LOTRO Reporter Episode 153 – Treasure Hunters Inc?

This week Chris and Layanor and joined by Cari as we talk about the Hytbold Dev Diary, treasure hunts, and Harvestmath.

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We also have a great contest this week! Follow the instruction in the widget below to win!

News:

Hytbold Dev Diary

http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/2438-journal-des-developpeurs-des-cavaliers-du-rohan-bienvenue-a-hytbold/2438-welcome-to-hytbold

new solo-able or group endgame experience
It focuses on rebuilding a razed Rohirrim village by aiding NPCs in daily quests.
As you rebuild you will unlock useful places. Such as crafting stations, Crafting instances, and the new raid gear station.

Harvestmath Festival

24 sep – 14 oct -
The new mount looks like the treasure event 1000 coin goat
No updates to this festival other then new oktoberfest theme items.
No turbine point ticket event?
http://casualstrolltomordor.com/2012/09/lotro-fall-festival-guide-2012/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cstmfeed+%28A+Casual+Stroll+to+Mordor+Blog%29

Did you know

Instance finder skirmish bonus
Hold the control key and hit J. Go into the Advanced tab.. This will help you fill in some spots when you are looking for more players in instances and raids. We all know most players do not use this but you still can make it useful for yourself.

Click skirmish and put the number of players to one or however many friends are going to join you. Then start checking off skirmishes. The more you check off, the more bonus you get.
Adding one skirm = 10% on all currencies
Adding 4 = 15%
Adding 7 = 20%
Adding 11 = 33%
Adding 14 = 50% with a +5% to morale and power

14 is the max for added bonus

You can go up to 18 skirms but the bonus stops at 14. So it is better to go up to 14 and leave out a lot of the harder or slower skirms.

Community

Why the Treasure Hunt sucks
Forums agree?

http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?479617-Please-Increase-Spawns-of-Berry-Bushes-and-Block-Forced-Emotes-from-Treasure-Area!
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?479973-Treasure-Hunt-Griefing-by-Turbine!

The Road to Mordor – Reset Sucks (I am bored of LOTRO in 300 words or less article?)

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/22/the-road-to-mordor-the-reset-scenario/

If your account was erased. Would you do it all again?
What class, race, crafting would you pick?
He does not know if he would restart if he had to.

CSTM Fellowship Walk for Childs Play

http://casualstrolltomordor.com/2012/09/childsplay2012/

New this year auctions
http://casualstrolltomordor.com/auctions/

Fellowship Walk Song:

http://casualstrolltomordor.com/2012/09/the-fellowship-walk-song/

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Cari Twitter: @thecarimac
Layanor Twitter: @Layanor

Leandir of Lindon

So excited for the T-Shirt! I guess the Mithrill Ed would be good too!
Bryandt

I skipped the treasure event. Been there, done that, not running around like a chicken with its head cut off this year, especially after my disappointment with the Summer Festival.
Lal

That’s a good overview of the festival. The mount is the horse, not goat though and a reader might get wrong impression :)
Steve

Hey Chris, an image of the RoR soundtrack dropped on the Lotro FB page today: http://www.facebook.com/LOTRO. But you probably already knew about that, didn’t you? ;-)
Glondhorin

I’ll look so fine on that shirt! LOL. BTW, when is Chris coming back?
http://twitter.com/WARSTEEDS WARSTEEDS

I spent probably over 40 hours in the treasure hunt, trying to get the treasure laden horse for my hunter. Somewhere around the 55th Huge Dig Site found (I stopped counting when I hit 50) I finally pulled a treasure goat on my lvl 6 burglar.

I got the 1000 token goat too for my hunter.
Beryline

I love how most comments want the tshirt. For me it’s all about the Meeethreeeel Edition! Yeah! and the button – who doesn’t want that on their purse/backpack/laptop case?
Kris Fruin

I think gold panning should be added to the treasure hunt
cabrasys

Signed copy, very nice