Others rationalize that only veteran players will choose this option as a way to avoid the tedious grind or start anew across the impenetrable EU-US server divide. Surely, this is not the ideal way to learn to play a class and many on the official forum have expressed this view. Hint: it costs more to buy the Gift of the Valar plus the upgrade from 50 to 95 than shooting from 1 to 95 with a single stroke. The store still offers the Gift of the Valar for 3,995 TP and a level 50 to 95 upgrade for 2,995 TP. But now that players can nearly reach the cap level in a matter of minutes, will this affect the game’s long-term population dynamics?įor 5,995 Turbine points, the in-game store’s currency, players can shortcut to level 95 with the Blessing of the Valar.
This isn’t the first level boost available for purchase in the store in 2013, Turbine, the studio behind LOTRO, released the Gift of the Valar, an instant boost to level 50. Update 17.1 of the Lord of the Rings Online introduced an item to the in-game currency store that will promote a character directly to level 95.
