]]> By: Degwarg http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33536 Degwarg Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:30:34 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33536 Yeah, I know I keep babbling about this, but something that I'm curious to find out as more info is released- will the Mirkwood raid be gated by DN gear? Or will the usual 6-man Moria stuff provide enough radiance? For all I know, Turb has said otherwise (haven't seen much info) and we won't be seeing yet another tier of radgating; it's just an honest question that hit me. Ain't lookin to get flamed, just wondering... Yeah, I know I keep babbling about this, but something that I’m curious to find out as more info is released- will the Mirkwood raid be gated by DN gear? Or will the usual 6-man Moria stuff provide enough radiance?

For all I know, Turb has said otherwise (haven’t seen much info) and we won’t be seeing yet another tier of radgating; it’s just an honest question that hit me. Ain’t lookin to get flamed, just wondering…

]]> By: Pardoz http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33534 Pardoz Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:59:43 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33534 Hear hear! In Angmar, or Mirkwood, or - gasp! - Forochel my character's the hero of the story, a valiant defender of Middle Earth, doing great deeds. At the Battle of Helm's Deep, at best I'm Third Spear-Carrier From The Left or an instanced observer, as in the Fall of Moria flashback sequence, which is a fun one-off, but an entire expansion of nothing but observer sequences would get old rather quickly. The farther we find ourselves from the Fellowship, the more central to events we become. Hear hear! In Angmar, or Mirkwood, or – gasp! – Forochel my character’s the hero of the story, a valiant defender of Middle Earth, doing great deeds. At the Battle of Helm’s Deep, at best I’m Third Spear-Carrier From The Left or an instanced observer, as in the Fall of Moria flashback sequence, which is a fun one-off, but an entire expansion of nothing but observer sequences would get old rather quickly. The farther we find ourselves from the Fellowship, the more central to events we become.

]]> By: Sally http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33532 Sally Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:46:23 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33532 Well, I think the Rohan expansion will be coming, probably spring next year. They are introducing a new way to deal with horses - it is now a skill so you can take them into instnaces and whatnot, whereas before you could not. It makes me wonder if that is getting us prepared for a new knight class of some sort. And besides, I myself am not in a hurry to get to Mordor or to even follow the Fellowship. Not at all. For several reasons: Middle Earth is just that - another earth. Therefore there is tons and tons of exploring to do. Many new races, cultures to explore, many new civilizations. We know what the Fellowship does. We know where they are going. What they do. Who they interact with. It is much more fun to have our OWN story that backs the Fellowship up, yet does not interfere. That would just be too contrived. Well, I think the Rohan expansion will be coming, probably spring next year.

They are introducing a new way to deal with horses – it is now a skill so you can take them into instnaces and whatnot, whereas before you could not. It makes me wonder if that is getting us prepared for a new knight class of some sort.

And besides, I myself am not in a hurry to get to Mordor or to even follow the Fellowship. Not at all. For several reasons: Middle Earth is just that – another earth. Therefore there is tons and tons of exploring to do. Many new races, cultures to explore, many new civilizations.

We know what the Fellowship does. We know where they are going. What they do. Who they interact with. It is much more fun to have our OWN story that backs the Fellowship up, yet does not interfere.

That would just be too contrived.

]]> By: Zubon http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/09/04/lotros-next-expansion-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-33531 Zubon Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:33:05 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=4764#comment-33531 Turbine: where the programmers go commando! ... Turbine: where the programmers go commando!

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