tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post3856950254404791085..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: LOTRO Legendary Customizeables Re-re-revisedGreen Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-21053629574015159682011-04-18T12:12:40.114-04:002011-04-18T12:12:40.114-04:00"When Narsil was broken, they saved the broke..."When Narsil was broken, they saved the broken pieces for hundreds of years until there was a worthy heir of Elendil who deserved the reforged blade."<br /><br />3,018 years to be exact. The Third Age dates from the fall of Sauron when Narsil was broken. Narsil is then reforged by the elves of Rivendell in the year 3018 of the Third Age.Mike ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/01018279317001118437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-47704778086842706342011-04-15T09:24:20.638-04:002011-04-15T09:24:20.638-04:00I'm glad to hear they're at least working ...I'm glad to hear they're at least working on the legendary system. That was one of my biggest disappointments in LotRO. It is like you've pointed out a few times: there was nothing "legendary" about these items. They were just a disposable commodity that you purchased in quantity and threw away.Ferrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533610055473304965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-29393057542125299622011-04-15T05:54:13.790-04:002011-04-15T05:54:13.790-04:00I have always been intrigued by the concept of leg...I have always been intrigued by the concept of legendary items, that grew in power with the character instead of being constantly replaced. Needless to say, the original implementation in no way lived up to that idea, and was, if not a major reason I didn't play LOTRO then, at least a major disincentive. <br /><br />I started playing when they announced a conversion to F2P, and that they would revamp the LI system. Maybe this new system isn't ideal, perhaps I'll wind up griping about some aspect down the road... but for now, with a character a bubble away from 45, I'm *excited* to get my hands on a legendary! Someday I hope to get a First Age weapon, that I can say came out of Gondolin...Indynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-27342139711017394912011-04-15T02:55:16.051-04:002011-04-15T02:55:16.051-04:00You wrote an excellent summary of the Legendary It...You wrote an excellent summary of the Legendary Item system already over a year ago, if I recall correctly. So I will focus on commenting the changes and not the entire still flawed system.<br /><br />The new system is better, but it is an improvement to a system that per se still sucks. The grind to get the wanted "relics" to slot into your weapon got reduced. You can now also pick your legacies and replace them from those of other weapons, there are some restrictions but that's it, basically.<br /><br />The new grind is getting scrolls of empowerment to improve the "tier" of your legacy. Because the legacy you replaced with a scroll will be TIER 2 only, unless it is a +stat legacy, they start at tier 4.<br /><br />So go hunt the Gwiber and do your Enedwaith dailies, for 35 gold and 70 silver tokens you get a scroll of empowerment. Or go skirmishing.<br /><br />Another aspect of the system is the "scroll of removal" to keep your relics. I bet MANY players kept the old "Emerald of the Verdant Glen" and some other relics that are occasionally still better than the new relics.<br /><br />As much as I would like to praise the improvements, the system is still not good AND basically they mostly improved the "SHOPIFICATION" of the system and added relics, relic removal scroll, fused relics etc. to the store.<br /><br />I wonder why legendary weapons are still among the most plain in the game?<br />Why not let us customize the LOOKS of our gear in the cash shop for real money or a lot of gold or other currency ingame?<br /><br />All legendary weapons of a certain age and level look the same. And the glowing damage type effects are very crude and don't look good at all.<br />My level 20 alt has a two-handed sword that is much more detailed than any 3rd/2nd/1st age legendary weapon, and it does not look like a cheap glowing toy.<br /><br />We could keep our legendary weapon with our favorite looks/design forever if they would get the idea to let us acquire "new level X base stats" for our weapon. We would still have to raid/barter for legacies, relics and the "1st Age lvl 70 base DPS upgrade" or something like that.Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-60384557617876845152011-04-15T00:09:42.881-04:002011-04-15T00:09:42.881-04:00It's still nothing like a mobile quest hub. Y...It's still nothing like a mobile quest hub. Yes, there are alternate repeatable side quests that are really only useful if you are grinding up legendaries... but that's not at all what I envisioned. Until you get a decent high level base weapon, you also certainly aren't going to be using just one that grows with you. But really, still, a massive improvement over the old system.<br /><br />One funny thing. At the very end of the volume II there is a brief nod to how different the system turned out compared to what they intended.<br /><br />SPOILER!!!!<br /><br />In the very last chapter of volume II, you meet up with the dwarf that originally gave you your very first legendary. He expresses disappointment that you have replaced it.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.com