tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post3979381027523797028..comments2023-10-22T13:29:51.766+02:00Comments on The stuffed Yammob: So LOTRO huh?Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-9870149525700199152010-02-06T16:06:26.285+01:002010-02-06T16:06:26.285+01:00It is not a matter of 'if', but 'when&...It is not a matter of 'if', but 'when'. And once I do I will definitely make a new character. Probably another ranger.Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-65433549691774125502010-02-06T14:23:48.145+01:002010-02-06T14:23:48.145+01:00Lani - Ymirs Pass makes a significant difference i...Lani - Ymirs Pass makes a significant difference in progress, I highly recommend doing the Amphitheatre group dungeon, very nice instance and then Commons District (2 group dungeons- Crows Nest and Iron Tower, 1 repeatable solo Villa type instance and a tonne of quests) reduces the need to grind post 70 substantially. Hitting Kheshatta does mean the need to group to get the most out of the content - Raiders Camp, Scorpion cave and Onyx Chambers (all 6 people), then there are always the 3 scalable dungeons: Imarian Ravine, Oasis of Zaara and Frost Swamp. After that should you run out of things to do you still have Xibaluku (some very nice mechanics, often frustrating though) and the solo repeatable instances of the Villas and Slaughterhouse Cellar.<br /><br />Phe - there is plenty of 6 people group content, the biggest problem being it's too easy to solo past them and they don't scale. With my current character I'm taking my time and ensuring I get to do them in order, I'm finding some become redundant as you complete others, too high a level to complete Black Castle as I did Sanctum of the Burning Souls, admittedly twice but it was a great group and it's such a lovely looking instance, I'll be making sure I hit the new dungeon in Fields of the Dead at around lvl 45. <br /><br />Hitting 80 does mean that beyond repeating commons content, the villas, xibaluku, slaughterhouse, kheshatta and scalable instances end game is all about the raids. The expansion will provide a tonne more end game content beyond raiding as will House of Crom. <br /><br />As it currently stands the journey to end game is probably one of the best MMO experiences out there and still worth doing even if your not interested in raiding.<br /><br />When and if you return I would highly recommend you roll a new character so you can experience all the improvements the game has received.Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-22526634000211348762010-02-05T19:36:27.228+01:002010-02-05T19:36:27.228+01:00I think AOC is an awesome game. My biggest issue i...I think AOC is an awesome game. My biggest issue is that it is either solo play or big group / raid content. I would love to play through it all once more. AOC is absolutely on my list of games to play after I am bored with FE. So maybe in May or November or something like that. That is of course not meant to dissuade you from resubbing. Just babbling. And yes, Geek is absolutely right!Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-22378858300219264502010-02-05T17:32:19.090+01:002010-02-05T17:32:19.090+01:00You're absolutely right Geek.
Get ready for a ...You're absolutely right Geek.<br />Get ready for a "Kids today" rant from me sometime this weekend :-)<br /><br />My 'problem' with AoC never was Levels 1 through 65. As long as there was enough to do, it was ok. Sometimes good even. It was that around the mid 70's you were being funneled into a snow or desert dessert(?) landscape with loads of grinding and very little story to go on unless you had the time, patience and gumption to do raiding. Grouping in AoC always felt confusing to me for some reason, which is why it's the last MMO I'd try my hand at raiding in. <br /><br />I am semi-tempted to give it a shot once my ME-II binge is over, there'd be poetic justice in that as my AoC ride of joy got interrupted by Mass Effect's release and I never got the joy back after. I would have to forgive Funcom for putting a virtual blade to the throats of my under-twenties and saying "Re-sub or the alt gets it". I wasn't pleased with that. if they'd said alts would loose their names (which is about the only thing I can imagine being at the root of it) that'd be more ok. As it is, I didn't like those strongarm tactics, however much in character of Hyborea they may have been.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-21681557658464456492010-02-05T12:24:33.834+01:002010-02-05T12:24:33.834+01:00I guess the best thing to do is to make sure we ma...I guess the best thing to do is to make sure we make a definite date when the next MMO release that we all want to try happens, we hold off starting until we can all be online and enjoy/debate the experience together :)<br /><br />Meanwhile we have this space to blog about whatever and stay in touch that way.<br /><br />Currently having a hoot in AoC (when my bad ISP and the trapped nerve in my neck allows). The post Tortage experience has improved substantially, don't forget you have 3 areas to choose from to get you through to 40+, Wild Lands being my favourite because of the scenery and a very coherent story line. Popped over to Connals to complete quests in the spider cave and over to Khopshef for Treasury of the Ancients (the statues that come to life) and the much improved Pyramid of the Ancients, I decided to forgo Black castle in favour of returning to the Wild Lands for Sanctum of the Burning Souls, had such a great PuG that we did it twice just because we could :) At level 41 I have yet to hit any bugs at all and the Veteran Rewards meant not worrying about getting the cash together for my horse.<br /><br />1.6 hit live yesterday, not without it's fair share of bugs, it will be a while before I see the benefits as I'm enjoying reliving the whole experience and already planning my next alt.Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-54594319387645243902010-02-05T11:42:10.256+01:002010-02-05T11:42:10.256+01:00Yeah, I'm kinda thinking it's doomed.
I ha...Yeah, I'm kinda thinking it's doomed.<br />I had some hope till I got the message Mass Effect II was underway. Since I have the opposite reaction to Single Player RPGs that you do, i.e. they will completely disrupt my MMO activities rather than gather dust on a shelf, the foreseeable future holds lots of space and little of Middle Earth.<br />My main issue with LOTRO is that it's so Solo friendly. With the exception of the Epic Questline (the cool book-story releated stuff) it's all very soloable to the point that grouping is often detrimental. Now they're making the Epic Quest line scalable for soloing as well.<br /><br />Besides, as I said in our mails, "I want to share a great MMO experience with you, just playing one for the purpose of doing something together pales considerably by comparison." <br /><br />It seems my MMO fire is still mostly banked. I enjoyed running around in LOTRO, but it didn't quite have that bite for me either, and I didn't push you to get in it more because i felt I'd take you away from your current love, which is FE.<br /><br />Allods, I liked that a lot actually, but after I got of the rock the fugitives land on, things lost focus. A bit like Age of Conan post Tortage, except it didn't bother me there.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-46317791880384384922010-02-04T18:24:18.609+01:002010-02-04T18:24:18.609+01:00a three post *cough*
(too bad we don't get n...a three post *cough* <br /><br />(too bad we don't get notifications on post creation. only comment creation.)Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.com