Raid Progression - The Anvil of Winterstith

[Celebreneth]

Yes, that's right, a NEW LOTRO RAID PROGRESSION THREAD. (kappa)

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Surely this time there won't be any drama because surely we have all learned from our past mistakes and surely the same people from previous years won't flame this thread. If you choose to act in an unsavoury manner, please be informed that the long hammer of justice knows no bounds!

Post your kill screenshots here, which should show your chat window WITH TIMESTAMPS as well the T2/T3 completed message on your screen. If you want to be extra for no particular reason at all, post a video of your boss fight with the cringe music of your choice.

Don't use exploits because you are only bringing embarrassment to yourself if you do, as well as possible unwanted GM attention.

Don't use anti-AFK macros to keep an instance open overnight and resume raid the following day.

And last but not least, DoNt fOrGeT To hAvE FuN.

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I stopped at 19 because you should not be looking for #20, you should be looking for #1. Real facts.

[Wolf2x]

Thanks for this thread, And good luck to all kins planning to group up for Anvil raid! Lets have some fun

[xxSniperxx]

This thread has actually inspired me to make a purchase at Lalia's Market, now I have a nice outfit to pose in for my T3 completion screenshot.
10/10 would buy again.

[Snoopy]

Let the raid drama begin.

[Smapper]

https://www.kapwing.com/videos/5c32d782cc53880014c2f560

[Beastnas]

Let the raid drama begin.

I honestly don't know if the thread is supposed to be serious, but I can't say I have a good impression where this will go...

[Rimenuir]

I'm calling it, full clear from 10 kins the day it drops....

[luckygirl1]

(kappa)

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This thread is sponsored by Lalia's Market: Lalia's Market is an interior in Bree.

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Surely this time there won't be any drama because surely we have all learned from our past mistakes and surely the same people from previous years won't flame this thread. If you choose to act in an unsavoury manner, please be informed that the long hammer of justice knows no bounds!
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Don't use exploits because you are only bringing embarrassment to yourself if you do

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DoNt fOrGeT To hAvE FuN.

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I stopped at 19 because you should not be looking for #20, you should be looking for #1. Real facts.

...Wtb GoodGuySmaug

[Cordovan]

Reminder that while Update 23.2 releases on Wednesday, the raid does not open until 10:00 AM Eastern on Thursday, January 10th.

[Saruman_Of_Numbers]

Completed T2 already:

[Phindecano]

Raise the shields for Portal!

[Celebreneth]

Reminder that while Update 23.2 releases on Wednesday, the raid does not open until 10:00 AM Eastern on Thursday, January 10th.

Can this thread get stickied in the meantime?

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I'm sorry I regret to inform you that you are missing timestamps.

[Saruman_Of_Numbers]

I'm sorry I regret to inform you that you are missing timestamps.

zoom in closer

also, you realize its ultra easy to alter timestamps on an image right? You don't even need anything fancy, just MS paint.

[hanxcve]

Completed T2 already:

Nice completion.. but I'm afraid you forgot time stamps :/

[FaeForSin]

It's already been done on BR, i never understood the utility of these raid progression threads ...

[Cordovan]

*snip* +Lansu(The Dev who created the Anvil Raid) already said there will be a T3 raid progression thread from DEV/MOD side.


Good try hej tho

If this was said it was in error. There is no way we intend to do a raid progression thread for T3 on the dev/mod side. This is and should be community-run.

[MithrielWielder]

As long as they let people go to Bullroarer to scope out exploits these threads and titles are meaningless. We all know exactly what is going to happen, and we know when it is going to happen. Clears on day 1, followed by a week of these so called raiding kins gearing up using exploits, then loud cries that the raid is too easy and the exploits should be turned off to prevent common players from getting the raid gear. They do not want to compete against other players on the same basis. They only want to compete against other exploiters. Everyone else is to be shut out of this new content, even though we all help to pay for its development. Any account who logged into Bullroarer should be barred from entering the raid for two weeks, and barred from any raid completion titles. Wouldn't it be nice if for once they didn't make any changes to the raid once its released, and allowed ALL players to enjoy the same content on the same basis ? Instead, I guess were in for the same as the last 10 years: after its release they make it harder, so that only those who exploited in the 1st week have the gear and are able to easily complete it (yes the exploitation timeframes have gotten much shorter but the pattern started with Moria).

[liverpaste]

I stopped at 19 because you should not be looking for #20, you should be looking for #1. Real facts.

Are there even 19 raiding kins left in LOTRO???

[hanxcve]

Are there even 19 raiding kins left in LOTRO???

6 kinships, maybe 7

[NeoBasilisk]

looking forward to a jolly good thread

[NeverOpTic]

Don't use exploits because you are only bringing embarrassment to yourself if you do, as well as possible unwanted GM attention.

Don't use anti-AFK macros to keep an instance open overnight and resume raid the following day.

Any posts without an accompanying video ought be ignored and unranked.

As long as they let people go to Bullroarer to scope out exploits these threads and titles are meaningless. We all know exactly what is going to happen, and we know when it is going to happen. Clears on day 1, followed by a week of these so called raiding kins gearing up using exploits, then loud cries that the raid is too easy and the exploits should be turned off to prevent common players from getting the raid gear. They do not want to compete against other players on the same basis. They only want to compete against other exploiters. Everyone else is to be shut out of this new content, even though we all help to pay for its development. Any account who logged into Bullroarer should be barred from entering the raid for two weeks, and barred from any raid completion titles. Wouldn't it be nice if for once they didn't make any changes to the raid once its released, and allowed ALL players to enjoy the same content on the same basis ? Instead, I guess were in for the same as the last 10 years: after its release they make it harder, so that only those who exploited in the 1st week have the gear and are able to easily complete it (yes the exploitation timeframes have gotten much shorter but the pattern started with Moria).

T2 of the raid is easy enough that you don't need exploits to clear it.
No raid has ever been made harder in the subsequent weeks following initial release and initial clears -- only easier.
Testing the raid on the public beta server is necessary because Palantir players, largely, do not care to do so.
No, it is not cheating to test and practice easy raids in an easy game on the easier difficulty.
If you think these players are competing against each other in the raid in an effort to obtain gear and then gate-keep others from getting said gear, then you have no idea why these people raid at all.

[Raymore]

Sure that there will be 10. The same one on ten different Servers.

[zipfile]

Rip op

[Rimenuir]

Rip op

lmao that was quick, so uhhhh wtb Goodguysmaug???

[Emaldiom]

As long as they let people go to Bullroarer to scope out exploits these threads and titles are meaningless. We all know exactly what is going to happen, and we know when it is going to happen. Clears on day 1, followed by a week of these so called raiding kins gearing up using exploits, then loud cries that the raid is too easy and the exploits should be turned off to prevent common players from getting the raid gear. They do not want to compete against other players on the same basis. They only want to compete against other exploiters. Everyone else is to be shut out of this new content, even though we all help to pay for its development. Any account who logged into Bullroarer should be barred from entering the raid for two weeks, and barred from any raid completion titles. Wouldn't it be nice if for once they didn't make any changes to the raid once its released, and allowed ALL players to enjoy the same content on the same basis ? Instead, I guess were in for the same as the last 10 years: after its release they make it harder, so that only those who exploited in the 1st week have the gear and are able to easily complete it (yes the exploitation timeframes have gotten much shorter but the pattern started with Moria).

Most raids that was released previously was nerfed to the ground to let casuals be able to clear them
Look at LT in Barad guldur.. He was nerfed countless times to make people able to do it
Same with saruman and the boss of fire and frost (Altho these was overtuned to nobody was able to clear them)

If you have followed the bullroarer threads there have been words about certain exploits since day 1, but as far as i know they are still in the release version. Do all top kins use them to gain "glory" as you state?
No.. cause this raid is actually not hard.. boss 1-2-3 is cleared by most try outs on bullroarer and i guess after a few days\weeks most kins with decent setups will be able to (I do not count random pugs or people having no gear at all here)

If you wanna raid in a MMO you will need to take your time to build your character.. In Lotro this means having maxed out Legendary items with the right legacies and having mitigations\morale\damage and crit raiting at a high value (near cap)
You are taking everyone under the same scope here and not making it any better.. so if you don't have anything else to come with i suggest you just shut up