Comments on: First look at LOTRO Skirmishes http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/ a thoroughly mundane fellow's quest for adventure Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:03:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dragonchasers » Blog Archive » Siege of Mirkwood Launches http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127346 Dragonchasers » Blog Archive » Siege of Mirkwood Launches Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:09:50 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127346 [...] Drop rate wasn’t too bad and I finished 2 quests at the same time. Then I Mapped back to Esteldin and ran through the tutorial, which is pretty much unchanged from when I did my brief report from the preview. [...] [...] Drop rate wasn’t too bad and I finished 2 quests at the same time. Then I Mapped back to Esteldin and ran through the tutorial, which is pretty much unchanged from when I did my brief report from the preview. [...]

]]> By: Thallian http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127208 Thallian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127208 I'm really enjoying your stories and screen shots, thanks Pete :) Very much looking forward to this. I’m really enjoying your stories and screen shots, thanks Pete :) Very much looking forward to this.

]]> By: Links of the week « Welcome to Spinksville! http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127205 Links of the week « Welcome to Spinksville! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:25:52 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127205 [...] Dragonchaser takes a first look at skirmishes in LOTRO and loves what he sees. This is a really neat sounding feature that’s coming out in the next patch. It involves instances that scale from single player up to a full group. It involves randomised encounters. It involves customisable NPCs who can help out with healing, tanking, or dps. What’s not to love? (I think Tobold’s on crack when he says he’d rather play Cataclysm than Mirkwood – but more on that next week.) [...] [...] Dragonchaser takes a first look at skirmishes in LOTRO and loves what he sees. This is a really neat sounding feature that’s coming out in the next patch. It involves instances that scale from single player up to a full group. It involves randomised encounters. It involves customisable NPCs who can help out with healing, tanking, or dps. What’s not to love? (I think Tobold’s on crack when he says he’d rather play Cataclysm than Mirkwood – but more on that next week.) [...]

]]> By: Blue Kae http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127199 Blue Kae Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:39:15 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127199 I've not been paying too much attention to loot drops during the skirmishes (you can tell I'm a programmer not a tester, right?) but I don't remember ever getting any loot during a skirmish. I’ve not been paying too much attention to loot drops during the skirmishes (you can tell I’m a programmer not a tester, right?) but I don’t remember ever getting any loot during a skirmish.

]]> By: Pete http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127193 Pete Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:05:39 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127193 Y'know, having slept on it, I'm not sure 75 silver was too much. Because if you think about going off to complete a regular quest, you'll get the quest reward, but you'll also get all kinds of vendor trash, maybe some crafting materials, maybe some drops that will sell on the Auction House. Maybe I was just really unlucky, but I didn't get any of that stuff in the Skirmish. And you're still going to subject your gear to wear and tear. So maybe the net result is close to the net result of doing a level 40 quest? Y’know, having slept on it, I’m not sure 75 silver was too much. Because if you think about going off to complete a regular quest, you’ll get the quest reward, but you’ll also get all kinds of vendor trash, maybe some crafting materials, maybe some drops that will sell on the Auction House. Maybe I was just really unlucky, but I didn’t get any of that stuff in the Skirmish. And you’re still going to subject your gear to wear and tear.

So maybe the net result is close to the net result of doing a level 40 quest?

]]> By: Longasc http://dragonchasers.com/2009/11/21/first-look-at-lotro-skirmishes/comment-page-1/#comment-127191 Longasc Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:42:36 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=2985#comment-127191 You are my hero! You have even taken screenshots! *faints* The Skirmish reward seems really a bit high, 75 silver is quite a lot. But I also read from someone who died that one repair cost him 435 silver, which is also quite hefty. I would like both rewards and repair costs to be lower. The point of the high repair cost could be to be drain money from the by now super rich LOTRO players. But I think they could also do that by giving people only 40 silver instead of 75. I think skirmishes mark a new trend to create somewhat custom-tailored content for users, be they solo or in small groups. Plus telling a story and giving them the almost inevitable reward. Right now it is done in instances, but I am sure the next step will be to make similar events public world events for everyone to participate. You are my hero! You have even taken screenshots! *faints*

The Skirmish reward seems really a bit high, 75 silver is quite a lot. But I also read from someone who died that one repair cost him 435 silver, which is also quite hefty. I would like both rewards and repair costs to be lower.

The point of the high repair cost could be to be drain money from the by now super rich LOTRO players. But I think they could also do that by giving people only 40 silver instead of 75.

I think skirmishes mark a new trend to create somewhat custom-tailored content for users, be they solo or in small groups. Plus telling a story and giving them the almost inevitable reward. Right now it is done in instances, but I am sure the next step will be to make similar events public world events for everyone to participate.

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