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Tearofsoul
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So where do you apply Coupon Code? I don't see it under acct page. Also, they put runemage behind paywall? Damn, I am disappointed
Raes
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Log into the game, open Lotro store (there's a button, bottom right) click "redeem code" enter code.
Runekeeper has always been behind a paywall if you don't own Moria.
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can do it on char select screen too, top right button iirc
apparently runekeeper and guardian are trash tier right now. sounds like beorning is the OP atm (can solo group instances) followed by captain.
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It looks like I stopped in the middle of the second mordor zone, so there's plenty for me to do. It took me a bit to remember how to spec my champion(110) but it seems like he still does good damage.
How soon is the legendary weapon change? I looked and I think my level 100 2nd age stuff is very viable. I think was going to make some 1st age stuff for the hell of it, but I think it's overkill for what I do.
How soon is the legendary weapon change? I looked and I think my level 100 2nd age stuff is very viable. I think was going to make some 1st age stuff for the hell of it, but I think it's overkill for what I do.
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Mob health doubles when you hit the Beornings (level 120 zone), and that was where I really hit my issues. Admittedly, Minstrel is not a high DPS class.
That said, if you are going to grind out the anfalas scrolls of empowerment (or whatever), you should be doing it on a First Age, and it's a whole process you should look into to max it out _before_ you imbue it, when the power bumps are much easier to get.
That said, if you are going to grind out the anfalas scrolls of empowerment (or whatever), you should be doing it on a First Age, and it's a whole process you should look into to max it out _before_ you imbue it, when the power bumps are much easier to get.
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I maxed my stuff out ages ago. If I remember right, 1st/2nd/3rd all end up in the same place, but 1st give you a heads start. I think I went with 2nd because that's what I could make, and first age was crazy expensive or a pain to farm. I did whatever the extra farming and it was fine. But, the entire process is a convoluted mess. My champ has a 1hs, and I think I was going to make a 2 hs at some point but I stopped playing for other games.
Rajaah
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So can I redeem that code, then buy all of the expansions for 99 points each, then I'm good on more or less having everything important?
Agreed on the tourist mode. One of the things I did in early Kunark era EQ was make an iksar shaman and get them to level 9 so I could cast SoW, then put that on and ran all around the continent. With SoW I could outrun things and thus wouldn't get gibbed if something saw me. Managed to run all the way to Skyfire and stand on top of Veeshan's Peak, and that was good enough for me. Stayed away from the drachnids because people were saying they could snare/root. It was one of the most fun things I've done in an MMO. I'd love to run around LOTRO's world like that and see everything without having to worry too much. Maybe on a fast horse?
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Rajaah
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Looks like my 33 hunter is still here. Left off in Rivendell. It isn't letting me fullscreen it or change the graphics settings without crashing and saying I need DirectX 9.0c, which is unavailable for Windows 10. I've got DirectX 12 on here by default. At the very least, it looks like the graphics are either max settings or close to it already. Would still be nice to be able to fullscreen the game. Any suggestions?
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I looked at the legendary imbue process again yesterday. What a pain, especially for a min/maxer who wants those extra few dps. I hope the rework makes it more accessible.
Got sucked in yesterday and did the midsummer chapter and a couple Mordor zones. The music in the game is still fantastic
Got sucked in yesterday and did the midsummer chapter and a couple Mordor zones. The music in the game is still fantastic
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I want to highlight that I'm not suggesting anyone do 2nd or 3rd age weapons at this point. The functional difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd age is negligible, but the first age is a tiny bit better. When first went through the process in 2016/2017 1st age weapons were prohibitively expensive on my server, and as someone who doesn't really raid it didn't make any sense. The dps difference at max in mordor was 1100 for 1st and 1060 something for 2nd. I think 1st age weapons are much easier to get now from what I understand.
The current problem with legendary weapons is that I don't think they match the damage of current weapons in the game, but they're still required because of the other attributes. And people are getting tired of the grind to max them out, so they may go with another catch up system. We'll see what they do. I maxed the DPS on mine out again, and I think it went to Minas Morgul level because it's doing 3-4x the damage of weapons in mordor.
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Rajaah
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EDIT: Solved the problems, game is working normally now! Had to get the computer to enable DX11.
So cool to be able to play this game on max settings. Ten years ago when I could only play it on minimal settings, it was brutal visually.
Getting the quest packs and the things on sale now. Def gonna subscribe some time during a lull in EQ and give this another run, can't wait.
So cool to be able to play this game on max settings. Ten years ago when I could only play it on minimal settings, it was brutal visually.
Getting the quest packs and the things on sale now. Def gonna subscribe some time during a lull in EQ and give this another run, can't wait.
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Try installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and 2010 Redistributable. If that doesn't fix the issue, you can try this thread:
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Rajaah
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Punched in the free stuff code, didn't get everything on the list though. Maybe some of it is only if you're VIP? I plan to get 3 months of VIP when I'm ready to actually get down and focus on this between EQ expacs.
Helm's Deep is the only expansion available, as well as these two quest packs. I don't see any of the others.
Thinking it's one of these situations:
-They won't show up unless I'm VIP
-Or maybe it's like EQ and getting the latest thing automatically gives you everything before it (i.e. Helm's Deep will give me prior expacs)
-I got a lot of stuff back in the day, and Helm's Deep being the only one available might mean I bought the earlier ones
-You need to get Helm's Deep before Gondor/Mordor expacs become available? Assuming they were expacs? Or was Helm's Deep the last full expac?
If all I have to spend on this to get the full scope of content is $50 or so for Helm's Deep (and then another purchase for Mordor?) that won't be so bad at all. I was expecting to have to spend hundreds of dollars to get back into this whenever I finally did.
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You got all the free shit on the list that you didn't already own. You must already own the expansions prior to Helm's Deep. VIP has nothing to do with it. If you go to your Lotro account page it will list all the expacs you own. MyAccount @ Turbine: Account Management
Don't buy Helm's Deep (it's $20, not $50), just buy the quest pack for points. If you play you'll earn the 99 easily. Or you can just start a fresh toon and do the early deeds and earn the points in like an hour or so. Or just sub and use the points that come with that. 500 I think. The only other expansions you are missing are the last two, Mordor and Minas Morgul. They are $40 bucks each.
Don't buy Helm's Deep (it's $20, not $50), just buy the quest pack for points. If you play you'll earn the 99 easily. Or you can just start a fresh toon and do the early deeds and earn the points in like an hour or so. Or just sub and use the points that come with that. 500 I think. The only other expansions you are missing are the last two, Mordor and Minas Morgul. They are $40 bucks each.
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It looks like Helm's Deep is $20 on the newish standing stone games store. It looks like they're transitioning away from the old site. I don't know if those are normal or sale prices, but $20 is a lot cheaper than 4295 points. They use digital river to sell codes for games, which is weird, but I bought Mordor that way when it was released and didn't have a problem. I'm going to buy the Minas Morgul expansion if I make it through Mordor and North Mirkwood, and feel like playing more.
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As Raes said, don''t buy the expansion. At this point you only really need the 99 point quest pack. I think all the extra stuff that came with Helm's Deep got rolled into the base game now anyways so you might literally get nothing for those extra 4200 points.
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Wow, thanks for all the input. Saved me $20. I got the quest packs for Mirkwood and Helm's Deep that were listed on there. Was gonna grab the Mordor and Minas Morgul expacs, but I'm not even sure I'll get that far, so I'll hold off on those until later.
VIP is totally worth it to me for one thing in particular: Rested EXP. Leveling is unbearably slow even as early as level 33 without it.
Edit: Took a look at the descriptions for these two things, so you can see what the difference is. And as you guys said, it's close to nada. The full expansion gets you a title and a hauberk, that's literally it. Not sure how well thought-out the expansion system for this game is. They should do what EQ did and have every expansion and quest pack up to the most recent one (or two) be rolled into the base game.
VIP is totally worth it to me for one thing in particular: Rested EXP. Leveling is unbearably slow even as early as level 33 without it.
Edit: Took a look at the descriptions for these two things, so you can see what the difference is. And as you guys said, it's close to nada. The full expansion gets you a title and a hauberk, that's literally it. Not sure how well thought-out the expansion system for this game is. They should do what EQ did and have every expansion and quest pack up to the most recent one (or two) be rolled into the base game.
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It may look odd now because of the promotion that's giving everything to everyone. The way it normally works: Buying the expansion gives you access to the area, then you can get VIP(aka a normal game subscription) to access the quests, or buy all the quests in game outright. It was their version of free to play, since LOTRO, like many of the games of it's era, were subscription only. Lotro wasn't designed with free to play in mind, so this is what we got.
TLDR: Expansion=access to zones, Subscription(VIP) or Quest Pack=quest access.
TLDR: Expansion=access to zones, Subscription(VIP) or Quest Pack=quest access.