Beta Videos
Beta Video – New UI Features coming with Free2Play
Aug 24th
Greetings once again fellow LotRO folks! I come to you today with a video showing some of the UI updates that will be arriving with F2P come September 10th.
As you can see they have changed the main vault around quite a bit, I was a bit opposed to it at first (Knee Jerk doesn’t come close to my reaction ;)) but the filter system and “pseudo chest” system have grown on me. It is also much easier figuring out what is what, as you don’t have to mouse over 10 icons that look the same to get their names.
What do you out there in Blog-o-Vision land think? Likes? Dislikes? General dismay and/or panic?
Happy Hunting Middle Earth!
~Carlosjuero
Beta Video – Hobbit Tutorial Instance
Aug 13th
Finally we are coming around to my favorite race in LotRO! Welcome to the video for the Hobbit Tutorial Instance.
To integrate new Hobbits into the main story much quicker, (as you can see has happened with all other races), Turbine has changed it so that the Tutorial takes place much further down the road than it currently does on Live. When you start up you are greeted by the familiar Bounder Boffin, but soon the changes become apparent as you see Frodo & Co [minus Merry who is arranging things in Buckland and at the Ferry come this point of time]. The Nazgul sighting is then integrated into the story from that point.
Another point of change is that you no longer meet Amdir & some Elves on the road, instead you are captured by Brigands and thrown in a cell (the very same cell that new Human characters start out in) and are rescued by none other than Strider himself!
So here you go, the last of the racial tutorial videos!
Keep your eyes on my posts for more videos about different topics! Now that the new introduction and tutorial changes are taken care of, we can focus on other things that y’all may want to know about.
Happy Hunting Middle Earth!
~Carlosjuero
Beta Video – Human Tutorial Instance
Aug 13th
Greetings Middle Earth Travelers!
I am back again with another video direct from the Free 2 Play Beta. Building on LotRO Reporter’s look into the changes coming with Free 2 Play, I bring you the Human Tutorial Instance.
The Human Tutorial got a pretty significant, in my eyes, revamp with the F2P update. You start out in prison (the same prison you wind up in during the Hobbit Tutorial [video to come soon]) with Strider rescuing you from the Bandits – when you leave the prison building you find yourself in the same area that the current Live version starts you out in.
Amdir’s relegation to “guy who is stabbed by a Nazgul” is very evident in the new Human Tutorial (more so than in the Hobbit Tutorial, as in the Hobbit one on Live you only see Amdir briefly). I do admit that the Human/Hobbit tutorials flow together much better now, I do not think the storyline sacrifices are worth it though.
Without further griping or opining, here you go:
Thoughts? Rebuttals? Pie Recipes?
Happy Travels in Middle Earth!
~Carlosjuero
Beta Video – Elven Tutorial Instance
Aug 11th
Greetings once again Middle Earth travelers!
I bring you a continuation of our look at the changes to the racial tutorial instances. Today we will be looking at the update to the Elven tutorial.
Much like the Dwarven tutorial, the Elven tutorial has only been tweaked a little bit to introduce Elrond to players much earlier than it currently stands. Other than a basic introduction to Elrond (with, of course, some story highlights) the tutorial runs almost identical to what it is currently on Live servers (after exiting the house you start in with Elrond you find yourself standing where the current tutorial starts you out in).
Without further ado, here is the Elven Tutorial video:
Thoughts? Comments? Ridicule?
Happy Travels in Middle Earth!
~Carlosjuero
Beta Video – Dwarf Tutorial Zone
Aug 10th
Greetings all! As my first true post for LotRO Reporter I am bringing you another video gem! This time we take a look at the re-vamped Dwarven Tutorial zone.
As you can see, the Dwarf zone hasn’t been altered too far from what it has been for 3 years – there is more interaction with Gandalf than before, and you spar with Thorin – the rest of it follows pretty close to how it currently is though.
Thoughts? Opinions?
Stay tuned for even more video footage from the Beta!
~Carlosjuero
(Editor: Although Carlosjuero wrote this post first, I posted them out of order. My mystake!)
Beta Video – Dwarf/Elf Thorin’s Hall Starter Area
Aug 8th
Hello again from the world of… um, Videos. Once again I bring you videos from the mysterious land of the Lord of the Rings Online: Free 2 Play Beta!
This time we are delving into the updated Thorin’s Hall starter area, it has even more changes (in retrospect) than the Man/Hobbit Archet starter area. Sit back with some popcorn and enjoy a 5 part series on Thorin’s Hall Starter Zone:
~Carlosjuero
Beta Videos – Hobbit/Man Starting Area
Aug 7th
We’re lucky enough to be joined at LOTRO Reporter by Carlosjuero. He’s agree to come on board and create some videos for you about the Middle Earth experience. We’re going to start off with some video about the new starting experience that are currently being tested in the Beta.
To begin, we’ve got a five part series about the Archet starting area for Hobbit and Man characters.
