This video was created on a Mac booting MacOS 15.1.1 running LOTRO using a commercial version of WINE known as Crossover (v24.0.5). This video was recorded with Quicktime Player on a 4k (3840x2160) monitor set for 2048x1152 with the game in Full Screen Windowed Mode and all graphics settings at maximum (except Antialiasing at 4x and Anisotropic Filtering at 4). If you have a Mac and wish to run LOTRO, there are a number of different ways to do so and most of them are free. Read more here: forums.lotro.com/index.php?threads/mac-detailed-instructions-for-installing-lotro-with-paul-the-talls-porting-kit.3247/ If you like my UI layout, here is a .layout file you can download and use: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/45cg107xonsoodmw6rhz3/johnmhammer.layout.zip?rlkey=nwfonlpomfa8dmk060oelk4kz&dl=0 Download it, unzip, drop it into your ~/Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/ui/layouts folder, then use this chat command in-game to load it into your character: /ui layout load johnmhammer This layout file is optimized for a resolution of 2048x1152 but should be usable by a fairly wide range of resolutions with the main adjustment needed being a resizing and repositioning of the chat box. You can make adjustments to other UI elements by unlocking your UI and moving things around with your mouse to suit your personal preferences. Then save your own .layout file to load into your other characters by using the chat command: /ui layout save I use my own custom skin which only makes the Main Map smaller and sets it to its intended aspect ratio, which allows about 3/4 of the screen to remain visible while examining the main map; and makes the Dressing Room panel larger so that cosmetic outfits can be previewed more easily. You can get my skin here: www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1124 I use the plugins BuffBars (visible in this video) and Travel Window II, and when playing a Warden I also use WardenEase2. Some of these plugins require additional patch files, all are listed below: www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=361 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1000 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1155 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1236 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1113 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=782 www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1213
Smile. I agree there was a lot of variable luck there in this video but even so you've done a really good job showing the strengths of the L150 Blue/red loremaster. Also, *Best* use of stay command for the final boss I've ever seen! Very nice series, very helpful. Thanks again.
Learned a lot about playing blue LM, thank you! My problem at lower levels is maintaining pet aggro against groups of mobs. Just fyi, the “g” in sigil is pronounced like a j, not a hard g.
Thank you, I will try to remember that. I've got Sindarin pronunciation in my head when engaged with LOTRO where nearly all "g"s are hard. The key to keep aggro on the pet is using the pet's skills, preferably while its Wild Sigil buffs are at Tier 5. And when dealing with multiple mobs those skills have to be AoE. While the Lynx has one AoE skill it is triggered with Major Pet Command and so has a 1-minute cooldown; not ideal. Both the Sabre-tooth and the Eagle have AoE skills which can be triggered with Sign of the Wild: Rage which has a 15-second cooldown (in practice, shorter than that). All of the Sabre-tooth's attacks are AoE, the Eagle has one other tied to Major Pet Command. Even so, the Eagle is often the better choice because its AoE attacks are 360° whereas the Sabre-tooth's affect targets in an arc in front of the pet only. Of course, in the earliest levels of play a Lore-master will not have access to the Eagle or the Sabre-tooth and so when dealing with multiple mobs, carefully managing the pet's target and limiting the Lore-master's own threat generation (mostly by restricting its own actions to only those required to support the pet such as applying its Wild Sigils buffs) are the only tools available. If you're just starting out, especially if playing at a high Landscape Difficulty setting, all I can tell you is that it gets better later!
Didn’t know that about Sindarin, learned something else 😁 My LM is under 20, so I’m still learning, but after watching some of your videos, I can’t wait to get higher levels and try some tougher stuff
@@vandyr Be sure to check out Gwathorn's Games channel (linked in this video's description). Besides his nearly level-cap Blue Lore-master he also has an early leveling Blue Lore-master on the Mordor legendary server. Both play at Landscape Difficulty 9.
This video was created on a Mac booting MacOS 15.1.1 running LOTRO using a commercial version of WINE known as Crossover (v24.0.5). This video was recorded with Quicktime Player on a 4k (3840x2160) monitor set for 2048x1152 with the game in Full Screen Windowed Mode and all graphics settings at maximum (except Antialiasing at 4x and Anisotropic Filtering at 4). If you have a Mac and wish to run LOTRO, there are a number of different ways to do so and most of them are free. Read more here:
forums.lotro.com/index.php?threads/mac-detailed-instructions-for-installing-lotro-with-paul-the-talls-porting-kit.3247/
If you like my UI layout, here is a .layout file you can download and use: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/45cg107xonsoodmw6rhz3/johnmhammer.layout.zip?rlkey=nwfonlpomfa8dmk060oelk4kz&dl=0
Download it, unzip, drop it into your ~/Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/ui/layouts folder, then use this chat command in-game to load it into your character:
/ui layout load johnmhammer
This layout file is optimized for a resolution of 2048x1152 but should be usable by a fairly wide range of resolutions with the main adjustment needed being a resizing and repositioning of the chat box. You can make adjustments to other UI elements by unlocking your UI and moving things around with your mouse to suit your personal preferences. Then save your own .layout file to load into your other characters by using the chat command:
/ui layout save
I use my own custom skin which only makes the Main Map smaller and sets it to its intended aspect ratio, which allows about 3/4 of the screen to remain visible while examining the main map; and makes the Dressing Room panel larger so that cosmetic outfits can be previewed more easily. You can get my skin here:
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1124
I use the plugins BuffBars (visible in this video) and Travel Window II, and when playing a Warden I also use WardenEase2. Some of these plugins require additional patch files, all are listed below:
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=361
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1000
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1155
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1236
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1113
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=782
www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=1213
Smile. I agree there was a lot of variable luck there in this video but even so you've done a really good job showing the strengths of the L150 Blue/red loremaster. Also, *Best* use of stay command for the final boss I've ever seen! Very nice series, very helpful. Thanks again.
Learned a lot about playing blue LM, thank you! My problem at lower levels is maintaining pet aggro against groups of mobs.
Just fyi, the “g” in sigil is pronounced like a j, not a hard g.
Thank you, I will try to remember that. I've got Sindarin pronunciation in my head when engaged with LOTRO where nearly all "g"s are hard.
The key to keep aggro on the pet is using the pet's skills, preferably while its Wild Sigil buffs are at Tier 5. And when dealing with multiple mobs those skills have to be AoE. While the Lynx has one AoE skill it is triggered with Major Pet Command and so has a 1-minute cooldown; not ideal. Both the Sabre-tooth and the Eagle have AoE skills which can be triggered with Sign of the Wild: Rage which has a 15-second cooldown (in practice, shorter than that). All of the Sabre-tooth's attacks are AoE, the Eagle has one other tied to Major Pet Command. Even so, the Eagle is often the better choice because its AoE attacks are 360° whereas the Sabre-tooth's affect targets in an arc in front of the pet only.
Of course, in the earliest levels of play a Lore-master will not have access to the Eagle or the Sabre-tooth and so when dealing with multiple mobs, carefully managing the pet's target and limiting the Lore-master's own threat generation (mostly by restricting its own actions to only those required to support the pet such as applying its Wild Sigils buffs) are the only tools available. If you're just starting out, especially if playing at a high Landscape Difficulty setting, all I can tell you is that it gets better later!
Didn’t know that about Sindarin, learned something else 😁 My LM is under 20, so I’m still learning, but after watching some of your videos, I can’t wait to get higher levels and try some tougher stuff
@@vandyr Be sure to check out Gwathorn's Games channel (linked in this video's description). Besides his nearly level-cap Blue Lore-master he also has an early leveling Blue Lore-master on the Mordor legendary server. Both play at Landscape Difficulty 9.