Thread: This is a must read for new players!

I am new to LOTRO (this is actually my first post) and fairly new to MMO's themselves (I'm still learning some of the basic terms). This site is awesome! Thank you for the time and resources it took to put this together.

im a new player and im downloading lotro rite now can anybody say how big is this game anyway? i know its more than 6gb

Last time I checked I think my LOTRO folder was 12 GB ish.

Good thing I signed on Elendilmir from the start! lol

Ty for all the help. Much better than DDO

i'm new player and i couldn't select a rasse at the begining of the game
waht can i do?

Originally Posted by Manefred

i'm new player and i couldn't select a rasse at the begining of the game
waht can i do?

It's a known bug that pops up sometimes when you have dx10 enabled at startup. Start the game, open up the options, graphics, and disable dx10/ enable dx9. Then restart the game and that should fix it. Once you have your characters created you can enable dx10 in the game again for the pretty lights and effects.

Is there any place that tells when peak server times are for choosing a server? I recently switched from a different game and was put on a west coast server that generally was active at about midnight eastern time so I had trouble being a part of a lot of the aspects of the game and it was probably a big reason that I lost interest in it.

Originally Posted by DarbyOgil

Is there any place that tells when peak server times are for choosing a server? I recently switched from a different game and was put on a west coast server that generally was active at about midnight eastern time so I had trouble being a part of a lot of the aspects of the game and it was probably a big reason that I lost interest in it.

All of the servers are physically based in Massachusetts. There really isn't any "regional" servers in lotro, like there are in some games. So there really aren't any west coast/ east coast servers here.

That being said, there are a couple of things to look for. Elendilmer has a larger Aussie population than most, so it'll have a different peak time- it'll be a little more spread out. There are also a number of servers with the [EU] designation. Those are the servers that were moved from Europe, and the majority of players on them are still in Europe, so their peak times will conincide with them. (You'll also notice the language designation on many of them)

Thanks for the quick response. I'll just go with the one they recomended for me then so I can start playing!!

Yeah this site is awesome!

Thanks, will check this out.

Can somebody please help me!? I'm on the site, but I don't know how to create a character and join in! PLEASE HELP!!!

Originally Posted by LloydIrving19

Can somebody please help me!? I'm on the site, but I don't know how to create a character and join in! PLEASE HELP!!!

Have you downloaded the game client yet?

ETA: This page (http://support.turbine.com/ics/suppo...uestionID=2797) should help you get started.

My boots and cape show on my character screen, but not on the game screen. So I go into the cosmetics tab and hit the little eyes by my boots and cape and they are open.

But I go back to the game screen and they won't show. I look silly fighting mobs with no boots on! And yes, the boots and cape are my level.

Originally Posted by Happyoldguy

My boots and cape show on my character screen, but not on the game screen. So I go into the cosmetics tab and hit the little eyes by my boots and cape and they are open.

But I go back to the game screen and they won't show. I look silly fighting mobs with no boots on! And yes, the boots and cape are my level.

On the right-hand side of the cosmetics screen check to make sure which outfit is being shown.

Originally Posted by Abiyah

On the right-hand side of the cosmetics screen check to make sure which outfit is being shown.

I'm level sixteen and only have one outfit, lol. But I'll go look,

Originally Posted by Happyoldguy

I'm level sixteen and only have one outfit, lol. But I'll go look,

It worked! My feet and I thank you!

While I'm here, I need to know how to toggle between the game screen and my desktop. Last question of the day, I promise, lol!

Originally Posted by Happyoldguy

It worked! My feet and I thank you!

While I'm here, I need to know how to toggle between the game screen and my desktop. Last question of the day, I promise, lol!

There may be an instruction for that in the UI panel, maybe either in graphics/adv graphics, or even keymapping; I don't know for sure, so can't give a definitive answer. What I've done is put the game into a windowed screen. All I have to do is just click the dash icon up in the corner. Makes it easier, too, if the game freezes and the "Exit Now" option can't be made to come up-- instead of having to power down the comp, just close the screen, exiting the game.

Originally Posted by Happyoldguy

I need to know how to toggle between the game screen and my desktop

Huh? What's wrong with ALT-TAB, if I may ask? I use that all the time...

It seems to be somewhat broken, but so is the entire LOTRO gfx engine ... noticed how it drops windows back to "basic color scheme"? I'm guessing the same bug also causes the ALT-TAB window to not really display the icons properly, but you can still use it to switch to "something" else, which usually will be an app on your desktop.

Originally Posted by Kargor

Huh? What's wrong with ALT-TAB, if I may ask? I use that all the time...

It seems to be somewhat broken, but so is the entire LOTRO gfx engine ... noticed how it drops windows back to "basic color scheme"? I'm guessing the same bug also causes the ALT-TAB window to not really display the icons properly, but you can still use it to switch to "something" else, which usually will be an app on your desktop.

Alt-Tab works fine, thank you.

Just spotted this thread.. With regards to the link in the OP, Eldar doesn't use /glff, instead we use /globallff.

I can't figure out the Auction House. When I run a search it often says it can't comply because there's another search running. Does this mean I have to wait my turn? I don't understand. When I do get it to run a search and find a piece of armor, I can't figure out how to see the stats on the armor.

Today I searched for "Copper Ingot" it refused to search for so long that I went out and mined them. I'm lost in that place.

So much knowledge... O_o

Very nice, answered most of mt questions.

unfortunately, its a little bit outdated. But you can hold to it till you are 65 and by then you should have figured out how the game works.

Yes a bit outdated but still has lots of great information.

Originally Posted by Happyoldguy

I can't figure out the Auction House. When I run a search it often says it can't comply because there's another search running. Does this mean I have to wait my turn? I don't understand. When I do get it to run a search and find a piece of armor, I can't figure out how to see the stats on the armor.

Today I searched for "Copper Ingot" it refused to search for so long that I went out and mined them. I'm lost in that place.

First - bad place for new questions. Better to start a (relevantly named) new thread in the general section, below this one.

But you pro'ly had one of the subsections hi-lighted, and it was searching within that section. If you leave "Crafting/recipes/scholar Tier 1" highlighted... well, no "copper ingots" to be found there, are there? So click that one more time (the subsection can be open, just not high-lighted!) and try again. (Also, try "copper" and "ingot" if "copper ingot" fails.)

This is a grant website and everything is well written but that page about the servers is seriously outdated and unfair to many realms as it does not inlcude the Codemasters servers (which Turbine took them over last year i think it was)

If this thread, has to continue stickied, then imo that page must be updated

Thank You.

I just started playing and this was SO helpful.