As listeners of the LOTRO Reporter podcast may know, I am well and truly hooked on PvMP. My warg feels like an extension of myself, and whenever a coworker is starting to bother me, I wish I could run behind a tree, pop into Stealth Mode, dash out and Pounce them to shut them up, Maul them to really get my point across, and then Disappear to confuse and annoy them…..
Anyway, this post is not all about my confusion between the game and reality! I am here to talk about the Destiny Points system, a system that may be underused by a large population of players. Destiny Points (DP) are gained on the Free Peoples side (that’s dwarves, elves, men, and hobbits) by gaining levels for your characters. So, if you are an alt-a-holic and are leveling many characters, your DP will go up fairly quickly. DP is very useful before a big fight to gain temporary buffs, such as increased speed, morale, or power. I once cashed in a bunch of DP on increased speed so that I could run into the Trollshaws and Rivendell at an insanely low level, leaving my enemy pursuers in the dust. (That’s not to say that I didn’t squeal in terror like a little girl as gigantic bears tried to chase me down!)
On the Monster Player side (that’s wargs, spiders, orcs, and uruks), the DP is more liberally doled out. All quests completed as a creep gain DP, since DP is the main source of currency for gaining new skills and abilities for your creep. Again, DP can also be used to gain temporary buffs to speed, morale, power, and so on.
It’s been a long time since we posted a new LOTRO video, so I thought I’d add something. Here is a great video about a hobbit burglar’s financial trouble. **Caution** the music has some “adult content” words!
I have a confession to make: I am a good little healing minstrel who also loves to *thump* the heads of baddies!
Now obviously, when I am playing in a fellowship, and my fellows are counting on me to be the dividing line between glorious victory and head-hanging, foot-shuffling defeat, my main focus must be on strumming my theorbo for all it is worth, keeping those morale bars nice and fat.
So, what’s a mini to do when they really, really just want to sneak in a Ballad of Resonance or a Piercing Cry? First of all, I recommend that you not — I repeat, not — give in to this urge if you are pounding those heals as fast as you can till your fingers are bleeding. However, if the pace is a little more leisurely and you are able to throw a few damaging spells in between keeping your companions enheartened, using the following options might help to streamline the process for you.
A very handy little feature I discovered today while chatting with a brand new player to LOTRO is the option to add a “note” beside someone’s name when you add them as a friend. To add a friend, go to your Social panel –> Friends –> Add, type in their name, and presto! To add a note, simply select their name, click ‘Note’, and type in something weird and wonderful to remind yourself why the heck you added that person’s name in the first place!
Avast mateys! Gather round ‘n ye shall hear the tale of the shipwrecked Mariner, and a tale of woe and trouble it be! Enjoy piratey fun all weekend long! (Click Here) for more information.
In case you missed these messages on the login screen, here are two recent reassurances from Turbine:
Known Issue with Turbine Point Balances
Sep 08, 2010 04:00 EST
We are currently investigating an issue with incorrect Turbine Point balances in some players’ accounts (balances are lower or higher than they should be). We’ll have this fixed as quickly as possible! Thanks for bearing with us!
Here is a bit of interesting random trivia: Did you ever notice, when playing an Elf character, that wild animals, such as foxes and hares, do not run away from you the way they run from Dwarves, Men, and Hobbits? Also, Elves are unable to harm those innocent creatures, while the other races may (if they desire to be so cranky and mean!) I thought that was a cool testiment to the lore of Tolkien’s world, where Elves are basically a peace-loving people, thoroughly at harmony with nature and the creatures of field and forest.
Speaking of harmony and peace, did you realize that if you do not want to see blood and guts during gameplay, you can turn that function off? Go to Options –> UI Options –> and uncheck “Enable Blood Effects”. I don’t need to see all that messy stuff!
A recent article on www.lotro.com provides a beginners’ overview of the new LOTRO store. See the original article, along with screenshots of the store, here. I provide a summary of the article below, with some of my own concerns and questions.
Sapience of Turbine, in trademarked Incredisoon style, announced yesterday that Turbine will be opening four new servers for our gaming pleasure!
The servers will be named as follows:
Riddermark
Crickhollow
Dwarrowdelf
Imladris
These servers will be available on a first-come, first-”served” basis, starting September 8th for Head Start players, and September 10 for all others. (Check here to see if you are eligible for the earlier start date.) Sapience also noted that the forums for the new servers are up and running, in order to help the flocks of people organize themselves and their friends. For those of you with 67 alts who just NEED to have 9 new characters to love, head on over to the new servers, make some new friends, and bring our well-renowned LOTRO community spirit to some new players arriving soon, very soon, ultra soon, uber soon….. You get the idea!
On the Monster Player side (that’s wargs, spiders, orcs, and uruks), the DP is more liberally doled out. All quests completed as a creep gain DP, since DP is the main source of currency for gaining new skills and abilities for your creep. Again, DP can also be used to gain temporary buffs to speed, morale, power, and so on.
