I was actually going to do a low-level outfit for my hobbit warden, until I saw this week’s sale being announced and noticed that the War-steed colour and equipment dyes are on sale! As you may know I find the base price of the war-steed cosmetic features way too high (especially since these prices are per character) and refuse to buy them at full price, so whenever they are on sale, I am interested. My lore-master’s steed got a colour make-over and a new combined outfit. For the outfit itself I used yellow dye which is one of the few free colours, but more important than equipment colours are the hide colours, as the dull default grey of the skin is just unbearable. Being able to change hide and mane colour of your steed makes a lot of difference to the visual enjoyment of the game.
I may purchase some accessories too later this week, if my TP funds allow me to.
The second build hit Bullroarer today and it included quite a few additions that were not there previously. You can find the full patch notes here, but there aren’t too many changes mainly the finishing off of the changes they had already announced:
Fate determines out of combat power regen, not Will
Quests can be completed/advanced in raids
All sorts of class tweaks – mainly power related
Various Mounted combat tweaks, again mainly power related
All sorts of creep changes – shockingly enough, power related
Freeps now get Battlefield Promotions while in the Moors based on rank which boosts Power, Morale, and Damage
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Grey as a mouse, Big as a house, Nose like a snake, I make the earth shake, As I tramp through the grass; Trees crack as I pass. With horns in my mouth I walk in the South, Flapping big ears. Beyond count of years I stump round and round, Never lie on the ground, Not even to die. Oliphaunt am I, Biggest of all, Huge, old, and tall. If ever you’d met me You wouldn’t forget me. If you never do, You won’t think I’m true; But old Oliphaunt am I, And I never lie.
I have been accused in the past of being a little crazy when it comes to cosmetics. Of course, this accusation came from a certain warden who has worn the same outfit for the past two years. Recently, however, I’ve begun to think there may be something to that charge…
When Update 9 launched, one of the more exciting things to me was the fact that the old BG gear was finally going to be available from skirmish camps, meaning that I had finally had access to the Lore-master’s shoulder piece that I’ve wanted for years. Since getting those shoulders, they’ve found their way into virtually every new outfit I’ve put together since. They’re kind of crazy looking, but I am absolutely crazy about them. Let me share a few of my favorites, and you can judge for yourself.
Well, first of all an apology for dropping off the scene completely like that. I decided to take a break from the game in August because I was a bit burned out in the pre-expansion lull, and wasn’t sure if it’d just be a short term or longer term thing. In between the expansion being delayed and a general lack of motivation with no new end game content, it turned into a longer break than I was expecting but eventually I ponied up and bought the expansion. This is just a short note to outline some of my initial impressions of the expansion and outline where I hope to take the column in the new year.
Well, first of all an apology for dropping off the scene completely like that. I decided to take a break from the game in August because I was a bit burned out in the pre-expansion lull, and wasn’t sure if it’d just be a short term or longer term thing. In between the expansion being delayed and a general lack of motivation with no new end game content, it turned into a longer break than I was expecting but eventually I ponied up and bought the expansion. This is just a short note to outline some of my initial impressions of the expansion and outline where I hope to take the column in the new year.
Well, first of all an apology for dropping off the scene completely like that. I decided to take a break from the game in August because I was a bit burned out in the pre-expansion lull, and wasn’t sure if it’d just be a short term or longer term thing. In between the expansion being delayed and a general lack of motivation with no new end game content, it turned into a longer break than I was expecting but eventually I ponied up and bought the expansion. This is just a short note to outline some of my initial impressions of the expansion and outline where I hope to take the column in the new year.
Riders of Rohan is going to change this wonderful game forever. Most certainly for the better, as I believe the majority of changes and the beautiful new Rohan regions are a much needed breath of fresh air. It’s going to be amazing, and most of us are looking forward to it with much anticipation. No doubt Turbine staff will be holding their breath tomorrow as they keep monitoring the download servers on the day of release. Those days are not like other days, and usually extremely stressful for everyone. I expect to get stuck on the launcher or not enter at all on the first day, but this is all fine with me. Eventually, we all get there, and cross that bridge into Rohan.
While I generally play a warden, I have been known to dabble in other classes on occasion. Today, I will take a look at how the lore-master operates in mounted combat.
In this video, I show the five combat techniques I have learned over the course of the beta:
Jousting
Circling
Standing
Falling Back
Spur On
This was recorded on Riders of Rohan Beta Build 5 and therefore any features shown are subject to change between now and the release date of October 15.
I had seen and loved a gorgeous outfit over at Cosmetic Lotro (quite a while back!) so when I looted the key chest-piece on Eldaeriel, it was very quickly adapted into a new outfit for Mallendis (my now level 75!!) lore-master
head: Hat of Deep Lore (Moria barter) body: Ancient Inlaid Breastplate (Great River quest reward) dyed gold *Edit* NB. this is a heavy armour item and I was only able to equip via the wardrobe system. back: Cloak of the Ibis (Lotro store) dyed gold hands: Elven Cloth Gloves (tailor made) dyed gold feet: Boots of the Westfold (RoI pre-order) ~ I still have a slight addiction to these boots…
