(skip down to the bottom if you want to skip my brief rant/explanation of LOTRO F2P for those who haven't heard much about it)
So........ LOTRO is now in F2P mode. I like that I can hop on and play some LOTRO whenever I want now with no sub, but there are a LOT of drawbacks(a bit fewer for people who had purchased LOTRO in the past). My main gripe is having to purchase quest packs and if I read it right, you also don't even have access to certain zones without buying them. So my level 36 has 4 backpacks that I can't access, quests I can't get credit for, and can only play 3 of my 4 characters I had.
You CAN earn Turbine Points by completing certain quests but mostly by doing "deeds." They usually are "Kill X of this monster" or "Find 8 of these special locations in the zone" type of things. They grant you 5-15 or so TP's so you can theoretically earn a bit this way, but ultimately it seems pretty infeasible to get through the game fully on free play.
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I love the game so much, though. My second favorite MMO behind Dark Age of Camelot so I think I will start a new character if nothing else to start earning some TP's for my main. So.... Where does everyone here who plays/has played have characters.. As in what server? I have my 4 mains on Gladden. Not going to start another there because of the character slot cap for me is 3. I am willing to roll one on another server.. Let's get a consensus of where we have the most players and we can all play there if nothing else but to get some TP's for those of us with old characters..
If there is no preference for server, I think I started one on like Windfola or something today.
So........ LOTRO is now in F2P mode. I like that I can hop on and play some LOTRO whenever I want now with no sub, but there are a LOT of drawbacks(a bit fewer for people who had purchased LOTRO in the past). My main gripe is having to purchase quest packs and if I read it right, you also don't even have access to certain zones without buying them. So my level 36 has 4 backpacks that I can't access, quests I can't get credit for, and can only play 3 of my 4 characters I had.
You CAN earn Turbine Points by completing certain quests but mostly by doing "deeds." They usually are "Kill X of this monster" or "Find 8 of these special locations in the zone" type of things. They grant you 5-15 or so TP's so you can theoretically earn a bit this way, but ultimately it seems pretty infeasible to get through the game fully on free play.
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I love the game so much, though. My second favorite MMO behind Dark Age of Camelot so I think I will start a new character if nothing else to start earning some TP's for my main. So.... Where does everyone here who plays/has played have characters.. As in what server? I have my 4 mains on Gladden. Not going to start another there because of the character slot cap for me is 3. I am willing to roll one on another server.. Let's get a consensus of where we have the most players and we can all play there if nothing else but to get some TP's for those of us with old characters..
If there is no preference for server, I think I started one on like Windfola or something today.