I will agree 2 Broadford Street is the best house ever. Love the commodity of having the stable master and the vendors close by and the VIP perks are not that far. Great choice
Are you going to Mossward with each of your characters to get the "free" basic riding skill and starter mount? Even accounts which don't own Before the Shadow can send characters to Mossward's blacksmith shop to do that. Note that the skill and mount are "free" - unlocking the ability to do "A Little Extra..." Part 2 for the entire account on that server costs 10 LOTRO Points. However, you get to do Part 1 once per account per server and that awards 10 LOTRO Points. So it doesn't cost any net LOTRO Points. And then there's no need to worry about the decaying mount whistle or the 95LP cost for basic riding skill from the store or having to spend game gold for a mount.
f2p players cannot send money directly. they have to buy coins or bags and mail those. you have to buy in-game-item money with your money to send money in the mail. (anti-botting 'feature')
Eventualy with main charecter you will get nore Marks and medalions. So you can just buy the 1st zones reputation items from skirmish camp. But barrow downs is agrest place to stack up those items on the area from the video also with slayer deeds inside. The bee-town has some reputation quests on the botom of the map wih a little Star simbols. Get them before going to barrow downs. Sonyou get more reputation from them as well.
I have a founders account, and I found LOTRO to be too much trouble for not enough enjoyment. I used to love the immersion into Tolkien-town, but gosh...the LI's, crystals, relics, essences, yada yada yada. I tried the new brawler; cool sounds but it's like a champ, without the aoe option. So, a non-stealth burg. Which...beyond a bit novel entirely defeats the purpose, porpoise :) Have fun, though!
