Producer's Letter October- 2010
Hello everyone,
It has been more than a month now since we launched Enedwaith and Book 2, and we hope you’ve been enjoying the new content and other changes to the game! It’s been such a pleasure to see how friendly and helpful all of you are to the new players just joining, and how busy many of the towns have been!
As some of you know, I was invited to speak at the Austin Game Developers Conference and present some details on the results of LOTRO’s introduction of the free option and Store. I’d like to share some of that talk with you, now. First off, the results have been great – our revenues have doubled, we’ve had a million new accounts created, and our subscription numbers continue to grow! I made two main points at GDC (other than talking about the results), which are:
Turbine’s philosophy on making great MMOs centers around the following four points:
* Build a great game & consistently deliver polished game updates, so that the core gameplay continues to be strong and fun – two elements needed if players are going to keep coming back.
* Give players ways they can customize how to pay and play the game, with different account levels, payment options, and content types – making sure that we offer something for every player interested in the game.
* Make the buying experience as easy as possible and integrate into gameplay – in game purchase experiences that are awkward and hard to understand do not encourage repeat business.
* Provide responsive and reliable customer service for players, including actively listening to player concerns and responding to feedback with game changes or adjustments.
As a result of the change in our business model, we have grown our view on how to develop new content and features for the game.
* Listen to your players. Players vote by buying or playing content or items they like the best, and by giving direct feedback through the forums, customer service, and chat in game. By staying tuned in on how players are feeling about the game, devs know better what to add, what to fix, and how to ensure that players keep having fun.
* Optimize the Store. Focus on improving the buying experience and catalog offering to make sure player needs are being addressed is vital to having a healthy business.
* Quality storytelling is also really good business! Great content engages players and keeps them having fun. In a business model where players can choose to not pay for the game, players that are in game and having fun are more apt to stay engaged and purchase additional quality content and other items.
We’ve been so pleased with the response of both our new players and our tenured players to the new business model options, and we promise to keep delivering great content and features updates to the game on a regular basis.
On the topic of updates, I wanted to let you know that we have shifted the way we think about our releases. In the past our updates depended on new Books being added to the Epic story. Going forward, updates will not always feature a new installment in the epic story line. By decoupling the Books from Updates we’ll have the flexibility to offer different types of new content and new features in each release. This will also allow us to do more releases each year. Don’t worry, continuing the Epic Story and continuing along the path of the Ring is very important to us! We’ll have more information to share about that and our plans for 2011 in the coming months.
“So what’s next?”, you may ask. Our next update is right around the corner and while I don’t want to spill it all, here’s a quick look at some of what you can expect in the November Update:
* Tasks - a new content type for all players to enjoy in the early game
* A major revision to the Vault
* New skills and updates for the Lore-master and Rune-keeper classes.
* A change to the way we handle the Mines of Moria and Siege of Mirkwood expansion packs.
The Moria and Mirkwood expansion packs will still be purchasable in the LOTRO Store, but all players will be able to enter those areas and play through the epic quests just as you can currently with the Shadows of Angmar areas.
A dev diary on the Vault UI changes is coming this week, and additional dev diaries explaining our new Tasks system as well as other changes will be following in the coming weeks.
In the future, I’ll be talking with you more often in letters like this one, and of course we’ll be doing dev diaries as usual, so that you have a better sense of what content and features are coming and when. I encourage each of you to participate in testing new content when it becomes available on Bullroarer. This is a great way to get your voice heard and help us finalize and polish upcoming changes and new features. Of course we’re always reading feedback and suggestions posted to the forums as we are planning updates and deciding what we should be building next. We’re listening, so please let us know what you want to see in the game, in the store, or in your experience with us in general.
Thanks for being such an important part of LOTRO – we are so pleased with how great our community is, and how you make the game come alive!
See you in game!
Kate “Nereid” Paiz
Funny you should ask! There are a lot of great changes coming for the LM in the next update. Graalx2 and I were just discussing the dev diary this morning in fact. You’re going to have to wait a little bit to read it, but we both think LM’s are going to be really happy with the changes (and new skills!).
So now you know two things due in the next patch. Vault updates (you should see the Developer Diary for that on Thursday) and Lore-master changes (Dev Diary probably a couple weeks from now). I’ll even throw you a bone and let you know Rune-keepers will get some attention this update as well.
Release Notes - November Update (BULLROARER ONLY)
The following release notes apply only to the Bullroarer Test Server. All changes and updates listed are subject to change before being released to the live servers. These release notes should be considered incomplete and subject to change at any time.
Of Special Note
Experience more of Middle-earth - FOR FREE!
Free and Premium players will now be able to access Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, and Enedwaith for FREE! We have adjusted the access of Free and Premium players. You may now follow the Epic Story line through Moria, Mirkwood and, Enedwaith. This includes free access to the following:
* The Legendary item system.
* Attain level 65.
* Access Moria, Mirkwood, Lothlórien, and Enedwaith regions.
Note: You will still need to purchase the appropriate quest packs or expansion packs to access other content (quests, deeds, instances, classes, etc) in these areas.
Swift Travel Changes
Swift Travel Routes that previously required that the player be a subscriber are now usable by past subscribers as well (although only by characters created or used during the subscriber period).
New Barter Wallet
We have new Barter Wallet! The Barter Wallet will hold all Skirmish Marks used to purchase items from the Skirmish Barter Vendors as well as all Anniversary Tokens. The Barter Wallet may be opened by clicking on the Caret symbol at the lower left of your screen and selecting Barter Wallet from the list of panels.
Tasks
Tasks are free repeatable quest that players can use to augment their leveling within the game world. We'll have a full developer diary about this new system in the coming weeks, but here's some of what you can expect
* Over 250 new quests.
* 100% FREE to All players.
* Use existing trophy drops.
* NEW Deeds and Rewards.
* Available at all levels, starting at Level 8.
* Infinitely repeatable.
Reputation Mounts
We have reviewed much of the feedback players have offered regarding reputation mounts and what they represent in terms of accomplishment and time invested. You’ve made it very clear that these mounts should be special and reflect the effort required to earn them. We agree. Reputation mounts have received an upgrade in their stats. These mounts will now have 250 health, receive reduced critical damage and allow characters to block, parry and evade while mounted.
We have also added many new reputation mounts to the game. You may want to revisit some old stomping grounds to see if there is something new for you at an old beloved faction. You might find them on vendors or from barterers.
In the future some mounts purchased through the LOTRO Store may share appearances with the reputation mounts, but will be weaker than their earned counterparts.
Ered Luin Revamp
The Elf and Dwarf starting areas in Ered Luin have been completely revamped! Full details will be included in an upcoming Developer’s Diary. Create a new character and try it out for yourself!
Storage Revisions
You have given us a tremendous amount of feedback since our major overhaul of the Vault and Shared Storage systems. We’ve heard you! These systems have received a major rework. Read the Developer’s Diary for the full details. (LINK)
Automated Character Rename
Players can now rename their characters by purchasing the rename option in the LOTRO Store.
Rune-keepers and Lore-masters
Lore-masters and Rune-keepers can look forward to new skills, upgrades, and other changes. Developer Diaries detailing and explaining all changes will be available prior to the final release of the November Update.
Lore-master & Minstrel Fellowship Manoeuvre changes
Lore-masters and Minstrels will now use the tactical versions of the “Ent's Strength” and “Spider's Guile” fellowship skills instead of the melee versions, just like Rune-keepers. This means that any time a Fellowship Manoeuvre is triggered, Minstrels and Lore-masters will no longer need to be in melee range to contribute.
NEW Ingredient Packs
Certain crafting recipes now have the option of using “Ingredient Packs” instead of the usual ingredients required. Recipes with this option will have a checkbox in the crafting panel to specify if you would like to use the packs or not. Using the packs to create these items will force the items to be bound to the maker upon creation.
Farming Revamp
The number and types of seeds required to complete farming recipies have been significantly reduced. Field recipes now require just one seed to execute. The types of seeds available have also been adjusted to all for more generic seeds types, increasing inventory space for farmers. All farming related tooltips have been adjusted and now offer more detailed descriptions.
It’s the little things that count
* There is now a “report as harassment” option when right clicking your chat window.
* You can now mouse over any Legendary Item being tracked and see the tooltip for that item.
* Players may now be summoned out of Housing instances and Private Encounters.
* Captain Summoning Horn and Mustering Horns may now summon players into and out of Dynamic Layers.
* The Dwarf Brigands have gone and seen the cosmetic outfitter in their local town. Because of this, players will be seeing a lot more variety in the dwarf brigand bodies they step over on their way to glory.
* Check with your Class trainer or favorite craftsman to learn about new consumables for each class!
Full Release Notes
General Gameplay
* When a player feigns death, they now can keep their “Armaments of X” and “Shield-Brother” skills and can now be targets of helpful skills from other players.
* If a player has a Rune-keeper's "Do Not Fall This Day" buff and the Rune-keeper who placed the buff is falling or dead when the player dies, the player will be presented with an error and will have another chance to revive after the Rune-keeper is no longer falling or dead. Previously the player would have been forced to resurrect at the nearest rally point.
* Several errant “Restoration” skill entries have been removed from the Lorebook.
* Detaunting your pet's target will no longer cause adds that are on your pet to attack you
Skills/Classes
General
* Lore-masters and Captains now have a new skill on their Companion's skill bar immediately to the left of their active skills. This new skill, “Return to Master” for Lore-master and “Rally” for Captain, will summon an existing companion to the character's location. It is not useable in combat and has a 5 second cooldown.
* Player Pets and Soldiers now get the benefit from the following
o Hunter skill “Find the Path”.
o Minstrel Tales.
o Rune-keeper “Rune of Restoration.”
o Captain’s Banners
o Lore-master’s Raven's “Shield of the Raven's Wing” and the Eagle's “Nobility”.
Burglar
* We have resolved many of the issues related to the “Hide In Plain Sight” skill.
o When you use HIPS and you are alone, the monster should stop attacking you and run home.
o When you use HIPS and you are in a fellowship, the monster should attack another player in the fellowship.
o Player Pets will now disengage from players who use “Hide In Plain Sight”.
Captain
* Certain captain skills will no longer flash in your quickslot bar when they are improved by a trait.
* Fixed an issue where” Shield-Brother” and “Armaments of X” skills were being incorrectly toggled off of their targets.
* The Oath-breaker Herald's banner no longer appears solid for a second or two when first summoned.
* Inspire now includes information on how much it will heal the Captain's Shield-brother.
* The Lossoth can now grant Captains higher level armaments with which to equip their Frozen Commoner Heralds. Visit the Lossoth in Forochel to acquire these new recipes.
Champion
* Champions will now receive an event for defeating an enemy at level 10 when “Ardour” is learned so they can trigger “Ardent Flurry”.
* “Continuous Blood Rage” will now grant +50% resistance to Physical and Tactical effects in addition to all other resistances, except Disease.
* The Champion's legendary trait “Blade Explosion” has been renamed “Raging Blade” to match the granted skill.
* Inspired Greatness now properly increases the potency of the heal applied by the Champion's “Bracing Attack” skill.
Hunter
* Hunter class quest “Lay of Land” could not be completed by free players without also purchasing the Eregion quest pack (due to the quest requiring the completion of two exploratory deeds: Dens of the Beasts and The Ruins of Eregion. The exploratory deeds are now free so thatHunters can complete their level 50 class quest without the needing to purchase Eregion.
Lore-master
* The trait “Dúnedain-learning” now shows specific numbers for what it modifies.
* Trait tooltips have been cleaned up to reveal Stats and improve readability.
* The Trait “Knowledge of the Past” now affects all skills (it was previously not affecting “Staff-strike”, “Warding Knowledge”, and a few other skills).
* Lore-masters have a new skill available at level 30: "Staff Sweep."
* Lore-masters have a new skill available at level 40: “Frost-lore."
* The trait “Hardy Bear” has been converted to “Hardy Companion.”
* The Improved Warding Lore skills have been modified to affect “Drakes & Ancient Evil”, “Creatures of Nature & Beasts”, and “Dead, Men, & Orc-kind”.
* “Sign of Power: Vigilance” is now a self-anchored Area of Effect skill.
* “Blinding Flash” will now interrupt inductions even if the monster is immune to Daze effects.
* The Nature-friend Legendary Trait will now grant the Lore-master a new skill, “Combat Summoning”, in addition to “Friend of Nature.” This new skill will allow the Lore-master to summon any animal companion during combat for the next 10 seconds.
* The damage over time portion of “Burning Embers” will now stack from multiple Lore-masters.
* The Lore-master's raven will now apply the Flanked effect to target when the Raven is low level.
* Fire-lore can now be used on all monster types; including the Dead.
* “Call to the Valar” now resets the cooldown for “Dispel Corruption” and provides a 10s immunity to induction setbacks caused by damage.
* The sound FX for Flanking effects is now controlled by the Combat Sound volume
* The visual indicator that signals when a pet has flanked its target will now only be shown to the Lore-master whose pet successfully flanked their target.
* “ Inner Flame” has been upgraded as follows:
o It will heal much more than previously.
o The Lore-master will not be interrupted while channeling the skill.
o The Lore-master's pet will take a small portion of the Lore-master's threat for each pulse of healing.
o All other aspects of the skill are the same.
* The following frost damage Legendary Item Titles are now useable by Lore-masters.
o Cold-heart
o Frost-reaver
o Ice-fist
* “Knowledge of the Lore-master” has been changed in a couple of ways.
o It now places a minor 60 second debuff to resistances on the target.
o The skill cannot be used in combat and requires you to face the target.
o The skill cannot be resisted.
* The Legacies which reduce an enemy's resistance have been re-organized to affect skills more intuitively:
o Target Resistance (Damaging Skills): This now affects ALL Tactical skills which deal damage:
+ Burning Embers
+ Sign of Battle: Wizardry
+ Test of Wills
+ Gust of Wind
+ Cracked Earth
+ Light of the Rising Dawn
+ Storm-lore
+ Lightning-storm
+ Sign of Battle: Wizard's Fire
+ Sticky Gourd.
o Target Resistance (Fire Skills): This now affects ALL Tactical skill which deal Fire damage:
+ Burning Embers
+ Cracked Earth
+ Sign of Battle: Wizard's Fire
+ Sticky Gourd.
o Target Resistance (Debuffing Skills): This now affects ALL skills which debuff the enemy:
+ Sign of Power: Command
+ Blinding Flash
+ Fire-lore
+ Wind-lore
+ Power of Knowledge
+ Bane Flare
+ Herb-lore
+ Frost-lore
+ Ancient Craft
+ Dispel Corruption.
Minstrel
* The Minstrel Skill, Call of the Second Age will now explicitly display that it is adding +10% movement speed to your Fellowship.
Rune-keeper
* “Writ of Health” can only be used durring combat
* Fall to Our Wrath now stacks properly across multiple Rune-keepers.
* The debuff on “Scathing Retort” now lasts lasts longer then the channel duration of Smoldering Wrath, based on how long you channel for.
Warden
* The Warden's now have a new skill at level 47, Never Surrender. This skill can only be used after a defeat. It will transfer 20% of the total threat from each Fellowship member to the Warden. The skill causes the Warden to lose all but one additional pulse of Warden HoT's, plus lock out all of the Warden's skills that add two gambit icons for the next 5 minutes.
* Warden's Legendary Gambit, “Defiant Challenge”, now recieves the appropriate power cost reduction from Fist Carvings.
The Ettenmoors(PvMP)
* We have resolved many of the issues related to the “Disappear” skill.These changes mirror those made to the burglar skill, "Hide in plain sight."
* NPCs should no longer stop combat when crossing server boundaries in the Ettenmoors.
* The Warleader's “Purge” skill can now be used while Dazed or Stunned.
* Monsterplayer food effects have been converted to In-combat Morale and Power Regens. Additionally, all of the food effects now appear on a single buff icon.
* Haz, Defensive Potions Trader, has an new potion for sale. Five (5) “Phials of Akulhun's Fury” can be purchased for 20 Dull Spirit Stones. This preventitive potion can be used out of combat and it provides 10 seconds of crowd control immunity.
* Population requirements for Ranger session play have been reduced to allow the session to trigger more often.
* The Quest Guide now works with the majority of monsterplay quests. Quests that require PvMP combat have been excluded as those battles can occur anywhere!
* The “defeat” failure state has been removed from the initial Creep travel quests.
* The Weaver skill, “Venomous Haze” only works on skills with a range of 15m or more. This effect no longer reduces the range of Burglar Tricks, but now reduces the range of the Burglar's “Reveal Weakness”, “Diversion”, and “Burglar's Antidode”, and the Minstrels “Anthem of Valar” and “Anthem of the Wizards”
* Caragdal, no longer wanders. This will allow players to turn in the quest more easily.
* Mash - Quest can now be completed.
Skirmishes
General
* Soldiers with auras (Herbalist, Bannerguard) will now buff player pets and other Soldiers.
* The timer on the quest tracker for the Barrow Downs survival skirmish will no longer be cut off in the UI.
* The letter sent as part of the quest, “Reporting In” is now only sent once.
Rescue in Nurz Gashu:
* Fixed a case that would cause the Caerog optional to not activate
Raids & Instances
General
* Fixed the extreme damage some bosses were doing:
o The Rift: Barz & Fruz
o Book 13: Mordrambor
o Broken Stairs: Glothrok the Vile
* Players who were in the encounter and in the fellowship, but were linkdead when an encounter chest's loot assignment rights were determined are now allowed to loot the chest when they get back in.
* Orcs killed in Fil Gashan will now count towards the quest, “Lothlórien Preparations II.”
* DG Tower: The Fellbeast's breath will now do ~1700-~2400 damage (unmitigated)
Eregion: School
* Fixed a location where Thurgtark had combat difficulty
Great Barrow: Maze
* Updated the completion deed to reference the correct quest.
Library at Tham Mirdain
* Removed daze skill from Unudhu
Barrowdowns
* The sections of Haudh Iarcith now have unique names
Garth Agarwen: Rings of Rhudaur
* Updated quest guide to focus on the dungeon not the south
Glinghant
* Fixed a quest location
* Stagnant Oaks now reset upon wiping
* Challenge quest fails upon resetting the final boss
Helegrod: Dragon Wing
* Gates reopen upon defeating Thorog
Helegrod: Spider Wing
* The summoned spiders from the queens now have ranged attacks
Great Barrow: Sambrog
* Fellspirits will no longer target themselves with their healing skill
Annúminas
* All chests are using the raid template, increasing their rot time to several hours
Garth Agarwen: Barrows
* Challenge now fails when one of the two split wights dies
Carn Dum
* Lozudurkh no longer counts towards Brutes from the North
The Water Wheels: Nala-dum
* Caerlug will no longer reset if any player in fellowship leaves the boss area after successfully completing the dungeon.
Enedwaith– Thror’s Coomb
* Quest: The Trail Ends: When a prisoner is released, the door is now deleted so that you will no longer accidentally use a key on an unlocked door.
Angmar - Carn Dum - Castle of the Witch King
* The boss, Mormoz, can no longer pulled out of room.
Enedwaith - Lich Bluffs
* Quest: Darkness Revealed - Iarganir will now be an NPC until the player enters the room.
Legendary Items
* Fused Relics will now stack to 25, the same as all other relics.
Crafting
General
* Consignment quests have finally gone the way of the dodo after long internal deliberation. The general issue is that they were always problematic in their technical implementation and utililty in the game. More importantly their effective role in the crafting economy is fulfilled in a more dynamic fashion by the auction house and/or adventuring.
Cooking
* A new fish food recipe is now available for Superior Cooks! You can find the Roasted Carp recipe for sale at an Expert Cook vendor near you.
* New pet food recipes are now available from Novice/Expert Cook vendors, as well as Lore-master trainers.
Scholar
* New class items are available! The following recipes are available from Novice/Expert Scholar vendors, as well as the appropriate class trainers.
o Captain Battle Tonic
o Champion Potion of Fervour
o Guardian Overpower Tactics
o Hunter Potion of Focus
o Minstrel Sheet Music
Weaponsmith
* New class items are available! The following recipes are available from Novice/Expert Waeponsmith vendors, as well as the appropriate class trainers.
o Burglar Throwing Hatchet
o Burglar Serrated Knife
* Corrected the names of the following crafted throwing axes:
o Shining Steel Throwing Axe
o Fine Gondorian Throwing Axe
* Corrected the quality levels and minimum level requirements for all existing crafted thrown weapons.
Woodworker
* New class items are available! The following recipes are available from Novice/Expert Woodworker vendors, as well as the appropriate class trainers.
o Captain Blazoned Emblem
o Rune-keeper Dagor Infused Parchment
o Rune-keeper Nestad Infused Parchment
o Warden Battle Hymn
* Adjusted the stats on the Heavy Yew Javelin of Precision to differentiate it from the Heavy Yew Javelin of Speed.
* Corrected the names of the following recipes as they appear in the crafting panel
o Golden Wood Javelin
o Golden Wood Club
o Golden Wood Great Club
Jeweller
* All existing Lore-master amulet recipes have been converted to produce new skill-granting Lore-master talismans. Brand new multi-output Lore-master talisman recipes can now be found in treasure.
Prospector
* The Apprentice recipe for Bronze Ingots and the Supreme recipe for Khazad-bronze Ingots were incorrectly producing quantities of 6 on a critical success. These recipes have been changed to produce quantities of 4 on critical success.
Tailor
* Fixed the names of the following recipes:
o Outrider's Shoes Recipe
o Reinforced Sturdy Leather Shoes Recipe
o Heavy Skirmisher's Shoes Recipe
o Protector's Shoes Recipe
o Superb Campaigner's Shoes Recipe
Destiny Point Perks
* A new 'Curing' perk and perk category have been added. These new perks will completely remove wounds, diseases, poisons, and fear with some restrictions. The LOTRO Store will also have an equivalent item that only works out of combat.
* Destiny Point costs have been lowered on some of the XP perks and new XP perks have been added. The new perks are tiered like so:
o Lasting Competence: 25% monster kill XP for 1 hour 30 minutes + 10% item XP bonus
o Enduring Experience: Lesser: 10% monster kill XP for 3 hours + 5% item XP bonus
o Enduring Experience: Minor: 10% monster kill XP for 6 hours + 5% item XP bonus
o Eduring Experience: Moderate: 20% monster kill XP for 3 hours + 5% item XP bonus
o Eduring Experience: Major: 20% monster kill XP for 6 hours + 5% item XP bonus
Items
* All items that come from the starter gift boxes will now be bound to account.
* The Twilight Cloak was missing its dye channel, and was dyeing the entire pattern. This was a bug which has now been fixed to bring it in line with the rest of this thematic series of cloaks.
* The tooltip for the thingy no longer incorrectly claims it is a whatchamacallit.
* The Helm of Rohan now supports all dye colors.
* The Novice Mark item that can increase run speed will no longer conflict with the run speed perks. The Novice Mark will now stack with all other run speed buffs.
* The Map to Thorin's Hall item will no longer play a cinematic when used.
* Tomes of Revival can now stack to a total of 50.
* New Dye colors are available: Evendim Blue, Sea Blue, Forest Green, Ered Luin Blue, Purple, Rivendell Green, Rose, Crimson, Ranger Green, and Yellow. Keep an eye open for the new dye recipes or visit the Lotro Store where the new dyes are also available.
* “Master of the Risen” quest cloak and shield rewards have had their quality increased to Rare.
* “The True Thieves” - “Tirithranc” (light shoulders) and “Stone Finder's Gloves” (heavy gloves) quest rewards have been replaced with Uncommon version. The rare versions of these items have not been altered, but can no longer be selected upon quest completion.
* Fixed typos in the name of the item “Gaunlets of Watchtower”. Item is now named “Gauntlets of the Watchtower”.
* A typo in the name of “Map to Northern Barrow-downs” has been fixed.
* Rune-keeper Inlays and Enamels have been given new icons that match the color of the item.
* All Shield Spike buffs can overwrite each other, allowing players to change their current effect whenever they wish.
* Unified the quality of some quest rewards:
o “The Blade that was Broken” - “Rongrist”, uncommon sword, has had its quality increased to Rare.
o “More Confused Than Usual” - “Cerys' Shield”, uncommon shield, has had its quality increased to Rare.
* Heavy Helm from the Men of Bree now support all dye colors.
* Updated some items to support all dye colors
o Cap of The Shire
o Forvengwath's Helm
o Fearless Helm
o Woven Gloves of Bree
o Padded Shoes of Bree
o Padded Jacket of Bree
o Pointed Hat of Bree
o Padded Shoes of The Shire
o Chainmail Boots of Bree
o Chainmail Gauntlets of Bree
o Scalemail Boots of The Shire
* The following headgear now support all dye colors
o elm of the West-lands
o Helm of the White Flame
o Helm of Remmirath
o Helm of the Sun-lands
o Helm of the Dwarf-hoard
o Helm of Celebrant
o Helm of the North-drake
o Helm of the Seven Fathers
o Helm of Orod-na-Thon
o Circlet of the Seven Stars
o Circlet of the Seven Stars
Loot
* Dunlendings (and other high level brigands) will no longer drop under-level Morale and Power potions.
* “Map to Echad Dunann” can now be found in loot.
* The Barrow Downs rare spawn, Umen, now drops Ruby Shards.
* In addition to the normal places legendary pages can be found, all legendary pages can now be found in Moria from Orcs, Goblins and Trolls.
* Rotted Barghest paws now drop off all Barghests from 39 to 60
Monsters & AI
* The Water Works - The Drowned Deep - Stonecrest no longer becomes un-attackable after using Stealth.
* Northdowns - Rhunenlad - The Reinforcement NPC's should respawn correctly.
* Forochel - Taur Orthhon- Rare Signature - Snarling Wolverine now labeled a Signature monster.
* Enedwaith - Gwal Draig - Brening of the Draig-luth - Guards are now protecting Brening.
* Forochel - Taur Orthon - Quest Monster - The Choicest Cut - Silvan Thirty-Point is now alot more elk-like, rather than being fairly moose-like.
Town Services
* Harry Greencorn now sells Poison, Disease, Fear, and Wound potions in post-raid Archet.
* Enedwaith vendors now sell only top-tier cure potions.
* Eogar at Hengstacer Farm will no longer repair your items.
* Bolli in the Twenty First Hall now grants tier 5 gathering quests for Prospector and Forester.
* Hobbiton-Bywater – The Hobby Master's map icon will only display when the summer festival is active.
* The barter vendor for the Ale Association will now be available year round, like his Inn League counterpart.
* Naithador, the Warden Trainer in Eregion now offers the level 15 and 30 warden class quests.
* Forochel Reputation Barter NPC and quests are now also available in Pynti-peldot
Fishing
* The item quality for many fish has been adjusted:
o Fish that have no current use are of common quality (grey).
o Fish that can be used in crafting are of uncommon quality (yellow).
o Fish that are part of a larger set or can be bartered for housing trophies are of rare quality (purple).
Housing
* The following large rugs are now allowed in the small floor hook:
o Large Brown Rug
o Large Red Rug
o Large Red Leaf Rug
o Large Bear-skin Rug
o Large Purple Rug
o Large White 'Leaf Border' Rug
o Large 'Dragon-fly' Rug
Auction House
* The Class Items category has changed significantly. The subcategories under this category are now as follows:
o Legendary
o Class Quest Items
o Skill Scrolls
o Burglar
o Captain
o Champion
o Guardian
o Hunter
o Lore-master
o Minstrel
o Rune-keeper
o Warden.
* Champion horns can now be searched for using the Champion subcategory under Class Items.
* Weapon oils can now be searched for using either the Warden or Hunter subcategories under Class Items.
* Shield-spikes can now be searched for using either the Warden or Guardian subcategories under Class Items.
* Guardian acorns can now be searched for using the Guardian subcategory under Class Items.
* The “Book” main category has been removed. Each class's books/pages items can now be found in the class subcategories under Class Items.
* The “Scrolls” main category has been renamed to “Scrolls & Scroll Cases” and has been moved under the Crafting category.
* The new “Skill Scrolls” subcategory will allow players to easily find cosmetic pet scrolls and Mentor scrolls for the Lore-master and Minstrel respectively.
* There are two new main categories to help players search for the following items;
o “Sealed & Fused Relics”
o “Legendary Scrolls”
* The Ingredients subcategory under crafting has been split into two subcategories for easier searching: “Ingredients” and “Optional Ingredients”.
Travel/Maps/Radar/Mounts
* Receiving the Riding trait will now correctly display the quest rings for quests that require it.
* We've talked to the Stablemasters again, and they will now graciously show their travel lists to mounted players. The players will still need to dismount in order to actually travel somewhere.
* There is a new tutorial hint that pops up when you acquire a mount skill.
* Rental Horse Whistles now are correctly unusable in places where you can't summon a mount. Previously, you could use them, and then would get an error after an induction.
* Temporary horse whistles purchased from the store will bind themselves to the character purchased (they were nontransferable anyway).
* The Stablemaster at Harndirion now correctly applies the Grey Company travel discount.
* All Stablemasters within Moria will now combine the discounts earned through reputation bonuses from the Iron Miners and Iron Garrison.
* If you die when traveling on a stable horse, you now fully stop travelling.
* Mounts earned through Moria, Mirkwood and Angmar instance deeds have been improved to be equivalent to the new reputation mount stats. Angmar mounts are slightly weaker as they are earned earlier in the game's progression.
* We have altered the way that mount speed is communicated to players. The tooltip for all mount effects now displays the percentage bonus that players receive while mounted. This number represents the bonus of normal player run speed.
LOTRO Store
* Riding Trait, purchased through the LOTRO Store, will now be auto-consumed even while mounted.
* Some special slayer deeds were upselling the deed acceleration offer but in fact the deeds have no need to be accelerated. This usually happens in the case where the slayer deed is to kill 1 monster, such as in the Drake Wing deed.
* The deed acceleration items can now be used at level 5.
* The Swift Travel item has been changed so that it now expires out of game. New versions of the item have been created so you may now purchase ones with longer durations: 1 Day, 7 Days, 30 Days.
* Travel Maps now have a 10 minute cooldown timer (was 1 hour).
* The travel maps purchased from the store now stack to 50.
* Racial slayer deeds can now be accelerated.
* Purchasing skill-granting items from the Lotro Store wouldn't auto-consume if the player was on a mount. These items will now auto-consume correctly when the player is mounted.
* The “Sturdy Savant's Sharp Chisel” has been re-named to “Sturdy Savant's Chisel”. no stat changes have been made.
* New Rune-keeper Chisels have been added to the LOTRO Store.
* The minimum level requirements on all stat tomes have been decreased.
* The one hour duration of the Writ of Special Passage will now count down in game time, not real time.
Graphics/Animation/FX/Sound
* Two-handed weapons will now disappear while mounted instead of clipping into your mount. Horses (and Goats) rejoice!
* Several instances in Thror's Coomb and the Lich Bluffs were assigned the incorrect Voice Over(VO) opening. The VO and display text should now match.
* Hobbits will cast shadows once again when running in DirectX 10 mode.
* The master volume control in the Options panel under Audio can be used to affect overall volume.
* Addressed a number of visual FX issues that caused things to look…odd.
User Interface
* The shared vault now displays which characters bound items are bound to.
* Wardrobe items that are categorized by the color “unique” should now appear correctly when viewed in the dressing room.
* It is now possible to properly select characters with really long names (such that they are truncated and tooltip'd) in the friends list. Previously, if you clicked on the character name, it would look like you had selected the character in the list, but it was not fully selected, so none of the buttons at the bottom (remove/note/invite/tell) would work correctly.
* There will be better feedback in the UI when a quest is temporarily disabled for administrative reasons.
* The dropdowns for Playback and Capture device selection in the Audio Options Panel will now be grayed out if no device is available.
* The panel that opens when you talk to various NPCs in the game has received a major rework. Entries now have icons that match the particular action.
* Clicking “Loot All” when looking at a chest will now look and act exactly the same as when you first open that chest with the “Always Loot All” option checked.
* There's now a “search” box and a “show all” button at the top of the options panel, allowing you to show only options matching particular text.
* Documents that you can read within the game no longer close when other windows are opened or closed. Instead they have a Close button now.
* "Show Dispellable Effects Only" and “Show effects cast by me” options in the Social Options Panel are no longer mutually exclusive.
* The Lore-master Pet Quickslot bar is now correctly hidden when mounted.
* Context menus throughout the game will now correctly close when you click outside them.
* Fixed a bug whereby quickslot bars that were undocked and always shown would appear when certain keys are pressed after hiding the UI with F12.
* When you receive Turbine Points within game, the alert now correctly shows the store front page.
* There is a new action “Clear all filters.” The idea is that if you are viewing a panel with a lot of filtering options, this action will reset them all to least restrictive so as to see the most items possible. Not all panels support this new action, but over time we hope to get to all of them. Please /bug panels which should support this action but don't. This option can be configured under Keybindings in the Option panel.
* Unlockable quests now show up in their own category when talking to an NPC.
* Examination tooltips for Items that grant you Mount Skills should now show you the details of the skill that's going to be granted.
* Items that grant skills will now show an examination tooltip to show the skill they grant.
* The alert informing the player that they have money in their overflow will now only show up when money is added to the overflow or on login. It no longer shows up every time they gain money.
* Double-clicking on an item in the vault or shared storage now lets it merge with existing stacks in the inventory.
* You can no longer deposit items in the vault while smoking pipeweed.
* Dragging a stack of items from the vault over an existing stack of that item in the inventory now fills the stack to full but returns the remaining items to the vault.
* There's a new icon that is shown over the tab in the Legendary Items panel for items that have recently leveled up.
* You can now withdraw stacks from the vault even when your inventory is full, as long as those stacks can be fully absorbed into the existing partial stacks in the inventory. You can either double-click the stack in the vault, or drag it over the existing partial stack.
Deeds & Reputation
* Added Iron Garrison Miner and Iron Garrison Guard reputation to Volume 2 Books 2-5 and Moria quests. This reputation will be rewarded retroactively.
* The Bree-land reputation dungeon deeds can now be done at the appropriate level.
* Thorin's Hall Reputation will no longer complete the Kindred Deed, when you reach Ally Reputation.
* Besides upping the amount of Algraig rep rewarded for quests, we have also added three more repeatable quests: The Half-orcs, Signs Among the Ashes, and Silence the Sentries now have daily repeatable versions.
* Reputation has been added to daily quests as follows.
o Men Of Bree reputation to “Defense of the Prancing Pony”
o Men Of Bree reputation to “Thievery and Mischief”
o Thorin’s Hall reputation to “Siege of Gondomon”
o Elves of Rivendell reputation to “Ford of Bruinen”
o The Elgain reputation to “Stand at Amon Sul”
o Mathom Society reputation to “Trouble in Tuckborough”
o Malledhrim reputation to “The Battle in the Tower”
o Malledhrim reputation to “Assault on the Ringwraiths' Lair”
o Malledhrim reputation to “Breaching the Necromancer's Gate”
Questing
Volume I
* Adjusted some of the dials for the boss fight at the end of VolumeI, Book 5, Chapter 8.
* Renamed and recategorized the emissary instances in Angmar to make them more clearly connected to Volume I Book 8.
* The path to Drukordh for Volume I, Book 3, Chapter 5 has been made more solo-friendly.
* The Onodrim for Volume I, Book 4, Chapter 6 has had his position moved to be more reachable for the solo player.
* Now you can enter the Volume I, Book 7, Chapter 6 instance if you're on that objective of the quest or have completed the quest before.
* Improved the directions to a character you speak with in Volume I, Book 9, Chapter 1.
* Volume I, Book 3, Chapter 6 - Added feedback to the Defence of Trestlebridge to communicate why the quest is failing when Nellie Boskins or Halbarad are defeated. Also, they have been given more morale, and their vitals will appear on your UI during the instance.
* The level of the foes in Volume I, Book 7, Chapter 2 has been adjusted to be more appropriate for the quest level.
* The Quest Guide has been updated for the several parts of Volume I, Book 14, Chapter 1.
* The riddle for Volume I, Book 13, Chapter 3 has been clarified to be less vague.
* You will now be swift-travelled to Rivendell when Volume I, Book 12, Chapter 10 is bestowed.
* Adjusted the number of required kills for Volume I, Book 12, Chapter 5.
* Removed the back-and-forth travel in Volume I, Book 11, Chapter 7 between the bestower and Bar-e-therchir.
* Angmarim have been removed from Volume I, Book 11, Chapter 7.
* Revised the text slightly in Volume I, Book 9, Chapters 1 & 2.
* Revised some confusing text in Volume I, Book 4, Chapter 2.
* Gave Elrond Voice Over for going into the instance in Volume I, Book 12, Chapter 10.
* You should no longer able to pick up more than one copy of the Watching Stone orders in Volume I, Book 12, Chapter 8.
* Volume I, Book 12 Chapters 1, 4 & 6, will no longer display as Fellowship Recommended.
* Golodir now has Voice Over for Volume I, Book 7, Chapter 8.
* Group size for the I.8.5 instance is now consistently-displayed as Small Fellowship recommended
* Quest Guide will now properly point only to Gildor at the end of I.3.5
* Obelisks in the Volume I, Book 5, Chapter 8 instance will now display their glowy quest FX when they can be used.
* The Quest Guide will now point to the correct location for Volume I, Book 14, Chapter 9.
* Lorniel will try to be more respectful of mezzes in the Volume I, Book 7, Chapter 8 instance.
* Removed the four trips between Saija and Yrjana across the vast reaches of Forochel during Volume I Book 13. If you had any of the following quests currently active in your quest log, you will need to return to Saija to reacquire them:
o "Book 13, Chapter 8: A Dark Storm"
o "Book 13, Chapter 8: A Test of the Cold"
o "Book 13, Chapter 8: Spirits of Angmar"
* Lessened the burden of travel back-and-forth between Delossad, Rivendell, and Angmar during Volume I Book 15, through a combination of instant travel, rewriting, and smoother quest flow.
Volume II
* Removed extraneous rings from the Quest Guide for Volume II, Book 7, Chapter 2.
Volume III
* The Uruks in Volume III, Book 2, Chapter 5 will now clean themselves up if they're not engaged in combat. How unlike Uruks!
* Updated the models of the Gwiber in the Volume III, Book 2, Chapter 15 instance.
* Fixed a typo in Volume III, Book 1, Chapter 6.
Other
* The quest “A Little Extra Never Hurts”, a quest that provides players with an insight into the LOTRO Store, will now increase morale upon completing the quest after making the purchase through the store. This is a short term boost to morale and one that can be purchase through the perks in the store.
* Ered Luin - Gondamon - Rune-keeper trainer is no longer offering level 50 quest to all classes.
* Moria - Flaming Deeps - Worth Fighting? - Now marked as solo quest.
* Misty Mountains - Against the Pack – Quest no longer targets Stealth Mobs.
* Enedwaith - Thror's Coomb - Clobens Fang - Clobens Fang has had its reward increased to now give 2 Gold Leafs. Cloben will no longer drop the Fang, but will now instead drop an eye, which will allow you to complete a new quest, which is very similar to the old one.
* Enedwaith - Thror's Coomb - The Bigger Ones - Quest guide was displaying two quest rings, one for the object and one for the named monster. It now instead shows one.
* Quest: Lone-Lands - Enfeebling the Foe - The quest description no longer says “Completed” when bestowing the quest.
* Breeland - Old Forest - Lebrennil is now correctly labeled as a Signature Mob.
* Shire - Tookland - Old Sally - At the end of the quest, Old Sally no longer visits the roof.
* Moria - To the Dolven-view - Rathulf now bestows vector quest.
* Enedwaith - Lich Bluffs - Source of the Unrest - Corrected spelling in quest text.
* You can no longer use mounts in the Wild Hunt: Gwenaewen's Spirit quest.
* The difficulty of the Gabilazan Vault has been adjusted to make it easier to complete on-level
* All of the Epic Prologue quests are now identified as such in their quest titles.
* Pinnath Fenui has been made more reasonably soloable.
Lua Scripting
* Plugins will no longer linger on your screen if the world shuts down while you are logged in.
* The list of plugins is now alphabetized.
* Controls now have HasFocus and Focus methods. The focus events now fire as well.
* Controls now receive passive mouse move events.
* Controls now receive double click events.
* Fixed an issue where PluginData would not correctly save on exit.
* Windows are not visible until SetVisible( true ) is called.
* Windows now have a Activate method, Activated event, Deactivated event. Activate will bring the window to the foreground and the events fire when the window becomes the user focus or looses it.
* LocalPlayer can no longer be instantiated. Users should use the static method GetInstance to get the single Local Player instance.
* The Backpack can no longer be instantiated and can only be access from the Local Player.
* The Backpack GetItem method will return the same instance for an item across multiple calls.
* Actors now have GetRace and GetClass.
* Item GetCategory now works correctly.
* Item GetQuantity now does not erroneously return 0.
* Quickslot now has IsUseOnRightClick, SetUseOnRightClick methods.
* Quickslot no longer overwrites the 1st quickslot in the user's toolbar.
* Quickslot now receives DragDrop events.
* Quickslots no longer crashes when stacks go to 0.
* Quickslots no longer cause crashes if not cleared before a plugin is unloaded.
* Quickslots work correctly when used with stacks.
* Added a ScriptLog function that allows user plugins to write information to the script log. The script log is generated whenever the client runs and is truncate at the beginning of each run.
* Added a GetCallStack function that allows users to get the Lua call stack for debugging.
* This exposes new attributes classes for Lua for accessing class information while playing. New APIS include GetClass, GetRace, GetAttributes, GetClassAttributes, GetRaceAttributes. The attribute classes provide additional information and events.
* CheckedChanged should now fir correctly when the checkbox is clicked.
* SetMinimum for ScrollBars should now function as expected.
* Addressed a client crash that would occur after unloading a plugin that had a quickslot in a listbox.
Découvrez davantage la Terre du Milieu - GRATUITEMENT!
Les joueurs "Free" et "Premium" seront maintenant capables d'accéder à la Moria, la Lothlorien, Mirkwood et l'Enedwaith GRATUITEMENT! Nous avons ajusté l'accès pour les joueurs "Free" et "Premium". Vous pouvez maintenant suivre l'histoire épique au travers de la Moria, Mirkwood et l'Enedwaith. Ceci inclus l'accès gratuit aux éléments suivants:
* Le système d'objets légendaires
* Atteindre le niveau 65
* L'accès aux régions de la Moria, Mirkwood, Lothlorien et Enedwaith
Note: Vous aurez toujours acheter les pack de quêtes ou les packs d'extension pour accéder aux autres contenus de ces zones (quêtes, traits, instances, classes, etc)
Changement des voyages rapides
Les voyages rapides qui nécessitaient précédemment que le joueur soit un abonné sont maintenant également utilisables par les anciens abonnés (bien que cela soit limité aux personnages créés ou joués durant la période d'abonnement).
Nouveau portefeuille de jetons
Nous avons un nouveau portefeuille de jetons! Le portefeuille contiendra toutes les marques d'escarmouches utilisées pour acheter les objets auprès des vendeurs d'escarmouches ainsi que tous les jetons d'anniversaire. Le portefeuille peut être ouvert en cliquant sur le symbole du menu en bas à gauche de votre écran et en sélectionnant "Portefeuille de Jetons" dans la liste de fenêtres.
Tâches (Tasks)
Les Tâches sont des quêtes gratuites répétables que les joueurs peuvent utiliser pour augmenter leur niveau au sein du jeu. Nous allons avoir un journal des développeurs complètement consacré à ce nouveau système dans les semaines à venir, mais voici certaines des choses que vous pouvez espérer:
* Plus de 250 nouvelles quêtes
* 100% GRATUITES pour tous les joueurs
* Utilise le butin (les trophées?) actuel(s)
* NOUVEAUX traits et récompenses
* Accessibles à tous les niveaux, à partir du niveau 8
* Répétables à l'infini
Montures de réputation
Nous avons examiné beaucoup des retours que les joueurs ont donnés concernant les montures de réputation et ce qu'elles représentent en terme d'accomplissement et temps investi. Vous avez clairement exprimé que ces montures doivent être spéciales et refléter les efforts requis pour les obtenir. Nous sommes d'accord. Les montures de réputations ont reçu une amélioration quant à leurs statistiques. Les montures auront maintenant 250 points de santé, reçoivent une réduction de dégâts critiques et autorisent les personnages à bloquer, parer et esquiver alors qu'ils les chevauchent.
Nous avons aussi ajouté beaucoup de nouvelles montures de réputation dans le jeu. Vous allez probablement vouloir revisiter certaines des anciennes zones pour voir s'il y a quelque-chose de nouveau pour vous auprès de l'une des anciennes faction bien-aimées. Vous pourrez les trouver auprès des vendeurs ou échangeurs.
Dans le futur quelques montures achetables via la boutique LOTRO pourront partager l'apparence des montures de réputation mais seront plus faibles que leur contreparties obtenues en jeu.
Changements de l'Ered Luin
Les zones de départ des elfes et des nains dans l'Ered Luin ont été complètement modifiées. Les détails complets seront inclus dans un journal des développeurs a venir. Créez un nouveau personnage et testez par vous-même !
Modifications de stockage
Vous nous avez donnez énormément de retours depuis notre dernière grande modification des systèmes de coffres et de stockage partagé. Nous vous avons entendus! Ces systèmes ont reçu des changements majeurs . Lisez le journal des développeurs pour les détails complets.
Changement automatique de nom des personnages
Les joueurs peuvent désormais renommer leurs personnages en achetant l'option dans la boutique LOTRO.
Gardiens des runes et Maîtres du savoir
Les gardiens des runes et les maîtres du savoir peuvent s'attendre à recevoir de nouvelles compétences, améliorations ainsi que d'autres changements. Le journal des développeurs détaillant et expliquant tous les changements sera disponible avant la distribution du patch de novembre.
Changement des manoeuvres de communauté des maîtres du savoir et ménestrels
Maîtres du savoir et ménestrels utiliseront maintenant la version tactique des compétences de communauté "Force des Ents" et "Ruse de l'Araignée" au lieu de leurs versions de mêlée, comme les gardiens des runes. Cela signifie que chaque fois qu'une manoeuvre de communauté apparaît, les ménestrels et les gardiens du savoir n'auront plus besoin d'être en mêlée pour contribuer
Nouveaux packs d'ingrédients
Certaines recettes d'artisanat ont maintenant l'option d'utiliser des "packs d'ingrédients" au lieu des ingrédients requis habituellement. Les recettes avec cette option auront une case à cocher dans le panneau d'artisanat pour spécifier si vous voulez ou non utiliser les packs .Utiliser les packs pour créer ces objets forcement les objets à être liés à l'artisan lors de la création.
Modification de la profession de fermier
Le nombre et le type de graines requises pour achever une recette de fermier ont été significativement réduits. Les recettes de champs nécessiteront désormais uniquement une graine pour être exécutées. Le type de graines disponibles a aussi été globalement ajusté pour davantage de graines génériques, augmentant ainsi l'espace d'inventaire des fermiers. Toutes les fenêtres d'informations concernant les fermiers ont été ajustées and offrent désormais davantage de descriptions détaillées.
Ce sont les petits choses qui comptent
* Il y a maintenant une option "notifier un harcellement" lorsque vous faites un clic-droit sur la fenêtre de discussion
* Vous pouvez maintenant placez votre curseur au dessus du compteur de suivi d'un objet légendaire pour voir la fenêtre d'information de cet objet.
* Les joueurs peuvent maintenant être invoqués lorsqu'ils se trouvent dans les zones d'habitation ou les instances privées.
* La corne d'appel du capitaine et la corne de rassemblement pourront maintenant invoquer les joueurs à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des couches dynamiques (dynamic layers).
* Les brigands nains sont allés voir le vendeur de tenues de leur village. En raison de cela, les joueurs verront maintenant beaucoup plus de variété dans les tenues qu'ils portent, lorsqu'ils fouleront leur corps en marchant sur la route de la gloire.
* Vérifiez auprès de votre instructeur de classe ou votre artisan préféré pour en apprendre davantage au sujet des nouveaux consommables pour chaque classe!
Tiens, y'a plus nos raleurs professionels en herbe pour grogner devant ce MAGNIFIQUE patch note? :grin
(apparition des tâches ...)
Once again, these notes should be considered INCOMPLETE.
I'm still waiting on final word from Zombie Columbus regarding RK changes and updates.
Après que ça concerne le FtP, le livre 2 ou la boutique, ben c'est devenu une composante du jeu, donc pour moi c'est pas un sujet ;)
Medallions of Moria
Medallions of Lothlorien
Medallions of Dol Guldur
Lothlorien Silver Branches
Lothlorien Gold Leaves
Malledhrim Bronze Feathers
Malledhrim Gold Star Emblems
Silver Tokens of the Wilds
Gold Tokens of the Wilds
he Eriador rep meta-deed:
"World Renowned"
Kindred with:
Algraig, Men of Enedwaith
Men of Bree
Hobbits of the Shire
Dwarves of Thorin's Halls
Elves of Rivendell
Eglain of the Lone-Lands
Rangers of Esteldin
Wardens of Annuminas
Council of the North
Lossoth of Forochel
The Grey Company
Reward:
Steed of Eriador
Title: World Renowned
50 TP
The elven rep meta-deed:
"Ambassador to the Elves"
Kindred with:
Elves of Rivendell
Galadhrim
Malledhrim
Reward:
Steed of the Elf-Lords
Title: Ambassador to the Elves
20 TP
Rune-keeper
* “Writ of Health” can only be used during combat.
* "Fall to Our Wrath" now stacks properly across multiple Rune-keepers.
* "Distracting Winds" is now available at level level 22 (down from 30)
* The debuff on “Scathing Retort” now lasts lasts longer then the channel duration of "Smoldering Wrath", based on how long you channel for.
* Satchels may now be equipped cosmetically
* 5 new chisel variants have been added:
o Chisel of Fire
+ Fiery Ridicule Induction becomes harder to knockback from damage
+ Increases Tactical damage rating
o Chisel of Lightning
+ Occasionally during combat, the Charged buff will appear on the Rune-keeper. This will increase critical damage by 5% and make the next usage of "Sustaining Bolt" cost zero Power.
+ Increases Tactical damage rating
o Riffler (Healing oriented Chisels)
+ Reduces threat generation from healing
+ Increases Healing rating
o Riffler of Hope
+ Grants Prelude to Hope additional HoT pulses
+ Increases Healing rating[/list
o Riffler of Writs
+ Master of Writs Power penalty reduced
+ Increases Healing rating
* New Satchels added to the LOTRO Store
* New Skill - "Sustaining Bolt" – Level 30
o This is a high damage, high power cost skill with a 30 second cooldown. It carries a -10% power usage for 15 seconds. It requires 6 Battle attunement. There is a new Chisel that allows this skill to cost zero power.
* "Fury of Storm" 4 Trait Set Bonus changes:
o -15 seconds to Sustaining Bolt cooldown
o +3% base movement speed
* "Essence of Storm" has been changed as follows:
o Base damage has been increased.
o Reduced the cooldown from 10 to 8 seconds.
o Reduced attunement requirement to 3 Battle.
* "Scribes Spark" now has lower based damage and a reduced power cost.
* "Tale of the Storm" has been adjusted.
o Increased application chance from 10% to 20%.
o Reduced the duration from 30 to 15 seconds.
o Removed the power reduction.
* New Skill - "Essay of Flame" – Level 50
o Applies a tier 3 "Writ of Flame". This skill has a high power cost, a 60 second cooldown, and requires 6 Battle Attunement. There is a 6 second induction
* "Wrath of Fire" 4 Trait Set Bonus changes
o Increased resistance penetration
o Reduced induction time on Essay of Flame to 1.5 seconds
* "Scathing Retort" has had its debuff reworked. It will now linger on a foe for an amount of time based on how long you channel for.
* "Writ of Flame" will no longer occasionally become resisted and dispel on tier up or down (same for Writ of Cold)
* "Frost-Burn" will no longer decrease the damage on "Writ of Flame."
* New Skill - "Master of Writs" – Level 40
o For the next 15 seconds Writs may be cast regardless of attunement.
o Writs will cost 50% additional Power.
o The skill has a 15 second cooldown.
o Neutral Attunement.
o New Chisel can reduce the penalty to as low as 20%
* "Words of Grace" 4 Trait Set Bonus
o -5% threat generation (from all sources)
o Master of Writs becomes a toggle skill
* "Terse Narrative" will no longer applies Prelude to Hope. It now places a short duration buff on the Rune-keeper that reduces the induction time and power cost of "Epic for the Ages."
* The following changes have been made to "Mending Verse"
o Up front healing has been increased
o Healing over time has been decreased
o Power cost has been increased
o Memorial Prose power reduction decreased from 15% to 5%
* "Writ of Health" has had its power cost decreased
* The required skill plays for some Rune-keeper healing traits have been reduced
* "Fall to X" skills would often dispel without dealing their damage when triggered by damage over time effects (like "Writ of Flame") These issues have been fixed.
* "Weapon of X" can now be used on Soldiers
* "Icy Discourse" now functions properly when interacting with DoTs
* The revive buff for "Do Not Fall This Day" will now be placed immediately upon clicking the skill, as opposed to after the animation plays
...
Et voici de biens jolies capes prévues pour novembre
http://city.navsplace.net/lotro/?p=757
Au moins, la mise en place du store a permis le recrutement d'un graphiste talentueux chez Turbine :icon_twisted:
..., l’antépénultième ...
Journal des développeurs : Système de coffres 2.0
Bonjour à tous, ici Ransroth. Comme vous le savez peut-être, je travaille sur les systèmes de jeu du Seigneur des Anneaux Online. Dans mon dernier extrait du Journal des développeurs, j'avais parlé des modifications apportées au jeu à l'occasion du lancement du Volume III Livre 2. Depuis lors, nous avons travaillé sur d'autres améliorations, la plupart inspirées par vos commentaires sur les forums !
Voici une capture d'écran présentant un grand nombre des nouvelles fonctionnalités :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_02_450.jpg)
Cloisonner et renommer les coffres
Au lieu d'une seule longue liste, la vue principale affiche désormais plusieurs coffres présentant chacun un nom et un en-tête. Vous pouvez renommer chaque coffre à votre guise en cliquant avec le bouton droit de la souris ou en double-cliquant dessus, ou en cliquant sur le bouton "Renommer".
Après avoir entré un nouveau nom, appuyez sur pour confirmer ou pour annuler. Vous pouvez également utiliser les boutons Soumettre ou Annuler qui apparaissent sur le côté droit.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_04.jpg)
Les coffres vides ne sont pas affichés. Pour renommer un coffre, il vous faudra donc y placer au moins un objet.
Vous pouvez faire un cliquer-glisser pour répartir vos objets entre les différents coffres - cliquer sur un objet dans un coffre puis le faire glisser jusqu’à un autre coffre fera passer l’objet de l’un à l’autre ; de même, il vous suffira de faire glisser des objets depuis l'inventaire ou l'espace de stockage partagé jusqu'à un coffre pour les y placer.
onglets de coffre
Le menu déroulant "Coffre" a été remplacé par des onglets situés sur le côté droit de la fenêtre. Cliquer sur l'un de ces onglets permet d’afficher uniquement les objets placés dans le coffre correspondant.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_06.jpg)
Vous pouvez faire glisser des objets vers un onglet pour les placer dans le coffre correspondant.
Vue icônes
Il est désormais possible de voir les objets avec ou sans le texte attaché, grâce à la "Vue icônes" :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_08.jpg)(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_10.jpg)
Redimensionner
Les fenêtres du système de coffres et de l'espace de stockage partagé sont maintenant redimensionnables - tant sur l'axe horizontal que vertical -, le nombre d'objets affichés s'ajustant en conséquence.
Améliorations du menu contextuel
Un clic droit sur un objet placé dans un coffre permet toujours de l'envoyer vers d'autres coffres, mais une liste regroupant les noms des coffres s'affiche désormais.
Une nouvelle option fait également son apparition : grâce au filtre du panneau, il devient possible de ne plus afficher à l'écran que les objets de même type que l'objet sélectionné. Il vous suffira de désactiver cette option pour faire apparaître de nouveau tous les objets :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_12.jpg)
Ouverture de l'espace de stockage partagé et de la garde-robe
Situés dans la partie supérieure de l'interface des coffres, de l'espace de stockage partagé et de la garde-robe, de nouveaux boutons permettent l'ouverture directe de ces différents panneaux. Vous n'avez donc plus besoin de passer par la fenêtre de gardien des coffres pour accéder aux autres interfaces de stockage.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_16.jpg)
Tri automatique
Le tri par ordre alphabétique n'étant pas forcément adapté à tous les types d'objets, une nouvelle option de tri est offerte : le tri "automatique", qui regroupe les objets apparentés et les classe au sein de chaque groupe de manière plus astucieuse que par simple ordre alphabétique.
Les runes d'XP d'objet, par exemple, sont automatiquement rangées par catégorie (les runes de niveau 60 d'abord, puis celles de niveau 65) et classées dans chaque catégorie en fonction du montant total d'XP qu'elles peuvent donner :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_20.jpg)
Les objets et armes légendaires sont triés en fonction de la classe du joueur, de leur rareté, du niveau minimum requis et enfin de la classe d'objet.
Les ingrédients d'artisanat sont regroupés par profession et en second lieu par niveau.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_22.jpg)
Les objets ne rentrant dans aucune des catégories spéciales sont rangés par degré de rareté et par classe d'objet :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_24_450.jpg)
Afficher tous les objets
Il existe plusieurs moyens de filtrer les informations à l'écran pour ne laisser apparaître que certains objets. Vous pouvez sélectionner un coffre spécifique, une partie d'un nom ou encore une catégorie d'objets. Nous avons également ajouté un bouton "Tout afficher" qui permet de supprimer tous les filtres pour rendre instantanément visible la totalité des objets placés dans vos coffres.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_26.jpg)
Vous allez aussi découvrir un nouveau raccourci clavier, configurable depuis le panneau des Options. Il ne s'agit pas d'un ajout spécifique aux coffres, puisque ce raccourci supprime en réalité tous les filtres du panneau d'IU actif ; il fonctionne ainsi avec un grand nombre de panneaux, y compris celui de vente aux enchères. Aucune touche ou bouton de souris n'étant assigné par défaut, il vous faudra configurer ce raccourci dans les Options avant de pouvoir l'utiliser.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_28_450.jpg)
Améliorations du système d'empilement
Nous avons amélioré l'empilement des objets dans les coffres et lors des déplacements entre les différents lieux de stockage.
Lorsque vous ferez un cliquer-glisser pour passer d'une fenêtre à une autre, il vous suffira de maintenir la touche majuscule appuyée pour faire apparaître l'interface de fractionnement.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_30.jpg)
Vous pourrez vous servir de cette méthode pour déplacer une partie seulement de vos piles depuis vos coffres jusqu'à l'espace de stockage partagé ou votre inventaire.
De plus, si vous double-cliquez sur un objet empilable placé dans vos coffres, il sera automatiquement ajouté à un empilement correspondant de votre inventaire.
Faire glisser des objets empilables depuis vos coffres jusqu'à une pile incomplète de votre inventaire aura pour résultat de compléter cet empilement, les éventuels objets surnuméraires étant replacés dans le coffre.
Gestion des empilements, fusion automatique et coffres
Les empilements incomplets placés dans vos coffres sont automatiquement réunis de sorte qu'il n'y ait jamais, pour chaque objet, qu'un seul et unique empilement incomplet. Cette fonction a des conséquences inattendues sur le fractionnement des piles (cliquer-glisser + touche majuscule), si vous gardez des empilements d'un même objet dans plusieurs coffres différents.
Admettons que vous possédiez une pile de 60 planches de frêne dans le coffre "Bois" et une pile complète de 100 planches de frêne dans le coffre "Artisanat". Si vous utilisez la fonction cliquer-glisser + touche majuscule pour retirer 70 planches de la pile de 100 et les placer dans votre inventaire, les 30 restantes seront automatiquement ajoutées à la pile de 60 planches du coffre "Bois" :(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_32.jpg)(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_34.jpg)(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_36.jpg)
En prenant la même hypothèse de départ mais en retirant cette fois 55 planches seulement, les 45 restantes seront ajoutées de la même façon aux 60 du coffre "Bois" ; il en résultera ici deux piles placées dans le coffre "Bois", l'une de 100 et l'autre de 5 planches.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_32.jpg)(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_38.jpg)(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_40.jpg)
Le nouvel empilement formé se retrouve toujours placé dans le coffre qui contenait la pile incomplète.
Affichage de l'interface des coffres et performances
Nous avons modifié la façon dont l'IU des coffres est prise en charge par le système, diminuant très sensiblement le temps de chargement - la première fois que vous parlerez au banquier, l'interface s'affichera de suite et un message apparaîtra indiquant que le chargement des objets est en cours. Une fois tous les objets chargés, tous les accès suivants, jusqu'à la prochaine déconnexion, se feront instantanément.(http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/vaultDD_42_450.jpg)
Plans d'avenir
La liste des améliorations à apporter au système des coffres contenait encore d’autres idées que nous n’avons pu concrétiser dans le temps imparti. Nous souhaiterions bien sûr remédier à cela. Parmi ces améliorations potentielles, citons le rangement manuel des coffres, la possibilité de détacher un onglet de coffre pour en faire une fenêtre indépendante ou encore des options de filtre supplémentaires. Chacune de ces fonctions nécessiterait à elle seule une grande quantité de travail ; pour décider de la marche à suivre, nous allons donc étudier attentivement les commentaires des joueurs concernant le nouveau système de coffres ainsi que les autres priorités de développement. Nous attendons avec impatience vos réactions !
Ouais, on l'avais déjà vu ce post, merci Walm.
Et c'est quand-est-ce prévu pour? :grin
Et c'est quand-est-ce prévu pour? :grinLa réponse officieuse est la même que la réponse officielle: SOON ;)
[...]Sur EQ2 ce sont les "city task" tant au niveau aventure qu'artisanat, elles sont nombreuses et dépendent du niveau.
Il me semble avoir vu ce système déjà sur ROM (Runes Of Magic) voir EQ2 (on va chercher des ordres au tableau d'affichage de la ville, ce sont des quêtes de bashing en général).
Reputation has been added to daily quests as follows.
* Men Of Bree reputation to “Defense of the Prancing Pony”
* Men Of Bree reputation to “Thievery and Mischief”
* Thorin’s Hall reputation to “Siege of Gondomon”
* Elves of Rivendell reputation to “Ford of Bruinen”
* The Elgain reputation to “Stand at Amon Sul”
* Mathom Society reputation to “Trouble in Tuckborough”
* Malledhrim reputation to “The Battle in the Tower”
* Malledhrim reputation to “Assault on the Ringwraiths' Lair”
* Malledhrim reputation to “Breaching the Necromancer's Gate”
VE: What can you tell us about the Rise of Isengard expansion that we don't know yet?
Adam Mersky: This is a digital expansion launching next fall and we've been pretty high level and somewhat cryptic about it on purpose so we have something to talk about next year. The level cap will increase to 70, and we're going to add three new regions - Dunland, the Gap of Rohan, which I would like to emphasize is NOT Rohan. I know people are very excited about Rohan and I don't want to disappoint them.
Aaron: The Gap of Rohan is guarded by the tower of Isengard there. Isengard is the (third) region, which includes Saruman's tower Orthanc.
VE: What state will Orthanc be in this expansion? Will it be before or after its destruction?
Aaron: It will be before its destruction. In terms of the story, we're still very much towards the beginning of The Two Towers, the breaking of the fellowship and such. But from the player point of view, they're journeying with the Grey Company to meet with Aragorn to walk the Halls of the Dead. So much of their travels right now in the storyline are really focused around their first encounter with Saruman, journeying down the great road that leads to the lost kingdoms of Arnor and such. Not to confuse the issue, Saruman is the main character, you are journeying southward toward the Misty Mountains into Dunland and then into Isengard.
VE: Are they going to venture into Fangorn Forest perhaps?
Aaron: In terms of the lore, we know only a few sentient beings who have ever been to Fangorn and returned so players are not going to be able to see Fangorn quite yet. You will be seeing the White Hand, which is Saruman's army, at their strength.
VE: What can you tell us about the planned monster play changes?
Aaron: One of the big things that's important for us is that we're going to give the players a new monster play area. They've been living pretty much in the Ettenmoors so we're giving them a new space to fight over. We still haven't made a final call on the exact details of that. Certainly the area around Isengard and maybe special spaces is an option too. We think it's pretty exciting and we're also going to be expanding the opportunities for monster players to skill up and gain new advancement paths.
VE: The expansion is coming out about a year from now. What sort of updates can we expect between now and Fall 2011?
Aaron: We got a wide range of things planned. Adam would like to start with this year.
Adam: Yes, we have the aptly named "November Update," which is launching on the 29th of November. That will bring a lot more free content into the game. Right now, one of the great things about the game is that you can go all the way to level 50 and have access to the epic quests but we kept the expansion areas gated for you to purchase. We still believe that expansions are an important part of growing LOTRO and we don't want to do it piecemeal ("Oh, here's the front door of Isengard..."). When you go to Moria, you want to go into it and not just stay in the foyer. So we're still going to keep that kind of content expansion but there will certainly be several updates throughout the year.
This November update is the first chance we got to address a lot of the feedback that we got since we launched free-to-play.
Aaron: The big change that's coming out with the November update is that we're opening the landscape of the world to all players. Players now will not be stopped at the gates of Moria. You can journey through it and through Mirkwood and all players will be able to level up to 65. The epic quests for Volumes 2 and 3 will also be free to those players. Much like it is in Eriador now, if you want to do the (other) quests in Moria or Lothlorien, you can buy the quest packs.
VE: Will this also be true of the Rise of Isengard expansion?
Aaron: I very much expect so yes. I expect we will continue doing that.
Adam: Yes, the epic storyline will continue through to 70.
Aaron: So the definition of what an expansion is certainly changes in the sense that we want to allow players flexibility. So with Moria and Mirkwood for example, we say you can either buy the Moria expansion or you can buy a character slot here, a class here or a quest pack there. It's the players' choice and they can pick and choose what is useful to them and what they would like to purchase at the time. The flipside of that is the same idea that Adam was talking about. LOTRO as a game still benefits greatly from having these really epic iconic locations that are important to us so we look at those as expansion packs, for growing the game and expanding the level cap or adding new, really substantial features to the game world. But we would like to allow players access to all this landscape, and access to all the quests for the epic story.
VE: What else is included in the November update?
Aaron: We are introducing a system called Tasks, which is fairly much in beta but it amounts to a couple of things. Roughly 250 new quests that are free to all players and that are spread out through Eriador. These are low to mid-level quest ranges and really allow players the opportunity to advance reputations, and to get rid of a few trophy items they might have picked up on the landscape and might otherwise have sold to a vendor. It's for a wide range of players but mostly for free players. Additionally, they also have deeds and titles for these tasks.
VE: Any particular reason why you're opening up more opportunities for free players?
Aaron: We think it's important to sustain the growth of the game and for people to continue to play the game for free.
Adam: You've seen us doing the same thing in DDO in the past year. We continue to add new items for people to purchase in the store because we're running a business, but at the same time we also continually add free content. There has to be a balance, right?
Aaron: One of the other pieces we're touching on too, is that with F2P launch, we reworked a lot of the story content in the Man and Hobbit areas but with this update, we're going to do the same for Dwarf and Elf areas. So we are focusing on the fiction, streamlining it, and highlighting the dramatic points. In this case, we're actually bringing in new appearances and changing the world a bit to reflect how the Dourhands are corrupted and why these dwarves are bad for Thorin's Hall and why it's important that they be ousted.
Another thing our designers are very excited about is the technology we developed since we launched three years ago. We've added a new capstone to that introduction experience. You're going to go into Skorgrim's Tomb and we have really fun, scripted encounters there, a pretty epic battle sequence, the whole place comes down around your head... it's a lot of fun!
VE: Are you going to introduce regular scheduled updates to the game the same way you have been doing in DDO?
Adam: We do have a schedule in mind but we're not sharing it yet. But I'll trade you that and share with you a couple of new things that we're bringing in next year.
Aaron: There's a lot coming between now and Isengard. It's not an empty landscape. We are changing our cosmetic system, adding new types of cosmetic items and outfits, adding more slots to store outfits, allowing you to customize and change out your character's appearance.
We are also adding non-combat pets for all classes.
We're adding new raid and instance content. The raids and instance content will be targeted at high level players but we're also adding instances for players right around level 30-40 so mid-range as well.
With the raids we're also unlocking First Age legendary weapons.
Adam: We've had a big year this year. As far as F2P goes, it's been a really successful move for us here in the States. Europe's off to a great start and we're ramping up a China launch early next year.
VE: Did the F2P move meet or exceed your expectations?
Adam: Last year, when we launched DDO, it blew away all of our expectations because we had nothing to base it on. So we took the cautious route in our projections and it just blew everything out of the water. Every month we had to redefine what we could do because it just kept growing. With one year of DDO behind us, we had a lot of data and were able to make a more educated guess about LOTRO. It was certainly a little better than what we thought it would be but we thought it was going to be pretty big to begin with.
VE: Did the LOTRO F2P launch affect your DDO numbers at all? ie, Did you steal players away from yourselves in the process?
Adam: Definitely not because they're such different games. Certainly we saw a lot of DDO players come over and check it out, that may not have ever checked out LOTRO before. But we haven't seen any cannibalization or anything like that. DDO is still very strong and steady and still on a growth path and LOTRO is experiencing an exponential growth right now because we just got out of the gate here.
Aaron: The November update here is our first opportunity to react to a lot of the feedback that came out of our beta and our launch process. There are a lot of new players here so there's still a lot we're learning today. There are 300+ new in-game items arriving to the store. So we're constantly making changes and updates.
VE: Anything else we might have missed?
Adam: The only other thing I wanted to mention was the Yule festival coming in December. We don't have the details on that yet but we'll reach out to you once that's ready.
Aaron: The festival is very special this year because we've been getting bigger and bigger visions for the festivals as we've gone along. For the Yule festival we went all out and actually created a new sub-region. It's an entire town just for the festival. It's probably in Breeland on a mountain side but it's off in its own little place. It's called Winter-home and it has its own set of quest lines, snowball fights, an interactive theater where players can go and be the actors and all kinds of good stuff.
- Pets non combatants pour tous
Citer- Pets non combatants pour tous
Tortue Mel \o/
Voyage vers Hibernaville, la nouvelle mise à jour du Seigneur des Anneaux Online, ne sera malheureusement pas déployée la semaine prochaine sur les serveurs européens comme il était prévu à l’origine.
Nous espérons recevoir la nouvelle version de cette mise à jour mardi prochain et nous pourrons alors vous donner une date plus précise une fois tous nos tests et vérifications effectués.
Si tout fonctionne comme prévu avec la version européenne de la mise à jour, la date de sortie que nous ciblons est le 7 décembre 2010.
Dès que nous aurons de plus amples détails, nous mettrons à jour nos fils d’information.
Rien ne change donc ...Si, on a une annonce en toute transparence cette fois ci (alors qu'avant, niet)!
Vite Need ce patch !*Envoie cette remarque au CDC*
Puis c'est décidé je vais reroll MDS. \o/
Pets non combatants pour tousVoila un truc qu'il est bien... moi qui ai toujours été un collectionneur de pets. Reste à voir comment on les obtiendra.
Barter Wallet Reminder
With the November update we have implemented a new Barter Wallet. The Barter Wallet will hold all Skirmish Marks used to purchase items from the Skirmish Barter Vendors as well as all Anniversary Tokens. The Barter Wallet may be opened by clicking on the Caret symbol (^) at the lower left of your screen and selecting Barter Wallet from the list of panels. Further expansion of the Barter Wallet will be coming in future releases.
If you are having trouble locating your Skirmish marks or Anniversary Tokens, plesae check your Barter Wallet. Here's the full list of Marks that will be moved to your wallet.
* Skirmish Mark
* Superior Third Mark
* Fourth Mark
* Veteran's Third Mark
* Third Mark
* Veteran's Second Mark
* Second Mark
* Veteran's First Mark
* First Mark
* Eruilan Campaign Mark
* Adlan Campaign Mark
* Naillan Campaign Mark
* Cannuilan Campaign Mark
* Lefnuilan Campaign Mark
* Annúminas Mark
* Eregion Mark
* Helegrod Mark
* Great Barrow Mark
Pour le porte jetons, voici ceux qui seront stockés dans la première version (d'autres jetons seront possibles dans les prochaines maj)[...]Déjà posté là (http://www.cercledeleveil.com/forum/index.php?topic=3647.msg55573#msg55573) :D
Lien vers le patch note
Précision sur le sac à jeton
Photo des montures ajoutées
Guide l'hybernaville (à ca, je l'ai pas encore posté, c'est vrai :D)
quel spam ?Ouai, ho, ca va! Ca t'arrive jamais de répondre sur un forum, tout en traitant tes 200 mails du jour? :D
tu veux dire, le flood ?
:castor
La, toutes les infos intéressants sont perdues dans le flood, râles...
[...]
Ce serait bien que pour les prochains patchs, on édite le 1er post pour y mettre les liens vers les posts intéressants du thread?
La, toutes les infos intéressants sont perdues dans le flood, râles...
Genre:CiterLien vers le patch note
Précision sur le sac à jeton
Photo des montures ajoutées
Guide l'hybernaville (à ca, je l'ai pas encore posté, c'est vrai :D)
- certaines instances ont totalement été flinguées par turbine (fil gashan, la faille dans une partie ou on est en combat pour 3 boss ..., j'en oublie surement ...) tout en ne faisant pas partie des instances modifiées ... à ce sujet j'ai pas vu qu'ils s'en étaient occupé dans le patch qui arrive ...Ils mettent rarement les fixs fâcheux dans les releases notes. J'ai pas eu l'occasion d'aller dans les instances sur Bullroarer pour vérifier.
- la localisation plus que bâclée par codemasters de la nouvelle zone ... et toujours pas corrigée 3 semaines plus tard ...Comme je vous l'ai expliqué, CM ne peut pas faire de patch (même traduction) sans l'accord de Tutu (qui ne l'a pas donnée, là).
- le 'nouveau contenu', de plus en plus anémique et gravement orientalisé (farm, farm, farm, farm, farm ...)On n'a pas du faire le même Enedwaith! C'est la région très vaste (avec pas mal de quêtes/instances solo cachées) où tu as en % le moins de quêtes "tuer X trucs". Le seul farm est celui des jetons pour les montures, TP, emotes... mais ca, c'est le jeu, et 30000% facultatif!
- les lenteurs/lag/freeze (appelez ça comme vous voulez, en tout cas c'est nettement moins fluide qu'avant ....) qui se sont généralisés depuis l'arrivée du f2p, malgré le "boost" des serveurs (on ne sait d'ailleurs pas ce qu'ils ont vraiment fait ...)Je vais pas t'apprendre quand même que les lenteurs, freezes... ne sont pas uniquement le fait des "serveurs". Cela peut être aussi des bugs dans la version (codée avec les pieds, par tradition américaine ;)), des signaux mals traités, des threads qui s'attendent... ;)
Ok, c'est pas très constructif tout ça+1
mais faut regarder un peu les choses en face de temps en temps...+100 (d'où mes réponses histoire de regarder encore plus en face ;) )
Known Issues: November 2010 Update
Known Issues for the November 2010 Update - Last updated 11/29/2010
* The item "Increase Task Limit +1" is currently unavailable from the LOTRO Store. Players who click through a link in game to purchase this item will receive an error. This will be resolved in a later patch.
* With either DX10 or DX11 options enabled, players may notice a harsh shadow off in the distance that should not be there.
* Some Enedwaith Reputation is incorrectly set. This will be fixed in a later patch.
* During the new player introductory instance "Jail Break," the quest will not advance if a player talks to Strider before he is finished defeating the guards, Players will need to logout and log back in to resolve this issue.
* Instance - "Halls of Crafting" - Wiping in Thaguzg's room can cause some strange graphical artifacts to appear on his door.
* Instances - "Dol Guldur Tower" - If a player has DX10 enabled Morskor, the Fell beast, may disappear sometimes even though he is always present.
* Instances - Annúminas - Gwaelband – The guards and boss sometimes stop spawning.
* Instances - General - While a rare issue, sometimes players will not be able to see other fellowship members or monsters after joining an instance. Players will be able to see each other on the radar. If this occurs, please leave the instance, disband the fellowship, log out and then log back in. This will clear things up.
* Reusable recipes purchased from the LOTRO Store will not be filtered out and will remain purchasable. Please do not make multiple purchases of these recipe items as they will still only be usable once per character.
* Tasks - "Soft Skin" – Players may see a "stringtable error=" in the objective.
* The Potion of Fervour is not appearing properly in a search of the LOTRO Store. To more easily find it, players can search for any of these keywords: champion, consumable, fervor, potion, or fervour
d'un autre coté, c'est pas comme si Walm était conseiller et possédait des droits de modération sur le forum, hein, non (et donc d'éditer les posts des autres) :)) :))
Donc Walm, maintenant que tu l'as proposé, au boulot ! :grin :grin :grin
d'un autre coté, c'est pas comme si Walm était conseiller et possédait des droits de modération sur le forum, hein, non (et donc d'éditer les posts des autres) :)) :))Done:
Donc Walm, maintenant que tu l'as proposé, au boulot ! :grin :grin :grin
Comme je vous l'ai expliqué, CM ne peut pas faire de patch (même traduction) sans l'accord de Tutu (qui ne l'a pas donnée, là).
J'ai finalement apprit que Turbine a mit la pression à CM pour lancer le F2P à la date donnée, même si la localisation n'était pas finie :icon_eek: . Ils ont dû se dire "pas grave si la localisation n'est pas finie, c'est CM qui passera pour des cons. Nous, Turbine, passeront pour les gentils qui livrent tôt *tousse*" :D
On n'a pas du faire le même Enedwaith! C'est la région très vaste (avec pas mal de quêtes/instances solo cachées) où tu as en % le moins de quêtes "tuer X trucs". Le seul farm est celui des jetons pour les montures, TP, emotes... mais ca, c'est le jeu, et 30000% facultatif!
Si après par "nouveau contenu", tu entends les instances, pour moi, c'est pas du nouveau. Et c'est toujours autant de farm qu'avant.
J'ai un peu de mal avec ça quand même ... Turbine refuse que CM finalise la localisation? :icon_eek:C'est assez compliqué. C'est comme si au boulot, ton chef t'impose de faire un travail de 10 jours ouvrés en 5 jours. Pas le choix, obligé de donner ta copie au bout de 5 jours. Tu fais quoi au final? Bah tu fais l'essentiel pour que ca tourne (serveurs, patchs, ...) et livres le moins critique non finalisé (localisation).
Région très vaste, je veut bien ... on va pas se battre sur un % d'espace représenté ... Par contre Goro a fait toutes les quêtes, ça m'a pris, en gros 3 jours ... en ne faisant que ça je te l'accorde ... mais bon, 3 jours en ne courant pas, excuse-moi de trouver ça anémique ...Tout est relatif sur les 3 jours. Penses tu que ca t'aurais prit plus de temps de faire toutes les quêtes du Pays de Bree ou des Terres solitaires? J'en suis pas certain.
qu'appelez vous "quêtes cachées" ?Tu vois les PNJ avec un gros anneau sur la tête que tu trouves en évidence dans les camps marqués en gros sur la carte?
Tu vois les PNJ avec un gros anneau sur la tête que tu trouves en évidence dans les camps marqués en gros sur la carte?merci pour l'explication !
Bah c'est tout sauf ca...
Par exemple un Messager qui se balade à eu endroit particulier, et qui, en le tuant, loot des ordres qui permettent de débloquer une série de quête finissant par une très sympathique instance solo;
Ou alors une bannière perdue dans le décors qui te donne aussi une série de quête finissant sur une autre instance solo;
Ou finalement, certaines actions (par exemple dans les quêtes des rituels) qui, en lisant les textes, donnent des indications pour débloquer trouver d'autres quêtes.
Je vois d'ici des gens pas contents car ils aiment tout avoir sous le nez... Perso, je préfère cela. Ca fait partie du lore, de l'immersion, que de trouver des trucs à faire au delà des camps :)
En passant devant un autel de sacrifice, certains s'arrêteront "Tiens, quel est donc cet autel de sacrifice abandonné? J'aimerais en savoir plus..."... Et tant pis si certains passent à côté ;) :icon_twisted: Gniark gniark gniark
Exploration ftw!
C'est assez compliqué. C'est comme si au boulot, ton chef t'impose de faire un travail de 10 jours ouvrés en 5 jours. Pas le choix, obligé de donner ta copie au bout de 5 jours. Tu fais quoi au final? Bah tu fais l'essentiel pour que ca tourne (serveurs, patchs, ...) et livres le moins critique non finalisé (localisation).
(Hop, transitioooon :D)qu'appelez vous "quêtes cachées" ?Tu vois les PNJ avec un gros anneau sur la tête que tu trouves en évidence dans les camps marqués en gros sur la carte?
Bah c'est tout sauf ca...
Par exemple un Messager qui se balade à eu endroit particulier, et qui, en le tuant, loot des ordres qui permettent de débloquer une série de quête finissant par une très sympathique instance solo;
Ou alors une bannière perdue dans le décors qui te donne aussi une série de quête finissant sur une autre instance solo;
Ou finalement, certaines actions (par exemple dans les quêtes des rituels) qui, en lisant les textes, donnent des indications pour débloquer trouver d'autres quêtes.
Je vois d'ici des gens pas contents car ils aiment tout avoir sous le nez... Perso, je préfère cela. Ca fait partie du lore, de l'immersion, que de trouver des trucs à faire au delà des camps :)
En passant devant un autel de sacrifice, certains s'arrêteront "Tiens, quel est donc cet autel de sacrifice abandonné? J'aimerais en savoir plus..."... Et tant pis si certains passent à côté ;) :icon_twisted: Gniark gniark gniark
Exploration ftw!
Le contenu niveau quête me semble tout à fait correcte, il manque néanmoins ce fameux contenu qui fait l'essence même d'un MMORPG, càd le jeu en groupe...dommage...J'ai toujours pas compris pourquoi Turbine s'obstine à produire autant de contenu solo sur ces zones, il ne reste finalement plus que les hauts du nord et l'angmar (et un chouilla sur la Trouée) pour procurer ce plaisir de jeu en groupe en zone extérieure (hors instances donc).+1
Les serveurs européens du SdAO seront fermés le mardi 7 décembre pour que la mise à jour 1 : Voyage vers Hibernaville puisse y être appliquée. La maintenance de mardi aura lieu de 9 heures à 16 heures (heure française), merci de ne pas vous connecter durant cette période.
La maintenance de routine hebdomadaire aura lieu comme prévu le jeudi 9 décembre. Cette maintenance est nécessaire en raison des travaux effectués sur nos centres de données ainsi que sur les comptes joueurs Codemasters Online du site www.codemasters.com/cog afin de pouvoir augmenter leur capacité et leur résistance.
Pendant cette période, les joueurs ne pourront pas créer ou modifier les comptes, souscrire au services Premium, créer un compte sur le forum, accéder à la base de données ou encore au livre du savoir.
Ces deux maintenances auront lieu entre 09:00 et 16:00 (heure française), veuillez donc éviter de vous connecter au jeu durant cette période.
Nous vous prions de nous excuser pour tout désagrément occasionné et vous remercions de votre patience.
la nouvelle monture de méta réput elfe est horrible :grin
Toujours est-il que je suis content du nouveau look des coffres, ouais! :grin
j'ai la mise à jour qui plante à priori en me redemendant de downloader le directx ... y'en a d'autres qui ont des soucis ?
Bullroarer Release Notes: November Update 2010 - Patch 2 1-17-2011
The following release notes apply only to the Bullroarer Test Server. All changes and updates listed are subject to change before being released to the live servers. These release notes should be considered incomplete and subject to change at any time.
November 2010 Update – Patch 2 Release Notes 1/17/2011
* Thorin's Hall goats purchased through the LOTRO Store were overly afraid of Moria. We’ve calmed them down and they have now agreed to be summoned in Moria.
* The Task: Soft Skin (level 34 version) was displaying a string table error in its text. This has been resolved.
* Task deeds will now correctly complete at 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 completions. We have done what we can to preserve those players who received the deed completions at 100, but you may lose access to titles and deed completions until you meet the correct requirements. Sorry for the inconvenience.
* [Quests - Enedwaith - Behind Bars] Interacting with Dagoras while in a fellowship during 'Behind Bars' should no longer result in client issues.
* Monster Play – Addressed an issue while speaking with Uglash.
* Skirmish - Protectors of Thangúlhad - Sometimes monsters in waves from the East will run into a wall and get stuck. After watching several safety videos on the perils of running into walls, these monsters have agreed to knock it off.
* Crafted housing items were incorrectly allowing the use of ingredient packs. Furniture created with ingredient packs could not be unslotted. Crafted housing items will no longer allow the use of ingredient packs.