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By: Virtual Pilgrimages « Dark London

Virtual Pilgrimages « Dark London — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:51:43 +0000

[…] One of the MMORPG blog posts that caught my eye was by Foton over at AFK Gamer where he explains how hard it was to get a glimpse of Strider in Lord of the Rings Online . I think we’re well used to the idea of ‘pop culture tourism’ and ’secular pilgrimages’ but the idea of a ‘virtual pilgrimage’ runs particularly hard against the grain because of it lacks what is traditionally thought of as the essential attribute of a pilgrimage – authenticity. […]

By: Ghiest

Ghiest — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:43:04 +0000

I was the proud owner of Ghiest the undefeated, but tried to take on a group quest at 15 or so er…

Although I do like Fur-cutter title 😛

By: Saylah

Saylah — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:20:15 +0000

Whew, I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who was pushing for the title and already lost it. In the early BETA I got it on all my toons and wondered and the noobness of those that didnt get it. This time I realized a bit too late that my chosen class had been “balanced” and no longer operating on God-mode when I rushed the same three Blackwould I’d done countless times before but this time, oops, I ended up dead! I was shocked and pissed. I thought about starting over so I could garner my title then figured, screw that. I’ll get it on my alt.

By: Staarkhand

Staarkhand — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:10:46 +0000

Those titles are just a measure of who goes the longest without crashing in a bad spot.

I made it to 15 a couple times sans death, but with the cap in place it’s just a matter of time until you buy the farm if you’re mining around mobs 5+ levels above you.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:30:59 +0000

If you want pictures clean of the fellowship, head to Rivendell now before it gets jammed packed. Last night I got my picture taken with Gandalf and Elrond, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Boromir, and Aragorn.

I couldn’t find Legolas and Gimli, I’m guessing they were out getting their records straight before 10 million teenage boys steal any feasible combination of their names…

By: Loredena

Loredena — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:20 +0000

My sympathies! Both the avatars who have made it to 10 thus far lost their chance at The Undefeated due to bad pulls; of my three remaining, one didn’t even manage The Wary, so I suspect I shall not be finding out if there are successors to Undefeated. My husband actually threatened to reroll after our untimely deaths, but so far neither of us have succumbed.

By: Saccia

Saccia — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:03:10 +0000

Lost the Undefeated title line? How did ya do it? Personally, I lost it by falling to my death. I knew there was a limit to how high you could fall without dying. I fought my way through waves of goblins to get to the top of Axe Head Path. Once there, I looked down at the respawn and said “Screw That”. In my laziness, I took a dive off the cliff and, to my horror, splattered on the side of it. BTW, water in this game DOES NOT break your fall. It’s as hard as concrete. Maybe Middle Earth needs some water softeners added to its lakes and streams or maybe cliff diving into a pool of water is only for the HARDCORE.

By: Dreaming

Dreaming — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:16:40 +0000

I’m being really careful with my guardian. I want “The Undying” and others as you level up. I’ve heard there’s two or three more above “The Undefeated”.

By: Geronimo Caduff

Geronimo Caduff — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:27:02 +0000

Foton the defeated? Hrhr, welcome to the club.

I had 3 chars and never got that title. Guess what? All three times were a stupid wipe of a pug caused by a rather retarted one in this freakin goblin castle in the very south of Thorins…
aloha Lotro senza beta!