Suppose that I want to reach kindred with every faction and the hot shot title (500 tasks) on the same toon. I have a steady supply of task items from other toons, and initially decided to park him for 71 days straight, spoonfed with task items. However, seeing as most of the later factions are rather grindy to gain kindred with (and I'm just itching to actually play him), here's my question: What faction should I focus collecting tasks on throughout the game to minimize dailies, raids, and hunting for rep items? (eg: Sarnur, Goblin Town). That way, I can get hot shot and multiple kindreds in one go and will not end up with an extra 15K rep on an already maxed out Mathoms. Of course, the faction must allow task submission in the first place. Basically, I thought of doing TH tasks (thus avoid Sarnur) and Eglain, while ignoring Bree, Mathoms, and Annuminas. By the end, I'll wrap up the 500 with Riders tasks (seen Punctured Shields and Decorated Sword Sheaths traded on Big-E). The problem is, I don't know what factions in the middle portion are best to spend my daily task limit on. Therefore, what factions will be hard (or bothersome) to gain kindred with questing and grinding, and if I do tasks for those factions I can avoid the majority of the grinding? Thanks a lot in advance
It kinda depends. as a soloist, mainly, my toons tend to end up shortest with angmar and lossoth, by the time they have munched through the quests in each area. That's after they buy eglain rep with repeats of whatever craft item works for them, used sarnur for TH, GT for rivendell, an orc-camp up in angmar for esteldin and so on and so on. Thing is, if groups aren't a problem for you, then neither will angmar rep(council of the north) be.
Best advice - clean out all quest areas as best as you can, THEN look at what you have left to do. It is irritating to clear out places like zirakzigil - the dwarf camp in forochel - AFTER using Sarnur for TH rep.
In my experience, the Elves of Rivendell was the most annoying rep to get. Elvish Relics and GT Tabards never really dropped for me, and I spent a heck of alot of time trying to farm for them. I finally ended up buying what I needed from the vendor in the skirmish camps.
It kinda depends. as a soloist, mainly, my toons tend to end up shortest with angmar and lossoth, by the time they have munched through the quests in each area. That's after they buy eglain rep with repeats of whatever craft item works for them, used sarnur for TH, GT for rivendell, an orc-camp up in angmar for esteldin and so on and so on. Thing is, if groups aren't a problem for you, then neither will angmar rep(council of the north) be.
Best advice - clean out all quest areas as best as you can, THEN look at what you have left to do. It is irritating to clear out places like zirakzigil - the dwarf camp in forochel - AFTER using Sarnur for TH rep.
That's a sound advice, but wouldn't the tasks be underleveled for me by then? I just want to make every rep and loot from tasks count, instead of buying 100+ stacks of punctured shields for 2 months. Also, with the current demographics, I've been having difficulties to form a group for non level capped areas.
In my experience, the Elves of Rivendell was the most annoying rep to get. Elvish Relics and GT Tabards never really dropped for me, and I spent a heck of alot of time trying to farm for them. I finally ended up buying what I needed from the vendor in the skirmish camps.
On the other hand, if you happen to be a Scholar, you can turn in crafted items for Rivendell rep. My LM got to Kindred that way, being a skilled Scholar and a crummy fighter.
Are there any other crafts that can gain rep with Rivendell?
On the other hand, if you happen to be a Scholar, you can turn in crafted items for Rivendell rep. My LM got to Kindred that way, being a skilled Scholar and a crummy fighter.
Are there any other crafts that can gain rep with Rivendell?
I don’t think so.
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On the other hand, if you happen to be a Scholar, you can turn in crafted items for Rivendell rep. My LM got to Kindred that way, being a skilled Scholar and a crummy fighter.
Are there any other crafts that can gain rep with Rivendell?
I don't believe so. As far as I'm aware, each crafting prof can make a rep item for only 1 faction.
I didn't start focusing on tasks until I got to the Great River region so I could get Limlight Rep faster. I'm now up to 365/500 tasks submitted just from doing the many dailies on this region.
Each daily quest will give me either a gold token or some silver tokens useful for bartering and the mobs I kill in those daily quests usually drop the task items I need so I kill two birds with one stone. Every 100 tasks submitted you get a +1 increase to your daily task limit plus a task reset item.
I'd say that if you are lower level just do them as you come by them and you'll eventually get it and take advantage of any daily quests for rep to also collect the task items. I have a few slots in my vault for items I've collected for future use should i not want to do the quests that day I already have items for tasks.
It kinda depends. as a soloist, mainly, my toons tend to end up shortest with angmar and lossoth, by the time they have munched through the quests in each area. That's after they buy eglain rep with repeats of whatever craft item works for them, used sarnur for TH, GT for rivendell, an orc-camp up in angmar for esteldin and so on and so on. Thing is, if groups aren't a problem for you, then neither will angmar rep(council of the north) be.
Best advice - clean out all quest areas as best as you can, THEN look at what you have left to do. It is irritating to clear out places like zirakzigil - the dwarf camp in forochel - AFTER using Sarnur for TH rep.
Its zigilund btw, zirakzigil is in moria but i get the point
I have done the same duel task (hot-shot + world renowned) recently. Assuming you'll start at level 1, you this page to make sure you have the right items.
Doing the slayer deeds in The Shire and Ered Luin can get you a lot of Thorin's Hall rep through the Gondamon task board - if you use accelerators you can get kindred before leaving Ered Luin (I 'waited' until Orthikar in ND at level 27 and Barachen's camp in Trollshaws gives TH rep as well). So you can use the board in Hobbiton to gain hobbit rep instead. However Shire rep is not hard to get if you quest in Shire + south-Evendim and add random mathom drops. But then again neither is Thorin's Hall if you grind Sarnur.
Bree and Eglain comes naturally between questing and task boards in their respective zones + a few Bree rep items
Esteldin is the easiest rep item grind so you don't have to do task there.
Similar with Evendim - since questing gets you to kindred easily rep items can be cheap at the AH.
The hardest/most annoying grinds for me was Rivendell og Forochel. So Thoredhad and Echad Candelleth in Trollhaws (33-46) and the three Forochel boards (42-51) are the ones you should concentrate on.
Finally there is Council of the North. Their task goes between 47-53, but share drop with Forochel + the rep items drop a lot.
For the higher level factions:
I haven't been the Moria since the rewamp - but there should be two task boards there now which makes it easier
Galladhrim and malladhrim. quest quest quest
And the same again with the grey company and Algraig - but you can't avoid grinding dailies there.
Men of Dunland is easier to get rep with than Theodred's Riders so concentrate of the latters task board.
And similar in Great River - Riders is easy, while Heroes of Limlight gorge is hard.
(And forget Eldgang unless you're a glutton for punishment )
Edit: There is a seperat guide to Ale Assosiation and Inn League if you want them as well
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