Thread: The Galloping Gala Discussion

Originally Posted by CaliRed

It would have been nice if LOTRO had sponsored some events too. There are places in the Horse Fields that have never been used in game, the perfect setting for this type of event. I'm glad three of the servers get to participate, but what about the rest of us? It's not like Elendilmir is exactly devoid of life here.....

I absolutely agree. If LOTRO is going to advertise it and make it sound like a major event, then they should have an event or two on each server...it only seems fair

Originally Posted by mkriske

I absolutely agree. If LOTRO is going to advertise it and make it sound like a major event, then they should have an event or two on each server...it only seems fair

Create your own event, or just enter our screen shot contest that we put together. Anyone on any server can enter it. Regardless of whether there's a full blown player event on your server or not.

How does an kin join this Gala event to post an event? Actually our Alliance would love to hold an event for Riddermark.

Originally Posted by Sapience

If you have an idea for an Ettenmoors event, write it up and send it over! Be specific and make sure it's something that other players on other servers can use as a template, or something that might encourage others to start similar events of their own. We'd love to see someone create broadly inclusive player events for the Ettenmoors! Let's hear what ya got! lotro@Turbine.com is the email address.

This is so simple.... Set the creeps free.... We have been chained to the moors for five years, set us free. As the saying goes if there isn't a video it didn't happen... Well here is the video so please make it happen.

Creeps in Eregion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZladDt5gA

Originally Posted by jasonmwells

This is so simple.... Set the creeps free.... We have been chained to the moors for five years, set us free. As the saying goes if there isn't a video it didn't happen... Well here is the video so please make it happen.

Creeps in Eregion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZladDt5gA

Very sweet!

To whomever it concerns for posting or scheduling events for particular servers. This message is for you to place or post again or at least flag here for everyone else to see. Thanks. Hobi


The Imladris Server and The Ancient Alliance Kinship is proud to present - HOBI'S FISH RACE!!!

This annual Kinship event has proven successful and overwhelmingly enjoyable, so now I share it with everyone. With a little change from my usual event, I will allow the use of Mounts, which will work wonderfully for the Galloping Gala Events.

Meeting this Saturday May 5th at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm (Eastern) Contestants will gather with their faithful steed and their trusty fishing pole at predetermined locations for each race. The goal is to race between FIVE (5) different Fishing Holes attempting to catch either 3 same type identical fish (3 dace, 3 bitterlings, etc) or 1 trophy fish (5lb Salmon, Delightful Dace) then proceeding onwards to the finish line. The first person to get to the Race-Master and "trade" a relevant stack of fish, Wins the race. We also give a prize to the "Most Junk Caught" too, that any contestant has the chance to win.

In fairness to the routes and the locations, I will post them here, so everyone has the opportunity to review the fishing holes and build a strategy. These locations are posted prior to the race again in chat mode of the game as well.

6PM < RACE 1 > Combe to Michel Delving
Fishing Holes - Combe to Big Staddlemere Pond (30.6s 48.3w)
to Halecatch Lake (32.7s 52.0w)
to Everclear Lake (27.1s 54.3w)
to Brandywine Bridge (31.4s 63.0w)
to Bywater Pond (31.1s 69.7w)
to the Finish in Michel Delving @ Town Square

8PM < RACE 2 > Thorin's Hall to Bree
Fishing Holes - Thorin's Hall to Noglond River Bridge (19.9s 100.6w)
to Duillond - River Lune Bridge (24.2s 91.9w)
to Bywater Bridge - Hobbiton (31.4s 63.0w)
to Brandywine Bridge (31.4s 63.0w)
to West Gate Bridge - by stream (@29.5s 53.7w)
to the Finish in Bree @ The Prancing Pony

10PM < RACE 3 > Michel Delving to Rivendell
Fishing Holes - Michel Delving to Bywater Bridge - Hobbiton (31.4s 63.0w)
to Brandywine Bridge (31.4s 63.0w)
to Halecatch Lake (32.7s 52.0w)
to The Last Bridge (33.5s 23.3w)
to The Ford of Bruinen (33.5s 11.4w)
to the Finish in Rivendell @ The Last Homely House

Prize Support - The Ancient Alliance Kinship usually gathers items of worth for prizes, we also take requests for crafting of items for prizes, or craft & gather Legendary Items and Relics for prizes or lastly offer a "cash prize" of gold.

It would be AWESOME to be noticed by a Coordinator to gain access to Prizes like Mounts... I am certain someone would find a use for a New Mount.

I hope to see you there!!

Hobicara Melscringerin
Officer of the Ancient Alliance
Hobi's Fish Run Race-Master
Lady of Streams & Master Angler

Originally Posted by Hobicara

The Imladris Server and The Ancient Alliance Kinship is proud to present - HOBI'S FISH RACE!!!

This is exactly what is needed, someone from the community must head up these events. Let's hope Turbine holds more of this type of advertising often and puts it on the launcher. Good luck Hobicara!

Good luck to all event organizers and those who intend to be one! These events take manpower and more than one person to get them off the ground. Turbine has helped us do that but even if Turbine did not take notice our events would have happened anyway. If you are on a server that has no event taking place look at the events advertised in The Galloping Gala and use their template to produce your own.

shameless advertising: In spite of the fact these events are called The Galloping Gala one of them at least, the Walk to Rivendell, is not a race but a roleplay walk (though people do ride horses). Come join us on Landroval May 11th at 8 pm server time (South gate of Bree). Prizes will be given out to roleplayers, some by Turbine and some by my kinship. Judges to be appointed at the time the event starts. Roleplay to be light and encouraged with a surprise during the walk.

Turbine makes me chuckle... all last week the website read "Last Week To Get The Steed Of The Champion!"

And by that they mean, Until Next Week!

Originally Posted by Gammidge

I have a question: if I have multiple accounts, will the rewards be automatically applied to the account of the character that wins, or will I get a code to use on whichever account I want?

Also, are there any events that could be easily done by a low-level alternate that hasn't gotten the riding skill yet? I don't actually play on any of the servers listed.

Great question! The organizers of these player-run events have been given TP Codes and Perlino Steed codes. If you're able to win one of these codes, you'll be able to apply it to any of your accounts at your leisure. The 500 TP will be added to your TP, and the Perlino Steed code will give the Perlino Steed to all characters currently on your account and any characters that you may make in the future.

In short... the Perlino Steed code is an extremely snazzy code.

Hello,

if we start to organize a "galloping" event now, is it still possible to be part of the "official" events and ask for the special price as a reward ?
(it's not just to win things, it's a good way to promote an event ^^).

A big part of the french community is alive on a french fan-site but not so much here (sorry) so a lot of us haven't seen the news (http://forums.jeuxonline.info/forumdisplay.php?f=169)

Kinda stupid there's no Galloping Gala on Snowbourn , why is that ?????????????????

Originally Posted by Fipiara

It was an announcement done about a week and a half ago:

http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.p...13#post6129713

I have a suggestion then, please put this where you will get maximum coverage, like on the login program news section. I read the forum every day and never saw this. A simple line like...

Server Event Hosts! New event on the horizon, make sure your server isn't left out! Click here for more info! Do you want to host a server event, click here to find out how!

While we don't host server events, from the discussion in my kin I am sure we would have thought to come up with something had we have known before the actual event rolled around.

Originally Posted by Tarmuar

I have a suggestion then, please put this where you will get maximum coverage, like on the login program news section. I read the forum every day and never saw this. A simple line like...

Server Event Hosts! New event on the horizon, make sure your server isn't left out! Click here for more info! Do you want to host a server event, click here to find out how!

While we don't host server events, from the discussion in my kin I am sure we would have thought to come up with something had we have known before the actual event rolled around.

Another Riddermark Kin here, we would have probably loved to join you in do something - ANYTHING - on Riddermark too.

I would love to know how go about organizing and getting assistance from Turbine on things like this.

Sometimes I wish we picked Landroval over Riddermark just to see what we are missing as a server. Maybe it's high time we from Da'Mark start making it a fun and fabulous place too.

Originally Posted by Celestrata

Great question! The organizers of these player-run events have been given TP Codes and Perlino Steed codes. If you're able to win one of these codes, you'll be able to apply it to any of your accounts at your leisure. The 500 TP will be added to your TP, and the Perlino Steed code will give the Perlino Steed to all characters currently on your account and any characters that you may make in the future.

In short... the Perlino Steed code is an extremely snazzy code.

As a casual roleplayer, I don't feel comfortable in rolling a character just to attend an event on a server I have no connections to whatsoever. I have characters on two servers with backstories, and their own reasons for doing things.

That said, I would still have rolled a toon to another server just for the chance to win the steed code, if it was actually stated clearly somewhere that it applies on account level, not just like the lotteries for that one single toon I will never log in to again. As for roleplaying in a community event, it won't happen on a new blank toon.

The event is a great idea and I really hope there will be more in the future. Just please don't hold back on details of what is exactly offered and available.

As a final note, I hope this will mean the return of event GM:s. There are a lot of things one single GM can do on a social and roleplaying level that is completely impossible to do by players. A very good example of an immersive and exciting event (even if it didn't involve GM:s as such) was when the Orcs tried to take Ost Guruth a couple of years back. I enjoyed defending the fort against the waves immensely. :-)

Two thumbs up for trying to make the game world more alive. :-)

I would have SOOOOOO much fun if id have to protect some place from orcs!!!! Do please make somethign like that even if it means to change the GM policy in Turbine . I feel impromptu events would add such a fun dimension to the game. And lets face it it seems that this is actually the trend in MMOs. So i hope the devs will ponder on how to implement such a mechanism. It doesnt even have to involve GMs. I think tho it should go on the suggestion forum :P

Now to go back to topic i would like to announce that Withywindle's Trivia Race was a real succes, people had fun in a hectic, confusing hard but challanging race. And event though not all won the big prizes everybody got something. Congratulations to teh winners: 1st place and the Perlino - Tranduil, 2nd Place Adhrillos, 3rd Place Heraya and first to finish the first leg Eodallan. Also congratulations to Vervain who at just level 11 had the persistance to try and get to Eregion by horse (was later found half uncouncious and full of dread on the way)
And also to Rosline who documented the race by telling us her little hobbit adventures and also taking these awesome pics (which i duplicate with her permision also here for those who dont follow the WW forum) note in some of the pics we decided to storm Michel Delving and show those hobbits how we ride.












I hope there will be many more such events and many more servers involved
Cheers