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Minstrels Undying Terror
Techleo
Member Posts: 1,984
It seems I'm not meant to make it to level 20 as a Minstrel. Id go so far as to say the GM's have it out for me. That or some ungodly conspiracy I cant fathom. You see for 6 months I've tried to make it to 20 without dying as a Minstrel. As a guardian, hunter,champion and loremaster I've easily managed to. As minstrel though.... things happen.. Horrible things.
Every time at level 17 or 18 the world simply stops and I wake up in the ring of rebirth. I mean every time. Ive photoed the linkdead screen the most recent times. Each time I die my obsession grew more, and each time the exact same manner of death. Only as a Minstrel. The horrid part is as a permadeather to die from lag is a punishment to difficult to fathom. 12 times in a row is enough to jump off a bridge! I got so angry last night I broke my keyboard because for the first time I lagged AWAY from any monsters at Adso's camp... I was thinking HUZZAH I MADE IT! I BEAT THE... WTF?!!??! I relog and Im in the ring of death! Now pray tell how is it that I cant make it past 17 as a minstrel and some ghostly beast which shouldnt have existed got me?
I uninstalled the game and promptly reinstalled it or rather, Im reloading the client. This is the first time a game has literally beat me. Sorry just have to rant. Rather I WANT TO RANT! For the love of god I wish a Gm would reset me to before I died. They've seen the proof I died by lag from there server 12 times. Yet they say they cant fix the problem. Nor can they explain the odd lag death only on minstrels. Yet they dont deny it happens. They simply say try another class. I DID! For god sake reset me to before the death and let me move on in peace! I dont want the exp. You can bend the rules if the person doesnt gain any advantage. Especially someone whos paid for the games of turbine for over a decade! OK OK so maybe you cant... 
Anyways, Im beat, I give up. Im going to just keep going this time. At least I have the level 17 badge. Ill never know if theres some strange mission only a undying can get or that at some point in the future it will mean something. If it doesnt, YES ILL BE HAPPY! If it does, my main charecter will become Sauron and simply blow the crap out of every living soul on LOTRO!!!! WAAAAGHHH!!!!!!
p.s. First time Ive lost my mind gaming in 20 years. Lotro I bow before you
Hehe good thing I love the game.
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I shouldn't, but:
BUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
That is a sad yet comically story. I have suffered one client-kick death and I was annoyed with that, I can't imagine multiple. I suffer my kicks most of the time going into new zones requiring load screens.
I am guessing you have tried multiple quests to get you to twenty. With the amount of quests available across all the zones I would assume you have tried different routes to 20. I also take it that you are a solo'er. Why not try grouping so your group can protect you while you relog. It takes me about 25-35 seconds to re-log and get through everything. A team should be able to protect you atleast for that long.
As a fellow Minstrel I wish you luck.
And condolences on your many permadeaths.
"It is easier to be cruel than wise. The road to wisdom is long and difficult... so most people just turn out to be assholes" Feng (Christopher Walken)
Actually I generally will group as much as I need. Especially instances like Jasper Mudbottom or the Barrows. Frankly being grouped wont save me. Since one time I hit 17 and a level 39 Loremaster was with me, saw some bandits spawn and kill me in a matter of seconds. He petitioned the gm's in that particular instance. Frankly something has to be up... I mean 3 bandits, a white and two blues shouldnt be able to kill a level 17 bard in 2 seconds.. hehe it is funny though that it only happens with my minstrel. Meh thats life. This time Im going for a different route. My friend is going to be with me when I hit 17 Im going to be with him at all times.
It should be noted I have brang my minstrel to about 35 and I love the class! There sheer versatility is unmatched. Also there unmatched at dropping elites.
let me tell you something:
it took me about 17 attempts to get the undying title as lore-master and about 12 attempts to get that title with my minstrel...
if it would be easy, then everyone else could make it to level 20 without dying, but its not and thats what makes that title so special...
and dont try to get GM's to reset you, they simply can't, so dont even consider asking a GM to reset you...
I did it, so can you...
just dont give up and avoid unnessesary risks, thats what I figured out after so many attempts...
stupid laggy and dangerous quests is not the right way... avoid them and you will make it..
good luck
"You must be either retarded or a fanboi..."
Aye, I know Ill make it one of these days. Frankly I love minstrels or I wouldn't keep going. Then again this time I'm going about it a little different. Since I always die at 17, inevitably right about 30 minutes into it, ill just have my friend park by me and hunt forest bears. They are a excellent source of exp and slow to boot.
I wish they maded a title each 5th level all the way up to 50 for not dying.
That would be the ultima challenge.
Getting to 50 without a single death.
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Do you do this permadeath thing alone? I've seriously been thinking about doing something like that. I think it would be awesome to get an RP/permadeath kinship going.
~~~ Currently Playing ~~~
LOTRO- Guardian Wrymstrum & Lore-master Stabler on Nimrodel.
Conan- Zoltar <Angels of Death> Guardian on Stormrage.
hmm, you know your game is really, really boring if this is what you do to kill time.
Who the hell are you, and why should I care?
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