turbine

American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.

Global Chat: Is fast travel a boon or a bust for MMORPGs?

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While I let you chew on that slightly clickbaity title there, I urge you to check out an essay on Bits & Pieces about...

Lord of the Rings Online addresses performance issues, LIs, and custom difficulty

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Lord of the Rings Online decided to put together a Q&A with the executive producer Rob “Severlin” Ciccolini this past Friday, offering up a...

The Stream Team: Hunting eggs and adventure in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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If you thought only Christmas liked to assert itself as dominant over many weeks, you haven't met Easter! Also dissatisfied with only one day...

Massively Overthinking: The 2021 MMORPG outlook is good, actually

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Early this week, I saw a mainstream gaming headline in my feeds about how we should all just give up on 2021 since it's...

Choose My Adventure: Warrior time and a more classical Cleric in RIFT

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This week, I traded my shepherd’s cane for a big honkin’ sword in RIFT and found that… well, there’s not too much different here,...
Symbolic.

Global Chat: Dealing with Magic Legends

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Now that Magic Legends is out, you can best believe that a lot of MMO gamers are checking out Cryptic's latest offering. Among those...

Dungeons and Dragons’ Festival of the Traveler breezes through town

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If you haven't had your fill of eggs this week -- plastic, hard-boiled, or virtual -- then Dungeons and Dragons Online has an activity...

The Soapbox: Lies I was told about World of Warcraft

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A few months back, I was feeling restless in my MMO routine. Guild Wars 2 is my MMO "home," so I'm always in that...

Dungeons and Dragons Online tests Peril of the Planar Eyes module

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Four new dungeons. Additional named loot. A revamp to bow combat. Better game performance. And your stats are way too low to handle what...

Rumor: EG7 and Daybreak might be prepping PlanetSide 2’s Rogue Planet for its own company

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Daybreak corporate sleuth and TheoryForge crewmate @MSandersonD has uncovered another Daybreak gem: new corporate registrations for Daybreak-related companies. California and Delaware filings show that...

Lord of the Rings Online players create a video memorial for a fallen friend

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When one of Lord of the Rings Online's beloved community members passed away, friends and fellow players decided to do something in his honor....

One Shots: Riding the dino to the prom

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You think you were all decked out in finery and had a spiffy ride the last time you went to a formal dance? You...

Lord of the Rings Online leaks Brawler class details

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Trust MMORPG players to poke around where developers wish they wouldn't, especially when it comes to prying all of the secrets out of upcoming...

Mimic chests are causing havoc in Dungeons and Dragons Online’s new permadeath server season

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Players who were dipping in to the recently opened permadeath server of Dungeons and Dragons Online were likely expecting a challenge, but it appears...

The Stream Team: Fire vs ice in Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Taming of the Flames

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Some say the stream will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what Massively OP's MJ does desire she holds with those who favor fire. But unless...

Dungeons and Dragons Online activates its fourth permadeath server season

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You've only got one life to live in Dungeons and Dragons Online -- so make it a good one. The doors to DDO's permadeath...

The Daily Grind: What MMO content is perfect for short gaming sessions?

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Lately I've been exploring Lord of the Rings Online's new(ish) mission system, which is essentially a smaller version of skirmishes that scale to a...
Vwoomp.

The Soapbox: Would Asheron’s Call make a good battle royale game?

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With the recent announcement of Crayta coming to PCs, I was reminded of some discussions on the Asheron's Call subreddit about making a battle royale fan...

Global Chat: Giddy over SWTOR’s Dark Descent

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For MMO blogs that only cover a single game, an announcement of an upcoming content release is like a mini-Christmas all to itself. This...

LOTRO Legendarium: Finding purpose in Lord of the Rings Online’s Wildwood

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In what promises to be quite the busy year for Lord of the Rings Online, the game's first content update -- Wildwood -- arrived...

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