A Casual Stroll to Mordor

That’s right, in this round of leveling I’ve gone not 10, but 15 levels. Previously in my alt leveling project I’ve usually only covered 10 level increments, but after the release of Rise of Isengard it felt that Level 65, not 60 was a natural place for a stopping point

I think most of us who have played any MMO for a considerable amount of time has been there. You find yourself in a situation where slowly, but surely you discover that one of your characters besides your main is taking up the majority of your time. Maybe it started innocently…

When I started out with with the Warden I fell in love with it. I seriously thought that maybe this class would be one that would eventually replace my main of a Guardian. And as I leveled throughout the world of Middle-earth I was amazed at how everything was much easier and more laid back.

Ah, Mirkwood; vast forest inhabited by elves, orcs, spiders, and crazy adventurers. Previously it was the occasional holiday vacation spot of Hobbits and Dwarves, but now it has been besieged by the invading forces of the Free People who seek to root out the forces of evil from Dol Guldur. But as someone who went through Mirkwood right after its release how does the area hold up?

It’s been a while since I’ve spent some time in Moria; I mean really spent some time in there. However, recently with the Fellowship walk and my wife putting a hold on her Minstrel until it had completed, I decided that I would pull out my Champion and run through a bit of Moria and really put the Rise of Isengard changes to test.

The Hunter class makes a strong play for being one of the most fun classes to play. Although some may see the class as a mindless DPS class (and I’ll admit I thought that a bit at first too) I think one of the reason we see so many Hunters is that playing one is just good fun.

Ah, my Rune-keeper. This class is always so refreshing because I have a DPS class that can also do some reliable healing (even if I only use it for myself). It is always a much appreciated change of pace by the time I get to it in my leveling schedule.

My Lore-master has sat on the sidelines of my alt project up until now because it was a character that I had played back in 2007 after my Guardian had reached the late 40’s and most of our regular gaming friends had moved on to (or back to) different games.

The Champion has always vexed me a little. When I started the class I was a bit confused as I had thought it to be a whirling deathstorm of blades; hacking its way through orcs, trolls, and any other nasty denizen of Middle-earth that got in my way.

In this article I take a look at my experiences with the Burglar from levels 40-50.

There really isn’t much that changed for me with the Minstrel in these levels. My plan for leveling pretty much just stayed the same as always. But I really can’t say I had many complaints.

The Captain is my first go-to character. Why? Sure, it may be slower than some character classes when you start off in the lower levels, but like all classes it really comes into its own as it levels. And as a solo player, while using a Captain I find myself surviving situations where other classes would die.

What you need to know about levels 40-50 and what I consider the three main goals of these ten levels.

Content. It’s one of the main things that keeps us entertained as we progress through the game. And although new content is being released we sometimes forget about what content lies within the lower levels.

Ah, the Hunter. It wasn’t with more than a little trepidation that I picked up this character and began leveling to 40 with this character after a long stint of going through Enedwaith and leveling reputation with my Guardian.

The Warden itself usually revitalizes me when I hit “the wall” with my alt leveling project. It really is a fun class that’s just “different” enough from other classes that I really get a kick out of playing it every time.

I’m always blown away when I bring out the Rune-keeper, or any DPS for that matter really, with how easy it is to drop a mob.  It’s astonishing to me how quickly things can die when you play a class that’s actually meant to do damage!  Before I met my wife, I purely played DPS [...]

A look at my experiences with the Burglar from levels 30 – 40.

By the time I got to the Champion I was just about fed-up with the questing process of 30-40; which was not a good thing considering that I had a few more characters to level

I’ve been hot on the Minstrel ever since I discovered how effective it was at utilizing its offensive skills. I was seriously impressed and “in love” with the character playstyle. Although I was warned by Goldenstar and others that this could possibly change, I don’t think I was quite prepared with how frustratingly difficult things could actually become.

Despite discussing my burnout on the last couple of episodes (which is starting to fade), I started off with a pretty optimistic point of view with my Captain. What can I say about it other than I love this class (just not as much as Elborigorn).

The levels from 31 – 40 were excruciating painful for me. There really are no other words for it.

Many people accuse me of picking on hunters; and they’re correct. I do. But hunters are tough, and they can take the ribbing. And