This Spring Festival Starts today.

[Stormwaltz]

I don't even know where to turn in my hedge leaves

There's a barter NPC mixed in with the hedge quest guys. Look for the blue banner off to the left.

I did the "cat lady" one, too, so I just need to bite it and go pick flowers.

I think this one's bugged. Despite breaking up my opening of packages, the results of yesterday's gift boxes were:

1x flower vase recipe
1x outfit recipe
1x pirate hat
6x blueberry tart recipes.

[Yegolev]

Blueberry Tart Recipe = Coal

[Mrbloodworth]

I don't know what my problem was, but even with getting the Amazeling title I still somehow missed out on a ton of rewards.  I must have just not been looking at the quest rewards or something.  I don't even know where to turn in my hedge leaves, but I could probably use them to construct a new maze.  I should have done something other than play tag for half an hour.

Trade the leaves in at the guy standing right outside the maze. =)

[Ard]

Blueberry Tart Recipe = Coal

I honestly think they replaced all the junk crafting item drops from last year with that recipe.

Oh, and if anyone cares, they made it slightly easier to get rep with the Inn League in this festival.  The sinister keg quest is repeatable and gives 700 rep  per run and takes like 5 minutes, vs the pub crawl which gives 500 per run and takes like 15 minutes if you have a horse.  If anyone had been considering doing it, now would be the time, in case they don't reactive the hedge maze again until the next spring festival.

[Mrbloodworth]

Blueberry Tart Recipe = Coal

I honestly think they replaced all the junk crafting item drops from last year with that recipe.

Oh, and if anyone cares, they made it slightly easier to get rep with the Inn League in this festival.  The sinister keg quest is repeatable and gives 700 rep  per run and takes like 5 minutes, vs the pub crawl which gives 500 per run and takes like 15 minutes if you have a horse.  If anyone had been considering doing it, now would be the time, in case they don't reactive the hedge maze again until the next spring festival.

Once you have the faction, there are random Inn league members all over the world that need a beer STAT! those also give good rep. (They are only around during fests)

[Ard]

Once you have the faction, there are random Inn league members all over the world that need a beer STAT! those also give good rep. (They are only around during fests)

I thought you only needed to be a member to do that, and that it wasn't repeatable?  I finished it off a few days ago, but all the non-repeatable stuff that I know puts you around 4k shy of Friend.

[Mrbloodworth]

Once you have the faction, there are random Inn league members all over the world that need a beer STAT! those also give good rep. (They are only around during fests)

I thought you only needed to be a member to do that, and that it wasn't repeatable?  I finished it off a few days ago, but all the non-repeatable stuff that I know puts you around 4k shy of Friend.

Yes, you need to be a member, that what i meant by "Once you have the faction" (it wont be on your faction list until you do the bar crawl). Sorry, i didn't mean to imply you needed some level of faction.

On a different note:

Tag! You’re it!

The festival grounds in northern Bree-land play host to the many seasonal festivals celebrated in Middle-earth. Well-traveled adventurers know the fun doesn’t stop in Bree-land when the vendors strike their tents after seasonal festivals. The ancient ruins to the southwest of the festival grounds play host to games year round!

Tag

Tad Hollyway can be found just inside the first set of ruins just slightly to the south and west of the Bree-land Festival grounds, manning the Tag marker (25.6s, 50.9w). Speak to him to start the game. The first player to touch the marker will become “It.” All other adventurers inside the ruins are fair game. How long can you avoid being tagged and made It?

If a player steps past the entrance arch they are removed from the game and are ”safe” - no one can tag them. If the person who is It steps out of the arch, the game ends and a new player must click the marker to start the game again.

For those looking to mix up the classic game of Tag, why not try Keep Away? Instead of the person who is It trying to tag another person as quickly as possible, the game becomes a challenge to remain It as long as possible instead!

If you’re really looking to mix things up, be creative! You have a horse, right? Try Tag on horseback!

Freeze Tag

Tag a bit too tame for you? Just beyond the Tag ruins, you’ll find another set of ruins. Biddy Dogwort can be found to the back side of these, just inside the arch. Speak to her and learn the rules of Freeze Tag. The person who clicks the marker (26.15s, 49.7w) will be It, and everyone inside the ruins is a target. When the It player touches you you’ll be frozen in place. Once all players are frozen the game will announce that the It player has won, and rest. But don’t despair if It seems to be winning! You can unfreeze a frozen teammate by standing next to them for 3 seconds. Keep a sharp eye out though, as players standing in one place too long risk becoming a target themselves! And unlike normal tag, you can play in three dimensions. Sometimes the battlements are safer than the ground.

As with regular tag, leaving the play zone removes you from the action, though you can still watch!

So now that you know the secret in the ruins, why not create your own mini-festival? Grab some friends, set up a Freeze Tag ladder and see who comes out on top!

Seems there are games i didn't even know about.

I am now thinking of having a kinship game of tag.....

[Jamiko]

I don't know what my problem was, but even with getting the Amazeling title I still somehow missed out on a ton of rewards.  I must have just not been looking at the quest rewards or something.  I don't even know where to turn in my hedge leaves, but I could probably use them to construct a new maze.  I should have done something other than play tag for half an hour.

The NPC to barter with the leaves is at the entrance to the maze. (Oops I see someone else answered this already.)

[Yegolev]

Jeez, I just look for the glowing rings, people!
 

[Lianka]

Is there anything I'm missing?

I've done the maze, I've done the flowers, I've done the Inn League, I've done the fence walking in Brockenborings (another keg reward!). 

Is there anything neat in Thorin's Hall or Celondim?  I went there first, and all I saw was a dancer, and a herald quest to send me to the maze, but, I didn't really look too hard. 

[Yegolev]

Did not find anything at the Party Tree.  Have not checked Thorin's Hall.

There is never anything in Celondim.  Especially now that they moved the wine chick up near the vineyard.

[Jherad]

There is another dancer in Duillond.

[Soln]

Other than Nan Hithlin (which is 90% primrose, 7% daffodils(? something yellow) and 3% violets), where are people most gathering?

Nan Hithlin was great, but a regular romp through Bree and the Shire was a complete waste of time.

So far there's only 2 spots I know of for good spawns:
1) Nan Hithlin and the road up to it
2) rez circle and near orbits around it in West Bree

where else?

[Ard]

Other than Nan Hithlin (which is 90% primrose, 7% daffodils(? something yellow) and 3% violets), where are people most gathering?

Nan Hithlin was great, but a regular romp through Bree and the Shire was a complete waste of time.

So far there's only 2 spots I know of for good spawns:
1) Nan Hithlin and the road up to it
2) rez circle and near orbits around it in West Bree

where else?

The marigolds are found around sanderson's farm near Michel Delving.

[Soln]

thx so...


1) for PRIMROSE go to Nan Hithlin near Celondim
2) for VIOLETS go to stone rez circle at West Bree
3) for MARIGOLDS go to Sanderson's Farm near Michel Delving

[Yegolev]

I'm going to overdose on travel rations.

[Stormwaltz]

2) for VIOLETS go to stone rez circle at West Bree

More broadly, it seems to run west of the stream to the west of Bree, all the way south to the edge of the Barrow Downs plateau, as far north as the Everclear Lakes, and as far west as Old Sweetgrass Farm. It may have larger boundaries, but that's what I can confirm. There's usually 2-3 flower patches around Dogwood's Farm, but nothing like the concentration at Nan Hithlin.

[Lianka]

Just got word, on Elendilmir, at least, the horse race is up now. 

[Yegolev]

Coal.  I got a goddamned lump of coal.

[Riggswolfe]

So, my odd good luck is holding up.You know those secret admirer letters? Mine had a pir...I'm sorry "Corsair's" Hat in it. I also got the corsair tunic and pants recipe out of a gift box. Bowing to the game's demands I am now in full pirate getup.

[Reg]

Well I popped back in for the freebie weekend and the first time I killed something was bumped from 36 to 38. Hopefully, that's enough to pop me past the grindiness that burned me out the last time. What level do I need to be to get into Moria? 50? If that's the case I'll put off buying the expansion for a while.

[Yegolev]

I think people are saying 45 minimum.  I have plenty to do at lv32 without worrying about Moria.

[Modern Angel]

52 is when the quests pop, 45-47 is when you start doing Eregion.

[Riggswolfe]

45 is also when you can do the beginning Moria introduction quests and get your first legendary weapon.

[Stormwaltz]

The April Fool's quest begins with a letter in your mail. It involves running through Ettenmoors. As a chicken.

The chickens all appear to spawn in one pace.

There were many, many monster players around it.

If I wanted to be ganked on login, I'd start a character on AC-Darktide. Pass on this one, though I respect the intentions.

[Yegolev]

Oh, come on.  Sounds like a good gag to me.

[Tarami]

That's pretty stupid.

But yeah, it works as a fool-you I suppose.

[Yegolev]

My standards for trickery are pretty low, I guess.  What would have been a good one?  Is it that the chicken gets it in the end?  I might feel differently if it was me being bitten by a warg.

[Stormwaltz]

What would have been a good one?

Chicken vs. Balrog instance?

Giant boar invasion?

All non-instance monster spawns replaced with boar?

[Reg]

Hah and now they've shut the quest down because it was supposedly "putting too much strain on their servers." I guess it's easier to say that than to admit they've learned absolutely nothing about PvP in the last 10 years.

One of these days I'll stop being surprised when MMOG devs repeat the same mistakes over and over again.

It's too bad though. That "Fool" title would have been awesome.

[Yegolev]

Oh you were expected to actually complete it?  Not just show up for a blanket party?  In that case, feh.

[Mrbloodworth]

Hah and now they've shut the quest down because it was supposedly "putting too much strain on their servers." I guess it's easier to say that than to admit they've learned absolutely nothing about PvP in the last 10 years.

Not sure how your seeing this one time chicken thing as serious PvP business.

[Signe]

Ha.  I just saw that but mentioned it in the April Fool's thread.  I wonder why they're suddenly having all these problems with their servers.  It's not because I decided to play, is it?  If so, I don't want this power!   

[Soln]

We managed this last night about an hour or so after it started.  The spawn ganking is very weak sauce, and at least on Elendilmir people are calling out the creeps who do it.  People also seem to be taking turns -- once you make it, you roll a creep and then line up near the river.  That actually helps possibly with stopping the spawn camping.

There are two paths to the SE of the zone where Glan Vraig ("GV") is to win:

1) turn S and run over the grey hill next to the spawn spot.  You will be making your way towards warg mobs and a small NPC camp.  BUrst run through it and hit evade (these both have 2min cool down timers).  You will easily be able to outrun anything.  Keep heading S towards Hoarhollow ("HH") which is a hobbit NPC village.  Jump from the cliff into the river and then make your way towards HH.  The chances some creeps may be there is low, but not impossible and the freep NPC's will help guard you.  You then need to decide which way to head.  Going S again and up the hill is probably best, but be aware at the top are some creep NPC's who will one shot you on sight, so move E ASAP and run against the S wall towards GV.  Then you need to avoid the huorn (evil tree) mobs.  My advice having tried  this path 6-7 times is to keep your burst run till you are clear of the trees.  Once you get close to a small creep NPC tower, burst run and evade again.  The reason to do so is that this part of the map has stealthed creeper mobs -- they will be your biggest threat.  Remember you are only on a 13mins timer with 2min cooldowns of your abilities.  But if you can make it out of the woods past that tower you should be fine.

2) second approach is the mob raid with some freeps assisting.  I made it this way as well, but it's riskier.  The path from the spawn is due E over the green hills and I recommend the S of the creep camp (not taking the bridge if freeps control it).  The reason being is you can cross the river and move up the side of the troll camp hill and then beeline to GV.  We did this in a pack of 8-10 chickens and had no losses at all.

If you manage it you get the title of "Fool".

[Yegolev]

Sounds a lot like my MP sessions, except I can't run fast.