MMORPGs are social beasts, regardless of whether you’re questing with others or just using it as a glorified chat room. This is something I think a lot of people can easily forget, including me. It’s also something that took me a long time to accept.
While I still largely play solo due to the limited time I have in-game, I am not a solo-only player. For a long time I was, for reasons that honestly escape me. I avoided chatting. I avoided tells. I shied away from group quests, which meant that a lot of Epic Book quests lingered in my log. Many of them went gray twenty levels ago.
I suppose offline factors in my life contributed to this. I’m mostly referring to the fact that I was a shy person in my daily life. More than that, though, I just wanted to rush things without relying on other people.
Things have changed a bit and along the way I’ve been a little less closed off in these games.
Having experienced the extreme opposite, I have to say this to people: if you only play by yourself you are missing half of the experience. Do not deny yourself this component of the game.
I really recommend that everyone give a Kinship a try. There’s always some recruiting in the game and you can find even more on the official forums.
Almazar of LOTRO Reporter recently made a guild for LOTRO bloggers, podcasters and fans on the Brandywine server. I thought this was a great idea.
If you’re still trying to find a Kin or want a new one, give it a try. You can contact Almazar on Twitter or in-game to get started. Other officers you can PM in-game to join include:
- Weaux
- Issani
- Sallenia
- Goldensun
- Sharrien

Now if you were only on Windfola…
I’m normally on Gladden, but I figured what the heck.
is there a site with a list of bradywine kinships?
I’m not sure if there’s a third party site, but you can check out the official LOTRO forums. They have a Brandwine section and a Kinship section within that:
http://forums.lotro.com/forumdisplay.php?f=176
There’s also a Lorebook page: http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Category:Brandywine_Kinships
Actually, try http://lfkin.net/ too.