wickedpt posted this on August 2nd, 2011.
Categorized as lotro.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/small-protest-against-turbine/
As you’ve noticed, my blog hasn’t been updated at all this last few months.
Since F2P launched in September last year me and a few set of friends moved to the Crickhollow Server for a fresh start. I didn’t create a Lore-Master there in hopes that the server transfers would open somewhere in the future.
Almost one year as passed and Turbine still holds an embargo on Crickhollow server transfers so my Lore-Master is stuck somehow on the Brandywine server.
I’m hoping that Crickhollow server transfers open up somehow before Rise of Isengard release, but until then i cannot update a blog on a class i have rarely played on the last few months.
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wickedpt posted this on June 9th, 2011.
Categorized as Lore-Master, lotro, Mechanics, skills, Traits.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/lore-master-updates-for-isengard/
Hello everyone, there are some Lore-Master news on the horizon. Raskolnikov (trough the other Lotro developer, Orion) has given us a sneak peak at his Lore-Master proposals for levels 66-75 trough the Isengard expansion. You can check out his official blog entry over here.
Heres the breakdown of the proposal and my thoughts on them:
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wickedpt posted this on April 21st, 2011.
Categorized as Traits.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/traits-levels-1-10/
Its time to talk traits. Traits will enhance you your Lore-Master and some might be game changing. This is Lotro’s way to differentiate players of the same class and different playstyles. They can go so deep as to change the whole classes role. Later we will talk about trait lines, but for starters we’ll talk about the four traits you can start earning in the first 10 levels.
This is what Turbine has to say about traits:
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wickedpt posted this on April 6th, 2011.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/back-again/
Hello everyone,
I’m sorry about the unannouced hiatus, but real life will do that to you. No one told me that being a parent of twins would consume so much of your free time! 
Anyway, expect a Level 20 post sometime soon (later today probably). I’ve also gone back and edited the Flanked post with the November update changes.
I’m also leveling a Lore-Master in the new Crickhollow, so if you ever see a Lore-Master name Razorstyx, please /wave.
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wickedpt posted this on February 4th, 2011.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/level-20/
Congratulations on making it to level 20. Hope you have enjoyed your journey here. At level 20 things will start to get easier. Lore-masters will be able to use one of their own emergency skills, called Wisdom of the Council, which you should use if you are ever in a tight spot. You will also be able to use a skill which enables the lore-master to “scan” an enemy before engaging battle with it and debuff it a little, called Knowledge of the Lore-Master. At level 20 you will also be able to equip special books that will reduce the power cost’s of a certain group of skills. From the types of books available, I recommend going with the Books of Nature since the “Lore” type skills, like Fire-Lore and specially Wind-Lore have an expensive power cost compared to the other groups of skills, like Signs of Wild and Signs of Battle. Every 10 levels, up to level 40 you will be able to upgrade to the next tier of books available, so if you are a Scholar or know one, look them up. If not there is also the trade channels and the auction house.
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wickedpt posted this on January 14th, 2011.
Categorized as Ask Staff Strike, Lore-Master.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/ask-staff-strike-my-toolbar-layout/
Some of you have asked me what my Toolbar Layout looks like. Well, frankly, it’s a mess! I started my Lore-Master way back on Shadows of Angmar (right before Book 13 I think) and the class has “suffered” from many revisions since then. Also, I change some skill locations depending on what I’m doing (Solo, Group or PvMP play), so some skills may change to a more comfortable position.
Anyway, here’s the latest screenshot of my toolbar:
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wickedpt posted this on January 13th, 2011.
Categorized as crowd control, damage, Fury of Nature, Lore-Master, Lost Knowledge, Nature's Fury.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/level-18/
Hello again!
After this long hiatus, I thought it would be better (also after watching the poll votes, thank you for voting) if I would pick up where I left off. I will continue with skills until level 20 and probably then I will start on traits and trait-lines.
So, here we are at level 18. We have one important skill (believe me, you will use it often) and a situational skill, but important nonetheless.
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wickedpt posted this on December 20th, 2010.
Categorized as Lore-Master, personal.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/what-comes-next/
Maybe you didn’t notice, but i haven’t posted much or anything at all lately. Honestly, my two baby girls are taking most of my time (Blog time, gaming time, etc). But my leave is almost over, so i’ll be back to work soon. Since i have a long comute back home, i’ll have some spare blog time on the train and will probably pick up where i left of.
But i could use your help. I haven’t received comments lately and I’ve sincerely thought about shutting the place down. I guess it’s up to you. If i still have anyone out there that finds this blog interesting or useful, i’ll keep running it. I love the Lore-master class and i have great pleasure on passing my experience to others.
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wickedpt posted this on October 30th, 2010.
Categorized as General, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, Lore-Master, loremaster, lotro, lotro reporter, Patch Notes.
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Full link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LordOfTheRingsOnlineReporter/~3/4pzz8pP1zDE/
So, earlier this afternoon, Turbine showed us the November patch notes. I must remind everyone that these are still temporary and may change before the November release.
The notes are located in the lotro forums, so click here to read them.
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wickedpt posted this on October 28th, 2010.
Categorized as Lore-Master, lotro.
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Full link: http://staffstrike.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/lore-master-changes-developer-diary/
Hello Lore-Masters,
Tim “Raskolnikov” Lang just released his latest Developer Diary about the upcoming Lore-master changes. Read all about the reasoning on the new skills, trait changes and consumables.
You can read it all here.
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