A Casual Stroll to Mordor

Timeline for Episode 23

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Goldenstar in General

We had several people asking for transcript of our super long mega interview episode posted last Wednesday. Unfortunately a good (meaning usable) transcript wasn’t really an option although we did try!

Instead it was suggested to have a list of times in the podcast which I thought was something we could definitely accommodate. The times posted next to each topic is where you should go in the podcast to hear the information in that section.

I’ve tried to list all the questions we went through and where you can find that discussion. Look for the icon for information specific for Volume III, Book 1.

Hopefully this helps!

About the Devs – Time 01:19

Questions and discussions about their role at Turbine, their gaming background, the games they play when not in LOTRO and favorite parts of LOTRO.

General Questions – Time 44:45

• Should repairs from rezing in a skirmish be as high as regular PvE play?
• How much priority do the bugs in the old instances have ?
• I am a very experienced player but the difficulty levels seem to be unreasonably high.. any chance to reduce them a bit?

Items / Gear / Loot / Crafting Questions – Time 53:01

• Are there any plans to have skirmish bounty items become kind of like gold… as in, they don’t need space in your pack.
• Are the going to fix all the marks so they don’t take up bag space?
• Expanding Shared Storage possible? –  56:15
• Will there be more items to purchase and more skirmishes added later? – 59:55
• Any chance that rad gear will be made easier to obtain for the non-raid junkies? – 1:00:57
• Would it be possible to have the crafted relic for Legendaries not BOA, so that non crafters can still have top level relics in their weapons? Instead they could be bought and sold like other crafted gear? – 1:02:18
• Any thought to making the the drop for the 2nd age barter item in SG similar to the coin system for armor, so that acquiring the piece is not just reliant on luck? – 1:03:10
• Will skirmish gear continue to be a level or two below what you can get in dungeons? – 1:04:41
• Discussion on some of the new rewards coming out with Volume III, Book 1. Mostly focused on crafting skills being added. –  1:06:18
• Discussion on the group/tier sizes and skirmish mark increases. – 1:12:33
• Some players are saying that the higher the level the skirmish the less drops are seen for the special marks. – 1:17:24

Soldier Questions – Time 1:19:02

• How soon will soldier pathing be addressed, especially in the DG book 9 skirmishes?
• I know they don’t want soldiers to be as full-featured as pets, but any chance of at least adding a fall-back/retreat option or option to have them stay in a specific area? – 1:21:14
• I know that soldiers use less detailed models from players, but would it be possible to get more options to make your soldier look like your alts? Since all of our alts on a server live together, it would be kind of cool to imagine them helping each other out in battle. – 1:24:08
• Why were burglar the only SoA class left out of soldier roles? – 1:26:38
• Can you give a brief description of each soldier class? – 1:29:46

My.LOTRO Questions – Time 1:35:25

• Is it possible to introduce a feature to opt-out of the leader board?
• Why don’t they remove players from the leader board who have banned accounts? – 1:37:11
• When are they going to open up My.lotro and the skirmish data to outside tools? – 1:38:49

PvMP Questions – Time 1:40:26

• Has the option of using Skirmishes been considered for PvMP?

Enhancements / Future Questions – Time 1:42:44

• Are there any plans for implementing 2-man skirmishes? Scoop on the Duo Skirmishes is here! – 1:48:09
• Is there any possibility of taking the scalability function (with regards to difficulty, class level and potentially size of group) from skirmishes and applying this to existing and/or future group instances and raids? – 1:54:58
• A couple people commented that the skirmishes we have are rather predictable and need some sort of “spicing up”. The counter attacks are standard even if the mobs change and the play through feels very similar. – 2:00:26
• BIG Thumbs up, guys, on Skirmishes! But to be honest I am kind of bored with them already. Any chance on adding more skirmishes to choose from? – 2:02:54
• Are there any plans to adapt the Soldier Skirmish System (traits, skills, bonuses and appearance) to the current LI system? – 2:16:06
• For which event in the books are you most excited to make it to a skirmish? – 2:16:48
• Discussion on cosmetic items coming in a book1 skirmish. – 2 :18:32

Tags: Dev Team, interview, podcast, volume III