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| Minstrel Guide | | 2007-06-15 18:18:00 | | Musical Instruments - There is currently a great deal of confusion about musical instruments, playing music, and how all this relates to a minstrel, so I thought I would address this right up front.You need to think of instruments and playing music in LOTRO in two completely different ways in order to make sense of this confusing subject.There are musical instruments that a minstrel uses to increase the stats to his/her songs that he/she uses in combat. When you start a new minstrel, you start with the lute skill only. You actually don't have a lute equipped right away, but when you sing a song that damages a monster or heals yourself or somebody in your fellow, you quickly pull a lute out and play a little lute riff. This is completely driven by the combat song you just clicked on, and you have absolutely zero control over the riff that is played. In other games, you would get alot of graphical animations when you cast a spell. In LOTRO the minstrel gets a little lute riff instead of a bunch of flaming balls of fire.You can buy a lute from your minstrel trainer that you can equip that will add a percentage improvement to your songs. You can also find some crafted instruments that provide bigger percentage improvements.The second, completely separate, way you need to think about music and instruments is in just screwing around with instruments and making music. Any class can do this, but everybody except the minstrel is limited to only one instrument (This changed recently. I think every class can also play a lute too now.) Minstrels can play them all (once they have trained them all at the minstrel trainer at level 20). Type /music and then start hitting the 1 to 8 keys on your keyboard to annoy everybody around you.In closed beta your "fighting instrument" didn't work for just screwing around playing music. Somebody told me this recently changed and you don't need to swap instruments anymore. I have yet to confirm this though.Dwarf Specific Race Traits (This is... | | By: Free Lord of the rings online leveling guide | | |
| | The Starting Minstrel Guide | | 2007-05-14 11:16:57 | |
The Minstrel:
Minstrels are the best Morale boosting (Healer) class in all of Eriador. It is capable of melee combat, ranged damage via songs, and fellowship buffs. You can solo easily, and you're always in demand for fellowships.
The Stats:
Every song, ballad, anthem, ect. requires power to sing and how much power you have is based upon your Will. Vitality will give you a higher morale, which will help keep you up longer if things get out of hand. Fate can be good to have at later levels when power regen in combat becomes more important because of longer and harder fights. Your melee damage and chance to evade and parry attacks are based upon your might skill. If you plan on soloing the majority of the time I would suggest a good balance between Will and Might. If fellowships are your thing you'll want to go more will heavy.
The Races:
All races can be a Minstrel, and no race is really better than the other. Look over each for its strengths and weaknesses and pick your race based on your play style. I have been playing as a Man Minstrel which seems to be sort of middle of the road (ie. Solos well, and groups well).
read more... | | By: Lotro Gold and PowerLeveling Guide Site | | |
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