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[bittbear]

Name: Real name: Matt In-game names: Rinxy - Brandywine or Apexi - Brandywine (Willing to transfer)

Age: 28

Location: USA - EST timezone.

MMOs you’ve played: Rift, WoW, FFXIV

Why Kinships should be interested in you: I'm a skilled player, reliable raider, and can take constructive criticism well. Very vocal in Discord/Teamspeak, play multiple roles fluently, and love helping others in my downtime. Multiple World and US firsts in many different MMOs. Some notable achievements include:

World of Warcraft:
US 2nd Mu'ru
US 3rd Kil'Jaeden
US 1st Yogg-Saron 0 Keepers 25 man
US 1st Heroic Lich King 25 man
(Character name: Mtx/Mtxd/etc)

FFXIV:
World 1st Turn 6,7,8,9 Savage Mode (Full completion)
(Character name: Rab Astrasza)

Rift:
US 1st Warmaster Galenir
World 1st Plutonus
World 1st Ember Conclave
World 1st Akylios - Original Hammerknell
(Character name: Rallyd)

I was in Premonition on Sen'jin in WoW, and stay small Nerds and Voodoo in Rift. FFXIV I was in Collision on Gilgamesh for turns 1-9. If you need any validation I can provide proof of such achievements by logging into the characters or providing screenshots of myself in raid.

What kind of kinship you are looking for: Definitely a raiding Kinship. Would prefer to be fairly active outside of raid hours, but not a deal breaker.

About me: Okay with the "epeen" stuff out of the way. I'm a very chill guy. Not being flashy, just stating my intentions and history.
I was in the Army as a 68W M6 in the 1st Ranger Battalion from 2007-2014. I deployed to Afghanistan twice. Both times were FOB Salerno and COP Sabari. I ended up getting attached to a Field Artillery Regiment in Fort Richardson Alaska (2/377 PFAR).
I absolutely love LOTR lore and history. I've played this game off and on since 2007. I raided Rift back in the day with Hammerfist Clan.
Originally from Towson, MD.. but moved to Delaware after the military.
Huge car enthusiast.
I'm currently a nurse at the VA, trying to help other veterans returning home transition to the civilian life easier than I did.
I understand the raiding scene isn't as big as other MMOs, I'm not looking for that anymore. I came back to finally settle, kill some bosses, and meet new friends along the way. Nothing but good times. Hoping to advance into Mordor with some of you. Thanks for reading!

[Burnâk]

Hey kinship recruiters,

I recently started playing this game and I found I like it much more than I expected. I chose not to work this summer to unwind from my studies, but those rainy days keep me indoors and I needed something to do, hehe. I was surprised by how immersed I was in this game. I haven’t been so immersed in an mmo since the bygone years of WoW (still loving and playing it though). So I decided to give this game a proper chance and play with other people that like LOTRO. What better way than with a kinship?

Your name, or character name and race (if known): I made all classes, played a elimination game with them and found I have the most fun playing my Gondorian Guardian Gohebor (alliteration ).

Age: (some kinships have real life age limits): I’m 28 years old. I’m used to game with people that can have fun in a mature way, which I have found is not limited by age. I’m however understanding and acceptant of a guild not accepting minors.

Preferred server(s), if any. (This is not needed, just for kinship info.): As stated in the subject, I play on Laurelin [EN – RP].

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.): I live in the Netherlands (GMT+1; +2 in summer). ATM I mostly play during afternoons, but don’t mind playing in the evenings if there is something up and I’m not otherwise engaged. If I stick to this game in September and beyond, I will be playing in the evenings and the weekends.

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.): I’m currently levelling and enjoying the world, but I like to set aside some time to do some casual PVE content or join in on a RP event.

MMO games you’ve played: I have played many MMO’s, but I will list the most relevant. I play WoW; I’m up-to-date with the story of Secret World Legends and will probably return for future story content; I used to be up-to-date with the SWTOR story, I want to get back there, but there is always something keeping me.

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: Does anyone feel this question is posed at competitive players? Well, I’m not. Please invite all the others that seem to fit your kinship. There are some things that might help picking me though: I’m friendly and helpful, though I’m probably more in need of help than able to offer it right now, I’m afraid.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): I’m looking for a community, not an extra world chat. A social, relaxed and helpful bunch of people that are serious about their kinship, which is partly seen in size (small nor huge), structure, forums/website and a discord server or something similar. Although I’m looking a for a kinship to do casual PVE content with and enjoy some casual RP with, I don’t mind if those are their side activities.

On your PM, please be so kind to provide your forums or website.

Kind Regards,

Gohebor

[RammiXP]

Hello All,

Im Rammi and Im looking for a Kinship on brandywine. Im a returning player having played during beta and up until lothlorien was release. Its been 5 years since I have played.

Im an avid game originally from the UK but now living in Austin, TX. I Prefer to play PVE content on lotro so Solo, dungeons, raids, crafting etc. Not massively into PvMP. To answer the questions:

age: 32

location: USA, CST. I play mostly at night weekdays.

playstyle: I have been playing solo, but I want to try some group and roleplay.

MMO games you've played: SW:Galaxies, Rift, ESO, SWTOR.

why kinships should be interested in you: Easy going person who likes to chat in game. I like to complete things but im not bothered if we fail as long as we have fun along the way.

what kind of kinship you are looking for: A group of folks who chat, willing to help and guide as alot has changed since i last player and a group are are active.

[semantani]

looking for a Malaysian kinship

name: lagubella

server Landroval

not acrafter

dont know much about this game yet, still learning bout stuff.

play time P.M servertime

[sgtsammy]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Tyranis - Man
Age: 37
Server: Arkenstone
Location: PST
Playstyle: I use to raid with Defenders of the Grey Flood but now back looking for a new Kin. I also like to PvP on occasions. I am a healer at heart, and my main going into Mordor expansion will be Minstrel. I also have a Captain that I play from time to time.
MMO games you’ve played: All big title MMO's since Guild Wars, World of Warcraft
Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: I offer a great many things including, companionship, commitment, integrity, selfless service to other kin members.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): At this point in my life, I am looking for a semi-hardcore Kinship that likes to Raid at specific times but not hard hardcore. I guess in between Casual-Hardcore.

[gemflex]

Server undecided untill kinship offer recieved.
Age: 29
Preferred server(s) any server i get a kinship invite from.
Location. GMT
Playstyle. Solo, Group, Roleplay Social.
MMO games you’ve played: WOW, AOC, L2.
I'm looking for a Kinship that is easy going but also like to roleplay, can really create a realistic atmosphere ingame would be ideal.

[Reeba]

Hello all,

Name: Stormsky
Server: Gladden
Age: 49
Location: Outside Dallas Texas
Playstyle: Casual/Social
MMO's i've played before: Pretty much all, a few are WoW, Daoc, Ultima Online, Everquest, Rift, Aion, etc.
Why pick me?: I'm loyal and trustworthy, committed. My attitude is awesome and I'm fun to be around. I like to help out where I can.
What I'm looking for: Close knit medium sized kin, I don't want to join one that have 1000 members. Prefer voice chat, discord or teamspeak, ventrilo etc. Helpful folks.

Thank you for reading.

Stormsky

[Bullethammer22]

Hello everybody,

Name: Mildalion
Server: Gladden
Age: 18
Location: Central Time Zone
Playstyle: I've always been kind of a solo player but I'm looking for a kin to run some occasional instances/quest with.
MMO's before LotRO: I've grown up on WoW and have lots of experience with that. Not much else.
I am pretty new to this game and I would love to learn more about it, I am very laid back and mature, and helpful when I am able.
I'm looking for a close knit friendly kin that I can learn the ropes of the game with and have a good time too.

Thanks,

Mildalion

[TehMartini]

Your name: Martini (I have multiple characters)
Age: 27
Preferred server: Brandywine
Location: Canada, CST
Playstyle: PvE, Crafting, Groups/Raids
MMO games you’ve played: WoW, Rift, GW2, SWTOR, Aion, FFXIV, etc etc
Why kinships should be interested in you?: I get along with everyone and am helpful, social, active, and fun. (Or so I think). I love grouping up with guildies, or just hanging out and relaxing while playing the game.
What kind of kinship you are looking for?: I hope to find a guild that is active, friendly and welcoming of new comers, as I'm still new to LOTRO. Please feel free to PM me ^_^

[Sierota]

Name: Sierota
Age: 35
Preferred server: Crickhollow
Location: USA/EST
Playstyle: Light RP/Raiding
MMO games you’ve played: GW2/Rift/LOTRO/Neverwinter/FFIX
Why kinships should be interested in you?: I am currently coming up on my 7th year playing LOTRO. I am a brand new Hunter/Explorer Level 26. I also have a level 96 Captain that I'm thinking of transferring to Crickhollow. That character, along with my Level 34 Minstrel are on the Brandywine server. I enjoy Crickhollow, though.
What kind of kinship you are looking for?: Any. I like to relax and get lost in the game while enjoying the company of my Kinmates.

[Dagobert]

Looking for raiding/T2 Kinship that works hard on character progression.
Your name: Private (not posting it on public forum) - will provide to those who PM Me
Age: 41
Preferred server: Laurelin, but willing to transfer all high level characters/crafters for the kinship
Location: Ireland (UK GM Timezone)
Playstyle: Raiding, T2 Instance, Min/Maxer
MMO games you’ve played: WoW
Why kinships should be interested in you?: I work hard to get my characters stats correct and have the best gear I can get. I try to play my character to the best of my ability and I love to raid and do challenging instance. I will help out others when I am free. I have no problems using voice chat. I am social and love playing MMOs.
What kind of kinship you are looking for?: English Speaking; GMT or CET timezone; A kinship that has enough decent players to put a raid team together that can clear T1 raids and a least make a decent effort at T2. One that uses voice chat when raiding or doing instance, and has a mature (18 Years + player base).

Currently I have a hunter in full 326/328 gear from Mordor ready to start on new instances (main blue line) and I also play an RK at a high level which I am currently gearing. Other high level characters (currently being worked on) are warden and champion. I have all professions at doomfield level accross my alts so I am self sufficient.

[cruddychicken]

Your name: Jonnen Pepperseed, man of Bree
Age: 33
Preferred server: Laurelin
Location: Florida, Eastern Time - primarily play most days for a bit either 4-6pm and/or 7-9pm EST
Playstyle: Solo, group, PvE, casual, RP, time limited, crafter
MMO games you’ve played: Lotro off and on, just resubscribed. Eve for 11 years now. ESO, STO
Why kinships should be interested in you: I'm happy to lend a hand in pve, and can farm mats and craft to support kinmates. Primarily, as I am seeking a semi-casual, RP guild, I can offer engaging and entertaining in character RP in a mature manner (smaller, interpersonal character-based stuff, not munchy cheesy campy stuff).
What kind of kinship you are looking for: RP-focused. Somewhere in between way too casual and much too serious. I am an Eve online lifer, and the playerbase average is older than my 33 years - I'm used to playing with adults and would prefer a kin with a minimum age limit - sorry, no kids please.

Laurelin Archives character link: http://laurelinarchives.org/profile/16844

[dday_0612]

Hello friends. I am looking for an active kinship on Brandywine. I played 9 years ago when Moria came out. I had a max level character then, but I am starting over and playing a Minstrel from level 1.

I am looking for a somewhat casual kinship that also likes to run some end game content as well. Hoping to find a good match. Here is some info on me:

42 year old professional, play casually a few hours a night and some daytime when I can.
Have played MMO's my whole life, probably played them all.
Lead guilds before but doubt I will have the time to do that again in the future.
Playing a Minstrel, at least that is the plan.

Character name on Brandywine is Breahh

Hoping to find a good fit

Thanks!

[Dalas]

I am back to LotRO after a lengthy absence. My highest level toon is a lvl 58 Warden as well as having all the classes but need to be levelled up heavily. Obvious, my emphasis for a single toon will be the Warden. My old kinship is from Elendilmere and has a couple of active players but the leader has not been seen on in a very long time. Unless I have become the new leader of my kinship, I do not imagine I will be staying for much longer.

The kinship I am looking for is one that will be tolerant and patient with a player that has been away for a while and is unable to commit to any raids/large fellowships as I work the night shift from Wednesday to Saturday nights. I have experience leading a guild on That Which Shall Not Be Named with a guild consisting of over 70 players at it's peak, if not more. It truly has been a long time since I have been there, so the details are fuzzy.

I am looking forward to hearing from any interested kinships and to take the time to chat and to get to know them before making a decision.

Rhircyn

[Fastrada]

Hi. Returning VIP player here looking for a kinship that is mature, fun, laidback with minimum drama but who also likes to do endgame content but doesn't think that wiping is the end of the world.

I have a few 100+ toons (Sealvia Warden(elf), Fastrada LM (human), Malastrail Hunter(elf), Nellelaith Champ (high elf)) most with relatively high-level crafting, with a smattering of other classes (50ish Guardian and Cappy) and a Hobbit Bug chained to a workbench in Esteldin.

Age: Over 30

Preferred server: My original server was Windfola, but with the merger, I am now on Brandywine but am willing to transfer.

Location: I currently live in South East Asia but the nature of my work allows me to play during most EU and USA peak hours.

Playstyle: Right now it's mostly PVE solo and small fellowships. It will take me a while to get up to speed for larger raids.

MMO games played in the past: EQ, WOW, SWTOR, DAoC. GW2

[Echoweaver]

I've been playing on and off for years. A couple of months ago, my almost 6yo daughter saw me shooting gore crows in the Lone Lands with my Hunter and demanded that she get a chance to play. I told her it was too complicated for her. She wouldn't let it go. I told her she'd have to watch the Lord of the Rings movies in order to even understand the setting. She watched them straight through, then straight through again, and can now describe to me a disturbing amount of Middle Earth lore. So I let her create a character, and I am shocked at how good at this she is. She is really amazingly fun to play with.

I am curious if there are any family-friendly kinships out there with young kids in them.

Character(s): Mine -- Chalcedonay (lvl 17 Hobbit Warden), Hers -- Lionah (lvl 16 Woman Lore Master)
I have three other characters, and she has a second one, but these are the important ones.

Age (some kinships have real life age limits):
42, almost 7

Server: Crickhollow

Location: Boston, MA, US. Eastern Time.

Playstyle: Casual. Would like some opportunities to group. Discord chat welcome.

MMO games you’ve played: LOTRO. That's it.

Why kinships should be interested in you: We're friendly and quirky. Is that a reason?

What kind of kinship you are looking for: Family friendly. Chatty. Discord chat welcome. Up for ad hoc grouping. Not terribly interested in crafters to make stuff for us. We enjoy making our own way and don't really want to be overpowered. We could really use helpful advice, though. My highest level character is 40, and I've barely been through the instance tutorial on one solo instance. I have almost no exposure to the group experience and would love to find out more.

[Frooon]

Hello!

I'm a long time player returning after an 18 month break. I don't really know anyone on Crickhollow (formerly on Meneldor), and I'd like to meet a group of players who like revisiting the old instances and content as much as endgame.

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Level 100 Burglar, 84 Warden, 70 RuneKeeper, 56 Captain, 20 Loremaster, 17 Minstrel. You're most like me to find me on Pema the Loremaster right now.

Age: I’m 31 and generally prefer playing with older groups.

Preferred server(s): Crickhollow

Location: US East - Throughout the week, mostly in the evenings.

Playstyle: I'm in to slow leveling and immersive questing at the moment. I'm playing a new Loremaster, reading all of the quest text, and having a good time not rushing to end game. I was a very endgame focused player during Mirkwood/ROI, but now I enjoy appreciating all of the game has to offer. That said, I love group quests and instances. I would love to find people who tackle group content at all levels.

MMO games you’ve played: I've played a ton of MMOs - most relevant right now though is Eve. I play Eve two or three nights a week (usually running fleets. Did I mention I like to group up?).

Why kinships should be interested in you: Need another relatively casual and relaxed player who will jump into your instance running group once or twice a week? That's me!

What kind of kinship you are looking for: I'd like a relatively relaxed group that ran content across all levels. I don't have any characters that are racing to endgame right now, so I won't be able to jump into level 115 groups. It'd help if you had Discord or some out of game way to plan stuff, and some kind of schedule/day where you all plan to play together.

Look forward to talking to you! (PM here or message Pema ingame)

[bassboy4]

Off-and-on player here. I have a hard time grinding all the way to endgame, looking for a change of pace.

What I really want to do is focus on all the content up to the Moria expansion, as that's the part of the game that I most enjoy. Any kins that are capped at lvl 60/65, or are focused on Moria endgame? Don't care which server (currently most of my characters are on Arkenstone), open to transferring or rolling a new character. Just seeing what's out there.

I'm in MST timezone, and play evenings/weekends.

[Elindis]

Off-and-on player here. I have a hard time grinding all the way to endgame, looking for a change of pace.

What I really want to do is focus on all the content up to the Moria expansion, as that's the part of the game that I most enjoy. Any kins that are capped at lvl 60/65, or are focused on Moria endgame? Don't care which server (currently most of my characters are on Arkenstone), open to transferring or rolling a new character. Just seeing what's out there.

I'm in MST timezone, and play evenings/weekends.

I know there's a kin like that on Landroval. Sorry, I don't know the name. Good luck!

[bassboy4]

I know there's a kin like that on Landroval. Sorry, I don't know the name. Good luck!

Thanks, I'll see if I can track it down!

[Urwendil]

I know there's a kin like that on Landroval. Sorry, I don't know the name. Good luck!

Thanks, I'll see if I can track it down!

Club Eclair

[Olgomil]

Thanks, I'll see if I can track it down!

Club Eclair - A slow-leveling roleplay adventure club.
https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...adventure-club

Sergio :-)

[Scawsten]

Ah nice, I can post a reply here now .

Your name, or character name and race (if known):

IGN Scawsten, race: man, class: lore-master

Age: (some kinships have real life age limits)

42

Preferred server(s), if any. (This is not needed, just for kinship info.):

I started on Laurelin due to time zone (see next item). I wouldn't mind transferring, if it can be done for free and while keeping my progress so far (I don't know how this works).

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.):

I'm on eastern European time zone. GMT+2.

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.):

I've been soloquesting so far, with the occational situational fellowing. It seems a lot of this game is soloable. I'm happy to keep going along this path, but (like with all MMOs) there has to be content for which grouping is mandatory or just makes it more enjoyable.

No interest in PvP.

I have the habit to keep my toon logged on when I do other things on my laptop, or when I cook or go to the store etc. So he'll be seen on for several hours per day. Some of these, the man pulling his strings will actually be, well, pulling his strings!

I generally have time in my hands these days.

Some RP is OK and I'm open to it. Please don't expect me to say good morning in elven though .

On a more serious note, I don't have the possibility to do voice chat, unfortunately.

MMO games you’ve played:

I was in Uncharted Waters Online for a few years, quite high level toon there. But a couple months ago the new publisher decided to reset the server. The whole game is unique but also an endless skill grind, and I wasn't prepared to do it all over. I steered away and my wanderings brought me to Middle Earth. So I'm a refugee of sorts (how's that for RP? ).

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?:

Well I'm pretty new to LOTRO so it's hard to tell really. My friend in UWO called me Mr. Wiki . He said I'm good at looking up, absorbing and communicating game info. Given time, when I've learned the game better, and if the kinship is interested in growing by attracting and helping new players, I suppose I can do my bit in this direction.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters):

Mature and clean chat. That's not necessarily age-related. Some children can be very mature and some grown-ups very childish.

For now I'm mainly looking for a first port of call when game-related questions arise. Please don't be put off by that! I won't be flooding the kinship chat with trivial things. I like to be self-sufficient and to figure out things on my own. It's part of the thrill.

But it'll be useful if I have a place to ask things that are more matters of experience than knowledge. Such as:

- what's a fair auction price for bronze ingots so I can improve my weaponsmith skill? (or, maybe somebody in the kinship makes them? can I offer something in return? shall I stockpile any of the random drops I'm getting from mobs or finding in the wild for any member's crafting, or for any other purpose?)
- what's the difference between this Soldier's Summoning items I found in a lootbox and the skirmish warrior skill? The tooltip descriptions say the same thing in different words.
- is it a good idea to stockpile some ithilien essence fragments from the ongoing festival for future use? I won't pretend I understand exactly what it is, but it looks like a useful item for the (possibly far-away) future, and perhaps the only (?) non-cosmetic item to be acquired from the festival activities.

These types of things I'd be looking for some feedback on. Of course they can be asked on world chat, but I find that a small group of people who want to be helpful works better.

Some kinship activities would be OK, I may be interested. A couple of hours in the virtual pub for some virtual drinks and some chat, I wouldn't mind it (but I'll probably be mostly quiet, sipping & listening carefully, I'm like that in RL pub visits too!). Some adventuring in fellowship would be nice too. Of course I'm only at level 31, not totally sure where I have and where I don't have access to and naturally confused with all the abbreviations flying around! And you'd need to tell me what to do and be patient and forgiving . Oh, and if it's going to be a 5-hour straight activity please allow for toilet breaks!

That's all folks from me for now. Glad to be in Middle Earth and visualize the books I was reading back in the day. Hope I hear from some of you vets and we find a good match!

[MayKay]

Hello, I am looking for a kinship.

My character is a Level 54 Hunter, named Maegh. I myself am 30. I am on Landroval server, in the United States, MT time zone.

I am still fairly new to this game, so this could all change, but I am pretty casual in my style. I only play on weekends, solo, maybe an hour or so at night during the week, if that (I have two jobs). So far I have been really enjoying following the quest lines, and deeding. I like just walking around. I don't RP -- a little is fine but I'm not very interested in a full-on RP kinship -- just not quite my style. I've only done a few skirmishes and zero raids so I'm not sure what I think about those. Could be fun, I just don't know. I'm more interested in the lore and storyline -- I am a huge Tolkien nerd and this is actually the only game I have ever really played. I am looking for a kinship to quest with me when I get to spots I need a fellowship for (I am also a bit of a completionist) or to help me with the actual playing mechanics (I'm not a gamer so sometimes I just do not know what button to push, what things do, etc). I am looking for nice people who enjoy the lore and storyline more than fighting or leveling or things like that. I come to this game to relax and have fun. I would love to meet some other Tolkien fans with a casual playing style so we could work together on what we all needed to get done to continue our questing. I'd like it to be a mature group of people -- not in age, necessarily, but just in general behavior. I come to this game to relax and have fun, not to deal with any drama or foulness. This is my happy place.

[Urwendil]

Hello, I am looking for a kinship.

My character is a Level 54 Hunter, named Maegh. I myself am 30. I am on Landroval server, in the United States, MT time zone.

I am still fairly new to this game, so this could all change, but I am pretty casual in my style. I only play on weekends, solo, maybe an hour or so at night during the week, if that (I have two jobs). So far I have been really enjoying following the quest lines, and deeding. I like just walking around. I don't RP -- a little is fine but I'm not very interested in a full-on RP kinship -- just not quite my style. I've only done a few skirmishes and zero raids so I'm not sure what I think about those. Could be fun, I just don't know. I'm more interested in the lore and storyline -- I am a huge Tolkien nerd and this is actually the only game I have ever really played. I am looking for a kinship to quest with me when I get to spots I need a fellowship for (I am also a bit of a completionist) or to help me with the actual playing mechanics (I'm not a gamer so sometimes I just do not know what button to push, what things do, etc). I am looking for nice people who enjoy the lore and storyline more than fighting or leveling or things like that. I come to this game to relax and have fun. I would love to meet some other Tolkien fans with a casual playing style so we could work together on what we all needed to get done to continue our questing. I'd like it to be a mature group of people -- not in age, necessarily, but just in general behavior. I come to this game to relax and have fun, not to deal with any drama or foulness. This is my happy place.

See PM