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I am new to LoTRO. I just started playing and I love the movies so I made

a elf hunter named Legoless
a dwarf guardian named Gimleigh
a human champion named Arrigorn
and a human loremaster named Gandolfe
***** the hobbits (no one likes them anyway)

I was gonna play City of Heros but "Superman" and "Batman" were already taken.



(yes, I am a sockpuppet)

Frankly, I think Battlestone is a fine name! It shows that you took the time to consider what your character was about and picked a name that was appropriate.

(I believe that) What posters here were wound up about was that choosing a name that is drafted out of the books/films shows a general lack of creative thought.

And that lack of imagination (as shown by a weak choice in character name) can be construed as a lack of imagination when other aspects of game play are considered.

Speaking personally, I want to group with people who play well... who not only know what their characters are capable of but who think of interesting and even innovative ways to solve the problems and stumbling blocks the game places in front of us.

This becomes most important in the upper levels but can be important when confronting a new instance at any level. (How difficult was "Retaking Weathertop" your first time through?)

Unfortunately, when faced with a PUG, (where I haven't played with anyone before) I am far less likely to assume that someone with an elven hunter named Legolas or a dwarf gaurdian named Gimli is going to come through with the level of creative input I am looking for. And so, I am far less likely to group with them.

Ironic somehow that this thread (titled "soloing") ended up being about grouping and an aspect of the group dynamic... :)

Frankly, I think Battlestone is a fine name! It shows that you took the time to consider what your character was about and picked a name that was appropriate.

(I believe that) What posters here were wound up about was that choosing a name that is drafted out of the books/films shows a general lack of creative thought.

And that lack of imagination (as shown by a weak choice in character name) can be construed as a lack of imagination when other aspects of game play are considered.

Speaking personally, I want to group with people who play well... who not only know what their characters are capable of but who think of interesting and even innovative ways to solve the problems and stumbling blocks the game places in front of us.

This becomes most important in the upper levels but can be important when confronting a new instance at any level. (How difficult was "Retaking Weathertop" your first time through?)

Unfortunately, when faced with a PUG, (where I haven't played with anyone before) I am far less likely to assume that someone with an elven hunter named Legolas or a dwarf gaurdian named Gimli is going to come through with the level of creative input I am looking for. And so, I am far less likely to group with them.

Ironic somehow that this thread (titled "soloing") ended up being about grouping and an aspect of the group dynamic... :)