Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Lord of the Rings Online is a tremendously fun game for anyone who likes to explore a massive virtual world. The game world is HUGE. And littered around the lands, there are numerous grand sights, fun easter eggs, lovely references to Tolkien’s lore and much fun besides. Hence, I started a video series last year, “Strange Wonders of LOTRO”, looking into some of them fun things you can find.
Here is the new video: How to do the Ridge-racer deed in Eregion, by climbing to the gazebo on Hollin Ridge. The views are grand and the rewards are pretty nice. Granted, there are several other ridge-racing videos on YouTube, so this is not a sensationally new find. I just wanted to make my own!
Racing the Hollin ridgeThe Hollin ridge deed is a strange beast these days, not least since it is based on exploring hard-to-reach areas on the map by performing various tricksy jumps. SSG has cracked down on this kind of exploration in recent years by adding silly invisible walls everywhere and removing entrances to old favourite off-map areas. This is a sad development for LOTRO explorers. But hey, at least we’ll always have Hollin…
Do yer know of other secrets suitable for a similar video? Did yer like this one? Hopefully yer will add yer thoughts in the comments below! And have at look at the first Strange Wonders entry, with some mysterious toys in Bree