Military Rank 2 Badge
1. Speak to the Commander-in-chief 521, 626 (Southwest Archosaur)
2. Report to the Commander-in-chief 521, 626 (Southwest Archosaur)
-Receive 1 Rank 2 Military Badge

Assault
-Continued on from level 38 quest "The Will to Betray"

1. Speak to Soldier Feng (637, 831) Angler's Village
-Kill 40 Lofty Pterosaurs (Located above Angler's Village at around 625, 864 ↑28. Some other locations: 631,827 ↑31 and 613,827 ↑31. Also located above the teleporter in Ethersword)

2. Report to Soldier Feng (637, 831) Angler's Village
Choose 1:
-Choice 1: Common Garnet Shard: 1
-Choice 2: Common Sapphire Shard: 1
-Choice 3: Common Citrine Shard: 1
-Choice 4: Common Turquoise Shard: 1
-Reward (Gold: 12000 SP: 2800)
3. Continue on to quest "Vengeful Ghost's Power"

Wraiths' Main Force
-Continued on from quest "Assault"

1. Speak to Soldier Feng (637, 831) Angler's Village
-Collect 20 Enemy's Ears (Quest drop from Giant Chislers, located north of Angler's Village)
2. Report to Soldier Feng (637, 831) Angler's Village
Choose 1:
-Choice 1: Wraith Ring + Celestone of Earth: 1
-Choice 2: Pants of the Evil + Celestone of Earth: 1
-Reward (Exp: 11000 SP: 2650 Rep: 5)

Note: For the next 3 quests, the paths for the NPCs that you eventually go to and finish the quest with are different depending on your race. However, the mobs that you have to kill are the same (and are located near each of the 3 race's cities) and it does not matter where you kill them. Meaning, a Untamed could go to the Elf city to kill the mobs and still get the credit. They would just have to go back to City of the Lost in order to turn in the quest.

For the DirectorHuman Only
1. Speak to Guard Latu (332, 824) Sumor Camp
It is also possible to get the quest from Guard Lotonia who is next to him.
2. Report to Guide (422, 835) Inn of the Eagle (Human Beginner Village)
-Kill 30 Cloudmelding Vipion (In the air above the area between Inn of the Eagle and City of Etherblade at around 431, 849)
3. Report to Guide (422, 835) Inn of the Eagle
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 3600 Exp: 6000 SP: 1400 Rep: 4)

For the DirectorElf Only
1. Speak to Guard Latu (332, 824) Sumor Camp
It is also possible to get the quest from Guard Lotonia who is next to him.
2. Speak to Director Tsan (368, 460) Battlemark Village (Elf Beginner Village)
-Kill 30 Cloudmelding Vipion (In the air above the area between Battlemark Village and City of the Lost at about height 29)
3. Report to Director Tsan (368, 460) Battlemark Village
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 3600 Exp: 6000 SP: 1400 Rep: 4)

For the DirectorUntamed only
1. Speak to Guard Latu (332, 824) Sumor Camp
It is also possible to get the quest from Guard Lotonia who is next to him.
2. Speak to Guide (255, 689) The Northern Pass (Untamed Beginner Area)
-Kill 30 Cloudmelding Vipion (Found in the air above City of the Lost around 236, 619)
3. Report to Guide (255, 689) The Northern Pass
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 3600 Exp: 6000 SP: 1400 Rep: 4)

Level 41
Warrior Back
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
-Kill 45 Orchid Maneater (Located in Unicorn Forest. One location is at around 412, 751)
2. Report to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 8000 Exp: 13500 SP: 3250 Rep: 5)

Visit the Recluse
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
2. Speak to the Swiftwind Recluse (356, 787) Mount Burhan
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1450 Exp: 2450 SP: 500 Rep: 3)

Mutant Jackaleopardite
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
-Collect 20 Mutant Jackaleopardite's Tooth (Quest drop from Mutant Jackaleopardite, located east of Swiftwind Tribe)
2. Report to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 7000 Exp: 12000 SP: 2900 Rep: 5)

Totem of the Tribe
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Obtain 1 Flame Totem (Drops from Native Vipions, located in the air above Mount Burhan)
2. Report to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 7500 Exp: 6100 SP: 1400 Rep: 5)

Level 42
Call for Help
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Commander (368, 764) Swiftwind Tribe
2. Speak to the Sumor Camp Chief (334, 826) Sumor Camp
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1500 Exp: 2500 SP: 500 Rep: 3)

Revenge
1. Speak to the Sumor Camp Chief (334, 826) Sumor Camp
-Kill 50 Arboride Weezblooms (Located at the Broken Plain west of Sumor Camp around [357, 848])
2. Report to the Sumor Camp Chief (334, 826) Sumor Camp
-Sumerian Camp Belt + Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 9000 Exp: 15000 SP: 3600 Rep: 5)

Level 43
For the Apothecary
1. Speak to Apothecary Su (369, 763) Swiftwind Tribe
-Collect 30 Horrorbite Petal (Quest drop from Perennial Sharptooths, located in the Broken Plains. These mobs are spread around the area.)
2. Report to Apothecary Su (369, 763) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 8000 Exp: 14000 SP: 3300 Rep: 5)

Mastiff Attack(Time Limit: 40 minutes)
1. Speak to Merchant Lei (369, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Collect 35 Crimson Shard (Quest drop from Mastiff of the Great Divide, located all up and down both sides of Mount Burhan. One area where they are clustered often: 369, 804)
2. Report to Merchant Lei (369, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 8500 Exp: 14000 SP: 3350 Rep: 5)

Native Vipion(Time Limit: 60 minutes)
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Kill 45 Native Vipion (Located in the air over Mount Burhan)
2. Report to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 4500 Exp: 7500 SP: 1500 Rep: 5)

The Rescue
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Prophet (350, 758) Swiftwind Tribe
-Kill 30 Arboride Weezblooms (Located north of Swiftwind Tribe as well as throughout the Broken Plain and Windswept Grasslands. One area: 392, 846. )
2. Report to the Swiftwind Prophet (350, 758) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 4500 Exp: 7500 SP: 1500 Rep: 5)

Level 44

Special Quest: Token of the Seven (Metal)

Swiftwind Warrior
1. Speak to The Swiftwind Chief (310, 781) Windswept Grasslands
2. Speak to the Swiftwind Warrior (382, 790) Mount Burhan
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1550 Exp: 2600 SP: 550 Rep: 5)

More Victories
1. Speak to Tailor Yang (368, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Kill 45 Mutant Centipod (Located north of Sumor Camp at around [320, 887])
2. Report to Tailor Yang (368, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Swift Boots
-Reward (Gold: 9000 Exp: 15500 SP: 3650 Rep: 5)

Level 45
The Swiftwind Chief
1. Speak to Swiftwind Warrior (382, 790) Mount Burhan
2. Report to The Swiftwind Chief (310, 781) Windswept Grasslands
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1600 Exp 2700 SP: 550 Rep: 5)

Proof of Ability
1. Speak to Guard Latu (332, 824) Sumor Camp
[color=green]You can also get this quest from Guard Lotonia, located right next to Latu at 332, 823)
-Collect 45 Strange Bough (Quest drop from Senile Weezblooms, located in the northeast corner of the Broken Plain, at around either [386, 864] or [392, 886])
2. Report to Guard Latu (332, 824) Sumor Camp
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 9000 Exp: 15000 SP: 3550 Rep: 5)

Elder's Consignment
1. Speak to the Sumor Camp Chief (334, 826) Sumor Camp
-Kill 45 Feligar Bowman (Located north of Sumor camp and inside)
2. Report to the Sumor Camp Chief (334, 826) Sumor Camp
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 9000 Exp: 15000 SP: 3550 Rep: 5)

The Perfect Wear
1. Speak to the Celestial Recluse (467, 567) Heaven's Tear
-Collect 15 Heavenwear Fragment (Quest drop from Tauroc Commanders, located at Rook's Valley) RARE DROP Note: Only the person who gets the last hit in can get the quest item, so doing it in a party is mostly meaningless. This is by FAR the most annoying quest in all of PW. Don't worry. There aren't any others as bad as this.
2. Report to the Celestial Recluse (467, 567) Heaven's Tear
3. Speak to Seamstress Hsiang (555, 628) Archosaur, South
-Obtain 10 Compound Thread
-Obtain 10 Leather
4. Speak to Seamstress Hsiang (555, 628) Archosaur, South
-Receive Heavenwear
5. Report to the Celestial Recluse (467, 567) Heaven's Tear
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 13250 Exp: 15000 SP: 5150 Rep: 5)

Level 46

The Moon
1. Speak to the Sumor Camp Elder (334, 827) Sumor Camp
2. Speak to Ghost Spirit (336, 904) Broke Plain
3. Continue on to quest "Urgency"

Urgency
-Continued from quest "The Moon"
1. Report to the Sumor Camp Elder (334, 827) Sumor Camp
Choose 1:
-Choice 1: Common Garnet Shard + Celestone Fragment: 1
-Choice 2: Common Sapphire Shard + Celestone Fragment: 1
-Choice 3: Common Turquoise Shard + Celestone Fragment: 1
-Choice 4: Common Citrine Shard + Celestone Fragment: 1
-Reward (Exp: 5000 SP: 1150 Rep: 5)

Monster's Head
1. Speak to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Collect 30 Eldergoth Sharpshooter's Head (Quest drop from Eldergoth Sharpshooter, located south of Sundown Town, across the Valley of Death, around [134, 534])
2. Report to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 9000 Exp: 15500 SP: 3700 Rep: 5)

Be Helpful
-Continued on from level 35 quest "Be a Helpful One"
1. Speak to Banker Hsin (555, 635) Archosaur, South
-Collect 66 Flowers (Quest drop from Orchid Maneaters, located at Windswept Grasslands and Unicorn Forest. Some coordinates: around [335, 712] [411, 748])
2. Speak to Guard Ling (321, 419) City of the Plume
-Receive 1 Letter
3. Report to Banker Hsin (555, 635) Archosaur, South
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Exp: 11400 SP: 2300 Rep: 4)
4. Continue on to level 48 quest "The Help Worked"

[b]Chief's Spoken Order (Time Limit: 10 minutes)
1. Speak to The Swiftwind Chief (310, 781) Windswept Grasslands
2. Speak to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1650 Exp: 2750 SP: 550 Rep: 3)

Level 47
Merchant's Assistant
1. Speak to Merchant Lei (369, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Collect 10 Element Essence (Level 61 Dragon quest item. Can drop from mobs located at around [483, 350]; [477, 351], can also drop from mobs located at [540, 385];[566, 361].)
2. Report to MerchantLei (369, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Exp: 20000 SP: 4000 Rep: 5)

SOS from the Outpost
1. Speak to the Swiftwind Elder (365, 760) Swiftwind Tribe
2. Speak to Guard Hsiung (142, 641) Dragon Wilderness
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 1650 Exp: 2800 SP: 600 Rep: 3)

Tauroc Valorian's Ear
1. Speak to Guard Hsiung (142, 641) Dragon Wilderness
-Collect 40 Tauroc Valorian's Ear (Quest drop from Tauroc Valorian, located at Dragon Wilderness at around [145, 670])
2. Report to Guard Hsiung (142, 641) Dragon Wilderness
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 10500 Exp: 18000 SP: 4200 Rep: 5)

Death Note
1. Speak to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Collect 35 Tauroc Leader's Saliva (Quest drop from Tauroc, located North of the Town of Arrivals)
2. Report to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 11000 Exp: 18000 SP: 4250 Rep: 5)

Level 48
The Help Worked
-Continued on from level 46 quest "Be Helpful"
1. Speak to Banker Hsin (555, 635) Archosaur, South
-Collect 20 Red Wolf Tooth (Quest drop from Guardian Wolf, located north of Camp Sumor around 320 889)
-Collect 20 White Wolf Tooth (Quest drop from Neolithic Wolf, located at Dragon Wilderness around 160 677)
2. Talk to Guard Ling (321, 419) City of the Plume
-Receive 1 White Plume Amulet
3. Report to Banker Hsin (555, 635) Archosaur, South
Choose one:
-Choice 1: Common Garnet Shard + Celestone of Heaven: 1
-Choice 2: Common Sapphire Shard + Celestone of Heaven: 1
-Choice 3: Common Citrine Shard + Celestone of Heaven: 1
-Choice 4: Common Turquoise Shard + Celestone of Heaven: 1
-Reward (Exp: 14800 SP: 3900 Rep: 4)

Leopardite Canisblade
1. Speak to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Kill 50 Leopardite Canisblade (Located at east of Sundown Town)
2. Report to the Sundown Town Elder (127, 589) Sundown Town
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 10500 Exp: 18000 SP: 4200 Rep: 5)

Level 49

Death Hunt
1. Speak to Guard Hu Hsiao (124, 591) Sundown Town
-Kill 45 Taurox Sharpshooter (Located at Dragon Wilderness, scattered north of the Town of Arrivals. One location: Around 176, 655.)
2. Report to Hu Hsiao (124, 591) Sundown Town
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 10000 Exp: 17000 SP: 4050 Rep: 5)

The Cursed Warrior
1. Speak to Blacksmith Tseng (117, 639) Town of Arrivals
-Collect 30 Badge of Courage (Quest drop from Quillhog Demonblades, located at Dragon Wilderness around 200, 670)
2. Report to Blacksmith Tseng (117, 639) Town of Arrivals
-Celestone of Heaven/Human/Earth or Celestone Fragment: 1 (Random)
-Reward (Gold: 11000 Exp: 18000 SP: 4250 Rep: 5)

Hermit Kan
1. Speak to Wen Tzu (533, 644) Archosaur, West
2. Speak to the Forgotten Elder (573, 664) Archosaur, East
3. Continue on to quest "Guardian's Tears"

Guardian's Tear
-Continued on from quest "Hermit Kan"
1. Speak to the Forgotten Elder (573, 615) Archosaur, East
2. Speak to the Stubborn Old Man (242, 615) City of the Lost, just outside the South Gate.
These mobs are elite type mobs. Party recommended
-Kill 1 Hexocelot Mistrealm Warrior (Located in the Frostcovered Land [FB49-51])
-Kill 2 Feligar Mistrealm Strikers (Located in the Frostcovered Land [FB49-51])
-Kill 3 Feligar Centurion of the Mist (Located in the Frostcovered Land [FB49-51])

3. Speak to the Stubborn Old Man (242, 615) City of the Lost, just outside the South Gate.
-Obtain 2 Yellow Jade (Buy from Merchant NPC or drops)
-Obtain 2 Red Jade (Buy from Merchant NPC or drops)
-Obtain 2 Orange Jade (Buy from Merchant NPC or drops)
-Obtain 3 Logs (Farmable material. Some locations: [235, 677]; [273, 685]; [267, 684])

4. Speak to the Stubborn Old Man (242, 615) City of the Lost, just outside the South Gate.
-Receive Guardian's Tears

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A Str-less Bowman, sometimes called a Pure Dex Bowman in Maplestory, is exactly what it sounds like. A Bowman without Str, or in this case 4 because that's the minimum. Str-less Bowmen were made possible with the release of the Maple weapons. A Str-less Bowman uses a level 10 War Bow until level 35, when he can then switch to a Maple Bow, and then to a Maple Soul Searcher at level 43. At level 55, the Winkel is available. The Maple Kandiva can be equipped at level 64. Finally, at level 65, Str-less Hunters can equip a Bow of Magical Destruction (BoMD). It should be noted that the Bow of Magical Destruction and Maple Kandiva both have the same average Atk, but the Maple Kandiva fires faster.

This build has some obvious advantages and some obvious setbacks. The fact that a point of Dex does much less for a bowman than Luk for an Assassin or Int for a Wizard, makes this build less practical than a Luk-less Wizard or Dex-less Assassin. The extra Atk from new Bows may overpower the Dex bonus. Also, scrolling rare items isn't cheap, so equipping a Str-less Bowman can be costly. Many consider the short lasting "thrill period" of high damages not worth the cost. Others point out that being a Str-less takes the excitement out of important milestones (level 50, for example), because there is no change of weapon. As mentioned earlier in the AP Distribution section, Maple Warrior will add more stats due to higher base Dex.

It takes a while, about at level 100, before a Str-less Ranger gets outdamaged.

If a 'Regular' Ranger is level 100, has a Nisrock, has 130 Atk, has 105 Str, and has 450 Dex, the damage range will be 1210~2125.
If a Str-less Ranger is level 100, has a Bow of Magical Destruction, has 113 Atk, has 4 Str, and has 550 Dex, the damage range will be 1145~2117.

The 'Regular' Ranger will have 65 more minimum damage and 8 more maximum damage. If I use more realistic statistics for both of them, the conclusion should be fairly similar.

However, the Str-less Ranger can equip the Maple Kandiva as well, which has a Fast (5) attack speed. We'll need to figure out damage over time in order to see how many more levels a Str-less Ranger can stay on par with or surpass a 'Regular' Ranger. All calculations will be using attacks per minute in fraction form, so it might look a little messy.

Nisrock Minimum: 1210 * (250/3) = 100,833
Nisrock Maximum: 2125 * (250/3) = 177,083
Maple Kandiva Minimum: 1145 * (1000/11) = 104,090
Maple Kandiva Maximum: 2117 * (1000/11) = 192,454

As we can see, the Str-less Ranger deals 15,371 more maximum damage and 3,257 more minimum damage. It simply becomes a matter of time, still. As the two Rangers level past 100, the gap becomes wider as the 'Regular' Ranger's added Dex is multiplied by 130 Atk while the Str-less Ranger's is multiplied by only 113.

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Str-less Crossbowmen were usually considered less practical than Str-less Hunters, mainly because there was no Crossbow equivalent of the Bow of Magical Destruction. Without any high-leveled Str-less Crossbows, a Str-less Crossbowman has no future after level 60. However, a Str-less Crossbowman can now equip the Maple Nishada. Similar to the Maple Kandiva, it has a Fast attack speed. No math should be necessary, as it is practically the same with a Str-less Ranger.

In addition, it should be noted that only the following equipment have a Str requirement (excluding weapons):

Hats
Hunter - level 25
Hawkeye - level 30
Pole-Feather Hat - Level 35
Lockewood Hat - level 35
Distinction - level 40

Tops and Bottoms
Bennis Chainmail - level 25
Bennis Chainpants - level 25

Shoes
Woodsman Boots - level 15
Huntertop - level 20
Jack Boots - level 25

This means that, after level 40, a Str-less Bowman does not have to worry about not being able to use equipment. There is also another Hat that requires Str, the Blue Bamboo Hat. If any Str-less Bowman complains about not being able to wear a Hat that adds 3 Str, you should tell them to read this FAQ.

To sum it up, becoming a Str-less Hunter is an option for those who can afford a decent Maple Bow, Soul Searcher, and Bow of Magical Destruction, have the patience to get through the first 35 levels of "hell", and want a new challenge in the world of MapleStory.

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Eregion is a landscape of mountains and green grassy areas…rolling hills and crumbling ruins. It’s a beautiful place, and in the distance, you can make out the mountains which house the Mines of Moria. I know that’s what I’m really after, so I head south and east and approach the gate to the Walls of Moria.

Standing beside the entrance to the Walls of Moria is a dwarf who has a ring above his head. As you know, this indicates a quest. As it turns out, it’s the beginning of the Volume II quest line. I get the quest and begin completing the tasks. As it turns out, these tasks have to be completed in order to obtain entry into Moria itself. Inside the Walls of Moria is a fairly small zone which shows many dwarves on an expedition to reopen the Hollis Gate and retake Moria.

After making my way up the hill and around the mountain, I find the infamous Black Pool. This is where the famous Watcher in the Water resides. Some dwarves are around the Hollis Gate, attempting to remove the debris left behind when the Fellowship entered and the Watcher had attacked them. I’m given some tasks to help the dwarves remove the debris.

After I complete a few more tasks, I’m rewarded with my first legendary weapon! As a hunter, I choose the legendary bow option and am immediately rewarded with a pretty cool bow. As a part of the quest rewards, I’m also given a handful of relics, gems and runes to add to the weapon to enhance it. I’m given a quest to find the Forge-Master inside Thorin’s Hall so that he can identify the weapon. I must have it identified before I can equip it.

Legendary weapons are a great new aspect of LotRO that I’ve been looking forward to for months. This gives you the opportunity to create a weapon that’s made specifically for you and you alone. Identifying the weapon lets you see what its legacy is. The legacy of the weapon tells you what special stats that particular weapon gives you. Usually there are anywhere from 3 to 5 different stat modifiers on each weapon. These legacies can be increased as the weapon levels up. The relics, gems and runes that I obtained also increase its stats and bonuses, so I take a moment to pick the three which can help me the most, and equip them. I decide to change out the relic one for another one I obtained, and in so doing, destroyed the first one I equipped. So there’s my first lesson in legendary weapons…never try to un-equip a relic, gem or rune unless you’re sure you want to lose it.

After equipping my legendary bow, I’m given a task to level the weapon up to level 10. With this new legendary weapon system, your weapon levels as you do. With each level, you get points you can spend on increasing the legacy of a particular stat. One of these is the ever-important DPS, or Damage Per Second, of the weapon. As you level the weapon up, you can choose to increase the DPS of the weapon with the available points. Or if you want, you can increase the other parts of the weapon’s legacy. It’s completely customizable!

I head back out into Eregion to complete the dozens of quests there, because for the first time in a long time, I’m gaining XP, or Experience Points. With the Mines of Moria expansion release, Turbine has raised the level cap to 60, so my previous capped out hunter, Givias, can earn XP again. And with each mob I kill, my weapon gains XP as well. My task is to get the weapon to level 10. I get through that in about 2-3 hours, and in so doing, I obtain my 2nd legendary weapon, a one-handed axe! I’m given a few more relics to add on, and so I head to Thorin’s Hall again, get the axe identified, equip the runes, and then equip the weapon!

Upon my legendary bow reaching level 10, I’m able to re-forge the weapon, uncovering yet another part of the weapon’s legacy. This gives me an additional stat modifier that I can increase with the legacy points. All the legacy points are given back to me and I can realign them any way I see fit. You can do this when your legendary weapon reaches levels 10, 20 and 30 (currently the legendary weapon cap). Upon re-forging the weapon, you can also name your weapon anything you like! If you want to name it “Momma’s Boy”, you can. I chose a more lore-appropriate name, Seregril, which is a combination of the Elvish words for “blood” and “gleam”. It’s really very cool to be able to name your weapon, because that gives you that extra layer of personalization that “Etched Black Ash Bow” did not give you.

After I get my two legendary weapons up to speed on their legacy points, I head back to Eregion to complete more quests. Before long, I’ve reached level 51, first in my kinship to do that! There aren’t any additional skills at level 51, so I continue with the leveling. In the meantime, to complete Book I, you have to help some dwarves defeat the Watcher in the Water, and so with my legendary weapon leading the way, we defeat the Watcher and, and with it I’m able to complete Book I of Volume II, and gain access into Moria itself!

There really are no words for the size of this place. As soon as you enter, you’re struck by the colors, the size, the details…everything. I obtain Book II’s starting quest, and head into Moria via the new travel mount, a ram! That’s right, within Moria, you can’t use your horse to travel…but you can use the rams of the dwarves to get to and from place to place. I take a horse to the Dolvin-view and before long, I’m deep into Moria. The epic quest chain takes me to the Chamber of the Crossroads, and there, quite by accident, I fall into a well! The well has me falling about 4-5 seconds, then I zone out. The screen goes into zone switch mode, and when it comes back, I find myself still falling! On the screen, I get a pop-up that says I’ve entered the Waterworks, which is a completely separate zone! I’m still falling, probably another 7-8 seconds, before finally landing in some water, and immediately dying! It was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done in the game.

I retreat (LotRO’s version of resurrection) to the Waterworks hub, and get the ram back to the Dolvin-view. It was quite an experience. Moria has several zones to keep you busy, but many of them are set up for fellowships rather than soloing. I say that because in Moria, it’s very dark and it’s easy to get lost. Having a fellowship there seems the most logical way to explore all that Moria has to offer.

After my night’s sleep, I get up this morning to play for a few more hours, and in so doing, I am able to get my legendary axe up to level 10, and so I head back to the Forge-master to re-forge it. In so doing, I have my axe renamed Beinruth, which is a combination of the Elvish words for “beautiful” and “anger”.

As I return to Eregion for more questing, I realize that I’m nearly halfway to level 52. Now it’s time for me to log off and head back to work. But my mammoth (for me) session of LotRO was one of the most beneficial and enjoyable of my time in the game. I played for roughly 14 hours and really enjoyed myself. I enjoyed the new legendary weapon system and the new areas so much, I didn’t even get a chance to create a new character with one of the two new character classes! I guess that means I’ve got another big game-play session in my near future.

There were a few things that I would say Turbine needs to work on with this release. For some reason, you can’t link legendary weapons in chat at all. With everything else that’s loot in the game, you can link the item in chat so others can see it. For some reason, you can’t do that with legendary weapons. I’m sure this is something that Turbine will address soon. Also while I was questing in Eregion, I noticed a few mobs that were bugged, but nothing overly annoying. And for the first time in a long time, there were tons of players around all vying for the same mobs. Some gamers might find that annoying…not me. I like seeing the area populated with characters…it means the game is coming alive!

Overall, I am really enjoying the new content, especially the legendary weapons and the new areas of the game. I am really looking forward to diving deeper into Moria. On the other side of Moria is Lothlorien, and the elf Galadriel. I can’t wait to meet her! Great job, Turbine!

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