Have been playing Lotro mostly the last couple of weeks. Logged in to WoW to level an alt a bit more. Oh what a drag. Especially since I realized that warrior is the thing for me.
Warriors really have the best of two worlds: survivability and melee dps. Even if specced arms/fury we are tough as nails. And being able to dish out huge damage while specced right is nice - the best part is tanking.
When choosing a class in Lotro I was heavily into going Guardian (like a prot warrior) but since my best friend already rolled one I started a Champion instead (dps warrior). My luck was really with me on this choice since it has occurred to me by reading forums etc that Champions are more than viable tanks in ordinary instances. And that you need to dps tank to keep aggro!
This is really sweet. Not only is my role to be the one up front taking the attention of the mobs - but I can wield two swords at the same time!
Reached lvl 30 yesterday (that's when you get the tanking stance called Glory) so I am all eager to try some serious tanking soon.
Oh, by the way. My friend is going to contact the Guardian Union for class stealing and unauthorized tanking ;)
tisdag 25 mars 2008
tisdag 11 mars 2008
The infidelity of DaddyGamer, part II
My second affair has made me spellbound. That’s why I haven’t written for so long. This fling is less calculating than I have been used to for a long time. Not as flashy as my main relationship but instead more down to earth and good looking in it's own way. I have been asked about deciding looks and clothes a lot more than used to. This do make me feel like not hanging out with a harlot or hobo in multicoloured garb. But the importance of a ring was mentioned almost from the start...
Well. Not as good description as my first affair. As you may have concluded it's Lord of the Rings - Shadows of Angmar that I am talking about.
It is very similar to WoW. Levelling to 50 is done by quests and monster kills. But the quests give much more experience than grinding mobs. A mob of the same level might give about 100 xp (at lvl 25) while completing a quest at the same level will give somewhere around 1200 xp.
Another nice thing is that there is something called Deeds. Different deeds are possible to accomplish according to zone, class and race. For example killing 25 wolves in Bree-land might give you the possibility to use the title "Wolf slayer" (I made this one up - but you get the drift). And after finishing killing wolves on the basic level of the deed you can start on getting the advanced benefit like the trait Valour +1.
Traits are given for accomplishing deeds and they add up. So it is possible to get Valour 4 for example. Each rank of a trait will give you more bonuses. And you can only equip a certain amount of traits according to your level. There are also class and race traits.
About the looks. Chainmail look like chainmail. Leather like leather. No lightning ridden wolves heads on your shoulder pads as in WoW. At lvl 20 you are allowed to equip gear for only visual purposes also. You get two extra copies of the character screen in which it's possible to equip gear and make them show but not count for bonuses. It's still the gear on your ordinary character screen that will give you equipment bonuses.
This is a nice feature. Makes it possible to custom your looks a lot more. But you will never look as sinister or kick-ass as in WoW since Lotro is low fantasy.
In the same time the looks in Lotro are more real. You get the feeling that you are moving in the world of Tolkien. The first time I saw Weathertop trough the mists I had to stop and look in awe.
Another thing that is kind of nice to is that since it is not the no.1 MMORPG out there, no number crunchers have gotten the proper threat rotation etc right yet. Although I hugely appreciate them in WoW this do make playing in Lotro a newer more open experience. There is no right or wrong. I've heard no discussions about the proper spec or right gear yet.
The biggest boon is actually that most of my IRL friends started playing it too. All online games are social games foremost. That is what makes them nice.
And it seems that Lotro attracts a more mature crowd too. That is real nice. Not heard any leet talk yet.
Well. Not as good description as my first affair. As you may have concluded it's Lord of the Rings - Shadows of Angmar that I am talking about.
It is very similar to WoW. Levelling to 50 is done by quests and monster kills. But the quests give much more experience than grinding mobs. A mob of the same level might give about 100 xp (at lvl 25) while completing a quest at the same level will give somewhere around 1200 xp.
Another nice thing is that there is something called Deeds. Different deeds are possible to accomplish according to zone, class and race. For example killing 25 wolves in Bree-land might give you the possibility to use the title "Wolf slayer" (I made this one up - but you get the drift). And after finishing killing wolves on the basic level of the deed you can start on getting the advanced benefit like the trait Valour +1.
Traits are given for accomplishing deeds and they add up. So it is possible to get Valour 4 for example. Each rank of a trait will give you more bonuses. And you can only equip a certain amount of traits according to your level. There are also class and race traits.
About the looks. Chainmail look like chainmail. Leather like leather. No lightning ridden wolves heads on your shoulder pads as in WoW. At lvl 20 you are allowed to equip gear for only visual purposes also. You get two extra copies of the character screen in which it's possible to equip gear and make them show but not count for bonuses. It's still the gear on your ordinary character screen that will give you equipment bonuses.
This is a nice feature. Makes it possible to custom your looks a lot more. But you will never look as sinister or kick-ass as in WoW since Lotro is low fantasy.
In the same time the looks in Lotro are more real. You get the feeling that you are moving in the world of Tolkien. The first time I saw Weathertop trough the mists I had to stop and look in awe.
Another thing that is kind of nice to is that since it is not the no.1 MMORPG out there, no number crunchers have gotten the proper threat rotation etc right yet. Although I hugely appreciate them in WoW this do make playing in Lotro a newer more open experience. There is no right or wrong. I've heard no discussions about the proper spec or right gear yet.
The biggest boon is actually that most of my IRL friends started playing it too. All online games are social games foremost. That is what makes them nice.
And it seems that Lotro attracts a more mature crowd too. That is real nice. Not heard any leet talk yet.
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