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/
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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 »DocHoliday posted this on January 30th, 2012.
Categorized as beta, gambits, group, lord of the rings online, lotro, threat, update 6, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2012/01/30/warden-update-6-dev-post-2/
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Orion has the second part of his Warden updates posted and this walks through the Shield and Spear line gambits. If you missed Post #1, head over here 
As a follow-up to that post, Orion also responds to some of the comments on the forums as well:
DocHoliday posted this on January 27th, 2012.
Categorized as beta, gambits, group, lord of the rings online, lotro, tank, threat, update 6, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2012/01/27/orion-outlines-update-6-warden-changes/
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Orion’s starting to open up a bit more as he gives us some pretty hard details about what’s coming for the Warden class with Update 6. While these are posted on his my.LOTRO blog, they’re still subject to change based on feedback. Also, keep in mind this post is titled “Blog #1” so there will be more coming.
First up, he describes how Battle Preparations will work which sounds pretty slick. Essentially, using the skill will turn builders and masteries no longer require a target and as such can be used outside of combat. This will allow you to build and store a gambit pre-fight for up to 30 seconds. I’m a little curious to see if there will be a cool-down for this skill.
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on January 11th, 2012.
Categorized as beta, gambits, group, lord of the rings online, lotro, Raid, threat, Traits, update 6, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2012/01/11/orion-teases-update-6-warden-changes/
Last night, Orion posted a few teasers on what he has up his sleeve for the upcoming Warden changes planned (hopefully) for Update 6.
Orion didn’t give too many details, but laid out some ideas that sound interesting but I will admit it doesn’t sound like the class is getting any simpler. Keep in mind though that these ideas are still subject to change, but here’s what he’s thinking so far.
DocHoliday posted this on December 2nd, 2011.
Categorized as gambits, lord of the rings online, lotro, tank, threat, Traits, update 6, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/12/02/orion-teases-warden-changes-with-update-6/
Orion has a couple of quick posts up on the forums talking about the Warden changes coming for Update 6. Nothing huge, but some indications of where he’s headed, and of course nothing is finalized yet.
His first post lays out 3 key ideas:
DocHoliday posted this on November 2nd, 2011.
Categorized as Developer Diaries, gambits, group, lord of the rings online, lotro, Raid, threat, Update 5, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/02/more-from-orion-on-wardens-in-update-5/
Interesting post today from Orion, and I’ll first mention something that applies to everyone – with Update 5 there’s a new stat Tactical Mastery which is a combination of Tactical Offence and Outgoing healing. Interesting reveal here, but it makes sense that he had to explain it when talking about things for the Warden. I like this move as it helps classes like Wardens and Captains since they do tactical damage and have healing abilities. I wonder if there are other system tweaks coming?
<Update> In a follow up post last night, Orion cleared up the partial part:
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on November 2nd, 2011.
Categorized as gambits, lord of the rings online, lotro, skills, threat, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/11/02/more-upcoming-changes-for-never-surrender/
Orion posted some thoughts today on the new idea for the Warden skill Never Surrender:
I’m a bit torn on this one, the previous version was a much bigger heal and on a quicker cooldown. It was already in work to reduce the debuff to 2 minutes, which while it does make it a bit harder to function it seemed like a pretty even trade for the power of the skill. I do think this still will help out as Wardens dying when tanking is a huge problem, so this gives us a nice “oh-poop” button.
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on October 28th, 2011.
Categorized as captain, dragon, Draigoch, gear, group, hard-mode, instances, isengard, lord of the rings online, lotro, Raid, Raids and End-game, Rise Of Isengard, tank, threat.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/10/28/well-written-and-helpful-draigoch-guide/
A day after Turbine’s “Guide,” TenTonHammer put out a guide like one could hope for – an actual guide that walks through the fight and helps folks prepare for it.
The guide walks through many aspects that you’ll need to handle as you try to take down the big guy:
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on October 25th, 2011.
Categorized as End Game, Equipment, gambits, gear, instances, isengard, lord of the rings online, lotro, Raids and End-game, Rise Of Isengard, tank, threat, Traits, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/10/25/good-warden-news-in-update-5/
Orion not only popped onto the forums, but he’s also discussing what he’s been able to get in for the class coming with Update 5.
Good stuff for sure, I wish they’d look at leaches too but I guess beggars can’t be choosers. The changes for mitigations could be huge, depending on how they play out. I’m just hoping this doesn’t get added to Shield Mastery but are spread out somehow or tied to a stance.
Read the rest of this entry »DocHoliday posted this on October 20th, 2011.
Categorized as Equipment, gambits, gear, isengard, lord of the rings online, lotro, pvp, Rise Of Isengard, threat, Traits, Warden.
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Full link: http://docholidaymmo.com/2011/10/20/orion-comments-on-the-post-isengard-warden/
Today was a nice surprise when I saw Orion make a number of posts to try and summarize the feedback and issues with the class. He did a great job of summarizing and clarifying the issues, and although there are things he’s not in control of, he did promise to discuss with the folks who are. Currently the following things are currently not working properly for Wardens:
