Revised for Update 2
For levels 32-40, your choices for new zones are Evendim and Trollshaws. With the revamp of Evendim in Update 2, these levels should be a breeze.
If you need to complete the quest deeds in North Downs, the quests from Esteldin to points east are in this level range as well.
Free and Premium Tactics
Of the two quest packs for this range, Evendim is the more attractive of the two, especially if you want to run Annuminas groups from level 40 on. Trollshaw's best content is 40+, but there are other options to consider for those levels.As before, you will want to complete all quests and deeds in content packs you own. Be sure to do the level 30 Gift Box quests, Volume I Books 3 & 4 and the intro rep quests.
New Content for 32-40
| Content | Quests, deeds and TP | Classic and Skirmish Join |
|---|---|---|
| Evendim VIP or Quest Pack | 200+ quests (levels 30-40) 31 deeds 215 TP from zone deeds 10 TP from Annuminas deeds | Classic Join: [40-65] Annuminas - Glinghant (6-man) [40-65] Annuminas - Haudh Valandil (6-man) [40-65] Annuminas - Ost Elendil (6-man) |
| Trollshaws VIP or Quest Pack | 75+ quests (levels 32-45) 18 deeds 145 TP from deeds | |
| Defence of the Prancing Pony VIP or Purchase | Skirmish Join: [35-65] Defence of the Prancing Pony | |
| Ford of Bruinen VIP or Purchase | Skirmish Join: [40-65] Ford of Bruinen |
New Options for Character Improvement
Legendary Traits are a key component in your character's "builds" at higher levels. These traits can give class-defining abilities, such as Champion's Raging Blade or Minstrel's Fellowship's Heart. While some may be more useful than others, earning all of your legendary and class traits gives you the flexibility to create strong builds for soloing, grouping, raiding and PvMP.Your first opportunity to work on legendary traits comes at level 39 and starts with your class trainer. See Earning Your Legendary Traits for details.
| Area | Details |
|---|---|
| Class Traits | More Class Deeds opened up at 30. Equip class traits that complement your playstyle and provide set bonuses. Free and premium players should start working on unlocking additional class trait slots. |
| Race Traits Dwarf | Elf Hobbit | Man | [35] The final race deeds open up at level 35. |
| Legendary Traits | [39] The deeds for your first legendary traits unlock at 39. Buy the books from your class trainer, then visit Rivendell to advance the deeds. |
The Epic Story
| Book | Starts With | Repeatable Chapters (Pool) |
|---|---|---|
| [34-37] Book 3: The Council of the North | Halbarad in Esteldin | Chap 6: Defence of Trestlebridge (Esteldin) |
| [37-42] Book 4: Chasing Shadows | Elrond in Rivendell | Chap 8: The Unmarked Trail* (Rivendell) |
Optional Content
| Content | Details |
|---|---|
| Instances | [32] The 3 Garth Agarwen instances are added to your Classic Join panel at level 32. Besides daily quests, you can earn tokens to exchange for some very nice weapons. [39] The Fornost instance is added to your Classic Join panel at 39. You must be VIP or own the North Downs Quest Pack to run this. [40] The three Annuminas instances are added to your Classic Join panel at 40. You must be VIP or own the Evendim Quest Pack to run this. |
| Reputation | [35] Reputation quests for Mathom Society, Elves of Rivendell and Wardens of Annuminas can be started at 30. [38] The introduction quest for Rangers of Esteldin can be started at 33. |
| Gift Boxes | [40] Your level 40 Gift Box contains 4 scrolls that start quests to the next set of zones. Finishing these pays a little extra TP. |
Leveling Plan
- Leveling Plan for 1-21
- Leveling Plan for 22-31
- Leveling Plan for 32-40
- Leveling Plan for 41-50
- Leveling Plan for 51-60
- Leveling Plan for 61-65
17 comments:
As a beta-testing free player who didn't use beta-points to open content until 42, I'll suggest using IG and "the unmarked trail" via the pool in rivendell to get lots of XP quickly, faster than skirmishes, with less risk of death.
Annuminas has nice instances, but it doesn't award XP on completion, only Rep for the daily quests, so you may want to consider trying to push through this zone and spend your hard earned points in the 42-50 range. Angmar, MM, or Eregion.
thanks jon
whats IG? :D
Inspired Greatness - the buff you get when doing group chapters of the epic story solo.
Jon's suggestion above is even better now that we have the task system. Each run through "The Unmarked Trail" yields heaps of trophies for turn-ins at the Thorenhad task board, giving extra experience plus reputation.
how do you repeat that part of the story though? Im pretty sure i tried to use the pool in rivendell but it said i couldn't use it. Do i need to finish book 4 to do so?
nm i see what i did wrong, thank you
Hey all :) At what level can that "Unmarked trail" be done? I'm just starting book 3, so is it worth it to go straight to Rivendell to do this? I'm also level 32, and out of quests in the LL except for the GA fellowship quests....Is there a good spot in North Downs that would be a good place to get a couple more levels before I decide on Evendim or Trolls?
The Unmarked Trail unlocks somewhere around level 35 (it's a 40ish quest). Level 32-40 are slow for VIPs and super slow for F2P without any quest packs. My suggestions are:
~ Each skirmish daily quest pays 4,651 xp - do them everyday during this range!
~ If you can afford it, get the Evendim quest pack. The downside to Evendim is all the swimming, but quests do speed leveling. 32 is a great level to start Evendim.
~ Grind rep! See Reputation by Level and Content
~ If you've done book Book 3, The Defense of Trestlebridge chapter is repeatable from the Esteldin reflecting pool.
~ Run the GA dailies.
I'm sure others have ideas to get through these tough levels.
On the Everswim bit: I just completed all the quests in the zone (they only ate up 3 levels 38-41, compared to ND which was 30-38) minus the lvl 50 quests of course, and I only ended up swimming short distances when I either had no other choice (Salamander Island) or it was much shorted to swim (from Tinnudir to the ruins to the south). Granted, I had swift travel available so for F2p you're stuck swimming, but I've made my viewpoint fairly clear on buying in for at least 1 month.
TLDR, I found that "Everswim" wasn't an accurate description as I didn't have to swim if I didn't want to swim except in a couple of cases.
I'm the poster from above that was deciding what to do at 32. I did the quests in ND's that were based to the east of Esteldin. I think there were 20 or so. I'm at 34 now and headed to Evendim after I do the epics in ND. I'm having a really HARD time with the council of the north.
The dwarf one was easy, but I got my butt handed to me trying to solo the Uruk Hai guy. The elfstone for the buff didn't appear to be working for me or something. Maybe that one just isn't soloable at 34. I haven't attempted the "protect Trestlebridge" yet since it doesn't appear to be doable without a group either. Am I doing something wrong on there, or just trying to do them too early?
The elf stone for the orc / uruk camp bit is a bit odd. You need to first get to where the quest guide tells you to go within the camp. Once there, you'll get a message saying you can call upon inspiration right before the gate into the deepest part of the camp. Use the elf stone then. The inspiration is a huge buff for you. Some inconvenient bits about inspiration are that it has a time limit generally and does go on/off in certain parts on your way to the boss. At the boss itself, the inspiration will remain kicked in, assuming you haven't taken too long to get there. As for protect Trestlebridge, you'll get a huge buff with inspiration if you solo it. At 34, these should be do-able. Your class may be another consideration too.
this one needs an update since update 2... way more quests in evendim now
Can't wait for 40+ leveling plan. I'm almost done with Evendim and I still can't decide what pack to get next. I'm pretty sure I'd love Eregion (it always fascinated me ever since I first read Tolkien), but from purely pragmatic point of view, Angmar seems like a better deal. Thing is, I don't like "dark" zones. :-)
As for Eregion, Its meant for players around 47-52, I'd take Angmar before i would go to Eregion. Eregion is good stop before Moria if you own the expansion.
Angmar is really nice pack, as there are lots of lvl 50 instances to do and quests arent scattered too far of eachother. One of the best regions in whole game in my opinion. Also, if youre about to do your class quest at lvl 45-50, you should consider taking Angmar first.
Thats just opinion of vip, i have no idea what f2p's are able to do.
"The 3 Garth Agarwen instances are added to your Classic Join panel at level 32. You must be VIP or own the Lone-lands Quest Pack to run these."
Not anymore. Lone-lands is free.
Fixed!
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