Koro

My apologies for being away the past couple weeks guys. Summertime always gets the better of me, and I've been either traveling, working outside, playing a wide array of games, enjoying some RL fun events, or some mix of them all. Been a great summer, but work begins in a week and its back to a normal 'routine' for me. The joys of being a teacher. Are we still interested in pursing this? (I know I am!) We can shoot for our level 30ish event sometime in the next week or two. Where is everyone at? And does anyone need help with anything? @Koro @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

You should join us, even just casually! They have made a lot of progress and improvements.

Heya guys, thought some of you might be interested to hear this interview with 2 of SSGs team members. It is about 35 minutes long, but full of some interesting stuff, and the ending (last question/answers) made me SO happy as I now know there is still some future for this great game! https://longwinded.one/episode-38-interview-with-lotro/

7 eastern is fine by me as well. No problem there. And perhaps the 8th or the 10th would work? Even Thursday the 11th works. My schedule is open that week, starting Monday the 8th.

So should we shoot for Tuesday the 9th? Say 6ish EST?

No worries! The deadline is rather unofficial, and I haven't heard back from anyone about their plans. Speaking of which, now is as good a time as any to nail down that official date/time. I'm out of town Wednesday through Sunday, but we can meet this Tuesday night, if people are available? Or we can meet next week, the 8th, 9th, or 10th? What works best for people? (You can also meet while I am not here, if that works best for most people of course.) @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

Yes, processing makes life SO much better for sure! It does whittle down your mats, but not nearly as much as trying to make 100 of the same armors or something.

I'm up for level 25 stuff as well! That is a great idea that hadn't occured to me! Can we all be level 25ish by July 2nd, maybe?

Was that enough?

In light of the fact it is the busy summer months for a lot of folks and June is ending, do you guys want to push the level 30 deadline back a few weeks? My trip to Europe admittedly put me behind more than I thought it would, and I don't want anyone else to have to stress about 'having' to level up. We can set a goal for 35 by the end of July instead, if that eases the burden? Or level 30 by July 15th? What do you all think? Tagging notification list: @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

This is very exciting! Looking forward to having you join our fellowship!

I probably have some lying around. Especially medium leathers (had a stack of 500 or so that I just started using lol). I'll see what I can find. Is it your minstrel toon you played with the group? EDIT: Found a bunch of leathers from when I recently leveled my new tailor up. Sent a bunch to you.

Hello again everyone, it is 20 days into the month, how is everyone doing on the road to level 30? I've been gone for a bit but plan to catch up during the next week or so. @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

Hey guys! Need some Armour? I was playing on my warden the other day and I felt like I was really struggling to kill stuff despite everything I have heard about the warden being a great solo class. I hadn't payed much attention as I was just running around doing quests, killing mobs, etc, so I pulled open my inventory and I realized I still had some of the starter armor despite being level 16! I was way under-armored. So I hopped on and crafted some good level 12 armor (highest I can use right now), and it VASTLY improved my warden, raising my health agility (main stat for warden) by a significant amount. So moral of the story, if anyone would like some good armor to make leveling a bit easier/faster, do post on this crafting forum! There are several of us with higher level mains that can craft for you, and the resources are not hard to get. We can also get you some better weapons if need be. We'd be happy to help you out and get it done to make the journey a little more enjoyable.

I hope everyone is enjoying a little Middle Earth time! It is still early in the month, but the days go by fast! FYI, I am taking a Leave of Absence until the 20th. I'll be in Italy and Greece and I doubt I'll have much access to the forums unless I pop on with my phone/wifi during the evenings. If anyone needs an invite to the kinship, contact @Daizey, @Jae Onasi, or @Elisel and they will be able to invite. Until then, happy trails and good hunting!

I haven't noticed a lot of problems, though I haven't been on as much the past day or so. But I did see that the 64 bit was in 'BETA', which surprised me, but at least it is progressing. Does it make it any worse for you @RhemaTom? Or same as 32 bit?

Update 24 has released, and the patch notes can be found here. The TL:DR of it all: Vales of Anduin is now open. Black Book of Mordor (end game content) has 2 new chapters. Melee range is increased to 3.5m from 2.5m. The Virtue system has been totally reworked it seems. There is now the option of running lotro on a 64-bit client, which may improve performance for you. The virtue system intrigues me, so going to be playing around with that. Also interested to see if the new 64-bit client will make a difference for players. I'm gonna try it out myself and see if I notice anything.

I know not everyone will be into crafting, hence my question about using deco space for crafting stations. I wish the devs made more of them indoor than they did. As it stands, I think it would be helpful to get them. As I understand it, we'd need 4 large yard spaces (including the supplier), and 2 large furniture (which I figured can go in the topmost room). Thoughts? EDIT: I take it back, only 3 in the large yard (which is all the large yard spots we have), the supplier is a small yard. I'd say hold off for now till we get more feedback or more people are interested in crafting.

Welcome my Lords and Ladies! The Fellowship of Remnants continues onward! For those who may not be in "the know" regarding this, we are undergoing a plan discussed and agreed upon here. So far so good, as we attempt to enjoy some casual time in Middle Earth, where much of modern fantasy began! May is over, and the fellowship (Consisting of myself, @Ellenore, @Amrithir, @RhemaTom and @Dalivandrian) successfully navigated much of the Barrow-Downs! We had a lot of fun at it, and we have only just begun! Now it is time to look ahead, and see where the month of June takes us! After a short discussion, it was agreed to shoot for level 30 by the end of June. We can and will do a 'level check' sometime mid-month, and if needed we can alter the goal. But for now, it is on to level 30! Much awaits us in the Lone-Lands and North Downs! Both of these zones are likely to take up much of our attention. Starting in the Forsaken Inn (Lone Lands) and Trestlebridge (North Downs), we'll be able to quest up and find lots of leveling through the major hubs of Ost Guruth (Lone Lands) and Esteldin (North Downs). Esteldin has a vault to boot, so it is a nice place to gather. Also Weathertop will be visited this month, so looking forward to that! As we begin the adventures, we also still have the option of attempting the Barrow-Downs, an instance that we can do at level 20, but will be easier by level 23 or 24. If enough of us (6 preferably) are around and want to do that in the next week or so, please feel free to start a new thread and tag everyone. And lastly, keep in mind that Skirmishes are now also available! There are only a few open to freebies, but they can be a lot of fun. You can do them solo, as a duo, as a trio, as a normal fellowship (6), or even as a raid (12). They give reasonable experience, and also give skirmish marks which you can redeem for rewards (such as new armor/weapons, jewellery, reputation items, single-use recipes, cosmetic items, decorations, etc. Now that we are level 20, you can unlock this option by visiting a skirmish camp (found outside most major hubs like Bree, Thorins Hall, etc) and completing a short tutorial/into to skirmishes. So if anyone wants to group up for some of these, they only last 20 or so minutes per skirmish, and can be very fun with a group! Again I encourage everyone to post on the forums and see what kind of response you will get! I know I'm almost always down for such events as long as I'm available! Doing an unusual 'tagging all members' to ensure everyone knows about what is happening. If you would like to jump in and join, it is not too late to level to 30 by the end of June! Jump into Middle Earth and join us! And to automatically be tagged for major events, please sign up by replying to our Notification Thread. And so we continue, looking forward to many more adventures! "The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say."

Thanks for the fun times today guys! It was so great being in a fellowship and actually enjoying some group play. For those unable to make it, @Ellenore, @Dalivandrian, @Amrithir, @RhemaTom, and myself got together and did some questing in the Northern Barrow Downs, delving into Barrows and all. Was a lot of fun! This wraps up May's adventure, on to June! I will make a post about that tomorrow!

Lets plan on giving this a shot. Those who can, come and lets have some fun. If not, we have next month's activity as well. So how about tomorrow at 7 Eastern time? Is that too late? @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

So it seems the 2nd (This Sunday) is available to a lot of people. Is everyone level 20? I know @Ellenore and I have a few levels to go but we hope to get those done tomorrow afternoon. How is everyone else's progress if we try to go this Sunday afternoon/evening? @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

Ugh, found out that I may not be back in time by the 28th, it is kind of up in the air right now if I'll be home that day. If the 28th doesn't work, does the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd work for anyone? I already see that the 2nd possibly works for Amrithir.

What about the 28th? That is a Tuesday. I know there are events in other games going on, but it is that way with any night of the week. But would the 28th work okay for most of us?