Lord of the Rings Online

My wife and I are intersted in LOTRO. We've gotten a hold of some LOTRO 10-day buddy access keys and plan to start playing as soon as we can figure out what classes to play. The last game we really played together was WoW and we both played the role of tank. After reading a little bit on some class review articles on various sites it would appear that having two tanks would be a gross waste of potential. So we are curious, what would a good class combo be for two inseparable players? We're not familiar with the fellowship system or even with the classes much. We're very open to any play style. Any info would be most appreciated.

well i hope i can help you. i was thinking about returning to lotro, i only got lvl 30 and am fearing no1 will be my lvl to help me to chapters :(

but anyway i would suggest mabye a captain and a minstrel. captains can kinda tank and have great buffs. the minstrel is a healer with aewsome buffs 2.  just my opinion althow my lvl 30 captain was kinda boring they are great with groups.

I just don't really know how important fellowships are. We prefer to solo more than group. If we wanted to worry about fellowship maneuvers then we might go with a Burglar and Captain. If we wanted to address long term solo survival then we might go with something like a Guardian and a Champion or a Guardian and a Minstrel. It is just really hard to say. All I know is that we don't have the free time right now to try our hands at every classes, and if necessary class combination, to find our sweet spot. Any insight is most appreciated

Best combo for attempting to do all of the group quests while inviting other classes for a PUG would be Guardian and Minstrel.  These are always the two missing classes.  Just add some DPS and you're good to go.

If you two don't care about the group quests and just want to play together without grouping with anyone else then any of the classes except Lore Master would go well together.  Lore Masters are just too group oriented.

My personal recommendation would be go with the Minstrel and Guardian and group with other people for big quests.  They are the most fun.

Good luck!

Edit:  I just read your 2nd post.  Fellowship Manuvers really aren't a big deal until you start raiding at end game.

Hunter & Lore Master (range)
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Hunter: high DPS, run speed buffs (there is a lot of traveling and you get  a mount access at lvl 35), some crowd control (CC).
Lore Master: crowd control, and moderate healing, pet (LMs are awesome for solo and PvMP raids)

Hunter & Burglar (range & melee)
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Hunter: same as above
Burlar: good CC, lots of choices in combat (one of the more interesting classes to play)

Burglar & Lore Master (melee & range)
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Burglar: same as above.
Lore Master: same as above.

Rune-Keeper & Lore Master (range)
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Run-keeper: high DPS, also can heal, some CC
Lore Master: same as above

2 Burglars (melee)
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CC control and high damage with attacks from behind. (great at all levels)

2 Lore Masters (crowd control)
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Excellent crowd control.

2 Rune-Keepers (range)
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High damage, healing, and some CC, at low levels, this combo is exceptional.

Guardian,Captain,Champion, Warden+Minstrel
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Very traditional tank+healer combo

I personally prefer the Burglar as you can play solo, and is excellent to any combo as it handles Crowd Control responsibilities. Also, Burglars have a very broad skill tree to mix and match as the situation warrants. It's probably one of the least same key repetative classes to play.

With 2 players you can incorporate Fellowship manuevers, and the Burglar is the class of choice. You will have simple combos, but they are still useful when you need a heal or power, or that extra damage.

If you choose to do a Burglar, select the Man race, the Hobbit race traits are a waste.

My Personal opinion is that if you have good Crowd Control and high DPS, you don't need the traditional Tank role.

With 2 players, I would avoid the Guardian/Minstrel combo.  You will not die, but you will take a lot longer to kill anything.

Personally I would choose a combination of 2 melee classes, with at least one of them being captain or burglar, for healing/buff and healing/CC/debuff abilities.  Reason for 2 melees is you can stick close together and don't have to worry about a ranged person pulling agro from the melee.

Originally posted by Mulsiphix

My wife and I are intersted in LOTRO. We've gotten a hold of some LOTRO 10-day buddy access keys and plan to start playing as soon as we can figure out what classes to play. The last game we really played together was WoW and we both played the role of tank. After reading a little bit on some class review articles on various sites it would appear that having two tanks would be a gross waste of potential. So we are curious, what would a good class combo be for two inseparable players? We're not familiar with the fellowship system or even with the classes much. We're very open to any play style. Any info would be most appreciated.

It must be great to have a missus who actually wants to play with you, rather than tear strips off your ass for the amount of time you spend in game......

my wife and I have duo'ed a champion and minstrel to lvl 46. It works out pretty well, there haven't been too many quests that we couldn't handle on our own and when the going gets tough we either look for a pug or just skip it and come back at a higher level.

My wife plays a Hunter, and I play a Minstrel.  We can complete most quests together, and it is very easy for us to find others to join us in need be.  Also though it helps we are in a huge Kin, and are always asked to join with them in the larger Raids and such  :)