A Casual Stroll to Mordor

Looking ahead and the Echoes of the Dead release we take a look at the new Milestone Skills that have replaced the Map Home.

The Guardian Roundtable was recorded on December 17, 2010

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Ready to finally master Fellowship Maneuvers? ‘Continue reading’ to find out how!

Want to learn about some mildly difficult conjunctions and what they do? “Continue Reading”…

How much do you know about “Conjunctions”? Just learning? Need to brush up? “Continue Reading” to learn or re-learn the basics.

This week’s CStM we primarily talk about the raid into the rift that we both were able to attend. Well Goldenstar did the whole thing, Merric came in at the end to tank the Balrog. Merric also discusses his experience with the Lone Lands revamp with his Captain. Our main topic is actually about these two areas and how some areas get attention while other pieces are mostly left as is.

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The new skill upgrade at level 64 changes a lot for the hunter class. Sure it has some down sides (For those who don’t play smart), but for the most part this gives hunters a chances to make some decisions that could change the course of battle!

I have been a “drive-by healer” in the past. If I notice someone struggling to kill a mob or running away, I’ll step in and give them a boost with a cheery song. I assume that my little ditty helped the player finish what they were working on and being quite proud of myself will carry on my merry-merry way.

I come from old days of MMO play where the plan was to divide and conquer. Separate the mobs into as many little chunks as possible and have your team cut them down one at a time.

As we learned in last week’s Dev Chat, all classes are getting a skill upgrade at level 62. This is the only “new” skill we will be getting in Siege of Mirkwood. With the NDA lifted, we now have information of what these new skills are. Here’s a complete list of what each class is getting at level 62.