The VIP subscription has numerous bonuses including expanded character slots, no gold limit, more bags and etc. He reached level 55 before throwing in the towel. This fellow decided to try and hit the in-game level cap without spending a dime and documented the experience. If you’d like to read more about the experience I recommend checking out Vonrandir’s blog. Obtaining enough points to unlock major upgrades is not easy, however. These points come from completing deeds (the LOTRO equivalent of achievements) and certain quests. You can lift these for free by earning Turbine Points to spend in the store. However, you won’t have access to the content that’s required to actually hit that level, and some of the free restrictions become overbearing as your level increases. Technically, you can obtain the maximum level of 85 as a free player.
A full run-down of the restrictions can be found on the LOTRO Wiki. Once you make a cash purchase of any item on the LOTRO store you become a Premium player, which increases or lifts most restrictions (you gain an extra character slot per server, for example). Here are the most important.Īll of these restrictions can be lifted through the LOTRO store. Wardens are tanks with complex combo attacks that you’ll have to memorize and execute in the heat of battle.Īs a free player you’ll have some notable, though not crippling, restrictions on your play. Loremasters boast excellent ranged damage and tons of utility spells, but remembering what to use when can be difficult. Burglars have decent damage and great support, but are a squishy melee class, so you’ll have to choose battles well. These classes are a good pick if you’re an experienced MMO player.įinally we have the advanced classes, all of which can challenge even veteran MMO players. Runekeepers are glass cannons that can achieve amazing damages or heals (but not both at once) via their rune mechanic. Minstrels weave songs to heal and do damage. Captains have a lot of support abilities but remain tough.
These are good picks if you are not familiar with massively multiplayer games or want a relaxed experience. While all reward advanced play, a low level of skill is required to be effective. Champion and Hunter are among the game’s top damage-dealers, while the Guardian is a standard tank. They do one job, and do it well, and do it with a (relatively) small number of abilities. Turbine represents this by giving each class a difficulty rating: basic, moderate or advanced.īasic classes are straightforward. Instead, they’ve tuned classes to provide different levels of engagement.
Because the game is not focused on competitive play, the developers haven’t tried to homogenize it.
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