Comments on: Siege of Mirkwood Launches http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/ But what will you do when you catch one!? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Acronymicon: MGORPG « Tish Tosh Tesh http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127449 Acronymicon: MGORPG « Tish Tosh Tesh Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:11:05 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127449 [...] the whole “SWTOR companions are solo friendly, and LOTRO Skirmishes are solo friendly and FUN“, the “MMOs are for grouping only” zealots are tunneling out of the woodwork [...] [...] the whole “SWTOR companions are solo friendly, and LOTRO Skirmishes are solo friendly and FUN“, the “MMOs are for grouping only” zealots are tunneling out of the woodwork [...]

]]> By: Tesh http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127414 Tesh Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:50:22 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127414 If I happened to have a lifer's tab to the game, I'd probably really enjoy Skirmishes. As it is, I'll just applaud the game design decision, and say thanks for your reports on it, Pete. If I happened to have a lifer’s tab to the game, I’d probably really enjoy Skirmishes. As it is, I’ll just applaud the game design decision, and say thanks for your reports on it, Pete.

]]> By: Grid http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127366 Grid Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:17:39 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127366 Did 4 of the 3 man fellowship skirmishes today. (3 level 60 players) We won all but the one in the Barrow Downs and I do not think that one is winnable as the rewards are for how long you stay alive. We made it thru the five minute tier and died before we hit the ten minute one. The battle at the Ford of Bruien is neat. You have archers that back you up with vollies and the trick is to lure the baddies into the spots where the archers vollies land and it helps. I won arond 1000 marks on these runs and reinvested all of them in to my solider. Did 4 of the 3 man fellowship skirmishes today. (3 level 60 players) We won all but the one in the Barrow Downs and I do not think that one is winnable as the rewards are for how long you stay alive. We made it thru the five minute tier and died before we hit the ten minute one.

The battle at the Ford of Bruien is neat. You have archers that back you up with vollies and the trick is to lure the baddies into the spots where the archers vollies land and it helps.

I won arond 1000 marks on these runs and reinvested all of them in to my solider.

]]> By: Pete http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127365 Pete Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:38:59 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127365 Glad to hear you got it working; hope you have as much fun as I did! Glad to hear you got it working; hope you have as much fun as I did!

]]> By: scott http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127364 scott Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:20:45 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127364 Pete, hey I got the skirmish thing to work. There wer actually some options up this morning that were not there last night. Not sure what the deal was. Pete, hey I got the skirmish thing to work. There wer actually some options up this morning that were not there last night. Not sure what the deal was.

]]> By: scott http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127361 scott Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:26:19 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127361 Cool, and thanks. I know I did find those two options in the new menu, but the one I selected had a big red (!) and I couldn't go any farther, I will check them again and see what I can get working. Cool, and thanks. I know I did find those two options in the new menu, but the one I selected had a big red (!) and I couldn’t go any farther, I will check them again and see what I can get working.

]]> By: Pete http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127360 Pete Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:57:06 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127360 @Scott - From that new "main menu" they added. There're 2 Skirmish related entries, Join Skirmish and [mind goes blank] something about launching a skirmish. It's near the bottom of that menu. Anyway, you use that, and you can do it from anywhere, not just the skirmish camps. It's a weird disconnect and I should've mentioned it in my post. @Scott – From that new “main menu” they added. There’re 2 Skirmish related entries, Join Skirmish and [mind goes blank] something about launching a skirmish. It’s near the bottom of that menu. Anyway, you use that, and you can do it from anywhere, not just the skirmish camps.

It’s a weird disconnect and I should’ve mentioned it in my post.

]]> By: scott http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127359 scott Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:47:24 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127359 Ok I finshed the two tutorials last night in Bree, but I can't figure out how to start a "real" skirmish now. No Quest givers in Bree or Rivendell, so how do you start a real skirmish after completing the tutorials? Ok I finshed the two tutorials last night in Bree, but I can’t figure out how to start a “real” skirmish now. No Quest givers in Bree or Rivendell, so how do you start a real skirmish after completing the tutorials?

]]> By: A tale of two expansions « Welcome to Spinksville! http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127353 A tale of two expansions « Welcome to Spinksville! Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:54 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127353 [...] can also scale with levels from 30 up to the level cap. I haven’t tried them yet myself, although Pete@Dragonchasers is a huge fan, and played some in beta as well as in the live version. Still, I’m excited at the notion that as [...] [...] can also scale with levels from 30 up to the level cap. I haven’t tried them yet myself, although Pete@Dragonchasers is a huge fan, and played some in beta as well as in the live version. Still, I’m excited at the notion that as [...]

]]> By: Longasc http://dragonchasers.com/2009/12/02/siege-of-mirkwood-launches/#comment-127351 Longasc Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:38:44 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=3034#comment-127351 This sounds so promising! Challenging, fun content - wow, just wow! I share your concern though, they probably did not care too much about it when making them available for low level players. If you do a lot of skirmishes, you will indeed end up with a lot of grey mob killing for traits and questing grey quests. Which is already quite common in LOTRO, given the ton of XP bonuses and the quite frequent 25% extra XP weeks. I wonder how the new system will change your Moria experience, I am quite confident that you will have trouble even to see the Dark Delving or 16th Hall of Moria instances, as they are quite hard and have no proper rewards, no rare drops that motivate people to do them again. People will probably prefer to run the Stairs or Fil Gashan over and over. This sounds so promising! Challenging, fun content – wow, just wow! I share your concern though, they probably did not care too much about it when making them available for low level players. If you do a lot of skirmishes, you will indeed end up with a lot of grey mob killing for traits and questing grey quests. Which is already quite common in LOTRO, given the ton of XP bonuses and the quite frequent 25% extra XP weeks.

I wonder how the new system will change your Moria experience, I am quite confident that you will have trouble even to see the Dark Delving or 16th Hall of Moria instances, as they are quite hard and have no proper rewards, no rare drops that motivate people to do them again. People will probably prefer to run the Stairs or Fil Gashan over and over.

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