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It seems like champs rarely use it, but I am a big fan of the True Setting of the North (+330 Morale, +646 Critical Rating, +1616 Incoming Healing). When you look at the other settings available to...

In my opinion this is the most critical item to solve. And it can't wait until HD. The slow mounting frustration caused by the loot system is hard to express without sounding over the top.

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It's an interesting question (or series of questions). Where is the balance between progression driven players who are frustrated by randomness and players who quit because they have "won the game"?...

The posters above made some great points and they did help me crystallize a little of what I was trying to say.

First, I'm not trying to analyze the overall loot system. I don't have the data for...

That may be the thought process of the devs at the moment, I don't know.

Speaking for me personally, I build up my main (a champ) while playing my alts some. After my champ is "perfected", which...

I would agree that the current system seems even more random than what I described. That being said, lotteries are random by nature so you would expect random results.

Apparently I deleted my spreadsheet where I plotted my math stuffs but it is easy to recreate if there is any interest.

The intent of this post is not to complain or rage about the current loot system. I’m trying to lay out the flaws that I perceive in the math of the current loot system.

Like some other players,...

While all of the items that you mention have been real concerns in my experience, the instance-specific ones are less of a worry to me. In my opinion, Turbine has historically worked through...

I am not a fan of the current loot system or what it has done to the community in terms of how they treat content (Sambrog grinds going on continuously, while people are very difficult to find for...

The details are here in the instance forum (http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?515928-Open-Access-Raid-Fellowship-Channel-and-Loot-System-on-Gladden-Server-instance-focu&p=6829285#post6829285). ...

We want to announce/promote the new Gladden open access raiding system, also known as the Gladden Raid Alliance (GRA). We have only one goal, to get groups running challenging instances on Gladden.
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Artie, your enjoyment of a 4y/3b build is unacceptable. From now on for dps races I intend to demand a 6 yellow build for "extra buffing". Additionally, you will be required to trait so that you...

Yeah, Dorothir.

I think the numbers look pretty solid for some classes, but the lack of crit on the champ items makes them underwhelming to me. I think I'll use one the rings since there really...

The Saruman Says PUG on Gladden downed Acid T2 Challenge this evening. Hours of stupid geyser failures finally vindicated.

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My standard PVE build (my normal buffs on me). I've been able to cap outgoing healing but only in a few situations, I can't quite cap it with food and scrolls yet....

The Saruman Says PUG (for lack of a better name) downed Fire/Frost T2 on Gladden this evening.

/Scrump

The Saruman Says PUG was able to down Lightning T2 Challenge this evening (name still very tentative, but since it's a PUG it doesn't need to have an official name :) ). I have a boring picture of...

The SarumanSays PUG (name still tentative) on Gladden killed Lightning Wing T2 Challenge today. I don't have a decent SS of the kill, but I have a boring one of the looting.
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Because of the lack of a racial bonus, my elf champ actually uses a two-handed hammer. It's good for a unique look as raiders very rarely bother with a hammer.

I have found one method particularly useful for the rift. Assign one champ (with his bow removed and a cosmetic weapon from the shire like the shovel) to challenge golodir as soon as he becomes...

I can clear a few of the questions up since I'm the other champ Bele was referring to. I believe the captain was blue line because there were times when he was the solo healer for the dps group but...

On Gladden, Edmann's Group + Royal Black Watch downed Fear T2 and Ivar T2 Challenge this week.

Scrump, of Gladden

I have some apprehension with the changes proposed because they represent a significant decrease in utility and dps compared to how I currently play the champ class (I won't presume to speak for...

Edmann's folks and the Royal Black Watch on Gladden (joint group) have downed Poison challenge a couple of times now.

Cheers,
Scrump