The 10 Commandments

The 10 Commandments of Sauron
1) Thou shalt not pounce burglers without a truly staggeringly good reason

• It allows burglers to recoop up to 50% of their health

2) Thou shalt not kill pets when friendly NPCs are near unless there's a good reason

• By dragging the pet into the npc's - the pet will cause the npcs to run into the freeps

3) Thou shalt get your maps as soon as possible

• You will gain more infamy by being able to map back into the fights quicker

4) Thou shalt use /ooc and creep wide ventrilo to communicate

• Allows creeps not grouped with you to know where freeps are especially incoming freep raids

5) Thou shalt not blind invite creeps

• Besides the fact that it is rude - there are many people who prefer to run solo or with friends

6) Thou shalt give clear and concise locations and compositions of freep forces when spotted

• Good Example - Help! 4 freeps on me S of TR West by the road
• Bad Example - "Freep raid on me Help!" Where are you? "By the Big Rock and the road"

7) Thou shalt not beg for a rez or heal

• If you are in a group - the group leader is aware that you are dead and wants you back in the fight but may be timing it so a War Leader rez gets more people up or that they may be in the middle of a heavy fight. Either wait till they rez you or tell you to release.
• If you are solo - use a "Regional" macro (later in manual) and someone will get to you as soon as they can - they also might be in a fight. If you are close to a rez circle - just release and come back to the fight instead of wasting a rez.

8) Thou shalt spread out when possible to reduce the effectiveness of freep area attacks and debuffs

• Freeps have many Crowd Control (CC) skills like roots, mezzes, and stuns as well as Area of Effect (AoE) damage skills - by spreading out you minimize their ability to kill lots of creeps in a short time frame.

9) Thou shalt work together, not individually

• When freeps organize they are usually more powerful than creeps - by working together (doesn't necessarily mean grouping see # 4 & 6 above) Creeps can effectively fight against them

10) Thou shalt kill anything else before the guardian or ranger

• These targets are the hardest to kill - so unless your group leader tells you specifically to kill those targets - focus on targets that can drop faster (Minstrels, Rune Keepers, Hunters, Lore Masters - then champions and wardens)

Infamy and Deeds

Infamy

Infamy is a measure of the number of 'experience points' that a creep obtains through killing freeps. While the exact amount of infamy gained per freep kill has not been definitively ascertained, it appears to be computed according to the following formula:

Infamy

=

Freep Rating 10  * % Damage Done Number of Group Members  *  Rating Bonus

The Number of Group Members is equal to the number of players in your fellowship or raid, regardless where they are in relation to you. Therefore, if all of the raid/fellowship members are not within infamy award distance (which appears to be around 100m), there is a waste of infamy.  As of Mines of Moria, if the Number of Group Members exceeds 12, it is automatically set to 12.  Therefore, if you have more than 12 players in your group, the amount of total infamy gained for everyone in the raid begins to exceed that of a group of 12 or less.

Rating Bonus is a multiplier which starts at 1.0 and increases depending on your rating. It appears to be an addition of 0.01 per 200 rating over 1000, e.g. 1400 rating would be a multiplier of 1.02.

% Damage Done is the overall percentage of damage done to the target from your entire group/raid from when it was initially tapped to its death, including all healing. Example: If a 2000 morale freep, after healing, took 2000 damage from one creep and 1000 from another creep before it was defeated, the 2000 damage creep would gain 2/3 of the infamy.

Additionally there is another rating multiplier on top of this. 3% is added if both relics are held by the creeps, and an additional 2% is added if the three primary keeps are red.

Rating

Rating increases for each kill and decreases for each death. The amount it increases/decreases after each kill/death depends on the rating of the freep involved, as well as the amount of damage done. For each 100 rating over 1000, the character gains a half a star, to a maximum of 5 stars at 2000 rating.

% Completed

On the login screen for Monster Play, you will see a % Completed by each slot that you have a creep for. It begins at 0% which represents no passives, no actives, and no traits purchased. 100% means that for that creep you have purchased every passive, active, and every trait, whether you use that trait or not. There is no reward for having 100% completed and is generally a waste of DP as there are many traits that you will never use.

Ranks

Ranks are gained by certain levels of infamy and these equate to a freep's 'level'. All creeps begin at Rank 0 which is equivalent to a swarm level monster versus a freep. Rank 0's have a very low chance of defeating freeps 1-1 and must 'rank up' to gain access to new skills and traits to increase their capabilities.

Creep/Freep Ranks (Book 2.7 values)

Rank	Creep Title	Icon	Infamy Required	Freep Title	Icon
0	<none>	<none>	0	<none>	<none>
1	Tracker		500	Footman
2	Scout		1,250	Esquire
3	Skirmisher		2,750	Guardsman
4	Fighter		5,750	Man-at-Arms
5	Soldier		14,750	Sergeant of the Guards
6	Sentry		33,500	Sergeant-at-Arms
7	Chief Guard		71,000	Master Guardsman
8	Chief Warrior		146,000	Master-at-Arms
9	Taskmaster		258,500	High Warden
10	Lieutenant		408,500	Lieutenant
11	Commander		633,500	Commander
12	Chieftan		1,008,500	Third Marshall
13	High Chieftan		1,608,500	Second Marshall
14	Overlord		2,508,500	First Marshall
15	Tyrant		3,708,500	Captain-General

Slayer Deeds

Slayer deeds give titles upon a particular number of killing blows.  For some reason that is not fully understood, the killing blows as seen in the war tab are not the same as those in the deed tracker.

Creep Slayer Deeds

Freep KBs	Title	Description
10	Tormentor	“You are known as a tormenter of the Free People.”
+500	Black Dog	“Angmar casts a favouring eye upon you, you are known as an elite amongst their number. A hound of Mordirith; a Black Dog!”
+2,500	Harvester of Sorrow	“The field of battle serves as a garden from which you reap the heads of the fallen. You are a true harvester of sorrow.”
+5,000	Slayer of Light	“Light ebbs in your presence. Strength leaves the enemy as the darkness you bring clouds their hope and drives dread into their hearts.”
+12,500	Hand of Doom	“With your coming sounds the trump of Doom, for by your hand have many of the warriors of the Free People fallen bested by your might.”
+?	Bane of the West	“You are known as the Bane of the West, for none of their warriors can stand against you, and windrows of their fallen lie heaped in your wake.”
+?	Herald of Darkness	“You are a herald of the Dark Lord. You have culled countless numbers from the field of battle and none escape your grasp.”

Freep Slayer Deeds

Creep KBs	Title	Description
10	The Neophyte	"You are still a Neophyte in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+500	The Warrior	"You are now a Warrior in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+2,500	The Veteran	"You are now a Veteran in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+5,000	The Battlemaster	"You are now a Battlemaster in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+12,500	The Warlord	"You are now a Warlord in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+?	Hero of the Ettenmoors	"You are now a Hero in the battle for the Ettenmoors."
+?	Hero of Legend	"You are now a Legendary Hero of the Ettenmoors."

Although they are not listed here, there are also tiered slayer deeds for each creep/freep class and race.

Warbands

Raid/Warband Forming and Tools

Raid vs Warbands

A warband is the equivalent of a freep fellowship with the maximum of 6 players. A raid is a collection of players ranging from 2 to 24. The difference outside of numbers is utility. A raid has several tools such as Raid Assistants and Raid Targetting Assists to simplify leading and managing the raid. In general, a warband should always be converted to a raid to make use of these tools. There is no penalty to infamy in converting to a raid, given that the group size remains constant.

Creating a Raid

There are two ways to create a raid

• Invite one person, then go into the Social Panel (O) -> Raid -> and click on Create Raid.
• Invite one person then right click on your own portrait and select "Convert to Raid"

To expand the raid

• Right click on a person's portrait and select Raid -> Invite
• Right click on a person's name in a tell or /ooc and select Raid -> Invite
• Type /invite PlayerName
• Use an open raid: Open the Social Panel (O), go to Grouping, then click on the Open Groups tab. Enter a description (optional) and press update. This will make an open group. People can join your open group by going to the Open Groups tab, selecting your raid, and then pressing Join Group.
  • NOTE: This open group WILL close if leadership is ever transferred and will have to be re-opened. Additionally, the open group will still be there even if the raid is disbanded.

Raid Assistants

Raid assistants are added by right clicking on the portrait of a player, then pressing Raid -> Add Raid Assistant. The raid assistant can invite and remove members.

Raid Targeting Assists

Raid Targeting Assists help focus the firepower of a raid and alleviates confusion of what the main target of the raid should be. The interface allows for a maximum of five targeting assists which are designated by right clicking on a portrait, then pressing Raid -> Add Raid Targeting Assist.

Members of the raid can enable on the Raid Assist window by pressing Social panel (O) -> Raid -> and checking Raid Assist Window.

Removing Raid Members from the UI

For many people in the raid, it is unnecessary to see more than their group. To remove the information from other groups in the same raid, go to Social Panel (O) -> Raid -> then uncheck Show Vitals for all members except those that they wish to display.

Conjunctions

Overview

Conjunctions (CJs), also known as warband manuevers (WMs), function similarily to their freep counter parts.  The following table shows the four group skills available

Color	Name	Function
Purple	Fell Spirit's Terror	Damage 161.7 Morale, Recovers 517.5 Morale
Yellow	Wight's Rot	42 Common, Drains 194 Power.  Recovers 323.4 Power, 85 Power every 2s for 10s
Green	Spider's Venom	43 Common, 43 Common every 4s for 20s
Red	Troll's Brutality	358 Common

These conjunctions can either begin on chance with a critical hit or by Weavers' Smothering Webs or Wargs' Tendon Shred.  The random CJ's have a very short duration around 2-3 seconds while the skill openers last about 6.  The target is considered stunned during this time but can clear the stun through pots or stun removal skills.  If removed early, the CJ skills activated against the target will immediately take effect.  During the stun time, the group members may either continue to fight or activate a group skill, placing themselves in an inactive state until the conjunction resolves or the member cancels the contribution.

For all Warleaders, Defilers, Reavers, and Wargs, the Purple is ranged (40m) while all others are melee.  BAs' and Weavers' group skills are all ranged (40m).

Without a specific combination, the individual elements of the conjunction contributions summed together are the total effect on the target.  There are length 2 through length 6 conjunctions with specific combinations that give additional abilities.  In general, creep CJs alternate colors.  There are no named creep CJs that follow freep patterns. 

Length 2

Name	Sequence	Damage	DoT	Power Drain	Other
Creeping Fear	PY
Envenomed Terror	PG		Small
Envenomed Wound	GR
Fear of Death	PR
Frightful Wound	RP
Infected Wound	RY
Plague Bearer	GY	1000	78
Poison in the Veins	RG
Poisoned Blades	YG	1000	60
Rotting Wound	YR
Stench of Fear	YP
Viper's Bite	GP

Length 3

Name	Sequence	Damage	DoT	Power Drain	Other
Black Blade	RPG
Blood-Bane	RGP
Blood-Fear	PRP
Burning Fear	PGP
Burning Terror	YPG		60	600
Corrupted Blade	RGY	1000	60	600
Corrupted Wound	RYG
Corruptions of the Heart	GPY
Corruptions of the Spirit	GPG	2000	95
Deep Infection	RYP or RYR
Deep Poison	GYR
Dread Wound	RGR
Fear of the Unknown	PYG
Fearful Plague	YGP
Festering Wound	YPY			1100
Fevered Terror	GRP
Fevered Wound	GRY	3000	95
Harsh Plague	YGY
Ice in the Heart	PRG
Ill with Fright	PRY
Infected Wound	YGR
Poisoned Heart	PGY
Poisoned Spirit	GYP
Rotting Wound	YRY	2000			Restores 152 power every 2s for 10s
Sick with Fear	PYP			1100	75% Power and Morale Regen
Spear of Terror	RPR
Stench of Death	YRP
Stinging Bite	GYG
Tainted Blood	YRG
Tainted Wound	YPR
Trembling at the Knees	PYR
Warg's Bite	RPY
Wound to the Heart	GPR
Wounding Terror	PGP		60	600

Length 4

Name	Sequence	Damage	DoT	Power Drain	Other
An Ill Wind	PRPY
Blades of Terror	PRPR
Bleeding Strokes	RGRP
Chill to the Bone	PYPR
Corrupting Strokes	RGRY
Corrupting Strokes	YRYG
Deadly Wound	GRGY
Decay of the Spirit	RYRP
Disease of the Mind	YGYP
Disease of the Spirit	YPYP
Dreadful Death	PGPY
Dreadful Strokes	PRPG
Festering Strike	YPYR				Restores 220 Power every 2s for 10s
Fetid Wound	YPYR
Fiendish Blades	RYRG
Fire in the Veins	YGYG
Freezing the Marrow	RPRG
Frightful Rage	RPRP
Gangrenous Wound	YGYR
Ice in the Veins	GPGR
Plague Blade	RYRY
Poisoned Dreams	GPGP
Raging Orc-Blades	RGRG
Rancid Wound	YPYG
Slow Death	GPGY
Spirit Poison	PGPR
Spreading Terror	PYPY
The East Wind Blows	YRYP
The Poison of Decay	GYGY
Tormenting Rage	PYPG
Venomous Rage	GRGR
Venomous Strokes	GYGR	3000	53	600-700
Venomous Wrath	PGPG
Weaken the Spirit	GYGP
Wound to the Heart	RPRY

Length 5

Name	Sequence	Damage	DoT	Power Drain	Other
Bleeding Sickness	YPYRY
Burning Flesh	YRYRY
Creeping Sickness	YRYGY
Deathly Sickness	YRYPY
Frightful Sickness	YPYPY
Horrible Sickness	YGYPY
Spawn of Shelob	GRGRG				Spawns a Rift Crawler L49
Sickening Blow	YGYGY
Sting of Corruption	YGYRY
Terror in the Blood	PRPRP
Terrible Corruption	PGPYP
Terrible Decay	PYPYP
Terrible Poison	PGPGP
Terrible Rending	PGPRP
Terrible Suffering	PRPGP
Terrible Wound	PRPYP
Terrible Wrath	PYPRP
Web of Blood	GRGRG
Web of Decay	GYGRG
Web of Fear	GYGPG				Spawns a Rift Crawler L49
Web of Malice	GPGYG
Web of Rage	GPGRG				Spawns a Rift Crawler L49
Web of Sickness	GYGYG
Web of Terror	PYPGP
Web of Wrath	GRGYG
Whirling Corruption	RGRYR
Whirling Decay	RYRGR
Whirling Horror	RPRGR
Whirling Poison	RGRPR
Whirling Rage	RYRPR
Whirling Sickness	RYRYR
Whirling Sting	RGRGR
Whirling Terror	RPRPR
Whirling Wrath	RPRYR
Wretched Sickness	YPYGY

Length 6

Name	Sequence	Damage	DoT	Power Drain	Other
Blood Plague	YRYPYR
Deadly Plague	YRYRYR
Fangs of Wrath	GRGRGR
Fell Plague	PYPGPY
Fell Stroke	PRPYPR
Fell Wound	PYPRPY
Morgul Blade	PGPRPG
Morgul Curse	PGPGPG
Morgul Plague	PGPYPG
Morgul Stroke	PRPGPR
Morgul Wound	PRPRPR
Orc Plague	YGYRYG
Plague of Terror	YPYPYP
Raging Plague	YPYRYP
Spawn of Ungoliant	GRGRGR				Spawns a Rift Crawler L50
Tempest of Angmar	RYRGRY
Tempest of Corruption	RYRYRY
Tempest of Dol Guldur	RPRGRP
Tempest of Mordor	RPRPRP
Tempest of Morgul Vale	RPRYRP
Tempest of the Black Uruks	RGRGRG
Tempest of the Dead	RYRPRY
Tempest of the East	RGRYRG
Tempest of the Shadow	RGRPRG
The Black Breath	PYPYPY
The Fell Spider's Bite	GRGPGR
The Lurker's Bite	GYGRGY
The Queen's Bite	GYGYGY
The Trapper's Snare	GYGPGY
The Tree Spider's Bite	GRGYGR
The Weaver's Trap	GPGYGP
The Widow's Bite	GPGRGP				Spawns a Rift Crawler L50
Venomous Plague	YGYGYG
Wounding Plague	YRYGYR
Wrathful Plague	YGYPYG

Diminishing Returns

With the introduction of Shadows of Mirkwood, crowd control effects (CC) in the 'moors have reduced effectiveness with every application.

 

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Per Frelorn in http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?p=4107893#post4107893

 

Changes to CC Diminishing Returns
All crowd control effects (fears, roots, stuns, and dazes) are now on the same application counter. This means that for purposes of diminishing returns in PvMP (and in PvMP ONLY), each application of any crowd control effect is counted against the duration of the type of crowd control.

Update Vol III Bk1:  CJ's are now affected by dimishing returns on their own separate counter.

For reference, the duration tables of each crowd control effect vs. application counter are below:

Roots/Dazes

• First Application = 50% of the root/daze duration
• Second Application = 25% of the root/daze duration
• Third - Ninth Application = 5% of the root/daze duration
• After the Tenth Application, the root/daze will no longer affect the target

Stuns

• First Application = 100% of the stun's duration
• Second Application = 50% of the stun's duration
• Third Application = 25% of the stun's duration
• Fourth - Ninth Application = 1 second stun duration
• After the Tenth Application, the stun will no longer affect the target.

Fears (please note that this applies only to crowd control fears - this does not apply to debuffs with resistance type: fear)

• First Application = 100% of the fear's duration
• Second Application = 50% of the fear's duration
• Third Application = 25% of the fear's duration
• Fourth - Ninth Application = 1 second fear duration
• After the Tenth Application, the fear will no longer affect the target

Conjunctions

• First Application = 100% of the conjunction stun's duration
• Second Application = 75% of the conjunction stun's duration
• Third Application = 50% of the conjunction stun's duration
• Fourth Application = 25% of the conjunction stun's duration
• Fifth - Ninth Application = 1 second conjunction stun duration
• After the Tenth Application, the conjunction stun will no longer affect the target

For an example with this application counter change:

You are hit with a daze effect in PvMP. It is counted as the first application of a CC effect, and the daze effect duration is 50%. After it wears off, you are then hit with a stun. It is counted as the second application of a CC effect, and the stun effect duration is 50%. After it wears off, you are hit with a root. It is counted as the third application of a CC effect, and the root effect duration is 5%. After it wears off, you are hit with a fear. It is counted as the fourth application of a CC effect, and the fear effect duration is 1 second.

Please note that the diminishing returns application counter is not permanent - if you are not hit with any crowd control effects for 45 seconds, the application counter will reset.

 

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Loot and What to sell

There are many items in the overland Ettenmoors that are used for quests.  The list of items that are safe to sell follow

• All bear items except Morningthaw Hides and Haunches
• All slug items except Slug meat
• All fellclaw items
• Untreated and Exceptional Hides
• All drake items except for Drake Sinew
• Darktide drops
• Hoarhollow Ale