Jesters of Middle Earth

ok can someone help me ,as you know you can pre order, done that paid my sub! now its told me i have to download something, so im downloading, but its gonna take bout 8hrs! am i re downloading the full game????//

help pls

dura x

 Yep, you are downloading the full game client, which you already have!

The cloak does not appear (and that's all you get until Dec 1st) until you close down all running LOTRO programs (including those running in the Taskbar) and relaunch.

Lorgo

There is a new article about scaling skirmishes

and a trailer

for those who've not yet seen.

 I have to admit the skirmishes are the one thing making me wanna stay, i simply love this idea and everytime i read a little more about them (thanks for that Row) i just get more excited!

Love Mai xxx

Some new info's about the content etc of SoM, looking really quite good imo!

Some new screenies in there also, looks like there's quite alot of level variety with the Skirmishes which is just awesome!

 *does excited dance*

I soooo can't wait to do my first skirmish.  Thansk for the linky's Row!

Love Mai xxx

 ERM new lvl cap is 65 right? if so why is one of the skirmishes to lvl 70?

it could be me being a complete noob ofc

m8, normal level cap is 65 but you can get a scroll that increases the level to 70.

Easmarrf:

m8, normal level cap is 65 but you can get a scroll that increases the level to 70.

Erm..is it not Character level cap is 65 and LI's can have a scroll on them which increases their level to 70 ?

*confuzzled muchly*

Love Mai xxx

LoL Eas!! While being 5 levels higher than everyone else would be awesome... I don't think so (Mai is right about the scroll being for your weapons only)

As for the skirmishes I guess its max mob level?
Tis not unusual to be fighting mobs higher level than your own (especially raid bosses and the like, Balrog was +4 to us back in ye good olde dayes) and we know there are some raid size skirmishes.

Skirmish Rewards etc

Turbine:

Vendors:
So, at long last, we come to the Skirmish Vendors. The same rewards are on all Skirmish vendors and are sorted by new pull-down menus so it's not just 1 big long list!

• Armour Vendors (Light, Medium, Heavy) - Full sets of light, medium, and heavy armour plus shields are available for levels 30, 33, 37, 40, 43, 47, 50, 53, 57, 60, 63 and 65, as well as some stronger endgame level 65 items. At each level band, there are a few "Veteran" items. These cost additional Marks and have better stats than the others at the same level band. These items will be about as strong as quest items of the same level, with the Veteran items being a bit stronger.
  
• Jewellery and Cloaks - Same as Armour, but jewellery and cloaks!
  
• Weapons - Similar to Armour, but the selection shifts at level 50+ (when Legendary Items become available) and only off-hand items are sold.
  
• Legendary Items – Blanks (Unidentified Legendary Items), runics, IXP runes, scrolls, and various new goodies that are being added to Legendary Items (See the Legendary Item Dev Diary for more info).
  
• Crafting - Scroll cases, optional ingredients, and some new special components being introduced with Siege of Mirkwood.
  
• Cosmetics - Housing, cosmetic items and Soldier cosmetic traits.
  
• Curiosities - Reputation items, various items from old quests (you'll see), and Mark upgrades. Basically, he's got all the weird stuff that didn’t fit anywhere else and a number of goodies you didn’t expect to see again.
  
• Provisioner - The Provisioner will allow you to sell and repair items as well as purchase various potions with SM.

Is there anything they don't do??

I think these are gonna be the first thing I look for in SoM after crossing the river

Doh!!!!!   I'll just get back into my box :(

Rowanath:

Skirmish Rewards etc

These really will be the saving grace of lotro for alot of folk imo (mainly me )

I really can't wait to go play.

Love Mai xxx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6NEkqyyhYU

 So Mirkwood becomes Black Forest for the French then? go figure!

Love Mai xxx