r/lotro

Hello everyone!

My 8-year-old son and I just started our journey in LOTRO yesterday. He recently finished The Hobbit and we’re currently reading The Lord of the Rings together, so I thought it would be a wonderful experience to actually explore the world we're reading about.

He’s playing a High Elf Champion, and I’ve rolled a High Elf Minstrel to support him. We are taking things very slow (no rush to level or optimize) just enjoying the atmosphere. We’re currently working through the prologue and picking up any side quests that catch his eye. He’s having a blast, and so am I :)

Does anyone have tips or advice on "must-see" spots for a child, fun side activities (like festivals or music), or things we should definitely make sure to do (or avoid) as we explore?

Thank you!

I just want your opinions based on personal experience. Based on type of Content you like! Even if it's a RP Tier List. Lets go!

I have just started playing as F2P having played a lot of WoW and ESO and I’m having a blast. The pacing and immersion of the game is taking me back to when I first played WoW.

I have picked up forestry, prospecting and scholar on my hunter and I am enjoying gathering and refining and I like how it gives decent XP for processing materials.

Unless I am mistaken, it seems F2P players are unable to post auctions. I am not in a position to pay a sub or buy something for premium status at this point in time. Without auctions, is there any viable way to make money from my refined goods? My bank and inventory are starting to get full of materials and I believe my only way to offload is to vendor which seems like a waste. Should I pick up a crafting profession and funnel my mats into levelling that?

If anyone could give me any advice on how to maximise the profession systems as a F2P, it would be greatly appreciated as I really enjoy these systems in LOTRO. Thank you.

Edit: Thank you all for taking the time to reply. You’ve all been very helpful and welcoming. Even had someone DM offering to gift me a month of VIP. This community seems awesome 🙌

Class/NPC/Region/Trait it doesnt matter

I have little Alt and he's a Captain. By Class fantasy and versaitility (I love Paladins in WoW) it should be my Main. I always want to give my Cappy the love he deserves and Main him but for some reason i always return to my Guardian even tho i would never roll a Prot Warrior in WoW.

I prefer Classes being able to fill Multiple Roles and usuay Guardian doesnt meet this criteria.

I dont know why but something about playing a Captain feels a bit odd

Hey everyone,

I just had my first unpleasant encounter in about 17 years and I need to share this because I'm still surprised.

The setting: KR T2 in a random group. I'm on my tank and remember the group leader from a run I did earlier this week. Back then, he asked me to tank the first to bosses close together so that the DDs could do better AOE. Back then, I did larger circles with the utugi because I feel more comfortable this way. So, this time, again, he sets the target on the lady ... and, as back then, is dead five seconds into the fight. Maybe I didn't get the Aggro, I don't know. We reset after the second DD dies. On the second try, I make sure to keep both bosses on me and close together. But for some reason, I die after maybe one minute despite full fortfication and an overall stable situation. The group leader says something like "that's it, show is over" and leaves the group. I left as well which, in hindsight, wasn't such a great move.

So, this happens. It's a random group. T2 is, for many players including myself, not too hard but also not trivial. But then, the former group leader feels the urge to PM me, saying that he himself couldn't believe that I as a raid-geared tank died on T2 and that he could do this without a healer. I'd like to doubt that but whatever. I ask what exactly he wants to tell me but he's already offline. Maybe he logged on his tank to run this without a healer. I don't care and put him on ignore. That's the second time in 17 years that I've done this (not counting the gold sellers that once used to spam world chat).

What I want to say: You don't have to continue with any group that doesn't meet your expectations. You can leave anytime you want, even without saying anything, even with some snarky remark on low damage or heal as your last words. But, please, don't try to make anyone feel bad for their performance with so much effort that you send them a PM and logging off imediately after.

And just to add, I don't feel bad for my tanking. I was just baffled by such a behaviour.

Thanks for reading!