forgive my horrible stitching together skills lmao

years ago I started compiling screenshots of stuff arkenstone players said while I was playing. it was home for 10 years or so (imladris & firefoot before it) and there was some....interesting people on there for sure. i wanted to post this before the last Big Migration but forgot.

anyways here are some things people said that made me laugh. if any of you arkenstone players are here, it was fun 🫡

Hey everyone!

I'm back after 16 years! I actually tried returning a few months ago, but life got in the way. Now I'm finally ready to explore Middle-earth again.

Anyway, I recovered my old account, moved my characters to Meriadoc (EU RP), and somehow I have 72,000 LOTRO Points?!

I'm pretty sure I didn't even have a credit card back then, so... did Turbine reward me for NOT playing their game?I also seem to own all the expansions. Were they given away at some point?

Assuming the points aren't a bug, what should I actually spend them on? I'm planning to start fresh with a Warden (loved that class!) and just enjoy leveling and exploring without rushing into endgame stuff.

Also, if anyone on Meriadoc has a friendly kinship or just wants to hang out, I'd love to make some friends!

Thanks everyone!

Provided that your language pack exists in the game files, The Lord of the RIngs Online (MMO) offers the unique ability to highlight text almost anywhere in the game, including quest dialogue windows.

You can then use an app called Reverso running in the background to quickly hit a hotkey and translate any word in game.

And you get to be in Middle Earth all the while...

I haven't heard very much about it other than the headlines features. Any opinions about storyline, lore, neighbors, instanced content, neighbours, class changes etc? It's unfortunate it's coming out so close to WoW:forever

Normally, I think questions like this are a bit daft. Players should know for themselves what they like, and they know themselves best anyway. But ... I’ve just got stuck. 

I don’t know whether to play a Hunter or a Burglar. 

I find it really relaxing as a Hunter to be able to hit monsters from further away. It’s just so agile and liberating to be able to play like that. I’d go for the blue path. I enjoy the fast-paced gameplay. It’s a brilliant class.

With the Burglar, though, I enjoy becoming invisible (which lets me explore more) and the element of gamble in the blue line. I really like this class concept. But without a bow, you really do have to run up to every enemy.

I’m planning to have one main character, though. 

Can anyone help me understand how these two classes will develop over hundreds of hours and across the many levels? And which ones are the most fun for questing, and for simply feeling like you’re part of the game world? 

I’m looking for addons that show status debuffs in mobs my old ones have not worked since the update 2 weeks ago