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what server is the busiest one?if it always lag then what's second and third busiest? my pc is almost 2 years pc with silly graphic card n processor which is low spec,but last time i tried lotro with my friend (until level 12 lol) it can run fine but il bit lag when i go to town,n need to lower setting lil bit.I live in South Asia region do u recommend any region server so i can play with less lag?prefer english and crowd server tho;medium-crowd if its fcking lag

what class should i choose?i dunno,but i like class that rlly annoying and fun in pvp coz ima big pvp fan n motly i play an mmorpg for the pvp;i love to pvp n trollgank people =P

how intensive is pvp in this game?is it always massive battle running everytime or pvmp only running in scheduled time?

how is healer in pvp in this game?i like healing and in every game first class i pick is healer,so how is minstrel in pvp n levelling n endgame?

can i enjoy and have fun playing this game without spending single $? how hard is it take grind TP ingame to play similarly fun n enjoyable experience like pay players?is limit removal expensive?mail,AH,gold,bag,etc .

f2p players can play free creep,reaver right?if i already reach limit 1 slot per server for my first freep character can i still create a creep reaver on that server?is it permanent?how can i level up and gear up and make his stat stronger?

how big is overpower different pay players and free players?do there cases which most pay players really strong and imbalanced and always few shotted a same level free player?or it's rlly balanced and f2p also can competite easily?

is there GM in this game?is they active ingame and alway make GM-made event?

whats different between skirmish and dungeon?

how great is crafting effect the character's strength or game economy?or crafting doesn't rlly provide strong gears compared to dungeon/quest/pvp gear?can i get money easily by selling crafting items in AH?whats most profitable crafting?

is there reward for winning a lot in pvmp?gear?,stat?etc.

i heard there's map restriction which need to buy for free player,is that necessary to get to highest level or just optional and not serious matter?

what is highest level in this game?

how do i upload image from my pc for signature and avatar?

what is RP lol?is it fun =p

Lots of questions. Okay, PvP in this game is pretty bad. You can make one monster character, a reaver. If you want to take your minstrel to the Ettenmoors (the one place where you can PvP in the game) you need to be a subscriber, and your minstrel needs to be level 75, which is the highest level in the game.

Since not many people PvP, it's not gotten a lot of attention, and PvP is pretty much pay-to-win, so it would cost a lot of money. You don't win any gold for winning in PvP.

PvE isn't so bad, but you will need to invest in some quest packs to get from level 30 to end-game - you can earn points in game to buy them, but you're going to need to subscribe for a month, anyway, or else your character will be seriously gimped.

If you're in Southeast Asia, Elendimir may be the best server for you - it's fairly busy, but not overly so, and is the unofficial Oceanic server.

RP means roleplaying - some people like it a lot, some don't.

A skirmish is a repeatable scaling instance that you can set for one player to up to 12 players. An instance usually means an instance for 3-6 players, and a raid is for 12 players.

Elemndir?that's US server.My online time is usually at 10.30 pm to 2.30 am North America timezone on weekdays; and 5pm to 11pm North America timezone on weekends.So which server has most people active during the time and has also good population? prefer server with people sleeping when im online rather than ghost town though.

and what do u mean by my character will get seriously gimped,i dont get that?what subscribe for a month?VIP for a month?what happen if i don't?i'm a student n never pay for any game before lol

its ok if pvp is bad here,the storyline n lore n pve is rlly great right?thats enough for me i guess;quit from mmorpg before coz' the game release riddiculous p2w item and getting more people ragequit(who from Allods Online NA please pm me =P)

and how do i check threads that created by me or have comments posted by me?

Originally Posted by dubstepz

what server is the busiest one?if it always lag then what's second and third busiest? my pc is almost 2 years pc with silly graphic card n processor which is low spec,but last time i tried lotro with my friend (until level 12 lol) it can run fine but il bit lag when i go to town,n need to lower setting lil bit.I live in South Asia region do u recommend any region server so i can play with less lag?prefer english and crowd server tho;medium-crowd if its fcking lag

The best server for new people is the first one on the list in your launcher. That's the server that Turbine is directing folks to right now, and you'll find the most brand-new people just starting out.

Elendilmir and Riddermark have a lot of folks from Australia/NZ, which is closer to your time zone. You didn't say what time you intend to play, so I can't tell if those would be better, or maybe the ex-EU servers. Or even servers full of Americans (North or South), if you play mostly in the AM in your time zone.

All the servers are physically located in the USA, so your lag will be the same no matter what you pick. I do recommend you work on your English skills; you're a bit hard to understand.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

what class should i choose?i dunno,but i like class that rlly annoying and fun in pvp coz ima big pvp fan n motly i play an mmorpg for the pvp;i love to pvp n trollgank people =P

how intensive is pvp in this game?is it always massive battle running everytime or pvmp only running in scheduled time?

how is healer in pvp in this game?i like healing and in every game first class i pick is healer,so how is minstrel in pvp n levelling n endgame?

If PvP is important to you, this may not be the game for you. The vast majority of the content is PvE *only*. PvP (or really, PvMP) is limited to the Ettenmoors. It consists primarily of competing for control points.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

can i enjoy and have fun playing this game without spending single $? how hard is it take grind TP ingame to play similarly fun n enjoyable experience like pay players?is limit removal expensive?mail,AH,gold,bag,etc .

You can play completely for free... but you need to be willing to grind for TPs using disposable characters. There are many guides to doing this floating about the internet.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

f2p players can play free creep,reaver right?if i already reach limit 1 slot per server for my first freep character can i still create a creep reaver on that server?is it permanent?how can i level up and gear up and make his stat stronger?

Free players can play a Reaver once they get a regular character to level 10. You can unlock other Monster classes with Turbine Points.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

how big is overpower different pay players and free players?do there cases which most pay players really strong and imbalanced and always few shotted a same level free player?or it's rlly balanced and f2p also can competite easily?

There is little difference in power between free and paying players. There is NO difference if the free player has unlocked trait slots. Though some people like to say it, I don't believe this is a pay-to-win game.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

is there GM in this game?is they active ingame and alway make GM-made event?

There aren't a lot of GM-made events. There are GMs in the game but they primarily are there to help out folks who are stuck or deal with troublemakers. So if you decide to make trouble, you'll certainly meet them!

Originally Posted by dubstepz

whats different between skirmish and dungeon?

Well, there aren't any "dungeons".

A skirmish is a type of instance that is scalable. You can choose what level to play it at (level 20, 50, etc), what size to play it at (solo, duo, full fellowship, raid, etc) and what difficulty (tier 1, 2 or 3). Many instances (but not all) are scalable. You start a skirmish through the instance join panel, just like an instance. You will get an in-game mail at level 20 which will take you to the skirmish tutorial to learn about them. (There are no skirmishes for under level 20 players.)

As far as I know, there are no skirmishes for monster players.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

how great is crafting effect the character's strength or game economy?or crafting doesn't rlly provide strong gears compared to dungeon/quest/pvp gear?can i get money easily by selling crafting items in AH?whats most profitable crafting?

Crafting is optional. At levels below 40-ish, it provides excellent items that compete well with quest and skirmish rewards. You can get money easily by selling raw materials, but selling finished goods isn't profitable for most professions. The most profitable are probably Scholar (Historian) and Jewelcrafting (Tinker).

Originally Posted by dubstepz

is there reward for winning a lot in pvmp?gear?,stat?etc.

I don't think so.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

i heard there's map restriction which need to buy for free player,is that necessary to get to highest level or just optional and not serious matter?

There is no map restriction. Free players can travel to any zone (once you meet the level and/or quest requirements) and do the Epic quest series there. However, you can only get REGULAR quests, and deeds in Ered Luin, the Shire, Breeland, and the Lonelands to start. For all the other zones, you need to unlock the quest pack in order to get quests and deeds. You can do that with Turbine Points, which you earn in-game.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

what is highest level in this game?

75. When the Rohan expansion releases in the fall, it will be 85.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

how do i upload image from my pc for signature and avatar?

Go to your preferences page and look around in there

Originally Posted by dubstepz

what is RP lol?is it fun =p

RP = roleplaying. You pretend to be your character and speak with their voice.

I like to do that from time to time. Some folks find it fun and others think it is silly. If you are not familiar with the Lord of the Rings books by JRR Tolkien, you will probably have problems doing it. This game is based on the books, and not on the Lord of the Rings movies.

Originally Posted by Shukar

The best server for new people is the first one on the list in your launcher. That's the server that Turbine is directing folks to right now, and you'll find the most brand-new people just starting out.

Elendilmir and Riddermark have a lot of folks from Australia/NZ, which is closer to your time zone. You didn't say what time you intend to play, so I can't tell if those would be better, or maybe the ex-EU servers. Or even servers full of Americans (North or South), if you play mostly in the AM in your time zone.

All the servers are physically located in the USA, so your lag will be the same no matter what you pick. I do recommend you work on your English skills; you're a bit hard to understand.



If PvP is important to you, this may not be the game for you. The vast majority of the content is PvE *only*. PvP (or really, PvMP) is limited to the Ettenmoors. It consists primarily of competing for control points.



You can play completely for free... but you need to be willing to grind for TPs using disposable characters. There are many guides to doing this floating about the internet.



Free players can play a Reaver once they get a regular character to level 10. You can unlock other Monster classes with Turbine Points.



There is little difference in power between free and paying players. There is NO difference if the free player has unlocked trait slots. Though some people like to say it, I don't believe this is a pay-to-win game.



There aren't a lot of GM-made events. There are GMs in the game but they primarily are there to help out folks who are stuck or deal with troublemakers. So if you decide to make trouble, you'll certainly meet them!



Well, there aren't any "dungeons".

A skirmish is a type of instance that is scalable. You can choose what level to play it at (level 20, 50, etc), what size to play it at (solo, duo, full fellowship, raid, etc) and what difficulty (tier 1, 2 or 3). Many instances (but not all) are scalable. You start a skirmish through the instance join panel, just like an instance. You will get an in-game mail at level 20 which will take you to the skirmish tutorial to learn about them. (There are no skirmishes for under level 20 players.)

As far as I know, there are no skirmishes for monster players.



Crafting is optional. At levels below 40-ish, it provides excellent items that compete well with quest and skirmish rewards. You can get money easily by selling raw materials, but selling finished goods isn't profitable for most professions. The most profitable are probably Scholar (Historian) and Jewelcrafting (Tinker).



I don't think so.



There is no map restriction. Free players can travel to any zone (once you meet the level and/or quest requirements) and do the Epic quest series there. However, you can only get REGULAR quests, and deeds in Ered Luin, the Shire, Breeland, and the Lonelands to start. For all the other zones, you need to unlock the quest pack in order to get quests and deeds. You can do that with Turbine Points, which you earn in-game.



75. When the Rohan expansion releases in the fall, it will be 85.



Go to your preferences page and look around in there



RP = roleplaying. You pretend to be your character and speak with their voice.

I like to do that from time to time. Some folks find it fun and others think it is silly. If you are not familiar with the Lord of the Rings books by JRR Tolkien, you will probably have problems doing it. This game is based on the books, and not on the Lord of the Rings movies.

Very easy to read and understand. I appreciate the work you put into that post :P. I'm really only playing this game for the continuation of the LOTR storyline and only an hour left before it's downloaded.

i think i'm tired already with heavy-focused massive free to play pvp mmorpg,since my last pvp mmorpg releasing rlly rlly expensive p2w item that're impossible to grind and everything about f2p pvp mmorpg is money money money lol.
I think pve game with lil bit light pvp and heavy lorestory would be much relaxing. =) and this game have bright future and high population.

ill make a healer in recommended server by launcher.cant wait the download to finish

Originally Posted by dubstepz

Elemndir?that's US server.My online time is usually at 10.30 pm to 2.30 am North America timezone on weekdays; and 5pm to 11pm North America timezone on weekends.So which server has most people active during the time and has also good population? prefer server with people sleeping when im online rather than ghost town though.

and what do u mean by my character will get seriously gimped,i dont get that?what subscribe for a month?VIP for a month?what happen if i don't?i'm a student n never pay for any game before lol

its ok if pvp is bad here,the storyline n lore n pve is rlly great right?thats enough for me i guess;quit from mmorpg before coz' the game release riddiculous p2w item and getting more people ragequit(who from Allods Online NA please pm me =P)

and how do i check threads that created by me or have comments posted by me?

Hey could anyone give answers for my questions above please? and i think finding server suits my playtime is much better than playing unknown server recommended by launcher huehuehueueue

ALL servers are located in the US. The reason that both Shukar and I suggested Elendilmir is because a lot of players in your time zone play there - but if you play at a different time of day, a different server may be better.

Really, all servers have players that play in all time zones, and the times you have indicated you play in should be reasonably popular in most servers. However, servers like Landroval and Brandywine have a lot of players overall and therefore will probably have many players playing in that time frame. Elendimir has a lot of oceanic players, so it might also have a decent number of players playing in a similar time band.

The best thing to do may be to make characters on a few of the servers suggested, including the one that is recommended on the log-in page, and play them up to about level 15, which should get you to bree. When you first make the character, you'll be in a beginner instance, not in the real world, so it will be low population. Once you get out of the starter instance and into the main world, you'll start to see more players. Bree is where players from the 3 different starter zones meet up, so that's when you'll start to see more players. Also, make sure to join the global chat channel ('/joinchannel glff' on most servers) because that will give you a sense of the higher level player population.

One good thing about making characters on a bunch of servers and leveling them up a bit is you will get turbine points which can be used to minimize the amount of actual cash you need to invest in the game. As has been said, it is possible to play the game entirely for free and not have any difference from a subscriber if you are willing to work on earning Turbine points in game and buying the things you need with those points instead of cash. It's a very flexible system.

You can get notices that there are responses to threads you create or post in by subscribing to them. Go to my preferences at the top right of the screen, the forum settings. Or on the thread you want to subscribe to, at the top of the thread, there is another button i can't see right now that has a drop down menu. One option is to subscribe to the thread.

I'd also recommend Elendilmir- there are quite a few Asian kinships on that server (like Happy Lembas is mostly based in the Philippines, IIRC). It has an impressive crowd at hours that the US is mostly asleep.

okay thanks

Originally Posted by dubstepz

and what do u mean by my character will get seriously gimped,i dont get that?what subscribe for a month?VIP for a month?what happen if i don't?i'm a student n never pay for any game before lol

If you at least temporarily get a paid VIP subscription, there are several features that get unlocked for your characters permanently, even after you drop the paid subscription (all 5 inventory bags unlocked, all trait slots unlocked, gold cap removed, and access to using swift travel stable routes.) It also makes you a Premium player after you drop the subscription, so you would also permanently gain all the Premium benefits (such as an extra character slot, the ability to trade and mail gold, 5 slots for posting items at the Auction House, etc.)

However, most of these features can be bought separately with TP instead, so a strictly free player can also get them. It's simply that getting all of them costs a lot of TP, which means a lot of TP grinding if you want to avoid spending any money and still be as strong as those who have spent money.

I believe the only permanent benefits of temporarily subscribing which cannot be earned through lots of TP grinding instead are swift travel stable routes and the ability to trade/mail gold. Missing either of those can present a significant inconvenience, but they don't affect your abilities in battle, so you wouldn't be "gimped" in terms of how well you can do in an end-game raid, for instance. Though you might feel gimped in landscape questing simply in the fact that it takes longer to get around without swift travel routes. (There are other features available with TP, like extra milestone skills, that can partially offset this problem, but it's not the same as what former VIP players get.)

Perhaps what Chanah meant by saying you would be gimped is that many free players are gimped because they don't spend enough TP to unlock all the features (trait slots in particular) that a former VIP subscriber would have. There are plenty of F2P players who will grind enough TP to get the quest packs they need to reach end-game, but then don't want to also grind TP to unlock all the features that would make them good at end-game content.

What it really comes down to is that it takes a lot of grinding to avoid being gimped if you play completely free. If you're willing to do that grinding, though, you can play at the same level as a VIP (at least in PvE).

not sure if it was mentioned, but there are 2 classes that are premium class, they can only be purchased to play
Warden and Rune-Keeper

As for Sever, Elendilmir sounds like the one you want, there is only one day of the week that it my not be, and it still has population, depending which side of the date line you're on, that would be a Wednesday or Thursday night, I don't know why, but for some reason it's really quiet then.

if it's a healer you want to play then I believe your better choices would be either Warden, Rune-Keeper, or Lore-Master

Lore master I think is the only Pet class

I've only started myself, so I couldn't give all the info you may want to ask about those classes, but I would say from my experience that the LM (Lore-Master) starts out the gate as a Healer. Warden Second. I really like the Warden personally, they can tank, they can heal, and they can DPS, but never as a Primary, and I don;lt think all at the same time, maybe at the levels I am right now, but I don't have all my traits unlocked yet so I'm not spec'ed for one practically any one function, I plan a Off tank that can do some dps for my warden, just not at that point yet
if understand the RK (Rune-Keeper) they can be spec'ed as a Healer or DPS

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

not sure if it was mentioned, but there are 2 classes that are premium class, they can only be purchased to play
Warden and Rune-Keeper

Correct. You can unlock them with Turbine Points. They are also unlocked if you buy the Moria EXPANSION (not the quest pack).

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

if it's a healer you want to play then I believe your better choices would be either Warden, Rune-Keeper, or Lore-Master

When groups are looking for a healer, they mean the primary healing classes. Those are Minstrel and Runekeeper.

Wardens can heal, but primarily they heal THEMSELVES. This is one of the ways they stay alive as a primary tank.

Secondary healers are Lore-masters and Captains. Most folks think Captains are better at it than Lore-masters; Captains have more heals for the fellowship. Captains have one heal that can't be used on themselves, ONLY others!

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

Lore master I think is the only Pet class

Incorrect. Captains are also a pet class... it's just that their pets are humanoids rather than animals.

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

I've only started myself, so I couldn't give all the info you may want to ask about those classes, but I would say from my experience that the LM (Lore-Master) starts out the gate as a Healer.

Incorrect. At low levels, Captains are better healers than LMs, but neither are all that effective until they get a few more skills.

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

Warden Second. I really like the Warden personally, they can tank, they can heal, and they can DPS, but never as a Primary, and I don;lt think all at the same time, maybe at the levels I am right now, but I don't have all my traits unlocked yet so I'm not spec'ed for one practically any one function, I plan a Off tank that can do some dps for my warden, just not at that point yet

Wardens are a pretty cool class and probably the ones that find solo-ing the easiest... though all classes can solo very effectively.

Originally Posted by Simsiim2

if understand the RK (Rune-Keeper) they can be spec'ed as a Healer or DPS

Yes. RK's are primary healers OR primary damage-dealers... but they need to spec one way or the other to do a top-tier job at it. You usually pick your spec based on what you plan to be doing that day. However, RKs can swap these roles. I've actually done primary healing while DPS spec'd but I don't recommend it!

thank you Shukar, for clearing up any misunderstandings I had

I totally forgotten about the Captain class, it's the only class I have not started or created period.
Always keep getting them RK's and LM's mixed up

Only thing I do not like about my Warden was I went Hobbit, but I think because he's a hobbit I find it to be the most entertaining character to watch, I'm having fun throwing the javelin while charging in, timing where he jumps as he throws is fun to watch, then when I'm done (if I only really could) shout . ." are you not entertained . .Are you Not Entertained"

Uhm hey what class is number one overpowered in PvP? and which class is easiest to level? and which class has most flashy/awesome looking spells? and which class move fastest? which class use huge 2handed sword at endgame?

and one last question,is move-controlling the character similar like in video below? or I can't do like in the video 'coz every (instant cast)skills I click will make my character stop for a while?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srb0kSWPBiQ

Minstrels are godlike in PvMP, a good champion can only be taken down by an even better spider and can pretty much stomp anything else, and a shield warden is pretty much unkillable if he knows what he's doing. RKs can be quite fearsome if they know what they're doing, too, and most creeps won't go after guards because guards have such a high morale pool, burgs can rule if they're good (it's a tricky class and a slow bloomer, but so worth it...) so....yeah...take your pick.

If it's not obvious, I have at least one of every class.

But remember that you need to subscribe to take your free peoples character (your normal PvE toon) to the Moors. Once your subscription ends, you're out of luck. You'll also need to be level 75, or you'll be warg food.

Character animation isn't all that advanced in LoTRO, some of it seems very stilted - to me, anyway.

Originally Posted by dubstepz

Uhm hey what class is number one overpowered in PvP? and which class is easiest to level? and which class has most flashy/awesome looking spells? and which class move fastest? which class use huge 2handed sword at endgame?

PvP (really PvMP) is a small part of the game. If PvP is very important to you (especially the part where you gank n00bs), you're going to be pretty frustrated with LotRO. I can't speak to PvP, but in PvE classes are very balanced.

I would say that RK's and Loremasters have the flashiest spells. (I love setting things on fire.) Hunters do move fastest out-of-combat; they have a runspeed buff plus many ways to travel to various points (and take their fellowship with them). Wardens are next; while they can't take folks with them they have skills where they can muster at various points in Middle Earth.

Captains and Champions are the most likely to use 2-handed swords at endgame... but they are not oversized things like in WoW.

(Really, if you are expecting this game to be WoW without a subscription fee, you're going to frustrate yourself and possibly annoy a whole lot of your fellow players.)

Originally Posted by dubstepz

and one last question,is move-controlling the character similar like in video below? or I can't do like in the video 'coz every (instant cast)skills I click will make my character stop for a while?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srb0kSWPBiQ

This video appears to be from WoW. In LotRO, Free player classes can spar but don't compete against each other in PvP.

Depending on your class, you may or may not be able to cast skills while moving. RKs have some skills they can cast while moving and some they need to stand still for. The game won't stop you from moving; if you can't cast a skill while moving then the skill won't throw and you'll see an error message. The game doesn't hold you still at any point... at least not unless there's a bug in the animation.

nonono..it's not WoW ..welcome to wow-killer mmorpg,which is greatly ruined by greedy company publishers and failed to benefit that potent.For over 1 and half year i played the game i've seen a lot new players asking about that game and saying that thy're leaving WoW lol,really really such a waste;i love that game (it's Allods Online,now dying,but not motherRussian version though I think that server very populated,but who want play in game in Russian lang u dont understand right?i wish i can read n talk russian lol).

k i know this is not pvp game,i think ill play Champion. ty for repplies