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The Lord of the Rings Online |OT| F2P lets everyone simply walk into Mordor
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Izayoi said:
A new raid just launched with the most recent patch last month, along with other small group lvl 65 dungeons.
LOTRO is actually doing better than ever these days. The game actually has *more* subscribers now, than it did before it was F2P. Go figure. Let alone the paying customers that aren't subscribing (like me).
The F2P switch made things very bumpy from a content perspective (there's been what? 2 small-ish content patches in the last year?), but it seems like it's been a huge net positive for Turbine over the long term. Hopefully with Isengard they can beef up the content pipeline and keep things coming at a more regular clip. Since Turbine charges for individual zone quest packs now, I think the days of the big expansion are over, but we can (hopefully) get a new one or two every 3 months. Would be cool.
CAW
Member
Turbine taking over Codemasters (EU) LOTRO operations effective June 1st, 2011.
http://www.lotro.com/news/pressreleases/1160
Merger FAQ:
http://www.lotro.com/news/latestnews/1157
One developer to rule them all.
http://www.lotro.com/news/pressreleases/1160
Merger FAQ:
http://www.lotro.com/news/latestnews/1157
One developer to rule them all.
Hm... interesting. Is it common for MMO developers to run international operations? Even Blizz licensed out WoW to some international operators in some territories.
And even though LOTRO is doing very well these days, it still doesn't exactly set the world on fire. So I wonder if this was a case of Turbine taking back the license, or if Codemasters didn't want it, any more. I know LOTRO is doing well in the US, but I have no idea how many EU players there are...
And even though LOTRO is doing very well these days, it still doesn't exactly set the world on fire. So I wonder if this was a case of Turbine taking back the license, or if Codemasters didn't want it, any more. I know LOTRO is doing well in the US, but I have no idea how many EU players there are...
All I can say from anecdotal evidence(I play on Laurelin) is that Lotro Europe was doing better since F2P : last year, i could wander the barrow downs or lone lands and not meet a soul, whereas today there are always some people there.GDJustin said:
But I am not happy with this news, Codemasters handling of the game wasn't bad, we had official rp servers with enforced naming policy and good support. Now, Turbine confirmed that the euro server will be US-based, which means higher ping and worse support for Euro players .. If it impacts too much(i guess you must feel a difference when playing a burglar or warden when you used to play with a ping of 40 , when it becomes 150-200+), I'll probably say good-bye to this game.
DiscoJer
Member
Mojojo said:
They also embarrassed Turbine into mirroring Codemaster's policy of restoring hacked characters. For the longest time, if someone got hacked, Turbine just said sorry and gave you some gold (which is worthless, since most of the stuff lost was not buyable with gold). While Codemasters actually restored your character.
When there was a big wave of hacking a few months ago, which got covered by a few web sites, this kept getting brought up, and finally Turbine decided to follow the same course.
So probably not good. I imagine it was a case of Turbine/WB ending the deal (or buying Codemasters out) or perhaps wanting even more money (that was the hold up with the F2P switch...)
notworksafe
Member
So I've started playing again. Trying Warden and having a blast. Having so many options is a lot of fun. Are Wardens actually any good at tanking or is that mostly a Guardian job?
Also quick question on quests. So when LotRO went F2P, I bought the base game + Moria in a box copy and added those to my account. I got a month of VIP and logged in 5 characters so they'd all get VIP perks even after my month ran out. I'm now at Premium with some VIP perks (no gold limit, 5 bags, fast travel). So what kind of quests do I have access to without having to buy anything?
Also quick question on quests. So when LotRO went F2P, I bought the base game + Moria in a box copy and added those to my account. I got a month of VIP and logged in 5 characters so they'd all get VIP perks even after my month ran out. I'm now at Premium with some VIP perks (no gold limit, 5 bags, fast travel). So what kind of quests do I have access to without having to buy anything?
just the starter zones like Bree, Ered Luin and the Shire. Also Moria, but there's a huge level gap between those two, obviously.notworksafe said:
Wardens can tank but from what I've heard they get way better at it nearer the level cap. I personally love the gambit system that wardens have, but the downside is that you don't get to wear heavy armor. Basically it's easier for a guardian to tank, but as warden you have a lot of self heal and defense buffing gambits.
notworksafe
Member
Bah. I guess I'll end up subscribing for a month when I hit 25. Might do it a bit before so I can get riding without having to buy the quest for it in the LotRO store (it's level 20, right?).
And yeah the Gambit system sorta reminds me of a fighting game. Put in combos of moves in order to trigger more powerful attack. Very cool idea, I must say. It's been a while since I read the books but are there any Wardens in them? Seems most of the classes have a basis in some book characters.
And yeah the Gambit system sorta reminds me of a fighting game. Put in combos of moves in order to trigger more powerful attack. Very cool idea, I must say. It's been a while since I read the books but are there any Wardens in them? Seems most of the classes have a basis in some book characters.
notworksafe
Member
I played SWG pre-CU so I became very annoyed with SOE when all of that went down. Now I'm just biased against them. 
Though I put plenty of time into EQ in its day, and a bit recently into DCUO and EQ2 but wasn't impressed enough to bite on either.
Though I put plenty of time into EQ in its day, and a bit recently into DCUO and EQ2 but wasn't impressed enough to bite on either.
KernelPanic
Member
Warden gambits get confusing to me after a while since you basically have to memorize them.
Very good solo class and yes they can tank. It takes a while to build up aggro and most groups I am with tend to jump the gun, making it harder than it should be. They're better at holding aggro than taking it back.
Very good solo class and yes they can tank. It takes a while to build up aggro and most groups I am with tend to jump the gun, making it harder than it should be. They're better at holding aggro than taking it back.
Level 12, I'm fucking glued to this game and i'm loving every second of it..
What blows my mind is knowing when i'm wondering around the shire/bree area that theres probally some level 50 guys in other citys far far away..
Blows my mine and the Lowlands area is just so awsome, Pitty i get pwned so bad down that way
In the mean time i'm gonna have to grind for another 200 silver to buy my own horse
My rented one runs out in about 2 hours...
playing this game 6,7 hours at a time best gaming experence i'v had since the gears launch back on 2006.
Anyone thinking about jumping in.. Jump in.
What blows my mind is knowing when i'm wondering around the shire/bree area that theres probally some level 50 guys in other citys far far away..
Blows my mine and the Lowlands area is just so awsome, Pitty i get pwned so bad down that way
In the mean time i'm gonna have to grind for another 200 silver to buy my own horse
My rented one runs out in about 2 hours...
playing this game 6,7 hours at a time
best gaming experence i'v had since the gears launch back on 2006.Anyone thinking about jumping in.. Jump in.
Not sure why I stopped playing this got to level 25 and got Moria for like $8 so that I could get the expansion and use the free month to get to Moria and just stopped Reinstalled and it turns out Lone Lands is free now, which is pretty handy.
Are there any good guides for leveling with each class? Playing a Champion just now and I have no idea what my rotation should look like, just hit buttons until shit dies.
It's a shame the UI seems to be getting worse with all the stuff they add, they really need to go back and clean it all up.
Reinstalled and it turns out Lone Lands is free now, which is pretty handy.Are there any good guides for leveling with each class? Playing a Champion just now and I have no idea what my rotation should look like, just hit buttons until shit dies.
It's a shame the UI seems to be getting worse with all the stuff they add, they really need to go back and clean it all up.
Affeinvasion
Member
You can look up basic class related guides on lotro.com through the lorebook, but ultimately you just sort of figure stuff out over the hours it takes you to get leveled. Also if you're on a good server, plenty of people will answer your questions about stuff like that, especially if you join an active kinship.
There's also:http://lotro-wiki.com/ which is great for just about everything.
Also some of the best general guides are on http://lotro.mmorsel.com/.
You can also customize your UI to insane levels. Just hit (I believe) ctrl and \ . Then you can just drag things around.
There's also:http://lotro-wiki.com/ which is great for just about everything.
Also some of the best general guides are on http://lotro.mmorsel.com/.
You can also customize your UI to insane levels. Just hit (I believe) ctrl and \ . Then you can just drag things around.
Schrade
Member
You can download alternate UIs from LOTRO Interface.
Here's the one I use:
http://www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/info540-Streamlined.html
Here's the one I use:
http://www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/info540-Streamlined.html
Nolimit_SS
Banned
Played lotro when it went f2p on US servers but due to cataclysm and time difference I quit.
Loved it, if you go few pages back you'll see me raving about it so now since I quit wow and theres summer without mmo's ahead I'm thinking of coming back!
Just wanna know how's the endgame now? Anything changed? How's raiding and what's endgame like, never made it that far?
P.S. Anyone on european servers or going to start there?
Loved it, if you go few pages back you'll see me raving about it so now since I quit wow and theres summer without mmo's ahead I'm thinking of coming back!
Just wanna know how's the endgame now? Anything changed? How's raiding and what's endgame like, never made it that far?
P.S. Anyone on european servers or going to start there?
just got this message on facebook
The LOTRO European servers are down for service migration.For Information on how to migrate your account please visit: http://transfer.lotro.com/ and following the easy instructions. After May 31st you will no longer be able to play LOTRO in Europe until this process is complete.
So thats why i can't log in today, here goes to a easy transfer
The LOTRO European servers are down for service migration.For Information on how to migrate your account please visit: http://transfer.lotro.com/ and following the easy instructions. After May 31st you will no longer be able to play LOTRO in Europe until this process is complete.
So thats why i can't log in today, here goes to a easy transfer
D
Deleted member 10571
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So now that the migration stuff seems to be finished soon, on which Server is most of GAF playing? I'm not that deep into Lotro anymore, but I'd like to visit you guys
and brag with my mad muzak skillz and life time account
Nolimit_SS
Banned
I'm gonna start on Snowbourn when it's up, trying to find someone to play with but no one wants to lol
Edit: EU servers are up
Edit: EU servers are up
Nolimit_SS
Banned
Last time I logged in and checked kinship like 1 guy only logged in at some point in past week or two.
You can now pre-pruchase the isengard expansion. Looks like this is gonna be a big one. 3 regions, a 24-man raid, 10 more levels, major class changes and a revamp of PVMP. looks interesting.
http://isengard.lotro.com/
http://isengard.lotro.com/
Sir Garbageman
Member
Just got an email from Turbine. $99 for 12 months of VIP membership. $8.33 a month plus you get 6,000 TP points out of the deal. I'm thinking of doing it.
Affeinvasion
Member
Sir Garbageman said:
At this point it's only worth it if you are really interested in PvMP...and even a portion of that is going F2P with Isengard.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Affeinvasion said:
I've been F2P and I'm level 21 so I figure this will cover as much as I'd want to play and set me up with enough TP points so if I wanted to continue playing I'd have enough to buy future zones.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I'm having trouble installing this. I clicked on their website to download the start resolution version on their website and it asked me to choose where I wanted to download the files to, I chose a location and then while I was sleeping it finished downloading. Now where I told it to download I have 12 files. I have a LOTRO Setup, and then LOTROSetup-1.bin.downloading-LOTROSetup-11.bin.downloading. If I just choose the LOTRO Setup it tells me to insert disk one. Am I doing something wrong? If I click the other files it asks me what program to open them with were as LOTROSetup says it's an application file that's why I clicked that to install. Is it a bad download?
Sir Garbageman
Member
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Sounds like it. I just redownloaded the client a few weeks ago and iirc after you DL all you should have to do is kick off the setup and be good to go.
Also when you're done make sure to uninstall pando media booster. It's worthless.
Haeleos
Member
There's also some coupons running this weekend. 10% off 1000 points worth of content in your cart, 20% off of 1500 and 25% off of 2000. This is actually a pretty good time to pick up quest packs and content packs if you need them, since Turbine doesn't seem to like putting them on sale that often.
http://content.turbine.com/sites/ed..._page/2011-06-23_DetermineYourDiscount_EN.png
http://content.turbine.com/sites/ed..._page/2011-06-23_DetermineYourDiscount_EN.png
Haeleos
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I wouldn't post about the sales otherwise, and I know a couple posts up I said they don't put the quest packs on sale often, but they have every quest pack on for 20% off right now... if you haven't used the "DEMOCOUPON", that's an extra 5% off as well.
If you are around level 30-45, I highly recommend Evendim.
If you are around level 30-45, I highly recommend Evendim.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Haeleos said:
Solid deal, I'd be all over it if I didn't go VIP recently
. Hit lvl 31, bout to head over to Evendim next for some questing next time I fire up the game.I gave Lotro a try when it went FTP and must say, it is a very interesting buisness model for sceptics like me. I'm not too much into Tolkien, not even a big MMO fan, but it was free and a few friends have been playing it for ages. After seeing the size of the world, it just kind of motivated me to keep on playing just to see the other worlds.
It has been a thoroughly fun gaming experience for me, and free at that. I am even pondering signing up for three months or so to remove some limitations.
A question to those who played more classes: Which one do you recommend (or don't) to play most of the story alone? I am highly unflexible and irregular when it comes to playing time, meeting up at a certain time and such. Therefore, guilds are only marginally sensible to me, as much as I know I'm missing out on some fun stuff there.
It has been a thoroughly fun gaming experience for me, and free at that. I am even pondering signing up for three months or so to remove some limitations.
A question to those who played more classes: Which one do you recommend (or don't) to play most of the story alone? I am highly unflexible and irregular when it comes to playing time, meeting up at a certain time and such. Therefore, guilds are only marginally sensible to me, as much as I know I'm missing out on some fun stuff there.
My only level 65 is a loremaster and i soloed most of the epic storyline on my own (i have a little left in Moria though). the LM kills slow but the pet and crowd control helped me much. Epic Volume 1 can be soloed , you get a buff through it all. Volume 3 is very easy for now too.Wrayfield said:
But your best bet might be a Hunter or Warden because their abilities allow them to move around the world quickly, and sometimes in the epic storyline I wished my LM could do that . Some of the fetch parts are crazy sending you back and forth across Eriador
Having both a Warden and hunter in the level 30 range, I find the Warden funnier to play (and my hunter a little too 'fragile').
Mojojo said:My only level 65 is a loremaster and i soloed most of the epic storyline on my own (i have a little left in Moria though). the LM kills slow but the pet and crowd control helped me much. Epic Volume 1 can be soloed , you get a buff through it all. Volume 3 is very easy for now too.
But your best bet might be a Hunter or Warden because their abilities allow them to move around the world quickly, and sometimes in the epic storyline I wished my LM could do that . Some of the fetch parts are crazy sending you back and forth across Eriador
Having both a Warden and hunter in the level 30 range, I find the Warden funnier to play (and my hunter a little too 'fragile').
Yeah, playing a Warden now. Didn't like the Champion that I started with, tbh. Also, not sure Loremaster is available, but I'm thinking of upgrading my account...
Same for me with Champion, i died too much but i wasnt very good with it.Wrayfield said:
The Loremaster is one of the base classes. It's the Runekeeper that needs to be bought. It's the class I am leveling at the moment and I am quite found of it, I like the versatility of roles(healer or DPS) and the dynamic of the Attunement meter.
Haeleos
Member
The Warden and the Runekeeper have a lot of versatility in their roles, so I would probably recommend them for getting the most out of soloing through the game. Unfortunately, you would need to either purchase those classes or have Mines of Moria (which i guess Wrayfield already did, but for others wondering...)
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Just started playing this again. Any gaffers playing may feel free to say "Mae govannen" (or even just hi) to Branfrith or Thelahir on either Landroval or Laurelin.
I was in a similar boat when I decided to come back. I had a level 40 Captain and level 55 Guardian. Ultimately, I ended up starting a fresh character (Elf Champion) on a new server. Leveling is much faster now than it was two years ago, with early quest destinations placed reasonably close together. The allowance of Turbine Points you'll have as a lifer also means you have plenty of points to spend on further XP-gain enhancives.
Ulairi said:
I was in a similar boat when I decided to come back. I had a level 40 Captain and level 55 Guardian. Ultimately, I ended up starting a fresh character (Elf Champion) on a new server. Leveling is much faster now than it was two years ago, with early quest destinations placed reasonably close together. The allowance of Turbine Points you'll have as a lifer also means you have plenty of points to spend on further XP-gain enhancives.