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
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Project Altoholism: Switching Mains
by Merric | December 7, 2011
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…
Project Altoholism: The Warden, Levels 40-50
by Merric | November 16, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: Re-examining Mirkwood
by Merric | November 10, 2011
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?
Project Altoholism: Re-examining Moria
by Merric | October 26, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Hunter, Levels 40-50
by Merric | October 11, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Rune-keeper, Levels 40-50
by Merric | September 8, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Lore-master, Levels 40 – 50
by Merric | August 3, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Champion, Levels 40 – 50
by Merric | July 22, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Burglar, Levels 40 – 50
by Merric | July 14, 2011
In this article I take a look at my experiences with the Burglar from levels 40-50.
Project Altoholism: The Minstrel, Levels 40 – 50
by Merric | July 8, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Captain Levels 40 – 50
by Merric | June 3, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: Planning Levels 40-50
by Merric | April 13, 2011
What you need to know about levels 40-50 and what I consider the three main goals of these ten levels.
Running into the SoA End Game
by Merric | January 17, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Hunter Levels 30 – 40
by Merric | January 7, 2011
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.
Project Altoholism: The Warden Levels 30 – 40
by Merric | December 31, 2010
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.
Project Altoholism: The Rune-keeper Levels 30 – 40
by Merric | December 15, 2010
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 [...]
Project Altoholism: The Burglar Levels 30 – 40
by Merric | December 1, 2010
A look at my experiences with the Burglar from levels 30 – 40.
Project Altoholism: The Champion Levels 30–40
by Merric | November 18, 2010
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
Project Altoholism: The Minstrel 30 – 40
by Merric | November 12, 2010
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.
Project Altoholism: The Captain 30 – 40
by Merric | November 2, 2010
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).
Project Altoholism: Levels 30 – 40
by Merric | October 7, 2010
The levels from 31 – 40 were excruciating painful for me. There really are no other words for it.
Project Altoholism: The Hunter Levels 20 – 30
by Merric | July 27, 2010
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















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