Welcome to the Oort Cloud website!
Who we are:
The members of Oort Cloud are a diverse group of players from all walks of life that enjoy a variety of the things that LotRo has to offer. We come together with a common goal of a kin that is devoid of hatred, pointless drama and senseless arguments. We are an open community that does not judge, nor do we condone attacks against race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, political views, etc. The things that we value most are, Friendship, Trust, Loyalty, Honesty, Respect, and Commitment. Our relationships with each other are paramount over any other game aspect. We consider our members family and strive to treat everyone we meet in and out of the kinship with kindness and generosity, but we will stand up for ourselves when someone treats us poorly.
What Oort Cloud has to Offer:
We are a small kin seeking to expand with like-minded individuals to further delve into the game. Here are some of the things we currently do.
1. Our kinship has recently acquired Rank 10. We have a kin house that holds mats and supplies for class quests.
2. A kin bank account - to hold what cannot be kept at the kin house that is available on request for kin members as needed.
3. Our end game activities are active. We do light raids such as Helegrod, Rift and Turtle for fun. We occasionally do OD for training purposes and have Draigoch on farm. We are currently working our way through the Orthanc wings with some success.
4. We have several members who are Kindred with Guilds that can take care of any your needs. You can request these things on the website or by mail or in the kin chat and we are happy to provide assistance. As a policy, we do not charge our kin members for crafting services except for certain high level food and then only at the cost of making such. We may also, occasionally ask for specfic rare and/or expensive materiels to be provided by the requester.
5. Members constantly team up for quests, skirmshes, instances, and dailies as requested.
6. Teamwork Days - Deed/Trait Days - to go get some deeds done in an area. Cooking Days to make the kin food on demand. These are just a couple of examples. We love to do the occasional day of teamwork, where we can get improvements to characters or gather up mats for the kin.
7. We have quite a few level 65-75's but also members who are of varying levels. Members can and will assist in helping people prepare for whatever end game goals that they have, including but not limited to, raiding, if they so desire.
Our Rules:
1. Brothers/Sisters at Arms - Come in with an open mind and a desire to get to know your kinmates. Have a desire for comraderie that may have been missing from kinships that you have experienced prior. We have Ventrilo to talk on, which operates smoother than in-game chat, which you are more than welcome to use once you are a member of the kin. Once you are in the kin, you are a part of us and should not be a stranger!
2. Give and Take - We encourage teamwork here in which every member should give and also receive. We desire that no one in the kin just makes things or gives their time with no return. We also do not want to see people grab up whatever is offered and yet do not support others. In the end, it's a simple concept that most people learn when they are children: Share.
3. Trust - Honesty and openess is such a valuable and perhaps underrated thing nowadays. The members here consider it important. Trust in each other and if someone is deceptive, that person probably does not belong here. Voice your concerns and ideas. We get better as a team and if an idea can help us improve as a kin, we're all ears. If you have a problem with a member, we would like to see everyone be as proactive as possible in solving problems, don't let things fester, if you have a problem, talk to someone who may be able to help you fix it. ...This way we can maintain kinships cohesiveness and all have a better gaming experience. Being underhanded is heavily frowned upon, of course.
So, if it all sounds good to you...
You are encouraged to join the website and also send a message to any officer here, or member if an officer is not present at the time. We would be glad to welcome to you to your new kin!
Definition of Oort Cloud: The Oort Cloud is a hypothesized spherical cloud of comets which may lie roughly 50,000 AU, or nearly a light-year, from the Sun.