Koro

Enjoy the beach! We went to the beach during spring break in March and had such a blast. Hope the weather is good, the water cold, sand warm, and all things are going well for you!

Then perhaps it would be best to do it sometime between May 28th-June 2nd or 3rd? I'm just spitballing so I'd love to hear suggestions from everyone as they read this.

Doh! I forgot, isn't that the 10 year meetup?

Hello everyone! With May marching on, the time has come to plan our group content at level 20! There are two things we need to figure out. 1. When do we want to get together in-game? Last day or two of May? First week of June? 2. What content do we want to tackle? For me, personally: 1. Sunday is the only day @Ellenore and I won't be able to make it. Other then that we are extremely flexible with play times, especially during June and July since I have a 2 month vacation. We may be away from home sometime, especially memorial day weekend, so my vote would be sometime June 5-8th (depending on what day works for all). 2. We can try to do the Great Barrows, though ideally we'd need 6 and I don't know how many of you are still interested in this. If we have less than 6 then those of us who can could potentially do some skirmishes. Good experience, usually pretty straightforward, and can be pretty fun. Tagging Notification List: @Koro @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

I've been wondering and debating with the idea of slowly getting all of the crafting stations from the lotro store to put into the kin house. I am curious as to what everyone else thinks? As with most things, I'm trying to find the pros and cons, and weigh if it is worth it. Pros: -Immediate access to all superior crafting stations (just port to kin house from anywhere). -Close to guild bank -If you bought a house in the same instance, close to personal house/storage. -20% discount from vendors in housing district. -More regular use of the kin house. Cons: -No AH/Bank/Supplier in the kin house. Would have to walk/ride down the hill for that. This can be a real downer for serious crafters. (EDIT: Found you can put a supplier in your kin house, just like a crafting station). -Would take up a few large furniture hooks and a lot of the 'yard' space, taking away from potential decorating. (This isn't a problem right now, but can be in the future if we want more deco). I know I'm probably missing important points, so I'm pitching it here to see if anyone else has any thoughts on this. I think there are 5 stations? Maybe 6? I'm getting close to being able to purchase one, and I can probably convince @Ellenore to help buy one as well. If others want to donate we can do it quickly, otherwise I am willing to do it over time as I earn more Lotro points. Thoughts? Tagging Notification list: @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

Woo-hoo! I just finished grading my stack of 100 end-of-year papers/projects! *WHEW!* Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze some game time tomorrow and Friday and gain a few more levels!

Well we are halfway there! It is May 15th! I hope adventures are enjoyable! I haven't been able to play much the past few days as I am spending my afternoons/early evenings grading end-of-year papers for my classes. But I'm hoping that by the weekend, and some time next week, I'll be able to hop on again. Hope others are enjoying themselves!

Its been a while since I've made a hobbit! I may have to start another one up after I get a character to level 20.

Landroval server! It's going to be great! Join us!

You will enjoy the Shire! Very peaceful. I must admit I don't know what level of quests are available there. I'm not as experienced with it. But I have run around it a bunch and enjoy its serenity.

I'm sorry to hear about your mood block Soasa. But don't feel like your missing some sort of 'peak' time. As of right now, there is no time where 'everyone logs on', since we all have different schedules. @Ellenore and I will log on to play with one another, but that doesn't count because we are married and can plan for it. And don't feel you need to wear yourself out! Just play as you can! That is the idea behind our fellowship anyways. If you decide you'd rather not delve too deeply into Lotro right now for reasons you describe, that is okay, but know that we are all here to help and cheer for ya if/when you do jump in. Thanks Elisel! I know you are busy but we would be GLAD to have you anytime you want and are able to jump in!

Update: I added a 'current fellowship' in the OP of this thread. I'll do that each month (I hope). I am not sure what some of you will be playing, so I left a ? for now. I know it took me over 2 weeks of internal debate to decide what class I really wanted lol. If anyone has an update or wants me to adjust something (or I simply make a mistake), just reply here and I will update it! Thanks!

Lore-master is fun indeed! Mine is still low level, but I can't wait to level up and get legendary items, as well as dual wield sword and staff! And @Ellenore and @Daizey each will have a captain so don't feel bad! You made the right choice to play what you enjoy! I think you might be right, it would be very helpful to have our roster of those actively participating in the fellowship so we can keep track of one another and have a visual of what our group consists of. I will start placing that on each months' thread as we get rolling. For the kinship panel player notes, you can find that by looking at the kinship window. You'll see (from left to right), class, level, character name, rank, online/offline, and then something like location. Next to the location buttom (the far right column), you should see an icon that looks like a 'play' icon (at least to me). Click on that and it toggles that last column of information. You can toggle it between character location, kinship join date, or player note. I'm no Tolkien linguist, but I'd say your name is pretty awesome! I probably would have assumed rah-SHEEL-den, but either way it is a good sounding name. Very Tolkienish.

Oh, and by the way @Amrithir, I already died! Got caught by too many mobs in the Chetwood at level 8, and I'm still getting the hang of the warden gambit system. Didn't heal up enough. I thought about re-rolling, but figured nah, I could live without the title. But I hope others have better luck than I had!

Checking in to see how everyone is doing! I hope things are going well! @Ellenore and I have finally decided on our characters for the group and have begun! I started in Archet (man) and she in Celondim (high elf), but tonight we finally linked up and started working together. I joined her in Ered Luin, and we will probably be questing there and then on to the Bree-lands! I wanted to roll a dwarf (they are the best, after all), but my only dwarves available are hunter, RK, and champion, all dps classes. I figured I'd play a warden for its versatility, so man it is. Though I'll probably level other toons up so I can switch off as we need. We left off tonight at level 11, so making some progress! How is it with you all? @Koro @Tyrtaeus @RhemaTom @Jae Onasi @Telana @Chelly @Lagerfueled @Vorn @Elisel @Daizey @Ellenore @Martini @CheekyMonkey66 @Kateywumpus @Malerok @Amrithir @Dalivandrian

Unfortunately yes. Kinship membership is per-character, not account. I will be on this evening if someone else is not around before then to send invites to any/all who want one.

Grats man, glad you were able to get a free transfer! Must have been an old server that they shut down? Can't go wrong with any of those classes! Truth be told I'm still on the fence about what I'll be playing myself! I have a lot of lowbies I'm debating on. Minstrel is fun! And so many different musical instruments you can choose from and enjoy. My minstrel is only level 34ish, is a hobbit, and plays the bagpipes.

I talked to you about this in game, and I still think everyone should pick whatever crafting profession they feel they would enjoy/like the most. But reading it here on the forums got me to thinking that you may be on to something about coordinating, or at least communicating it just a bit. I would suggest that we all announce whatever it is we decide to do (regarding crafting). That way those of us who are willing/able can donate the mats we collect along the way to those who need it to level up their craft. How does that sound?

How is everyone doing so far?

The idea is for everyone to get to level 20 by the end of this month (May 31st) as they are able. And sometime around then (end of May, beginning June) we will get together and do some group content (like the Barrow Downs). It is hard to get everyone on at the same time when we all are devoted to other things, so we thought this may make things a bit more casual and less stressful for folks. I imagine many of us will be able to meet up to help each other level, but we aren't making anything official about it yet.

Update on the issues from Lotro lately. Apparently SSG has fixed things on their end regarding the DNS server, and I gather it was updating and 'modernizing' of sorts. I was able to PATCH after I flushed my DNS (open cmd prompt and type ipconfig/flushdns), but since I deleted the game to reinstall it, patching didn't do me any good. I kept getting stuck on the download at various places. But I am now back in game after doing these things: Resetting modem/router Completely eliminating any trace of lotro on my PC (windows uninstall, then deleting any lotro or lord of the rings online folders I can find in my files). Flushing the DNS (I did this several times through the past few days) Restarting the PC (As in turning it off, cycling out any power, waiting 30 seconds, etc) Turning off my windows anti-virus and firewall protections. (I turn them back on as soon as the game finished installing) Doing all those things, the game installed in one downloading session and patched without a single hiccup. I am now back in game. Unfortunately I don't know WHICH of those things actually did the trick, though I suspect that it was the anti-virus and firewall that were holding my downloads up.

Up to you Kateyumpus, I totally understand not wanting to play on crappy internet. I do hope you can get regular internet soon!

So I flushed my DNS and totally deleted the LOTRO game from my PC and files, re-downloaded it as Cordovan suggested from the lotro site, and it started installing seemingly normal, but it froze at 12%. UGH! But then, out of exasperation I simply re-opened the launcher and it started patching, seemingly normal. Soooo I don't know if I fixed it, but for now it is patching/downloading (which is more than it did before). Unfortunately I have to step away from my computer, so I'm going to just leave it and see what happens when I get back.