Blood of Númenor

posted this on October 4th, 2012.
Categorized as - Ranger & Hunter, Brown and Orange, Dirge Singer's Jacket, Gloves of the Quiet Knife, Hunter, Isengard armour, Outfit, Race of Man male, ranger, Worn Ranger's Boots, Worn Ranger's Hood.

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The descendants of Númenor, the Dunedain, the Rangers, had longer life spans than normal men, and were able to administer healing aid to those afflicted with injuries and ailments. The Rangers were grim in life, appearance, and dress, choosing to wear rusty green and brown. They used a variety of weapons but were especially skilled with the bow.

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A Ranger of Rohan

posted this on September 27th, 2012.
Categorized as Adventuring, Battle Ready, Browns, Fine Quiver, Greens, hauberk, Hauberk of the Eorlingas, lotro, Male, Man, Medium Armor, Nightshade Boots, Padded Mantle of the Dunland Soothsayer, ranger, Sienna, Traveller's Hood, Umber.

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Lotro Rohan Hunter Outfit

A reader requested an outfit that would fit a Ranger from Rohan.

“I am trying to figure out how to make my main, who is a hunter from Rohan, look Rohirric and still have a archer/hunter/ranger look to him. If you can help out in any way it would be greatly appreciated.”

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Hunter’s focus

posted this on May 4th, 2012.
Categorized as - Ranger & Hunter, Fine Grey Company Boots, Green, Hunter, Munce's Gauntlets, Race of Man male, ranger, Short Elven Robe, Shoulders of Fém.

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In the early days of my blog, I posted one of my first “ranger” outfits, using the Short Elven Robe cosmetic. When I look back at that post I can’t help laughing. I did come a long way since then. … Continue reading

Win some, lose some

posted this on December 13th, 2011.
Categorized as 1 - Ranger & Hunter, 3 - THEME [male], Dunland armour, Elf male, Fine Quiver, ranger, Red and Burgundy, RoI instance drop, White and Grey.

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Yesterday, after Update 5 was launched, some of you found out the hard way, that a number of (heavy) armour rewards from the Rise of Isengard quest lines had suddenly changed appearance. Especially the “Polished Dunland” ensemble seems to have suffered this fate and has changed looks. Pauldrons, chest, helmet, all seem to be affected.
During Beta in November a change to the helmet was already noticed and brought to the attention of the devs, who responded it was a bug and they would fix it. Unfortunately it seems that the fixes didn’t make it into launch, so now we are stuck with armour sets that we didn’t want when we picked them for cosmetic rewards. Since these changes are not on the known issues list, there is no way we can tell if this will be fixed at some point. In the meantime, players going through the Dunland quest lines right now, may chose rewards for cosmetic reasons that might change again in a future update.

The good news is that we also have a nice new instance cluster to play around in, and that the purple items that drop from the chests are mostly bind on equip. These items have cosmetic appearances that I have not seen before, and are now sold on the auction house. There are also boe items that share appearance with the Dunland quest rewards, so if you can get your hands on a boe item, you can store it on an alt as backup, in stead of having the original reward taking up space in your vault.
This outfit shows some pieces that now are boe drops from the new instances. There are also several nice new cloaks with nice looks. I suggest you all keep an eye on the Auction House for the next days and check for level 75 armour (or check the chests if you are doing the instances). Some new shinies may appear!

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Wolf hunter

posted this on November 4th, 2011.
Categorized as 1 - Ranger & Hunter, 2 - Male, Barrow-warrior's Boots, Cloak of the Mountain Wolves, Cosmetic Outfit, Dunland armour, Green, Hood of Night, lord of the rings online, Lotro Cosmetic Outfit, ranger.

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The cloak in this screenshot is a particular favorite of mine, as I always wear it in at least one of my outfit slots (have six, still one to go). Some people think it’s a bit cheesy, but I like it. (Note the wolf in the background and the wolf on the cloak :) ).
The outfit is based on mostly heavy armour, but since the Dunland and Isengard quest reward armour pieces don’t look heavy at all, as they are made of leather and chainmail, I think they are quite fitting for a hunter. I even got my old Barrow-warrior’s Boots out of storage, as I think they match this chestpiece perfectly.

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