Getting back into LoTROFollow

So my cyclic WoW burn out is kicking in again and I saw this tempting e-mail for digital DL for 9.99 with one month free for LoTRO... Pretty smart campaign for them really. I had tried the trial way back in the day and it was fun but my WoW freinds pulled me back.

My second impression is that the game is way fun. The graphics are stunning, especially the landscapes. The story is compelling so far and I am making myself read the quest text. It's a bit tough for me not to fall back into WoW mode of metagaming and just blast through quests like a leveling robot so I am actively trying to force myself to slow down and look around.

I'm playing a Warden just becuase I like spear fighting and dig how he uses a notched sheild and spear combo. So far the Warden seems really strong. I know they came out with MoM so I was wondering are they considered overpowered? Well even if they are the DeathKnight of LoTRo, and I hope not, I'm still going to play him becuase its a very fun class.

I have been able to solo all the fellowship quests so far and am up to the quest just past where you *Spoiler Alert* kill Amdir. Will I be able to continue down the main story line if I level a bit past the fellowship quests so I can solo them? Becuase I really like the story so far and how it plays along the LoTR timeline. I think I read those books about 5 times or so when I was younger.

The AH seems pretty hopping so far on Meneldor. I put a bunch of stuff up last night and have already made about 300s even after buying a nice crafted spear for like 30s. Anyway when I saw that Meneldor was a reccomended server for new players I rolled on there remembering that the Alla community had a Kinship there. Is TINFS still going strong?

I'm a level 16 Warden so far named Shomir. No kin yet but if you want to toss me an invite go for it. :D

Edited, Apr 28th 2009 12:03pm by Shojindo

We are indeed still kicking on the Meneldor server, so be sure to get yourself an invite to TiNFS!

I switched from mainly playing a hunter to a warden when MoM launched, and haven't regretted it for a second. Wardens are alot of fun to play and can survive things like bad pulls better than any other class in the game. Great class to solo with, very useful in a group, what more could you ask for? You will find the going a touch tougher in the 20's but I don't remember ever really feeling overwhelmed at any point while leveling my warden up. I used to love playing alts, but the legendary weapon system and the fact my alts seem squishy after playing the warden have pretty much kept me on the warden full time since I rolled him.

Thanks! I'm also falling for a pretty Elf hunter named Shaidal. She's only level 8 so far but I may be logged onto her as well. I do like the warden but I'm realizing that I do spend an aweful lot of time looking at my gambits rather than whats around me when I am playing. The hunter is a bit more mellow in that respect as the ranged attack sequence does not require as much monitoring. I'll probally have to try out a few more classes to 10-15 to decide which one to level up all the way though. :)

Edited, Apr 28th 2009 11:16pm by Shojindo

character transfers:

http://www.lotro.com/support/376-premium-services

Mora

Be prepared to wait a while, the digital download can take a loooooong time.