Yep. its honestly a good expac.
They did a really good job with Moria. Same with the Old Forest and other areas. Thereâs several places where you are just -relieved- to see the sky again. Not because it was negative but because they did such a good job creating the right atmosphere that the player feels as trapped as the story implies.
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Royal Mail yesterday got my parcel to the next town over, then apparently got entirely lost 
âRedirectedâ twice and now presumably back at the depot.
Why does post in the Highlands cost more for a worse and less reliable service?
Renationalise these clowns, good griefâŚ
am i bad at the game or is balance druid very bad in TWW
They are not in the best spot afaik.
I call it karma for them sandbagging their logs before DF, but we also do not know how things will feel with proper stats from m+ items and the like. I remember suffering in DF on my prot pally before I actually got some haste.
donât set yourself up like that come on girl
itâs not a set up when i already know it, i just wanted to find out if i was bad AND balance was lacking
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Scadutree Fragments continues to be one of the most â⌠But WHY?â mechanics ever in a Fromsoft game, second probably only to the plethora of Weird decisions in DS2 like âLevel AND currency gathered influence matchmakingâ and âEnemies can be farmed too much and then never respawnâ (which, with From drop rates⌠well)
Nothing like being summoned by a host in end-game level range, but they have only half to 2/3 the Scadu âlevelâ they need ._.
Isnât it so that the DLC progression isnât tied to your character level so they donât have to worry so much about when you start it in your run?
I dunno what the intent was.
What it practically means is that the latter parts of the DLC are hideously, hilariously overtuned, the enemies hit like sentient, angry freight trains with a grudge to settle, and the number of Hosts Iâve seen with Not Enough fragments still trying to progress it is like watching a Chihuahua trying to pick a fight with a Komodo Dragon.
Also, Invader sweatlords still make for the most frustrating 
blocks, and after trying out two entirely different concepts on my highest level character and not having anything âclickâ, Iâm wondering if I should throw myself at the end bosses of the base game, get an achievement and then try and call it a day/break the habit. Because Co-Op multiplayer is not as satisfying as it could/should be 
The Old Forest is genuinely spooky. More than I expected actually, going into it (âfour unarmed hobbits were crossing it, how bad can it be?â).
You canât see far because of the fog, thereâs hostile wildlife everywhere, and oh crap oh crap the trees are moving and attacking me someone help. Itâs a lot creepier than WoWâs Duskwood.
Now why Tom Bombadil chose to live in such a creepy place, I have no idea.
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Blame the monarchy.
Soon to be owned by a czech billionare. So soon we can blame Europe, which is a trend.
(though seriously if his bid does go all the way, which it probably will because lets be honest labour arenât going to turn down an investment that basically absolves them of that issue in their eyes), it will get significantly worse.
That said I am all for renationalisation scotland. Itâs been too independent for too long.
Going around with whacky things like⌠hospitals that work. Itâs a crazy, lawless place.
So Gandalf in Bree asked me to talk to Elrond in Rivendell, and I mindlessly accepted the quest, thinking Iâll do it once I get there leveling normally. But accepting the quest immediately transported me to Rivendell, and since Iâm level 20 and I had just used my âhearthstoneâ to return to Bree, Iâm basically trapped there for an hour.
Thanks, game, very cool.
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The âBook 1â quests can be quite frustrating at times. As you get closer towards the end of Book 1, be prepared for alot of quests that are simply âGo to Rivendell, speak to Elrond. Then travel to the shire, Angmar, Forochel, back to Rivendell then back to the shire. Repeat this six timesâ.
They learned fairly quickly to make much more engaging story quests though and itâs just the Book 1 that tends to be bothersome like that.
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Also, money is easier to accumulate than I expected. I now have over one gold, and thatâs after buying a mount. I can buy a house now. Not sure if I should, since Iâll likely have no money to furnish it.
And then weekly upkeep cost worries me. Does it mean I have to log in every week, or will it just be automatically deducted?
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So it doesnt actually draw from your gold. You pay the upkeep manually, but you can also pay in advance via the house maintenance. So say you got an upkeep of 20 silver, you can choose to pay like 10 gold instead and it will cover everything until that runs out. You also do get a specific date you need to pay again to avoid lockout. You can pay up to 26 weeks in advance.
If you do miss upkeep and get locked out, you got 30 days to pay. After that 30 days you get a warning of foreclosure. After that warning you have an additional 90 days to pay. After that, your house gets put on sale again. All your house items get moved to a free storage you can access again when you got a new house.
If you paid for a premium house using housing writs, you also get them refunded/sent back. If you paid with gold or with mithril coins you do not get a refund.
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Truly, they made buying a house actual gameplay.
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Furniture is fairly easy to come across. Each neighborhood has its own furniture vendor(you can visit the other ones freely to buy from them) with decoration based on the neighborhood(So dwarven, elven, hobbit etc).
Various proffessions can also make decorations and sell them on the auction house.
You can also get rare loot from beasts you kill(like bears) and turn them into taxidermists to make into trophies for your house. You can do the same with fish you catch if you fish.
Basic wooden furniture tends to cost a couple of cooper from the vendors.
Edit: As a final note for your house, I do recommend heavily to actually look at the house physically before purchasing to see if you like where it is located in the neighborhood. Some houses also differ a bit in appearance even if they got the same âsizeâ and cost. If there is a house you really like but its occupied, try looking at another instance/neighborhood of the same region.
Also you can only own 1 basic house per account, but as many premium ones as you like. If you got a subscription, premium ones also do not cost upkeep, otherwise they do.
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Currently the following homestead/regions to buy a house in Lotro are:
Basic Homesteads: Bree-land, The Shire, Ered Luin Elves(Falathlorn) and Ered Luin dwarves (Thorinâs Halls)
Premium Homesteads: Western Gondor(Cape of Belfalas), Rohan(Eastfold), Rohan(Westfold/Kingstead), Erebor, Vales of Anduin(Lyndelby/River Hobbits).
The only difference between premium and basic is that premium can only be purchased with housing writs or Mithril coins. They otherwise function the same. Their upkeep tends to be higher however.
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