Multiboxing in LOTRO

[Tronix]

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Thanks for the updates and I truly appreciate the videos. I can't afford to play both WoW and LoTRO and if I did, I would want to multibox it. So I'm living vicariously thru your videos because on some level I miss LoTRO. I enjoyed it when I played it and seeing the old content again is fun!

So thanks again for the updates!

Hiya, I've not played this game so these were like mini reviews for me; I enjoyed watching them thanks

I'm glad you enjoyed the videos, and I'll keep the updates coming

Nice videos. I love that Gothic choir music! I noticed your warden loses agro a lot. I 3 boxed lotr with a champ as my leader and never got agro taken away. Might be because champs are plate wearing AE dps masters. Not sure what has changed since I played though. Thx for the Vids 8)

Yeah DPS threat is bigger than the taunts, that's why champs are so good OT.
But I'm still working on my strategy, I'll try other gambits, but one thing is for sure, if my RKs start dpsing and keep on it, there is no way I can take the aggro away from them, a guardian could be better for that, wardens need to build aggro, but my RKs just can't wait to bring on the pain

[JamieW]

Yeah DPS threat is bigger than the taunts, that's why champs are so good OT.
But I'm still working on my strategy, I'll try other gambits, but one thing is for sure, if my RKs start dpsing and keep on it, there is no way I can take the aggro away from them, a guardian could be better for that, wardens need to build aggro, but my RKs just can't wait to bring on the pain

I recently went 1-60 with 4x RKs and added in a Champ at around level 40 or so. For most of the earlier content you can just power through with straight DPS and your Runestones healing... maybe throw a Prelude to Hope on whomever is taking the majority of damage on some of the bigger baddies. I setup my RKs to be able to swap between having them all set to do DPS, go into a 2 Healer / 2 DPS split or just designate one as a healer all on the fly. When you first hitting some of the trolls out in Misty Mountains or the Trollshaws is when you'll probably want to be actively trying to hold aggro on the warden, but even then you can probably manage okay.

[Tronix]

Yeah DPS threat is bigger than the taunts, that's why champs are so good OT.
But I'm still working on my strategy, I'll try other gambits, but one thing is for sure, if my RKs start dpsing and keep on it, there is no way I can take the aggro away from them, a guardian could be better for that, wardens need to build aggro, but my RKs just can't wait to bring on the pain

I recently went 1-60 with 4x RKs and added in a Champ at around level 40 or so. For most of the earlier content you can just power through with straight DPS and your Runestones healing... maybe throw a Prelude to Hope on whomever is taking the majority of damage on some of the bigger baddies. I setup my RKs to be able to swap between having them all set to do DPS, go into a 2 Healer / 2 DPS split or just designate one as a healer all on the fly. When you first hitting some of the trolls out in Misty Mountains or the Trollshaws is when you'll probably want to be actively trying to hold aggro on the warden, but even then you can probably manage okay.

I have 2 setups for my RKs, 5 DPS, and 1 healer/4 DPS, the healer is spec for healing all the time, just in case I need his healing, but for the most part, I'm fine with no designated healer or even trying to tank, not even when I pull several elites, the runestones are great, but for most of the instance bosses, I need that healer, and I need to hold aggro, cause they hit hard.

Have you done any of the instances? maybe one of those new 3man instances?

[JamieW]

I have 2 setups for my RKs, 5 DPS, and 1 healer/4 DPS, the healer is spec for healing all the time, just in case I need his healing, but for the most part, I'm fine with no designated healer or even trying to tank, not even when I pull several elites, the runestones are great, but for most of the instance bosses, I need that healer, and I need to hold aggro, cause they hit hard.

Have you done any of the instances? maybe one of those new 3man instances?

For most elites, you'll be okay. It's the knock-backs and AE stuns/PBAE attacks from the Trolls that would get annoying.

I've not run any of the Moria instances with the team. I regularly farm the Rune of Winged Dominance from CD, since it's still a good seller and I can knock it out in under an hour.

I've been through the two 3-man instances in a non-team setup. The big issue you'll face with the Water Wheels is that everything in there spews out heavy poison DOTs, and they normally come quicker than you can clear (even with potion use and use of the Poison Bubble). Hall of Mirrors might be a bit more manageable, as they give wounds, but it seems to be less frequent than the poison in Water Wheels.

Btw, which server are you on?

[Tronix]

For most elites, you'll be okay. It's the knock-backs and AE stuns/PBAE attacks from the Trolls that would get annoying.

I've not run any of the Moria instances with the team. I regularly farm the Rune of Winged Dominance from CD, since it's still a good seller and I can knock it out in under an hour.

I've been through the two 3-man instances in a non-team setup. The big issue you'll face with the Water Wheels is that everything in there spews out heavy poison DOTs, and they normally come quicker than you can clear (even with potion use and use of the Poison Bubble). Hall of Mirrors might be a bit more manageable, as they give wounds, but it seems to be less frequent than the poison in Water Wheels.

Btw, which server are you on?

I play on Silverlode and you?

And I recently tried the Wood Trolls in Evendim, and they are very annoying

[JamieW]

I've been on Brandywine pretty much since Open Beta. Went to 2-boxing about a year and a half ago or so, and then to 4 and 5 boxing about 6 months ago.

[Tronix]

Episode 5: Fornost

I was close with the length of this episode, 10:59 lol

[Aloratnm]

Sweet, thanks!

[Tronix]

Episode 6: Urugarth

[Ellay]

How are you managing /assist in this game? I couldn't find a working button for it ><