MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
Redo: Screenshot Blog for LOTRO
Tony posted this on April 5th, 2010. It has 1 Comment »
Categorized as News, Site Updates.
Tagged as Shots.
Shorthand Link: http://mmeow.net/tw2691
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
It’s Time to Say Farewell
Tony posted this on January 28th, 2010. It has 14 Comments »
Categorized as News, Site Updates.
Tagged as Last Post.
Shorthand Link: http://mmeow.net/tw2628
This may come as a bit of surprise, but I’ve decided to close up MMeOw.
I felt this way a few months ago and was encouraged by support from fellow LOTRO bloggers and podcasters. I stuck it out and, in many ways, I was happy I did.
Still, I know what it is that I’d like to do … unfortunately, that means letting go of this site. There are too many other things I need to do and wish to accomplish, things I want to learn, places I want to go. True, MMeOw in and of itself is not preventing those things necessarily, but I spend a significant amount of time, money and energy on it. While I still love the game and plan on continuing to play it regularly (it’s almost all I play it seems!), my passion for writing about it and maintaining this site has dwindled.
I’ve really loved writing here and I hope other people have enjoyed it as well. The LOTRO and extended MMORPG community have really been wonderful toward me and this site. I’ve appreciated the kind words and help along the way. I’m probably most sorry that it’ll disappoint some people in doing this, but I think you’ll forgive me
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MMeOw was something I wanted to do because, at the time, there were relatively few LOTRO blogs out there. Now there’s quite a few of excellent ones out there, headed up by some really great people. I think this makes it a little easier to move on (please don’t read this wrong, as I don’t want to overstate my importance). I encourage anyone who visits here to check out the LOTRO Combo Blog, which links to quite a few of them. As of right now, I plan on leaving that running indefinitely; however, if anyone wants to pick up the reins on that, let me know.
If you still want to know what I’m up to, you can visit my more personal site, radish.me, or follow my non-MMeOw twitter.
Thanks!
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
To Kin or Not To Kin…That Is The Question
Taliesin posted this on January 22nd, 2010. It has 2 Comments »
Categorized as Editorials and Thoughts, News.
Tagged as Kinships, lotro, Raiding, Raids.
Shorthand Link: http://mmeow.net/tw2612
I’ve been without a kin for over 6 months now and while it does get boring talking to myself in chat, I have to say I’ve survived pretty well without one. I’ve filled my hours working on crafting and doing as many solo quests as I can. I do occasionally group with a friend or two for the 3-mans or to knock out lower level quests. But lately I’ve been missing the raiding I used to do in my old kin and have been looking for a new one. What am I looking for in a kin? One that has fun and knows how to raid.
Herein lies the dilemma. I’m not a hardcore raider, but I do like having the bits of shiny for my toons. I don’t need to be the first to down the boss or have the instance on farm status, but a girl likes some swag, you know?
Then what are the options out there for the “casual raider”? Well, you can try to form a static group with people from different kins, but you might run into some issues with figuring out the loot rules as everyone will have a different take on how to divide the loot. Another option is to do PUGs, but honestly, when do PUGs turn out well for you? Almost never.
Seriously though, when looking for a group to raid with you can join a kin, but that doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be able to raid with them right off the bat. Many kins these days require you submit a raiding application and then have a visual inspection of your gear and stats. The problem with this is that if you’re new to raiding (whether it is in general or on a particular character) you might not have all your traits maxed out or have the best gear. With that in mind, it is a good idea to “shadow” a kin if you’re able to. By that I mean see if you can join them on a raid or just go questing with them and get a feel for how they play and how the officers treat their members. Also find out if there is a waiting list for raiding and if they have multiple static groups that raid. Larger kins do raids at different times to accommodate alts, so there might be room for you on their secondary raid group. Check out all your options and be well informed before jumping into a new kin. There’s nothing worse than being known as the person that is a ‘kin-hopper”. Once you’ve run with the potential new kin a few times you can better decide if you want to make it your home.
If this doesn’t work out for you, there is one last option and it is my favourite. Get two or three friends who will do quad boxing! Put all your toons on auto attack and auto follow and hit those raids! The only drawbacks to this idea are falling off cliffs when you drag that last toon around the corner or having your toon run into the insta-death water. But really, other than that it’s a fine idea. You have 4 times the chance at good loot, you get more coin and more XP. A win-win-win-win situation for everyone.
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
Upcoming Changes to the Dastardly “Hounding Fear”
Tony posted this on January 22nd, 2010. It has No Comments »
Categorized as News, Patch.
Tagged as Hounding Fear, Patch, Skills.
Shorthand Link: http://mmeow.net/tw2607
