How is Anor holding up these days?

[Bronstone]

Thinking of returning to play on Anor, how is the server population these days? Also in my recent news I have a new GF which means I will actually have my second lifetime account available for her to play... That leaves me the Question to decide between what would be a good team classes to play, Currently leaning towards Loremaster x2 or the ever coveted duo team of Hunter and Captain. it has been I think since October of 2018 since I played last so any advice or tips would help quite a bit. Thanks!!

[Erionor]

Thinking of returning to play on Anor, how is the server population these days? Also in my recent news I have a new GF which means I will actually have my second lifetime account available for her to play... That leaves me the Question to decide between what would be a good team classes to play, Currently leaning towards Loremaster x2 or the ever coveted duo team of Hunter and Captain. it has been I think since October of 2018 since I played last so any advice or tips would help quite a bit. Thanks!!

Can’t really speak for pop on Anor as just recently rolled a new toon, but it seems more active on the chat channels than Laurelin (which is still pretty active). Someone else can help you better there.

As for duo play, my son and I play a guardian/champion duo. It makes mincemeat of most landscape content. In tougher fights, the fact we don’t have much healing between us makes for a nice challenge, as we have to tactically time our taunt skills right to make sure we shift the aggro off each other if one looks to be in trouble. It’s quite fun

[Laubgaenger]

Have a Captain in Endgame and some toons around 20.
As many wait for the next update (Mirkwood+Enedwaith)

See still now and then LLF 20/25 Greater Barrows or Fornost.
I join then sometimes with my small one.

As i dislike Hunter in Common, i do not see coveted in Hunters.
Pick a RK they will do the same job, or the other job (heal). it can only do not the mainjob of porting :-) but you get a Rez.

Captains are allways great.

As on the Classic Server, you will find here people that know what the skills and the others.

[Ranebow]

As on the Classic Server, you will find here people that know what the skills and the others.

It is not a classic server, and yes, words matter.


To Bronstone,

Neither. Play on a normal server.

Reasons :

1. Don't fund this blatant cash grab/ cash cow milk squeezing attempt by Standing Stone Games. If they had any passion for this, they'd have made it an actual classic server.
2. The population isn't that much higher at lower levels than normal servers. The majority of players are nearing level cap anyways.
3. To reiterate the mechanics are the same from the current game. There is literally nothing different and higher population of any sort won't benefit you since everything can be solo played. In fact you'll only be limiting yourself due to mob or node resource competition.
4. As a result of the above, dungeon content is trivial as well. Think you're going into a dungeon to for a challenge? Nope, current mechanics + talent trees = people soloing raids or two manning raids.
5. You have to be a VIP
6. You already have characters, status and maybe guild on your original server.

[Echoweaver]

I have two toons on Anor, and the server is pretty vibrant.

[Zohal]

It is not a classic server, and yes, words matter.


To Bronstone,

Neither. Play on a normal server.

Reasons :

1. Don't fund this blatant cash grab/ cash cow milk squeezing attempt by Standing Stone Games. If they had any passion for this, they'd have made it an actual classic server.
2. The population isn't that much higher at lower levels than normal servers. The majority of players are nearing level cap anyways.
3. To reiterate the mechanics are the same from the current game. There is literally nothing different and higher population of any sort won't benefit you since everything can be solo played. In fact you'll only be limiting yourself due to mob or node resource competition.
4. As a result of the above, dungeon content is trivial as well. Think you're going into a dungeon to for a challenge? Nope, current mechanics + talent trees = people soloing raids or two manning raids.
5. You have to be a VIP
6. You already have characters, status and maybe guild on your original server.

Okay, I'll give it shot:
1. A company seeing a medium to long term business opportunity is being smart. Cashgrabs are short term ventures.
2. Hard to say but there seem to be a number of lower level characters on Anor. A lot may be alts but I think we also have a number of new or returning players. It is the nature of MMOs that the majority of the population is at the level cap.
3. Maybe by the top one percent of players who are willing to spend thrice the time to make a point or a video. Even they fail occasionally. Group play is alive and well. Easier content at T1 and harder at T2 seems to be quite fair giving everybody a chance to experience the content.
4. I have heard of only a couple of players who have solo'd raid bosses in Moria and they were not only very skilled and geared but also lucky. Ihaven't heard of anybody doing it in BG or OD.
5. And...?
6. Gaining rep with a crafting guild takes a bit of time but it is hardly a massive obstacle.

[DKenny]

Okay, I'll give it shot:
1. A company seeing a medium to long term business opportunity is being smart. Cashgrabs are short term ventures.....

I guess it depends how you're defining "medium to long term" in this context, however, I don't see how it can be long term. As I understand it, the server level cap is increasing with expansions which are being released every two or three months. So within a year or so the only unique aspect remaining will be that it's exclusive to VIP.

[Elquasso]

Why the sour grapes, mack ? The LS is a success, get used to it

It is not a classic server, and yes, words matter.


To Bronstone,

Neither. Play on a normal server.

Reasons :

1. Don't fund this blatant cash grab/ cash cow milk squeezing attempt by Standing Stone Games. If they had any passion for this, they'd have made it an actual classic server.
2. The population isn't that much higher at lower levels than normal servers. The majority of players are nearing level cap anyways.
3. To reiterate the mechanics are the same from the current game. There is literally nothing different and higher population of any sort won't benefit you since everything can be solo played. In fact you'll only be limiting yourself due to mob or node resource competition.
4. As a result of the above, dungeon content is trivial as well. Think you're going into a dungeon to for a challenge? Nope, current mechanics + talent trees = people soloing raids or two manning raids.
5. You have to be a VIP
6. You already have characters, status and maybe guild on your original server.

[Echoweaver]

Heh. Yes, the LS are great fun.

[peachykins]

Why the sour grapes, mack ? The LS is a success, get used to it

LMAO seriously you are calling this a success??? These servers launched what last November wasn't it??? From what I been seeing the past few months at least, population has dropped considerably.

That person doesn't have sour grapes, they see the reality of the reason behind adding these servers & that was a cash grab nothing more. Sorry you cannot handle the truth.

[peachykins]

Thinking of returning to play on Anor, how is the server population these days? Also in my recent news I have a new GF which means I will actually have my second lifetime account available for her to play... That leaves me the Question to decide between what would be a good team classes to play, Currently leaning towards Loremaster x2 or the ever coveted duo team of Hunter and Captain. it has been I think since October of 2018 since I played last so any advice or tips would help quite a bit. Thanks!!

From what I have seen, the population has dropped considerably. Back when this server first started & some time after if you pulled up the social panel it would have 900+ entries. Now you are lucky that it lists 300. I just came back recently to see how things were going & was kinda surprised to see this. I guess the new shiny has started to wear off.