Turbine Announced New Instance Cluster: Release Early 2016

[robbie1435]

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY

~Glorg

[Frelorn]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

[robbie1435]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

Didn't necessarily get the date wrong.

[Coeprandua]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

I love you for this announcement, though. (Hope it's not an April fool joke. lol)

[djheydt]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

Touche'.

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[Snowlock]

Didn't necessarily get the date wrong.

ksk Dr. Frelorn, please report to the burn unit.

[siipperi]

I love you for this announcement, though. (Hope it's not an April fool joke. lol)

They announced it while back. New 3 and 6 man instances.


Turbine should have announced catapults for osgiliath pvp map, now that would have been good one..

[Pontin_Finnberry]

they should have added a festival quest to port party tree or some place only to see theres nothing as April fools joke

[Coeprandua]

They announced it while back. New 3 and 6 man instances.


Turbine should have announced catapults for osgiliath pvp map, now that would have been good one..

I mean I love the announcement that it is coming with u16 and not in a later update.

[Almagnus1]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

You've an official link for that?

[siipperi]

I mean I love the announcement that it is comung with u16 and not in a later update.

It was never intented to. Only thing that they said was pvp improvements coming after, but ever since they let us know about instance cluster it was heavily tied to osgiliath. Check 2015 producer's letter.

[Vulcwen]

It was never intented to. Only thing that they said was pvp improvements coming after, but ever since they let us know about instance cluster it was heavily tied to osgiliath. Check 2015 producer's letter.

Later update being a 16.x release, they already did this with 6man pelargir, which launched with 15.1 instead of 15.0. (and they announced it to come with U15..)
PvMP improvements is more vague.. could even be U17 or after that.

[Vellrad]

This would almost be funny except you got the date wrong since the new instance cluster is coming out with Update 16.

2 is not cluster.

[Xhiu]

2 is not cluster.

Where in the thread was the number 2 mentioned? Can I get a link pls?

[Frelorn]

Where in the thread was the number 2 mentioned? Can I get a link pls?

I can say for sure that 2 is not the number of instances coming with Update 16.

[Leixy]

On Brandywine at least, there were people claiming a week ago they were given leaked info from early testers or council members that it was only two instances,

that's probably the culprit. gosh, i wish I had captured who it was saying it. lol.

glad to hear it is not 2. HA!

[BangoTwinkletoes]

I can say for sure that 2 is not the number of instances coming with Update 16.

I certainly recall reading it was going to be two instances not that it matters that much whether it is two, three or four - just getting some new traditional group content is going to be enough to keep my interest!

[borges_maze]

I hope these instances are not "epic" battles.

[Vellrad]

I can say for sure that 2 is not the number of instances coming with Update 16.

Only devs could count irrelevant junk that's part of epic story like retaking weathertop, or defeating pirate leader in central gondor as isntance equal to group content.

[Grimsin'sRiders]

group content.......lolololololololo l.

[asimon]

@friendsofthetook - your signature is IMHO too big to fit these forums.
If possible, kindly consider making it smaller.

*P.S
your idea is awesome! I wish they implemented it in.

[Shane412]

I wish I was not in the dark on information regarding a new instance cluster. When I think instance cluster I see three mans, six mans, and a new raid. Not only those but a good reward system that gives the players initiatives to do these instances and cool itemizations.

What I picture now is something like the bells of dale. Which including nothing exciting for the players. Therefore if the instance cluster is something similar like this one a lot of players are going to be disappointed.

I want to be explained why it is so hard to make instances unique. This including having a cool exclusive loot table for each special instances. The universal loot should be for the world not the instances. Bring this back and a lot of my friends will come back to the game.

[Almagnus1]

I can say for sure that 2 is not the number of instances coming with Update 16.

For the cynics, that's 0.

For the optimistic, it's OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can we please have real information?

What I picture now is something like the bells of dale. Which including nothing exciting for the players. Therefore if the instance cluster is something similar like this one a lot of players are going to be disappointed.

What killed Bells of Dale (and the entire RoR instance cluster for that matter) was garbage itemization without three encounters substituting for a raid.

Raids need trash for the same reason that stories need rising tension. Too many high points, without the lulls, cause a perspective shift so the high points become the lulls, which causes everything to suck.

[Shane412]

What killed Bells of Dale (and the entire RoR instance cluster for that matter) was garbage itemization without three encounters substituting for a raid.

Raids need trash for the same reason that stories need rising tension. Too many high points, without the lulls, cause a perspective shift so the high points become the lulls, which causes everything to suck.

I agree. Why is it so hard to make those players happy and just make that system go away for the traditional type of instances.

[Shrewd1]

I wish I was not in the dark on information regarding a new instance cluster. When I think instance cluster I see three mans, six mans, and a new raid.

It has already been confirmed that there won't be a raid in the upcoming instance cluster, so you're looking at (some) 3/6 mans. The key, in my mind, will be the itemization: If the new instances continue the trend of not dropping more than an offhand weapon here and a cloak there, they will be dead on arrival. Hopefully, Turbine have learned their lesson from the last cluster.