Naked Adventuring; What is that?

Several folks have mentioned this in various threads, mostly in the "Lotro has become too easy" threads.
A few of us noted our experiences and someone (Echoweaver) suggested that we get a thread going to more thoroughly discuss it.

So what is it?

It is playing the game from the start with a character that uses no armor or jewelery.

Why would you do that?

I have found that it greatly increases the challenge so that it feels somewhat like it did back when the game launched. The game is not such a cake-walk when one is equipped this way.

Why on the Legendary servers?
Three things (maybe more) are different about the Legendary Servers.
1. The experience gain rate is reduced by 40% so you have more time to explore/adventure in any region before you out-level the mobs/quests.
2. Some of the old long-since removed quests have been revived specially for the Legendary Servers (Marsh Flies, etc).
3. At least in the short term, no one has a stable of crafters and high-level characters to pass down goodies to your new characters, so you have to get this stuff on your own.

Does it work?
I'll share my stories here:

OK Onyi, you have talked me into it (finally).
I have been resisting because of the nonsense that it seems to be.
I am going to roll a character on Anor and wear NO gear.
It won't be a big shock to look at myself because I only show cosmetic gear anyway.

I have found that playing as usual has become so easy as to be ridiculous. I have gotten 2 characters into the low twenties and even the Red mobs are becoming trivial.
I think it's a combination of having enough time (due to the slower leveling rate) and having lots of skill (playing since open BETA) and also some recent game adjustments which have either nerfed the mobs or buffed the characters.

I will report back when I hit L15 and let you all know the results.

CHARGE!...Naked Adventuring!

PS, I wonder how much extra gold I'll get just vending everything... probably enough to buy food and scrolls and other consumables on the auction hall, so I can skip all the crafting.
Naked Adventurer Reporting In as requested Sir... /Salute

OK, I said above that I would report back on my progress as a Naked Adventurer (play from scratch with no gear) but after completing the Intro, I just have to report early.

I died in the Intro.

Yes, I admit it.
I was paying attention.
I was trying to kill a group of mobs for a quest.
I was not AFK, I was not lagged out.

My wife (Reaboj on the Forums) was actually laughing out loud at me. "You died in the Intro? YOU ARE SUCH A LOSER! How can you die in the Intro?!?"

They have revived some of the old Intro quests specially for the Legendary Servers. One of them involves killing 8 Marsh Flies.
Now, you may not believe this but the Marsh Flies are the toughest mobs in the Intro.
But I was doing fine, had 3 down and 5 to go and they were hurting me, but not greatly. Maybe knocking my morale down by 50%, but not a problem.
So, I just jumped at every bug I saw, trying to get out of the intro with a few extra XP.
I took on the Queen. She had a friend join her.
I was killed by a GD pair of flies!

more to follow after I play in the "real" world for a bit.
Originally Posted by Happybudgy
I don't get the impression that you re-rolled, correct?



I did not re-roll. Pressing on with Biggly, the indomitable hobbit Burglar.

I made it over to Needle Hole and acquired the 3-man Troll-in-a-cage quest. I was (still am) at level 8. This is a level 10 small fellowship instance.
I was feeling bold and strong and ready to take on a puny troll that let itself become caged.

That was a mistake. I don't think a Burg at L8 has enough crowd control (red line and I'm stickin' to it) to keep the 4 or 5 dwarves off my tail.
Died again.
I will come back at L9 and give it another try.

Reminded me of doing this quest in "the old days".

I have to say, Onyi, I am enjoying this.
Now I have achieved level 10. I went back to Needlehole to re-try the Troll-in-a-cage quest.
They still beat me.
I really miss not having HIPS....
But, I think I can take those dwarves out!
I will not give up....I have a plan.

How about others? How has it gone for you if you have tried Naked Adventuring?
Let us know.