Quote Originally Posted by Tirian-Hammerfist View Post
Also thinking about the new Hobbit villages that this would add: from what I can see on various maps, the villages of Gamwich, Nobottle and Tighfield seem to be found in this north-western area, as well as potentially Long Cleeve and Hardbottle more directly north of Bindbole Wood.

There is also, according to the maps I've seen (not sure of the veracity of them!) an area called the North Moors, just south of Annuminas - I wonder if that will feature!

EDIT: Some maps place Hardbottle in the south, although the wikis that I have seen say it is the north (and is the place that Lobelia, who was a Bracegirdle before being a Sackville-Baggins) came from.

Map added below, with potential locations: Tf: Tighfield, Gw: Gamwich, Hb: Hardbottle, LC: Long Cleeve, No: Nobottle. Nm: North Moors (although didn't see where they might fit, based on the current LOTRO map), with GH in the south being Grey Havens.



I think your second map here is closer to the mark. I did notice on terrainmap a road going directly west and then northwest of Little Delving, which looks primed to be another connector to the area. But we don't know what the southern extent will look like.

Both of your red circles are in the right ballpark for the northernmost extent of the zone.

To what Valather89 said, I'll say I will neither confirm nor deny per what I've discovered.

To Harvain-

Thank you, yes, that's right- I think then my issue was more with ND's quest-flow. But you're right that there are alternative routes. I guess I'd just like to see............ more alternatives in that range as both ND and Lone-Lands are very Mannish regions. I think South Farthing would be a good candidate there for Hobbits, for example, and I'd even say Northern Ered Luin or even Forlindon would be good directions to expand that range for Dwarves / Stout-Axes, Elves, and High Elves.

And yes yes, there's Orthikar and Meluinen- they gave us something in ND, I know that

I think my message here is: Greater options are grander!

The game's been pretty good if your goal is to follow the Epic. But if you're more into the RPG aspect and want to do the kinds of quests that you'd more imagine your player-character doing, it's been trouble: For the life of me, it will always feel very wrong for my High Elf to run around with apple crates for Butterbur in Bree, LOL My Hobbits and Big Folk fit more in that locale

The Eglain......... yeah, a High Elf showing up at the Forsaken Inn like the Mandalorian or stranger out of town in an old western, ummmmm.............. hilarious if you don't take it seriously

Cheers!