Lord of the Rings Online

In EQ2, Mentoring is the most amazing thing that could happen in the game.. being able to be a chosen fellowship members level in a split second while you get 95% less XP from everything the person you are mentoring gets a 5% XP bonus.

The mentoring player keeps all spells and attacks and armor that he can use at a high level making them a superpowered low level player for the sake of more groups at lower levels and more help from high level players without a penalty...(the base morale and power is taht of a lower level player of course.. making them still vulnerable)

Should we ask for such a thing in LOTRO? It's a great game mechanic and it would help the player base in many ways... so would you want it?

You don't need it in LotRO. Anyone is allowed to group with any level and there are no penalties that I know of. Maybe you get a bit less xp for mobs you kill but that isn't how you level in LotRO.  I am  positive you are not penalized for quest xp what so ever.

The point behind mentoring in EQ2 is because when someone is 10 levels(I think, its been awhile)above you you stop getting xp. This is why mentoring was needed in EQ2.

In LOTRO the xp is dampened a lot... say a level 20 and a 50 are in the same group the level 20 will only get 10 xp per kill instead of 200+xp that the mob normally gives.

But you're right there is no quest penalty unless you're higher level which is part of it.

A mentoring player is equaled down to the level of the quest (assuming the mentored player is) and would get some xp for a quest he may have passed up his first time through.

But yea forgot :o

Originally posted by Druz

In EQ2, Mentoring is the most amazing thing that could happen in the game.. being able to be a chosen fellowship members level in a split second while you get 95% less XP from everything the person you are mentoring gets a 5% XP bonus.

The mentoring player keeps all spells and attacks and armor that he can use at a high level making them a superpowered low level player for the sake of more groups at lower levels and more help from high level players without a penalty...(the base morale and power is taht of a lower level player of course.. making them still vulnerable)

Should we ask for such a thing in LOTRO? It's a great game mechanic and it would help the player base in many ways... so would you want it?

Hehe! Good question

And one EQ2 players asked for and requested often !

I thought about it. And here is what i found out.

In EQ2 and COH mentoring works because those games are based on GRIND. You get most of exp from killing monsters. Killing monster below your level brings no exp. And killing one above is not possible.

There comes mentoring

In LOTRO however GRIND does not bring almost any xp. QUESTS do. Quest EXP is fixed. You always get the same ammount, no mather what level you are. So if you wish to mentor someone , just GROUP and do quests. It works the same as if you are mentoring him !