Logged in a bit last night spent most of the time fellowed with my kin. I was escorted, appropriately by my Guardian friend, Dagfinnr, from Bree up to Thestlebridge and all the way over to the North Downs. I only completed a couple quests, but fellowed with a group in this high level area left Abellio a bit on edge most of the time. The wargs and earthkin in the area ranged from level 30 to 32, although he never retreated I know there were a few times when dread was rearing its’ ugly head and if it weren’t for my trusting kinship brothers tackling all of the evil I surely would have been nothing more than an afterthought.
I have some mixed feelings about tagging along for some experience points while in a higher level fellowship. On one hand I am very grateful for the time and devotion given to keeping me protected and safe, than on the other hand I feel like I am being robbed of my slow but steady style of tackling quests one area at a time in a methodical manner, taking it all in on my own time and enjoying each new vista and road with the kid in a candy store awe and wonder. Understand that the fellowship has been a tightknit group who have been playing together since beta and I do enjoy the company, but because I am on average 10 levels below everyone else I have the feeling of being the kinship twink, not really by getting cash or items given to me, but the push to reach a higher level so I am closer to the rest of the group.
I expressed my gratuity to my friend and told him I would prefer to stick around in areas where I have more of a chance to take out mob’s more my level, and I would like to accomplish the fellowship quests I still have left to do around bree-land and in the lone-lands. He understood and informed me we would take our adventures down to the lone-lands. I told him not to feel obligated to support me and if he wants to continue questing at his level don’t let me be a barrier in the way.
It is a careful balance of finding what everyone is comfortable with doing. Afterall it is just a game, and the only reason I play it is to enjoy myself. If it isn’t fun, then what’s the point?
I look forward to tackling the lone-lands this evening and possibly reaching level 22.
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