Landscape Difficulty
Landscape Difficulty is a set of quests currently available on all servers that are designed to make landscape encounters more difficult for players in exchange for granting bonus experience points and titles.
All landscape difficulty quests are bestowed by Hardened Traveller and are available once players complete the introduction.
The Hardened Traveller can be found at the following locations:
| Coordinates | Directions / Description |
|---|---|
| [29.7S, 51.3W] | (Bree) The Prancing Pony |
| [32.1S, 76.5W] | (The Shire) Little Delving |
| [13.8S, 103.1W] | (Ered Luin) Thorin's Gates |
| [28.1S, 92.3W] | (Ered Luin) Celondim Across from the Stable-master |
| [25.4S, 48.7W] | (Bree-land) Archet |
| [60.4S, 34.6W] | (Swanfleet) Mossward |
| [5.9S, 105.1W] | (Zelem-melek) The Twenty-first Hall |
![[29.7S, 51.3W]](/wiki/File:Bree-town_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[32.1S, 76.5W]](/wiki/File:Shire_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[13.8S, 103.1W]](/wiki/File:Thorin%27s_Gate_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[28.1S, 92.3W]](/wiki/File:Ered_Luin_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[25.4S, 48.7W]](/wiki/File:Archet_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[60.4S, 34.6W]](/wiki/File:Mossward_map.jpg){kind=link}
![[5.9S, 105.1W]](/wiki/File:Zelem-melek_map.jpg){kind=link}
Note that Landscape Difficulty only applies when in the open world and in solo/duo skirmishes and missions. Landscape Difficulty debuffs and effects are disabled inside of other instances, and Delvings (after accepting a quest from the delving stone).
Effect on Gameplay
When completing a Difficulty quest, the character will gain a Difficulty debuff. This debuff has the following effects on the character:
- Decreases outgoing damage
- Increases incoming damage
- Increases XP and Virtue XP gain
- Triggers additional effects on enemy targets
The higher the Difficulty selected, the more pronounced these effects will be.
Quests and Effects
Following is a list of Landscape Difficulty quests along with the effects that are applied both to the character and any enemy targets while at that difficulty.
| Tier | Difficulty Quest | Character Debuff(s)[1] | XP Gain[2] | VXP Gain | Enemy Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Difficulty 0: Normal | None | None | None | None |
| 1 | Difficulty 1: Adventurous | Difficulty 1: Adventurous | +10% | +1% | None |
| 2 | Difficulty 2: Daring | Difficulty 2: Daring | +15% | +3% | None |
| 3 | Difficulty 3: Fearless | Difficulty 3: Fearless The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 4 | Difficulty 4: Fearless +1 | Difficulty 4: Fearless +1 The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 5 | Difficulty 5: Fearless +2 | Difficulty 5: Fearless +2 The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 6 | Difficulty 6: Fearless +3 | Difficulty 6: Fearless +3 The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 7 | Difficulty 7: Heroic | Difficulty 7: Heroic The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 8 | Difficulty 8: Heroic +1 | Difficulty 8: Heroic +1 The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
| 9 | Difficulty 9: Heroic +2 | Difficulty 9: Heroic +2 The Eye of Sauron[3] |
+20% | +5% | Enraged Effects |
Deeds and Titles
The appropriate Landscape Difficulty quest must be completed before the character reaches level 11 for the following deed(s) to be bestowed. Afterwards, setting the difficulty to lower than the minimum difficulty level required for a deed, will cancel it and block the character from ever completing it. Once completed, the bestowed title(s) are Account-wide, and can be used by any class.
Note: If you want to qualify for Fearless deeds, you cannot select a lower difficulty first! Completing the quest for Daring or below immediately and permanently disqualifies you from getting the Fearless deeds.