Casual Stroll to Mordor

Pineleaf has prepared this video to explain the Skirmisher of Middle-earth Meta Deed that is new with Update 7.

As I mentioned in my last post, Update 7 added a new skirmish: Storm on Methedras. Like most skirmishes, Storm on Methedras includes a deed for completing all eight encounters. Yet this is not all.

Update 7 brings us the first new skirmish in a year. This time, we head into Dunland where Gwyllion, the Old Woman of the Mountain is concocting some nefarious scheme against the free peoples of Middle-earth.

Introduction Update 6 brings us a new zone and a new book in the epic story. Is there anything that relates to skirmishing? There are no new skirmishes but there are several other little items that a skirmisher may find of interest. Let’s look at these changes. Please note that these are the updates that [...]

I found something of personal interest in the patch notes. Tucked deep in the notes, about halfway through “Town Services, NPCs, Vendors,” is this terse explanation: “Soldier rank traits have had their prices significantly reduced.”

Taken by some madness, Golodir has ventured into the Rift. The air is thick with menace, and the stench of Thaurlach lingers…

You have reached the end of your journey into Dol Guldur. You are now looking for Mazog of the great mithril axe Zigilburk.

The last time I played my Minstrel, I said that I would put her aside until I reached 75 on my warden and Lore-master. While I leveled my warden immediately, I decided to level my minstrel to 60 before leveling my lore-master to the new cap. Yes, I am still wearing the outfit from the [...]

With the release of Rise of Isengard, it was time to take my hobbit to Isengard. Therefore, I am placing my younger characters aside as I return to my main warden.

The baileys of Dol Guldur are highly fortified, nearly impenetrable, and the finest of the Enemy’s soldiers defend within. But before the rest of the fortress can be assaulted, these must be taken….

An indexed listing of the Pineleaf Primers for Skirmishing and the Appendices already published!

You have finally arrived at the gates of Dol Guldur. I hope you didn’t expect to get inside by simply knocking.

With the release of Rise of Isengard, we have new class armour sets for level 75. Four pieces of this gear are obtainable through Classic Instances and Raid-sized Skirmishes, while two pieces (helm and shoulders) are available from the Draigoch raid only.

You are now deeper into Mirkwood and the enemy have launched their first counterattack. Your just is to prevent the enemy from regaining possession of Thangulhad.

For the recruit levels (20-29), I worked with a warden on Nimrodel. This was mainly in preparation for a special event that was held on that server. For this article, I decided to start from scratch as part of a new challenge.

There are no new skirmishes in The Rise of Isengard. That said, there are still several updates in the new expansion that affect the skirmish system. Today, we will have a look at these changes. Skirmish Levels With the increase in the level cap, we also have an increase in the maximum level setting for [...]

When Attack at Dawn and The Icy Crevasse were released, the main character for my blog (Spear and Skirmish) was in the middle of Mirkwood preparing to assault Dol Guldur. Despite this, I decided to handle the two new skirmishes promptly. The upshot of this was that I needed to select one of my other [...]

You are now in Mirkwood helping the elves to rescue a prisoner from Gol Guldur. While the elves decide on how to proceed after a setback in the swamp, you are asked to rescue some prisoners that are being kept in Dannenglor.

Every player has some classes that they play well and others that they find challenging. For me, the Champion definitely falls in the latter category.