Game Services and Helm's Deep Update

[Ellouhollia]

Further to my previous feedback, this pertains to the new skills and their associations with quick slots, Auto Pilot playstyle, Launch readiness, and VIP Value:

#1 - Keybinds gone Bad
In a nutshell, I (and probably 99% of mmo players) group skills on my quickslots/keybinds based on their function. So having looked at Hunter, Cappy, and Guard, I am a bit stunned to see skills disappear and reappear as something else, to see empty quickslots become full, and full quickslots become empty. To see a ranged attack turn into a trap, etc, etc, etc. The groupings become all wrong, and the spec switching experience is, frankly, less than fun.

#2 - Auto Pilot Easy Mode
Very disappointed in the loss of control of basically all advanced skills. In other words, everything that used to take skill and strategy to time correctly now happens randomly, whenever, just keep pressing buttons and good stuff will happen.
This is not cool...unless of course you are getting this game ready for an XBOX launch. Honestly, I feel like - does it even matter what button I press anymore? (maybe that's the answer to #1).

#3 - No Pots, No Moors Armor, No Epic Gear, Poor scaling, Buggy Questlines (buggy), PvP....
Ok - another personal gripe, but believe it or not I am business man too and understand the pressures around release dates. That said, guys - you gotta take a better look at launch readiness.
You've just damage the LOTRO brand with this release...the talk is pretty bad...would another month or two to finish things, and get things right have put you under?

#4 - VIP Value?
I have 3 VIP accounts, one of which I use in the moors. Based on the VIP 'perks' and ridiculously limited access (along with the need to purchase a spec), I will be cancelling two of those VIPs.
This program is simply not worth it anymore...not even close...I surely hope you address this soon...

Anyway - it's not all bad - seems that a lot of effort went into making every class a superhero, every monster class a beast. Props for that....but I sure wish you'd made some real instances instead of the RTS mini-game...

Suilaid All,

I don't use forums anymore, so in my quick search this seems the thread for an attempt at feedback (and lol at most of the posts here...this one is meant to be kinda positive feedback).
So - here goes a couple of points (from a hunters perspective anyway - and no, I am not just a hunter - I know the stereotype...).

#1 - Parry Response. Ok - so you took away Agile, please stop rubbing it in our faces, replace parry response with a "you got no inductions baby! Fire away!" alert ;-) (or something else...even nothing else!)
#2 - Questing difficulty - I think it would be beneficial to compare LOTRO questing difficulty to some other top MMO's, bottom line, way too easy (unless you need to find a mob - see below)
#3 - Map area coloration/quest guide - The coloration of maps showing an area to go kill a specific mob seems to cover ~80% extra territory where that mob is nowhere to be found (is this being adjusted?)

Finally - this I suppose is a personal gripe - What's with the RTS direction? (Epic Battles) Is this not an RPG?. I just can't do it...I am here for PvP ultimately, but I do enjoy the RPG end of PvE as well (meaning I control only my character/pets in a role playing game, but I am not positioning/controlling military assets in a strategic manner as you would with a RTS game - real time strategy). You guys have had the mechanics you needed for HD like battles since Thang - and that was a fun instance btw. Frankly, everyone I talked to about this (ok - mostly PvP'rs...I know we are a minority...) are so very not liking EB. The question - will marks/meds be enough to get properly geared up, or will moors gear be available soon, or, is EB the only way to get moors-worthy gear for the foreseeable future?

Good Hunting,

"Ell"

ps - If Creeps can still track stealth..........come on guys...........
pps - any chance you guys could put up a SoM Server? The code you had right up until the day before RoI...