LOTRO - Grind 300 TP in a day!

LOTRO - Grind 300 TP in a day!

Things to keep in mind when doing this strategy ~~ INTRO AND GENERAL TIPS ~~ 1. LOOTING IS OK Many of the guides I've read talk about not looting. Generally, I think this is a solid recommendation.

But, you will need money to level up the Champion skills. So, as long as you got the money to do that, feel free NOT to loot. I happen to like looting as a rule, but when I'm doing slayer harvesting, I don't as a rule. Often though, looting gives my Morale bar a time to charge up, so it's a good use of time.

2. XP IS IMPORTANT I talked about this before, but it's worth mentioning again. This strategy is different from other TP strategies, because in order to cash in on the slayer fest, you have to be high enough to get the right Champion skills, Morale, Offensive Rating, etc. These are key because your ability to clean up on the slayer deeds in Ered Luin and then the Shire depends on being Level 14 and higher. It also makes Explorer deeds much easier.

3. DUAL WIELD Since killing fast is of paramount importance, you will use two weapons, instead of a two-hander and/or using a shield. You should already be two wielding from the very first instance. Most online guides for Champion recommend this as well. If it's your main toon, it is, of course, a preference. But my strong recommendation here is two weapons all the time. Let the blood flow. ~~ FOR BREE-LAND (and later) ~~ 4. KEEP & USE CONSUMABLES -- SELL REST You get Trail Food and Cooked Food as well as morale/power boosts. I hardly ever use power boosts, so after doing this again, I recommend selling all of those, too. Of course, when you have a choice, take the morale boosters. In your inventory, lock all consumables (morale, trail, and cooked) and keep "selling all." It's quicker that way. Keep consumables in your hotbars. Use all the time. I always stock up with about 15 Simple (before level 10) and/or Dry Rations (which you can use after level 10). I use them all the time when I'm slayer killing. They are available from Provisioners, and there's one even in Archet!

5. NOVICE'S MARK Early on, you will get some tokens in Archet you can barter to get the Novice's Mark, which is a pocket item (it will equip where it needs to go) which gives you +5% out of combat run speed bonus and +10% on use bonus (I didn't use it often, but should). The extra 5% of running matters. Even with the horse, you run a lot. So, make sure to get it. It comes from turning in the "A Message of Thanks" quest into Constable Thistlewool in Archet. The quest itself comes from the Level 6 gift you get in the mail. You have to open it; then you have to open the letter. Turn it in, get your 5 Tokens of Salutation. Barter 3 of them for the Mark.

6. ARMSMAN PROFESSION You will get the crafting quests early on (soon after you get horse), which you can do in Combe.

Choose Armsman, and do all three crafting skill quests (Prospector, Weaponsmith, Woodworking) .

The main reason for this is just by doing the quests, you will be able to make two bronze swords. The swords each give 7.9 DPS each, which is a big deal as you're leveling up. You will craft a sword with the Weaponsmith craft, and then you can use the bronze ingot(s) from the Prospecting craft quest to make another sword. Armourer is a bad choice since you can't wear the heavy armor until level 20.

7. CRAFTING online reputation AND TASKS DON'T MATTER

Except for the beginning quests and the bronze swords, crafting (including gathering metal) and keeping task items don't matter AT ALL. As opposed to looting, which gives cash, crafting and tasks are a waste of time. Don't do them (with this strategy.)

8. KEEP OPENING THE GIFT The gift you got in the mail keeps on giving. As you hit each early level (6,7,8,9,10) and then later every 5 (15, 20), you open your gift, and you get more stuff. The most important thing you get is the Slayer Accelerator, which I saved to finish off the Goblins in the Shire as well as the Slugs in the Bog. I also thought about doing the Neekerbreekers and Sickle-Flies in the Marshes with them.

Might be a good idea. The second most important thing you get is the XP accelerator, which I used as soon as I got it. The next are the other power boosts, which I hit up just when I was going to slay.

Remember that bag space is at a premium, so I use to also get open space, to get loot, cash, and auctionhouse items.

9. USE YOUR DEED LOG & TRACKER This may seem elementary to many, but it took me a while to figure out how to manipulate the deed log. At the bottom of the deed log are tabs that are hard to see at first. By clicking on them (wasn't intuitive for me), you switch from one area (Bree-Land, Ered Luin, Shire), so you can see the various deeds. Remember that all of the deeds we're working on are in the Eriador tab (at the top), NOT Class/Race/Etc. or other ones. As a footnote, class deeds are not relevant here, as you are maxed out per day on the number of uses of a class skill toward deed accomplishment.

For each deed you click on (in the Deed Log), you can add to Tracker (aka Quest Tracker). The Quest Tracker are the (up to) 5 quests on the right-hand side of the page that you are following at any one time. Putting slayer or explorer deeds in there when you are going after them is very helpful, I've found.

10. USE TRAITS After your first 15 quests, you will get your first Trait (Empathy), which gives you some extra bonuses. Equip at the bard in social media software Combe, and keep equiping and upgrading. By the end I had 2 Loyalty and 3 Justice.

11. USE STABLE-MASTERS

Even though you have a horse, I use the Stable-Masters whenever I can. Old Mully - your mount like every purchased mount goes 62% faster than running speed. The rides you buy seem faster (more like 100% faster), but I can't find verification of it on the net. Also, it gives you a break. In order to do this, you have to talk to all of the stable-masters as you come across them. Also, West Bree gives you swift travel to Celondim, Thorin's Gate, and Michael Delving. Swift travel is the way to go. You get an all-access pass with your level gift, which you need to use when you're ready to go to Celondim. ~~ FOR ERED LUIN (and later) ~~ 12. TURN LOW LEVEL QUESTS ON If you don't do this, when you head over to Ered Luin, you won't see them. Open up the System section (blue computer to bottom left of your LOTRO screen, then click on Options. Select UI Settings (User Interface). WAY down the list, after Toolbar Slots, Floating Information, Special Effects, Tooltips, Panels, Quest Guide, and Webstore sections is the Misc section. Number four on the list is "Show Trivial Quest Icons in Radar." Check the box! OK, you're good to go.

13. USE AUCTIONHOUSE I always take whatever armor and weapons I can. You will be doing medium armor for this whole strategy (you don't get heavy until Level 20). Keep taking best weapons you can as you get them.

Once you hit Bree itself toward the end of the Bree-Land Adventurer part of this strategy (about level 14), you should hit the auctionhouse to upgrade what you can and what you can afford. This is where looting helps. I also use the one in Thorin's Hall when I'm finishing up Ered Luin.

14. HARVEST KILLING

This is worth it's own section, so I put it in the next one. https://hubpages.com/games-hobbies/lotro-grind-400-tp