LOTRO to go Free to Play

[TheKeeperofTime]

Brandywine, Brandywine, oh and Brandywine ;D

It's the best server and most populated really without question. Lot of kins of all sizes... Lot of server parties and get togethers.

That's where I'll be when things go free to play! My minstrels name on there is Darkhosis... Never tried to box LOTRO before so I'll be noobing it up until I get things all set up, lol.

The high population of Brandywine is exactly why I went with a different server I figured since I'm boxing an entire group I could go with a lower population server and stay under the radar so to speak. I have a team in their teens on Brandywine and I was harassed by a couple people for being a power leveler. I was never contacted by a GM about anything, but I decided to move to a lower pop server and haven't had anyone say anything to me yet.

I haven't been playing much lately, been busy with work and school, but if some people are going to pick out a server to box on I might roll up a new team there. Unless you can use these Turbine points I'll be getting to buy server transfers. Anyone know if you can use the DDO points to transfer characters?

[visman]

I'm starting to see the boxing population on Vilya grow, which I appreciate. I welcome all boxers to head over this way if they need new turf or feel harassed on their current server.

I'd love to be able to take on some of the raid content with an all-boxer crew compliment. I think that would be a decent accomplishment.

[MonkeysUncle]

Brandywine has a lot of boxers on it, I think you'd get harassed regardless of the server you are on. I tried out two before moving to Brandywine.

[Velassra]

I'm downloading lotro free trial now......like whats a good caster type class, most like an EQ necro or WoW warlock? I love petters

[Khatovar]

There isn't really a ranged magic DPS pet class. The only pet classes are Loremaster {mainly CC, debuffs} and Captain {mainly buffs, melee}. A good chunk of the Loremaster's DPS also comes from melee as well. Runekeeper has no pets but is the closest to a mage or Destruction Lock.

[Chubbz]

There isn't really a ranged magic DPS pet class. The only pet classes are Loremaster {mainly CC, debuffs} and Captain {mainly buffs, melee}. A good chunk of the Loremaster's DPS also comes from melee as well. Runekeeper has no pets but is the closest to a mage or Destruction Lock.

The Loremaster only has 1 Melee skill, the rest is Ranged Tactical DPS. The Runekeeper is a nuker with Ranged Tactical DPS and Healing.

Loremaster = CC, Debuffs, Pets, Ranged Tactical DPS.
Runekeeper = Ranged Tactical DPS Nuker, Healing, Buffs.

[Velassra]

Ah k thanks. I think Ima have to do some reading to figure this one out then. Gonna be free by the fall, have to pick a class me thinks that will work well for w/ others lol. Maybe runekeeper to try the game

[Chubbz]

Ah k thanks. I think Ima have to do some reading to figure this one out then. Gonna be free by the fall, have to pick a class me thinks that will work well for w/ others lol. Maybe runekeeper to try the game

The Runekeeper is the main Hydrid class between DPS and Healing. It is a perfect class to group with as your role within the group can be either DPS or Main Healer. What you need to know about the RK is that during a fight you can really only go one way, thats either DPS or Healing. The more DPS skills you use, the further you go into Battle Attunement, which opens up more DPS Skills and increase's damage. The further you go into Healing Attunement opens up more Healing skills and increase's healing. So the further you go into an Attunement the longer it will take to go back to Steady and be able to go the other way.

[Khatovar]

The Loremaster only has 1 Melee skill, the rest is Ranged Tactical DPS. The Runekeeper is a nuker with Ranged Tactical DPS and Healing.

Loremaster = CC, Debuffs, Pets, Ranged Tactical DPS.
Runekeeper = Ranged Tactical DPS Nuker, Healing, Buffs.

And it's still a good chunk of DPS that should be used.

[F9thRet]

Question for you guys who have multiboxed LOTR.

I've only ever played one account, a long time ago. Does the Boxing seem more like WoW with a follow macro, Or more like COH/V where you just target a toon, and hit F?

Stephen