lord of the rings online

This week's Massively Overthinking question is posed by Kickstarter donor Winterskorn, who wants to talk about something getting less and less love in MMORPGs lately: PvE. "There...

Lord of the Rings Online turns -- wow -- eight years old this month, which means that the game is not only throwing an...

There are few things more annoying than a developer promoting an upcoming feature or change and then never delivering on it. Four expansions later,...

One of the big ticket items for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 16 is a revamp of the legendary item system with something...

Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...

Lord of the Rings Online is gearing up for a big content push this month with Update 16. The devs put the patch on the...

When I'm perusing my One Shots mail folder seeking that special picture that will make the headlines, I'm not looking for anything in particular....

While my Kindle is loaded with so many new books I've yet to read that I really should take a few months off to...

This guest Soapbox was originally commissioned in 2015 through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Tyler F.M. Edwards, who blogs at www.superior-realities.com....

A few weeks ago I asked the Massively Overpowered community if all MMOs should come with player music systems. In my opinion, at least,...

It's a two-for-one music Monday here at Massively Overpowered! For starters, Elite: Dangerous is now selling its physical soundtrack as a 3-CD set. The...

Out of all of the MMOs that I've played over the years, I must have spent the most time in Lord of the Rings...

When you're on a time budget and can't always be in a game 24/7 to join spontaneous guild runs, it's a blessing to be...

You know, I need another fantasy MMORPG in my life like I need another hole in my head. But thanks to a nifty lore-centric...

It goes without saying that after eight years of continual development and expansion, Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth holds quite the assortment of...

Sometimes simple can be beautiful. I don't know what it is, exactly, that attracts me to this week's title pic, but I think its...

What would you do if you went up against a giant face intent on bringing forth your personal doom? I don't know about you,...

Lord of the Rings Online is a big, big game that has grown over the years to encompass a wide swath of Middle-earth. One...

While developing player music systems might seem like a superfluous effort, in my opinion it is a feature that should come standard in most...

There's always more to every story than is often told, which is why it's fascinating to come across accounts like this one by former...