Skirmish Rewards – Part 7: Elf-Sire

Merric posted this on January 27th, 2010.
Categorized as Guide, Guides, Rewards, Skirmish Guides, Skirmishes, soldier.

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Elf-sire Banner This week we take a look at the Elf-Sire Soldier cosmetic items.  I would like to thank both Pericles of The House of Blackrock on Windfola and  Kaelin from my kinship, The Council of the Secret Fire for helping with the gathering of these photos.  It is very much appreciated!

Remember, that each cosmetic costs 1 specific Campaign Mark and 77 Skirmish Marks and can be purchased from a Cosmetics vendor at any of the Skirmish Camps.

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LOTRO Reporter Episode 020 Show Notes

almazar posted this on January 10th, 2010.
Categorized as Lore-Master, Show Notes, Skirmishes, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, loremaster, lotro, lotro reporter, skirmish, soldier.

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This week, we discuss:

1) Skirmish Soldier Roles

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2) Sauron’s Blog

Did you know that Sauron Blogs? NSFW!!!! Adults only!

http://www.sauronsblog.com

Via sauron’s blog

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Skirmish Soldier Roles

almazar posted this on December 31st, 2009.
Categorized as General, Skirmishes, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, lotro, lotro reporter, role, siege of mirkwood, skirmish, soldier.

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Skirmishes are one of the key elements of the Siege of Mirkwood expansion. They add a whole new dimension to the game, and have their own “rules” and “requirements”. One of the main components of skirmishes is the use of soldiers. There are 6 soldiers for players to choose from, and sometimes this choice can be a little daunting. Which soldier do I choose? Do I take a herbalist? We all need to be healed sometimes, right? Do I take a protector? If I can keep the enemies off me, I won’t need heals, right?

This post is not meant to be a detailed look at each and every single skill that the soldiers have. Nor is it meant to be a detailed look at where the soldiers end up when you level them fully. This post is meant to help those of you struggling to find the right soldier for your character class and play style.

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Cosmetic Items for Soldiers

almazar posted this on December 22nd, 2009.
Categorized as General, Skirmishes, cosmetic, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, lotro, lotro reporter, skirmish, soldier.

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I’m currently working on a post about Skirmish Soldiers and their abilities, and while doing some research, I found this post which included some links to screenshots of some of the cosmetic items available to soldiers.

There are more links in posts that follow the one that I linked, so keep scrolling down and you’ll find some more.

You can find the post here: http://forums.lotro.com/showpost.php?p=4247028&postcount=18

See you in game!

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Skirmish Soldier and Pet Issues

almazar posted this on December 12th, 2009.
Categorized as General, Skirmishes, health, health bar, lord of the rings online, lord of the rings online reporter, lotro, lotro reporter, morale, pet, runestone, skirmish, soldier.

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Found a post on the forums discussion the fact that soldier’s health bars in skirmishes disapear after a pet/runestone is called. This is a known issue, and they are working on it. You can find the original post here.

Skirmish Questions and Answers!

Merric posted this on December 3rd, 2009.
Categorized as Dungeon Guide, FAQ, Q&A, SOM, Skirmishes, siege of mirkwood, soldier.

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Runekeeper Go Boom So, it’s been the second night of Mirkwood release, and although we had our own personal skirmish called “Battle of the Baby Hobbit Staying Asleep” we were both able to get in and finish the tutorial for the skirmish quests.  However, I’ve been seeing some questions pop-up quite a bit and so I thought I would take some time to clarify on them as I can.  If anyone has any other questions, answers, suggestions, and hints that they’d like to add, go ahead and add them in the comments!  Then I will go ahead and add them to the post, with full credit of course. :)

  1. Are we stuck with the same soldier choice forever?
    No, you initially start out with a warrior, but you can purchase additional traits after the tutorial with skirmish points.  Once you purchase a trait to change their role, you then slot that trait in place of the Warrior one and voila you have a sage, herbalist, protector, etc.
  2. Can I join a skirmish anywhere?
    Per jwbarry: So long as you aren’t in combat, in the ettenmoors, falling, in a housing neighborhood, or one of a couple other limitations, you can join a skirmish from anywhere. Note:  You will then be returned to the same place you were at when you joined the skirmish once the skirmish has ended.
  3. Do we ever get more than one soldier to direct?
    No, each player only gets one soldier.  However, Captains and Lore-masters will still be able to call their pets in addition to their soldier.
  4. I don’t see all the Skirmishes in my Skirmish Join panel!
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Skirmishes and Soldiers

Goldenstar posted this on October 22nd, 2009.
Categorized as LotRO News, Mirkwood, SOM, Seige of Mirkwood, Skirmishes, dev diary, soldier.

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Today Zombie Columbus posted part four in his series about the upcoming Skirmishes system. Usually Merric reports to you on these sort of dealie-jobs but he’s busy taking care of the Baby Hobbit today so I’ll do my best! Today’s information is concerning the Soldier that comes along with your Skirmishing instance.

Farmer to SoldierFirst off it’s important to note that your soldier when you first get him/her is not a soldier at all. They are not fighters; they are just regular everyday townspeople/farmers/tradesmen that have decided to help defend what’s theirs.

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