Entries for May, 2008

May 10th, 2008

LOTRO from the Dark Side

LOTRO from the Dark Side While I was busy NOT getting the Keeps taken care of on Silverlode, I was over at Dark Side Comics where SLAGG, a local LAN Party group was a good eight hours into their gaming party. lotro gold WOW, Quake 3, WOW, lotro, WOW and some other games (plus WOW) were keeping people glued to their PCs. The local server of choice for lotro was... not Silverlode, so that's one memo that Brian (operator of Dark Side Comics) and I don't get a gold star for distributing. All good, though. I gave out a few lotro posters, stared in absolute disbelief at what was going on in "God of War" on the huge screen in the console game area, and then headed back to my office to see what I could do to further thwart Bill's efforts to provide an entertaining evening of events, who at last report said he was up to 50 participants and growing. lotro gold While there, though, I got the chance to ask Andy, one of the lotro players and also the resident tech, a few questions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is it you do at DarkSide Comics? I take care of the machines, organize and support the games... mostly tactical games, but lately we've been getting into MMOs like WOW and lotro. You were in the lotro Beta, correct? Yeap. As soon as I found out about it, I went for it. Was it because you were into MMOs or because of the Tolkien theme? I was already into MMOs. WOW the current game I was playing, but when I found out there was a Lord of the Rings Online, I couldn't not play it. As a matter of fact, I recently signed up for their lifetime thing. I'm in for as long as they plan to keep the servers up. lotro gold You also play WOW, so what do you think about the similarities and differences? I don't really see them as similar. WOW is a lot more comic book, more cartoony. You're playing a character that is just there, but in lotro, already, I have become immersed. That's probably because I'm a Tolkien fan - a Tolkien geek since high school really. I'm one of the few people that I know that has read the Silmarillion. HUGE fan of the books. lotro gold You said you're a fan of the Tolkien series. What areas of the game have you been to so far, and do you feel they have been faithful to the books? Everytime I have come across an area - I haven't made it much farther than Bree - but everytime I have come across an area it looks like I remembered it from the books. It looks the way I pictured it. They did a good job of getting the world right. lotro gold What's kind of character did you go with? What class? I have a loremaster. It's not a magical thing. I like that. Nobody can be Gandalf. I like that! By this time, Bill and Seri were reporting an even larger crowd in the Ettenmoors, and that they had already begun their carnage. Bill had things under control despite the mess I made of the evening, so I was thinking that the perfect grand finale' would be to drive up to his house and yank his net connection from the wall in the middle of his raid on Ost Ringdyr. lotro gold Instead, I picked up a six-pack of Corona and sat on the couch with my Dad and watched Old Yeller. 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May 12th, 2008

LOTRO from the Dark Side

LOTRO from the Dark Side While I was busy NOT getting the Keeps taken care of on Silverlode, I was over at Dark Side Comics where SLAGG, a local LAN Party group was a good eight hours into their gaming party. lotro gold WOW, Quake 3, WOW, lotro, WOW and some other games (plus WOW) were keeping people glued to their PCs. The local server of choice for lotro was... not Silverlode, so that's one memo that Brian (operator of Dark Side Comics) and I don't get a gold star for distributing. All good, though. I gave out a few lotro posters, stared in absolute disbelief at what was going on in "God of War" on the huge screen in the console game area, and then headed back to my office to see what I could do to further thwart Bill's efforts to provide an entertaining evening of events, who at last report said he was up to 50 participants and growing. lotro gold While there, though, I got the chance to ask Andy, one of the lotro players and also the resident tech, a few questions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is it you do at DarkSide Comics? I take care of the machines, organize and support the games... mostly tactical games, but lately we've been getting into MMOs like WOW and lotro. You were in the lotro Beta, correct? Yeap. As soon as I found out about it, I went for it. Was it because you were into MMOs or because of the Tolkien theme? I was already into MMOs. WOW the current game I was playing, but when I found out there was a Lord of the Rings Online, I couldn't not play it. As a matter of fact, I recently signed up for their lifetime thing. I'm in for as long as they plan to keep the servers up. lotro gold You also play WOW, so what do you think about the similarities and differences? I don't really see them as similar. WOW is a lot more comic book, more cartoony. You're playing a character that is just there, but in lotro, already, I have become immersed. That's probably because I'm a Tolkien fan - a Tolkien geek since high school really. I'm one of the few people that I know that has read the Silmarillion. HUGE fan of the books. lotro gold You said you're a fan of the Tolkien series. What areas of the game have you been to so far, and do you feel they have been faithful to the books? Everytime I have come across an area - I haven't made it much farther than Bree - but everytime I have come across an area it looks like I remembered it from the books. It looks the way I pictured it. They did a good job of getting the world right. lotro gold What's kind of character did you go with? What class? I have a loremaster. It's not a magical thing. I like that. Nobody can be Gandalf. I like that! By this time, Bill and Seri were reporting an even larger crowd in the Ettenmoors, and that they had already begun their carnage. Bill had things under control despite the mess I made of the evening, so I was thinking that the perfect grand finale' would be to drive up to his house and yank his net connection from the wall in the middle of his raid on Ost Ringdyr. lotro gold Instead, I picked up a six-pack of Corona and sat on the couch with my Dad and watched Old Yeller. 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May 25th, 2008

Newbie Archet: in 40 minutes or less—lotro gold

Newbie Archet: in 40 minutes or less—lotro gold When you arrive in Archet you’ll find yourself standing in front of Mundo Sackville-Baggins. Talk to him and he will give you a quest called Intro: Amdir’s Request which requires you to speak with Amdir. (Note: The Ring icon signifies that this quest is a part of the epic story arc.) lotro gold To find Amdir, run towards the south. After just a few seconds you will see him sitting against a post. Talk to Amdir to finish Mundo’s quest and he will give you another quest called Intro: Captain Brackenbrook. This quest asks you to go to The Mad Badger and talk to Captain Brackenbrook. lotro gold The Mad Badger can be found if you turn to the south and go through the door on top of the staircase facing the east. Run up the hallway until you find Captain Brackenbrook. Talk to him to continue the quest which needs you to return to talk to Amdir. Go back and talk to him to finish the quest. You will then be given another quest called Intro: Honing Your Skills for which you need to visit your Trainer and train the skills available to you. lotro gold To find the Trainers, turn towards the south and run past The Mad Badger. Then you must turn to the west and run until you see several people in front of a building. These people are the Trainers. Your trainer will have a symbol over his head. Talk to him to train your skills, both Active and Passive. When you’ve trained them all, put the ones you want in your Quickslot at the bottom of the screen. Finally, talk to him again to continue the quest and return to Amdir. lotro gold Talk to Amdir again to finish the quest. Then you will be given another quest called Intro: Seeing to the Defense which asks you to talk to Dirk Mudbrick. When you accept the quest Celandine Brandybuck, the Hobbit standing next to Amdir, will have a quest for you. Talk to her and she will give you a quest called Intro: Remedy of the Old Kings. For this quest, you need to collect four Kingsfoil Leaves. lotro gold Dirk Mudbrick is outside of Archet. Run towards the south, out through the gates of Archet and down to the circle of rocks, which is actually a respawn point. From there, you should be able to see a man standing in front of a small house southwest of your position. Run to the house and talk to Dirk Mudbrick. Select to continue the quest and you’ll be asked to kill six wolves. lotro gold Turn to the east and you will see a big open field not too far away. In the field there are many wolves. To the southeast of the field there are ruins, which are called Bronwe’s Folly. On and around Bronwe’s Folly there are Kingsfoil Plants which you can use to get Kingsfoil Leaves to finish the quest that Celandine Brandybuck gave you. lotro gold When you have collected four Kingsfoil Leaves around Bronwe’s Folly and have killed six wolves, go back to Dirk and talk to him to finish the quest. He will now give you a new quest called Intro: The Spies which requires you to kill a Blackwold Spy and search him for Blackwold Orders. lotro gold Blackwold Spies can be found in two places. To find the first, turn south from Dirk Mudbrick’s house, run past the sheep enclosure and almost up to the small pond after it. Look to the west of the pond and you should see a Blackwold Spy hiding behind a tree. Kill him and search him for Blackwold Orders. If you do not see one there, turn east from the pond and run up on top of the rocks across the path. In the trees there should be a Blackwold Spy. Kill him and search him. Return to Dirk Mudbrick with the orders and he will tell you to continue the quest by going to talk to Captain Brockenbrook in The Mad Badger. Go back into Archet and then into The Mad Badger. Talk to Captain Brockenbrook to finish the quest you have and then he will give you a new quest called Intro: The Captain’s Son. This quest asks you to go the Hunting Lodge and talk to the Captain’s son, Jon Brockenbrook. Now you can leave The Mad Badger. lotro gold Talk to Celandine Brandybuck outside of The Mad Badger to finish the quest for four Kingsfoil Leaves. There are now three more quests available in Archet. You can get Fresh Supplies from Peg Pruner, the Provisioner, who is northeast of The Mad Badger; Question the Prisoner from Jailor Ned Pruner who is in the Archet Jail, east of The Mad Badger; and Beyond the Bulwarks from Constable Thistlewool who is near the Archet gate, south of The Mad Badger. Note: If you go to Constable Thistlewool first, you can get two bonus quests; The Jailor and The Quartermaster. These simply ask you to find Ned and Peg Pruner, were you will receive their quests. It’s an easy way to grab some coppers and XP. lotro gold After acquiring the three quests, leave through the Archet gate and head east to go to the Hunting Lodge. 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