Thread: Ettenmoors

Originally Posted by Feanor1

In case you have not seen it yet http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdia...the-ettenmoors <--- ROR proposed moors changes

Prepare yourselves, freeps. Blulum's coming out to play with some nice looking Reaver buffs in RoR

Yes, prepare for more PVE and NPC fights!

I like it! Finally some purpose to PVE and the Delvings. I like that there will be higher gear and rank gated legendary weapons as well...

Agreed, they're making everything we do in the moors meaningful. We all know the current state of the place is 150% broken, and these changes are a big step in the right direction.

Originally Posted by Feanor1

In case you have not seen it yet http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdia...the-ettenmoors <--- ROR proposed moors changes

/yawn

Years after removing control points for OPs they realize the control points were better so the OPs will be the control points.
(that is my favorite part)

My #2 most favorite part.........

Creep Damage & Corruption Revisions
One thing that’s become very apparent to us in our survey of the ‘moors is the disparity in damage and healing between Creeps and Freeps. Pound for pound, Creeps tend to get outgunned and outhealed compared to the kind of numbers Freeps can put out. We will be taking steps to bridge this gap this season. These steps might go too far, or not far enough. We will be monitoring and the pendulum will continue to swing as necessary.

(and here it is)

Creep Damage & Corruption Revisions
One thing that’s become very apparent to us in our survey of the ‘moors is the disparity in damage and healing between Creeps and Freeps. Pound for pound, Creeps tend to get outgunned and outhealed compared to the kind of numbers Freeps can put out. We will be taking steps to bridge this gap this season. These steps might go too far, or not far enough. We will be monitoring and the pendulum will continue to swing as necessary.

(correct, but.................)

We think that the Blackarrow and Warg Stalker are in a good place damage-wise, so the majority of our attention went to the Defiler, Weaver, Reaver, and Warleader. These classes have received a significant damage boost to their skills and damaging effects, making them more viable from a damage-dealing standpoint. We’ve also made more damage available via corruptions by increasing the potency of the Mastery corruptions.

Wait at second, it's stated the the freep to creep dps is skewed, but then they say that 2 of the 3 creep dps classes are just fine...........makes sense........... i think...............maybe..... ...

(nudges for the passing of whatever is being smoked) - Dogs have a lower burst damage than every freep class (it's true, you all know it, back off), and have a lesser bleed DOT damage than rks, champs, guards, burgs, lms, and wardens - I guess that is the definition of 'good place' though.

When a capt can 'yell' at me for over 3k - it's happened on more than one occasion, and by multiple cappies - and i can't hit for 2k (I have only once on a a 64 hunter, and have run dps line since like 2009) but I have to read how my classes dps is 'on par' or 'scaled properly' um.........ok. That's like saying that defilers have the same dps as minis - and that Warleaders have the dps of hunters.................(smoke d what was passed), oh wait, they do!

My 3rd most favorite part.........

Remove Blood Mountain/Candy Mountain................... ..... (eh)

I did miss the line that highlighted the fact that 1 cappie and 1 rk can hold their ground against 8-12 creeps, I'll check again

<ducks and covers to wait for the salvos that will be fired> /cheers

*please understand the majority of this post was meant in good humor - although I'm sure that will be lost since this is the arken boards.

But, since I can't edit that post for whatever reason atm.......I'll sum that up.

If they think it is unbalance now, just wait. New PvE expansion (that had to be purchased) has always brought higher freep dps in the end, then it'll be even more skewed. So even if BAs and Wargs are 'good place' now so don't touch, they going to be screwed the moment geared freeps show up with the new leveled junk.

You know it, I know it, out family members that have listened to us play over the years know it............now how do we tell the ppl programming this stuff?

With the exception of Moria Book 7 (the i'm sorry creeps for creating the RK class book) where the infamous BA fire DOT took to life, expansions=more freep dps. Yikes!

I got excited thinking they destroyed ec /oc but they just moved them they should add some charred timber and a couple of ghost pathing around the former locations so the people that will probally still go there have something to look at.

TA •The lawn defenders have been removed.
R.I.P the foolish little dorf stalker that always managed to agro on gassy any time ta was blue and she dared to set foot across a bridge. We can still do an right ? They wont get rid of him would they :O

Looks like a lot of changes are in store for the moors I hope they are serious about fixing things and move the moors in a direction where everyone who remains in the old sandbox can have some honest FUN pvp.

From what I've read, I like the changes a lot! I think the changes will discourage the massing of large forces because there are more advantages and there is more to be gained from holding multiple positions. I think that will tend to spread the larger group out, and open up opportunities for smaller groups to hit smaller, garrisoned opposing groups of half-a-dozen or so rather than some huge freep or creep raid that a small group can't go near. Once the side with more numbers is spread out protecting various positions, it may take a feint or two by smaller groups, but the larger group risks losing any number of positions they hold if they try regrouping to defend a position of theirs that's under attack. Ever play Whac-A-Mole?

My one concern is along the same lines of something Biglowbowskii mentioned. While all the changes sort of balance things out a little better now, with the raising of the freep lvl cap, things could get unbalanced again very quickly if the devs aren't careful.

So, I put in about 6 hours yesterday, most if it small grouped, some solo and raked in almost 8k between my toons in renown. I want to know what your secret is Mal? How the heck did you manage 14k?

http://dailystats.theblackappendage....y?w=Arkenstone

Originally Posted by jdwhiskey1978

So, I put in about 6 hours yesterday, most if it small grouped, some solo and raked in almost 8k between my toons in renown. I want to know what your secret is Mal? How the heck did you manage 14k?

http://dailystats.theblackappendage....y?w=Arkenstone

Not hunting down solos in a group.

Originally Posted by jdwhiskey1978

So, I put in about 6 hours yesterday, most if it small grouped, some solo and raked in almost 8k between my toons in renown. I want to know what your secret is Mal? How the heck did you manage 14k?

http://dailystats.theblackappendage....y?w=Arkenstone

I've had 17k days before. The secret is to just play insanely long. 18 hours of LotRO ftw!

Mali got more points than everyone cuz hes better than everyone else

Originally Posted by Daec

Not hunting down solos in a group.

Was running in a group last night, sorry you got ran over, happens to me all the time...U MAD BRO?

Maie, your wizard's fire made my laptop overheat just now

Originally Posted by colefire2

Mali got more points than everyone cuz hes better than everyone else

Not what I asked, just asked what he was doing, maybe help some other people out. If he is moving around avoiding the TA shuffle, that goes to show that points can be made away from TA and thats optimistic.

Originally Posted by jdwhiskey1978

Not what I asked, just asked what he was doing, maybe help some other people out. If he is moving around avoiding the TA shuffle, that goes to show that points can be made away from TA and thats optimistic.

I know when I get alot of points its when I have been on a long time like Blu said. I think my highest day was 20k inf and I was on for 10 hours.

Originally Posted by Feanor1

I know when I get alot of points its when I have been on a long time like Blu said. I think my highest day was 20k inf and I was on for 10 hours.

....20k in 10 hours? You some kind of wizard? Or did you just eat a lot of them?

Originally Posted by Fafoo

....20k in 10 hours? You some kind of wizard? Or did you just eat a lot of them?

lol that was a month after ROI with the old revenge+lots of freeps roaming, so lots of impromptu 1v1s. I also got 600 kbs that day and finished 3 slayer deeds :P

Originally Posted by jdwhiskey1978

I want to know what your secret is Mal?[/url]

Heh... no real secret... I just try and keep a good balance between hanging with the main body (normally at ta/stab/ec) and roaming the map. If I can avoid the main fight, I like to roam the map and just hunt. Honestly that what makes it more fun for me is the hunt itself and not knowing what I might run into. Despite all the negativity lately, I really enjoy the PvP on this server... offers a good mix of action most of the time.

lol... &&& is this thread

After reading a few pages, I was disgusted at finding that it's mostly just &&&&&&&& drivel and childish finger-pointing.

here's to all you drama-llama's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk

Please try and remember just how ridiculously stupid you seem, the next time you are nerdraging over how other people don't play a silly game exactly the way you think they should.

Speaking of nerd rage....

Originally Posted by Daec

Speaking of nerd rage....

Nerd Rage? Is that like spicy candy?

A rk got to rank 9 yesterday after "earning" 22449 and 21875 renown for the last 2 days all while holding on to their 2k rating! Keep up the good work, maybe you'll be to rank 10 by the time Rohan goes live and you can get your moors legendary item as a reward for your superior effort!

And also....funny stuff up by grothum and the drakes last night. Rusval...just die already would ya?

Originally Posted by Armarieth

A rk got to rank 9 yesterday after "earning" 22449 and 21875 renown for the last 2 days all while holding on to their 2k rating! Keep up the good work, maybe you'll be to rank 10 by the time Rohan goes live and you can get your moors legendary item as a reward for your superior effort!

From 984 rating too 2000 rating over night, sorry something is suspicious there... (And kinless)
Unless the said player runs around with a dedicated fellowship who are organised, I wont believe it was done honestly
and on top of that I haven't seen the said player in the moors, correct me if I am wrong

20 Jul 12 169,060 984
22 Jul 12 242,704 2,000

I find it shocking that someone who must have so much skill that they can earn that many points in 2 days could be such a total noob that they are still using the purple lev 55 tools of the tinker I mean really come on upgrade to the teal and get the 20% crit (thats assuming the teal version is still the best been a long time since I have crafted or spent time on freep side in general) When they added those 1 week auto crit guild recipes is when crafting went down hill in this game use to way back in the old days crafters use to walk up hills both ways in the snow just to get extra crit chances for single use recipes now these kids these days are too lazy to even use a decent tool to craft there welfare guild recipes.
/ragequit

Originally Posted by PookyMalibu

Heh... no real secret... I just try and keep a good balance between hanging with the main body (normally at ta/stab/ec) and roaming the map. If I can avoid the main fight, I like to roam the map and just hunt. Honestly that what makes it more fun for me is the hunt itself and not knowing what I might run into. Despite all the negativity lately, I really enjoy the PvP on this server... offers a good mix of action most of the time.

Mal, awesome....I try this myself, though most of the time I am with 2 -3 kinnies. Take note people, this is called ROAMING!

Creeps should try this too, I know a few do, Rusval, Omani and Muz, some dogs, but it could be more, Just try it out peeps!
Your going to get rolled every now and again, thats the game, but you will have better fights in the long run, promise!

Originally Posted by Vyturack

lol... &&& is this thread

After reading a few pages, I was disgusted at finding that it's mostly just &&&&&&&& drivel and childish finger-pointing.

here's to all you drama-llama's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk

Please try and remember just how ridiculously stupid you seem, the next time you are nerdraging over how other people don't play a silly game exactly the way you think they should.

Fail Troll is Fail. Next time come on here with a sig or a name if you want to be taken seriously.....

Originally Posted by Armarieth

A rk got to rank 9 yesterday after "earning" 22449 and 21875 renown for the last 2 days all while holding on to their 2k rating! Keep up the good work, maybe you'll be to rank 10 by the time Rohan goes live and you can get your moors legendary item as a reward for your superior effort!

And also....funny stuff up by grothum and the drakes last night. Rusval...just die already would ya?

Not if i can help it

From 984 rating too 2000 rating over night, sorry something is suspicious there... (And kinless)
Unless the said player runs around with a dedicated fellowship who are organised, I wont believe it was done honestly
and on top of that I haven't seen the said player in the moors, correct me if I am wrong

20 Jul 12 169,060 984
22 Jul 12 242,704 2,000

Its known this rk rank farms, many of us creep side have caught him.

Fail Troll is Fail. Next time come on here with a sig or a name if you want to be taken seriously....

Haha, when you figure it out this post will become amusing to you, or shameful.

I'll bet the RK we're talking about here is the same one who ran past me about a month ago with 4500 morale; gasp! That same RK ran past me three minutes later with 3900 HP at full morale, and I realized they must have taken off what little armor and jewelry they'd had on earleir so that they could die even faster.

Originally Posted by Armarieth

A rk got to rank 9 yesterday after "earning" 22449 and 21875 renown for the last 2 days all while holding on to their 2k rating! Keep up the good work, maybe you'll be to rank 10 by the time Rohan goes live and you can get your moors legendary item as a reward for your superior effort!

Thats not even the best part. I was out all day yesterday and I never saw him once. Please oh kinless titan........ teach me!

Originally Posted by jljohnson4

Thats not even the best part. I was out all day yesterday and I never saw him once. Please oh kinless titan........ teach me!

ROFL! Nice Rastlan Obviously there are a lot more points to be had 'soloing' than we ever realized.

Originally Posted by Vyturack

lol... &&& is this thread

After reading a few pages, I was disgusted at finding that it's mostly just &&&&&&&& drivel and childish finger-pointing.

here's to all you drama-llama's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk

Please try and remember just how ridiculously stupid you seem, the next time you are nerdraging over how other people don't play a silly game exactly the way you think they should.

Coming from someone who tried to 4 box? and failed

Originally Posted by Armarieth

A rk got to rank 9 yesterday after "earning" 22449 and 21875 renown for the last 2 days all while holding on to their 2k rating! Keep up the good work, maybe you'll be to rank 10 by the time Rohan goes live and you can get your moors legendary item as a reward for your superior effort!

And also....funny stuff up by grothum and the drakes last night. Rusval...just die already would ya?

at least some people dont need to farm to ge tthat much renown in one day lol.

I hope the rank farmer knows that...so far there is no rk cosmetic moors 2nd age, after all, rks just carry tiny stones the size of their palm....

The same guy farming his own toons is also the same clown who is 12 boxing the freavers attacking solo freeps. Its pretty obvious how terrible of player this is and quite amusing when hes in freep ooc bragging about killing solo freeps with his freaver horde. Pushing 1 skill FTW is awesome.....wait what was that I see a whole horde of ranked creeps supporting this 12 boxing freavers as he charges around the map? That is so full of win creeps, and you know who you are the ones that fight along side that guy. I sometimes wonder how the heck ark even has pvmp anymore. Thanks to all the creeps that do not support this clowns antics, and the ones that do...... well if I said what I wanted to say to you I would be looking at a ban.

So far this guy farms his own toons for comms, sits in both OOC while he is playing one side or the other and 12 box zerges people. I sure am glad theres Arkenstone creeps that support him, it sure seems like its well deserved.........

Let the nerd rage comments fly, but seriously think how much this guy is ruining this zone even more so then it already is and please stop with the bloody support. If he isnt supported he will just go away.

Originally Posted by Wilantuk

The same guy farming his own toons is also the same clown who is 12 boxing the freavers attacking solo freeps. Its pretty obvious how terrible of player this is and quite amusing when hes in freep ooc bragging about killing solo freeps with his freaver horde. Pushing 1 skill FTW is awesome.....wait what was that I see a whole horde of ranked creeps supporting this 12 boxing freavers as he charges around the map? That is so full of win creeps, and you know who you are the ones that fight along side that guy. I sometimes wonder how the heck ark even has pvmp anymore. Thanks to all the creeps that do not support this clowns antics, and the ones that do...... well if I said what I wanted to say to you I would be looking at a ban.

So far this guy farms his own toons for comms, sits in both OOC while he is playing one side or the other and 12 box zerges people. I sure am glad theres Arkenstone creeps that support him, it sure seems like its well deserved.........

Let the nerd rage comments fly, but seriously think how much this guy is ruining this zone even more so then it already is and please stop with the bloody support. If he isnt supported he will just go away.

See if you can make out the players from either of these :P



Sorry that my fat character is in the way of this one :P

(P.S- Can you spot the corpse jump ?)

that the rank farmer can blatantly do it three days in a row without a ban shows how much of a joke the Ettenmoors is. maybe if the GMs actually did something about rank farming instead of monitoring chat channels for naughty words the game wouldnt suck so much. all we can really do is make sure that that scrub remains kinless and shunned by the server.

Anyone know where he's doing the deed? I'd be more than happy to... uh... say hello. Feel free to send me a PM.

I acctually reported him today and got a reply to the tune of, multiboxing however unsportsmenlike it seems in the ettenmoors is not against turbines rules. Not exactly those words but that was the message. Turbine will do nothing against multiboxers because its not breaking any rules they have.

Originally Posted by kermie-lee

Anyone know where he's doing the deed? I'd be more than happy to... uh... say hello. Feel free to send me a PM.

He was killed 3-4 times today until he finally gave up trying, usually near grams somewhere.