PB posted this on January 31st, 2012.
Categorized as DPS, End Game, group, hard-mode, instances, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, lotro, Pits of Isengard, Raids and End-game, Rise Of Isengard, threat, Update 5.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2012/01/31/lore-mastery-update-5-instances-guide-pits-of-isengard/
DocHoliday's MMO Saloon DocHoliday's MMO Saloon - LOTRO, Secret World, & Rift with an End-Game View
I was tossing up whether to do a Riders of Rohan wishlist post this week or continue with the update 5 instance guides, but I figure that the longer I take on these guides the less relevant they become so into the Pits of Isengard it is…
Pits of Isengard
Read the rest of this entry »Cosmetic Lotro posted this on January 2nd, 2012.
Categorized as 1 - Dress & Robe, Brown and Orange, Brushed Leather Boots, Dunland armour, Lore-Master, Pauldrons of the Wandering Bard, Race of Man female, Rugged Adventurer's Robe, Traveller's Hood.
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Full link: http://cosmeticlotro.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/rugged-adventure/
I’m enjoying another week off work and find myself with lots of time to play Lotro, as there isn’t much else to do around here at the moment. I am levelling my lore-master and at level 55 she is still questing in Eregion! My aim is to do as little Moria as possible this time around, as I already took two characters through it and am not a big fan of the mines, so I’m trying to level as close to 56 as possible, then do all the Volume II books, and then move on to Lothlorien. On the road, she wears appropriate attire.
If you want to know where a certain armour piece or cosmetic comes from, you can look it up in the Lorebook, by typing its name into the search box. You can equip any piece of armour cosmetically through the wardrobe, even armour that is not meant for your class or level.
Cosmetic Lotro posted this on December 27th, 2011.
Categorized as 1 - Ranger & Hunter, Dunland armour, Fingerless Gloves, Isgarab, Lore-Master, Nerth-clog, Race of Man male, Robe of the Long Memory, White and Grey.
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Full link: http://cosmeticlotro.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/greenway-lodge/
The road from Bree into the North Downs once linked the great capitals of the North Kingdom with lands all the way south in the kingdom of Gondor. Now the road lies all but lost amid the weeds and brambles. The chain that once connected today’s Free Peoples to the glories of ancient Arnor seems broken. The nobility of the north-lands lies diminished, but not altogether spent. Young and spirited adventurers out of the Bree-land still travel the road, joining forces against the evil actions of the Witch-king.
Though this robe is technically a Lore-master’s robe, bartered in Evendim for Arnorian coins, any class can buy it and use it cosmetically through the wardrobe. At least, that’s how it used to be before Update 5. I’m not sure how the situation is currently, and I am not able to test it out myself. The robe is different from the crafted Tier 3 Traveller’s Robe because it has stars on the chest and sleeves. On top of that the robe’s original base colour is a very special kind of powdery blue, a colour that cannot be obtained with any dye. However for this outfit I chose to dye it white.
The hat is available from various sources in the game (intro quest reward, crafted Tier 6 and others).
PB posted this on December 12th, 2011.
Categorized as crowd control, DPS, End Game, Instance, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, loremaster, lotro, Raid, screenshot, soloing, Update 5.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/12/12/lore-mastery-years-end/
Given the christmas season and upcoming holidays, this will be my last column for the year. I’ll aim to return to posting in approximately mid-January. I was going to use this post as an opportunity to link some of my past posts for people who might be new to the column, and also solicit some feedback. I hope you’ll also forgive me a little indulgence too, I thought I’d go back through my screenshots and give a bit of a slideshow of my lore-master over the past year or so.
PB posted this on December 5th, 2011.
Categorized as cc, Debuff, DPS, End Game, group, instances, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, loremaster, lotro, Raid, Rise Of Isengard, Traits.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/12/05/lore-mastery-two-is-the-lonliest-number/
As you should know by now, I really like the lore-master class and I think it’s well designed and very useful in both group and solo situations. Today’s column, however, focuses on one of its weaknesses – lore-masters don’t play particularly well with other lore-masters in tougher group content, especially raids. While most other classes can quite happily stack with each other up to a point, a number of features of the lore-master class mean that it’s almost always less than ideal to take more than one lore-master along for a tough large fellowship instance or raid.
I want to be really clear here that what I’m talking about in this post is tougher large group content. In 3-person instances lore-masters play together wonderfully well, being able to simultaneously fill DPS and healing roles is really nice. Some of the best small group runs I’ve done have been with, like, 2 lore-masters and a hunter – stuff just melts and you’re still really survivable. And in easier large group content, including skirmish raids and Draigoch, there’s no harm in taking along a second or third lore-master – the content will get done, absolute efficiency in class makeup is not required.
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on November 30th, 2011.
Categorized as Armies of Isengard, gear, group, hard-mode, instances, lord of the rings online, Lore-Master, lotro, lua, podcast, Prince of Rohan, Raid, scripting, Skirmishes, Update 5, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/30/episode-26-what-now/
This episode is a little old as I recorded it prior to the Thanksgiving holiday but never finished editing it. However, be on the look out for another episode this week as well as another Turbine Interview next week.
News
Read the rest of this entry »PB posted this on November 28th, 2011.
Categorized as cc, healing, legendary items, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, loremaster, lotro, soloing.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/28/lore-mastery-soloing-old-content-for-fun-and-profit-pt-2/
Urugath (final bosses, through Lhugrien)
Read the rest of this entry »Cosmetic Lotro posted this on November 27th, 2011.
Categorized as 1 - Dress & Robe, 1 - Female, 6 - Pets, Cosmetic Outfit, Dunland armour, Green, lord of the rings online, Lore-Master, Lotro Cosmetic Outfit, Man, Robe of the Seven Stars.
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Full link: http://cosmeticlotro.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/slow-paced/
On my blog you will very rarely find an outfit assembled out of current raid gear or major instance grinds. I am a hardcore casual player, I play lots of alts and have an insatiable wanderlust, which causes me to sometimes dwell in the Old Forest at level 75, just to get a closer look at certain details or simply sit down in wonderment watching the Middle Earth sun go down. I am not very consistent when it comes to grouping or raiding, I do groups and raid sometimes (my main is a minstrel after all), but then sometimes weeks go by that I just don’t feel like doing that at all. This way of lotro-life is reflected in the armour pieces I own and gather. I love to grind for retro-gear, and do older instances just for that purpose sometimes. One such piece is the Annuminas light armour robe, an intricately detailed robe with a light green base colour that fits both males and females well.
When Update 5 goes live, the older skirmish barter armour pieces from Annuminas, Helegrod, Great Barrows etc. will no longer require their specific instance marks. All will be converted to one type of currency (marks, medallions and seals), which opens up a lot more flexibility when it comes to choosing which gear to buy. This means that with Update 5, you will be able to barter for the Cosmetic versions of the Annuminas armour, without needing the specific Annuminas marks anymore. It will become quite possible to grind for these cosmetics just doing skirmishes and smaller instances! I think this a great development for cosmetics lovers that loathe the 6-man Annuminas instances. I forgot to check on Bullroarer how much they will actually barter for, but I can assure you that the cost will be worth it! Each of the three Annuminas cosmetics set (light, medium and heavy) is awesome. I highly recommend the cosmetics fan to go get them.
Read the rest of this entry »PB posted this on November 21st, 2011.
Categorized as Armies of Isengard, Armour, cc, DPS, gear, healing, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, loremaster, lotro, Raid, Update 5.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/21/lore-mastery-update-5-armour-sets/
I was so looking forward to jumping on Bullroarer and trying out the new stuff. I wanted to actually get to play some new end game content, get a bit of an insight into the new gear system, take a look at the new raid and get some early tips on it, have a chance to play with some players from other servers and mix around a bit. So I downloaded the client as soon as it was available, hit the character copy, copied my LM over and waited for the “in progress” message to finish. And I waited. And waited. And waited. And then I went to bed and when I woke up…
PB posted this on November 15th, 2011.
Categorized as cc, Debuff, DPS, gear, group, healing, instance finder, isengard, legendary items, Lore-Master, lore-mastery, loremaster, lotro, pet, Raid, tactical damage, Update 5.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/15/lore-mastery-5-questions-about-update-5/
I’m sure Doc will be along with a post of his own on this, but as you might have seen the Bullroarer update 5 (Armies of Isengard) patch notes are now up! This looks like an exciting update and I can’t wait to jump on Bullroarer and test it out. In the meantime though, I’ve got a few questions about the update from the lore-master’s perspective
1) How will lore-masters fit into the raid finder?
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