In his fourth and final Returning to LOTRO report, MMORPG.com's Phil James takes a look at the features that he feels make Lord of the Rings Online unique: Monster Play and Skirmishes. Check out Phil's thoughts about these two features and be sure to add your comments below. (Be sure to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for the full report!)

I’ve been spending a lot of time skirmishing. This is another feature that isn’t new, but it is new to me. I received a summons in the mail to see a Skirmish Captain in one of the Skirmish Camps dotted around Middle Earth (I’m already tired of the word Skirmish). I made my way over and started the tutorial mission. I have to say, as fun as it was, the tutorial was lacking a bit. It introduced me to the basics such as summoning the soldier who fights along side me and re-summoning him when he dies, and this happens a lot. That’s about it really, the rest I had to muddle through.

Read more of Phil James's Returning to LOTRO Part 4.