What are you working on?

[Riggswolfe]

This... this is a patch. This is WoW 2.0 in breadth and depth. One of the top content additions, paid or free, in any MMO I've seen.

Lol. You should see the official forums. "This is a patch? Where's our raid? Where are our instances? What's with all this lore crap? Why can't I oneshot monsters? This game is too hard! I quit! I gained 2 levels? This game is easymode! I quit!" Sometimes all by the same person.

[Yegolev]

Yeah, I hate that guy.

[Tarami]

Funkygibbons is always a crack-up, too.

[Zetor]

The patch resulted in me hitting 41 from 38 in less than an hour, good stuff. This was followed by me slotting 5 animal mastery traits and wondering why I didn't get the bog lurker legendary. As it turns out, you need some sort of item from Moria to acquire it, so no tentacle monster for me just yet! /sadface

Also, did the questline starting from Aragorn in Rivendell... let me just say I didn't expect the last part of the quest to

-- Z.

[Yegolev]

I took my lv17 guardian, Fatwing, over to talk to Dora Brownlock about her chicken situation and jumped all the way to lv21.  Yeah, four levels.  Even better, I got the Undying title which saved me a lot of actual undying.

After that I logged in as Bregigil, my Weaver.  Me, I still suck but the forces of Angmar are no longer gimped to hell.  I dicked around for a while farming hobbits, then some freeps showed up, several of which were between 53 and 59!  Easy pickings, or it would be except that I kept running foul of their lv60 escorts.  Eventually someone cowboyed up and organized a raid party and we made an effort to get back the two keeps they took while we were dicking around.  Unfortunately they were more organized than we were and they held Tirith Rhaw.  Still, I earned my first Infamy totaling 99 by the end of my session.  Also got ~3500 DP from various quests which I promptly spent on making myself less sucky.

[Mrbloodworth]

I took my lv17 guardian, Fatwing, over to talk to Dora Brownlock about her chicken situation and jumped all the way to lv21.  Yeah, four levels.  Even better, I got the Undying title which saved me a lot of actual undying.

After that I logged in as Bregigil, my Weaver.  Me, I still suck but the forces of Angmar are no longer gimped to hell.  I dicked around for a while farming hobbits, then some freeps showed up, several of which were between 53 and 59!  Easy pickings, or it would be except that I kept running foul of their lv60 escorts.  Eventually someone cowboyed up and organized a raid party and we made an effort to get back the two keeps they took while we were dicking around.  Unfortunately they were more organized than we were and they held Tirith Rhaw.  Still, I earned my first Infamy totaling 99 by the end of my session.  Also got ~3500 DP from various quests which I promptly spent on making myself less sucky.

That's good to hear, i may play mine this weekend then, i always dug some PvMP. We gotta get that "Tribe" going.

[Modern Angel]

Lol. You should see the official forums. "This is a patch? Where's our raid? Where are our instances? What's with all this lore crap? Why can't I oneshot monsters? This game is too hard! I quit! I gained 2 levels? This game is easymode! I quit!" Sometimes all by the same person.

Oh yeah, I've seen. The LOTRO forums make the WoW forums look like a living Library of Alexandria.

[Yegolev]

That's good to hear, i may play mine this weekend then, i always dug some PvMP. We gotta get that "Tribe" going.

I am sure I have enough cash to buy the charter, just let me know and we will set one up, unless it requires more than two people.

Failing that, you're always safer when with a distraction... er, buddy.

Also, I'm terribly interested in trying out the Troll session.  Also also, I might start a MP thread so I (we?) can babble about "wut weez bashin on" and not clutter this thread for people who only care for PvE.

[Mrbloodworth]

That's good to hear, i may play mine this weekend then, i always dug some PvMP. We gotta get that "Tribe" going.

I am sure I have enough cash to buy the charter, just let me know and we will set one up, unless it requires more than two people.

Failing that, you're always safer when with a distraction... er, buddy.

Also, I'm terribly interested in trying out the Troll session.  Also also, I might start a MP thread so I (we?) can babble about "wut weez bashin on" and not clutter this thread for people who only care for PvE.

Last time we gave it a go, it requires that charter (that i have already i think) and someone with a Rank 3. The rank 3 being the problem.

[Cheddar]

I am playing my burg again - God I love that class.  I had to complete my tier 4 crafting quest - my level 33 burg slid past the 43+ mobs and snatched the item easy peasy.  Was awesome.

[Ingmar]

I made a champion on Brandywine, since that is the one class I've never played besides burglar, and I wanted something a little more soloable than a burglar. His name is Ingur because some dirty bastard already had Ingmar.

[UnwashedMasses]

I made a champion on Brandywine, since that is the one class I've never played besides burglar, and I wanted something a little more soloable than a burglar. His name is Ingur because some dirty bastard already had Ingmar.

I think the burglar is the most solo-friendly class, if not for stealth alone.

[squirrel]

I got my hunter to 22 and it's fun but thought I'd try a melee class so I'm playing a warden for  bit. Doesn't kill shit as fast but dayum once you get the in-combat health regen with the stacking hot's there's not much to fear! 4 or 5 even con mobs? No prob, gimme a sec.

Liking the class a lot, may level it as my main as there seems to be an ample supply of hunters.

[Soln]

Tip:  seems with the patch you can now increase your max number of quests that your quest log can hold.  Apparently this is linked to number of deeds you do.

[Stormwaltz]

Tip:  seems with the patch you can now increase your max number of quests that your quest log can hold.  Apparently this is linked to number of deeds you do.

No, that was in before. Almost no one noticed it, though (I didn't until someone pointed it out).

[Tarami]

I think it came with book 14. I think it's a fairly pointless but cute bonus. It's really rare that you hit the original cap of 40, atleast in my experience.

[Soln]

I think it came with book 14. I think it's a fairly pointless but cute bonus. It's really rare that you hit the original cap of 40, atleast in my experience.

 

I reach it all the time -- several grey fello quests.  But first time through that content.

[Yegolev]

I have 35 quests at any one time with my hunter.  I hit the cap and have to abandon some occasionally.  Usually I just force myself to finish some before getting new ones.

Been too sick to play lately.  Sleep is an elusive beast.

[Ard]

I've been more or less constantly at max quests ever since I got to the low 40s with Misty Mountains and Angmar.  Haven't even poked my head into Forochel yet, but I know more are waiting there.

[Yegolev]

I did some of the Spring quests, but my problem is that Fallia has recently turned 31, then quickly 32, and I've got a ton of quests burning a hole in my pocket.  Plus I'm broke as shit due to purchasing a few equipments at the AH and some skills.  This is making it hard to concentrate on the Spring Festival, but I just have to remind myself that Oatbarton (and the Great Barrow, and Rivendell, etc) will still be there in a few weeks.

I think most people have noticed the reduced horse-taxi prices, but I did not find out about the new destinations until last night.  This is super-duper-awesome now that I'm 32 and getting close to getting a horse.  Or pony?  Wonder if I can name him Fatty Lumpkin....

In the "should have been doing festival stuff" department, I went to the bottom of the Great Barrow with Fallia and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.  Also I killed Svalfang, he was easy enough.  After that I headed toward Brockenborings since they heard I liked Inn League quests and they put a quest in Brockenborings so I could gain rep while I quested.  Or something.  I got derailed by all the yew wood and ended up in Oatbarton instead.

[Tarami]

I'm working on getting in.

What. The. Clucking. Bell. Queue at 9 AM EST? That's just silly.

[Signe]

I was going to play a bit last night, too, while I waited for Formula 1 to start and there was a queue.  Only five minutes but that's all it took for me to wander off and forget all about playing.  Maybe I should re-read that ADD thread!   

Edit:  What a terrible server Brandywine is!  At least when they're having a special weekend and/or event.  Huge lag spikes, dcs, rollbacks, sever downtime.  Sheesh.  Sort yourself out, Turbine! 

[Bandit]

Yeah a bit tougher to get on and play this weekend.  Qeues at all times of the day, including a 85 people in a 15 min qeue at 2 a.m. EST.  Even if you do get in, I lagged out numerous times in mid-fight with server issues.  Hopefully it gets sorted out soon enough.

[Tarami]

Brandywine has had some, urr, troubles lately, yes.

[Signe]

I did see you log in, Tarami.  I was just going to hi when the lag swallowed me whole, chewed me up and spit me out of the game. 

So hi then. 

[Yegolev]

It's crappy that Brandywine has the queues and the laggy crowds (esp around the maze) and finding shards is something of a challenge, but it's also good to have plenty of people for when you want to run a fellowship quest or want to buy some crafted gear.  What would be neat is if Turbine beefed up the hardware so we could have our cake and get PUGs too.

[Tarami]

Source

Our sites may be down, but we're still here: Turbine is moving to a new datacenter!

In the fourth quarter of 2008, we relocated DDO, Asheron's Call, and some of our websites to a new datacenter. Our commitment to quality requires us to relentlessly evaluate our strategies for their effectiveness. Unfortunately, the move did not result in the level of service that we expected. That means we have to make a change in order to achieve our goal of maintaining the best game environment in the world.

On Monday we are relocating to a new datacenter that will provide the level of service and redundancy that we and you expect. This physical relocation is a huge undertaking that will unavoidably result in a significant downtime for DDO and AC players, as well as for the users of some of our websites. We apologize for the downtime, and are confident that this relocation will provide the performance and reliability that has been a standard of Turbine during our nearly 10 year history of operating quality games.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this move, and are looking forward to delivering a much improved experience for all players.

I did see you log in, Tarami.  I was just going to hi when the lag swallowed me whole, chewed me up and spit me out of the game. 

So hi then. 

Hi!

[Riggswolfe]

Well....I thought I'd get bored at 60 but so far it's all good. Between the epic books, rep, maxing out fishing, deed grinding, and Moria instance running I feel like I have plenty to do still.

[Bandit]

Just getting ready to start the moria instances myself - is there progression through the instances?  I know Forgotten Treasury is pretty easy, as that is pretty much the only one I have went through.  In addition, anyone know which pieces of radiance gear come from the instances?  Is radiance gear a token system or is it an equipment drop?

I tried 2.5.5 deep-way book instance a couple of time during the weekend - two fails :( tough book chapter! especially in PUG.

[Riggswolfe]

Radiance gear is a coin drop that you then take to an npc and trade in for your armor piece. Actually, it's not a drop so much as you kill the boss and open a chest in his room which seems to have: a coin, a piece of armor or a cloak, and usually some IXP loot.

In addition, you have to do the instances in hard mode, which seems to consist of doing certain side objectives like say "Killing boss X in less than 10 minutes" or "Killing boss Y and letting his adds live." That kind of thing.

I've only done the 16th hall. It was relatively easy. In 5.5 I've done 21st Hall and it was challenging but not to bad in a PUG.

[Yegolev]

On Monday we are relocating to a new datacenter that will provide the level of service and redundancy that we and you expect. This physical relocation is a huge undertaking that will unavoidably result in a significant downtime for DDO and AC players, as well as for the users of some of our websites. We apologize for the downtime, and are confident that this relocation will provide the performance and reliability that has been a standard of Turbine during our nearly 10 year history of operating quality games.

I just went through a powerdown/powerup of our main datacenter.   Godspeed, Turbine.

[Tarami]

Yego, you still attempting C#? I'm available for questions in-game, if you have any.

[Yegolev]

It's still on The List but various things have consumed my time such that I don't have the luxury of doing much that is fun.  Haven't even been playing games in significant timechunks other than LotRO and I'm having a hard time with that.  Also I have been sick for three weeks, haven't slept well.

Just to keep the fire smoldering, I'm looking at making a small app that can manipulate files or registry entries, since I would have immediate use for such a tool and it should be quick to write.  No time/desire for that, though, due to sickness and many projects, not least of which was the aforementioned datacenter shutdown.  Good God I don't want to have to do that again.

[Stormwaltz]

I think I'm done with the Spring Festival. I got all the prizes from the maze, and the flower collection seems to reward me with the same stuff I got last year, plus a shiton of Blueberry Tart recipes. Not a great signal-to-noise ratio. I'm toying with the idea of getting my Inn League rep to Ally just because I can.

Didn't have a lot of time to play over the weekend, but I did exploit the bonus XP to get my hunter from 24 to 26. She's starting to get all the cool travel powers now.

I'm starting to think that every MMG should have a class that can function like this - in addition to their main role, they can move their party around the world quickly. It's fantastic for groups, and the Hunter is a solid solo class too.

I still love my Lore-Master best, but the Hunter is definitely drawing me more than my Captain or Warden.

[Soln]

weekly status report 3/30: 

1. finished Fornost.  Christ on a crutch that place blows for gear, titles.  Glad to have run through it at least once, but definitely needs rework.  Cold comfort finishing grey, instance elite fello quests when they can still wipe a team.

2. finished The Twisted Heart in Evendim.  See Fornost.  A very badly balanced quest at the end of difficult chain in a remote place that's time consuming to get to.  I wrote a whole thread about it on the official forums, but can't link it because of their DC move.  Really can't recommend doing that quest chain.

3. finished Tomb of Elendil.  Rocking PUG that finished the boss turtle with little trouble.

4. finished fishing mastery -- LORD of STREEEAAAAAMMMS!