lord of the rings online

Official Site: Lord of the Rings Online
Studio: Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: April 24, 2007
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

The Daily Grind: What’s your most-used consumable in MMORPGs?

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I've been thinking a lot of about economy problems lately - economy problems in MMORPGs, that is. It's a confluence of discussions, really: my...

LOTRO stuffs lockboxes with more goods while nerfing legacy items

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It's a minor patch day for Lord of the Rings Online -- and a slightly unusual one at that. Update 39.1 arrived on Wednesday with...
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Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins

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Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 462: Awaiting Brighter Shores

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest's 25th birthday, Brighter Shores' announcement, Star Citizen's 1.0 tease, SWTOR's date night patch, Elder Scrolls Online's DLC, and LOTRO's Update 39, with adventures in ESO and LOTRO, plus two mailbag topics relating to the crafting show.

The Daily Grind: Have daily login bonuses ever gotten you to stay in an MMORPG?

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Back in February, Lord of the Rings Online kicked off another one of its promotions that I assume is meant to get people who...

LOTRO addresses questions about server transfers, the instance finder, and level bloat

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With Update 39 and the Spring Festival pushed to the servers this past week and a meetup at PAX East happening in the coming...

One Shots: Murderhobo and the Moon

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Do you ever wonder what the last thing you'll ever see in this world before you bite the big one? I just hope it's...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 fashion tips to make your LOTRO character pop

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Forget raids or the epic books or even Bingo Boffin; we all know that the true endgame in Lord of the Rings Online is...

LOTRO’s Update 39 arrives with three dungeons, raid, and the spring festival

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After an extended period of testing, Lord of the Rings Online's first big drop of 2024 is finally almost here. Update 39: Arenas of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 461: Dune Awakening rises from its slumber

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Justin and Bree discuss Camelot Unchained, Final Stand Ragnarok, WoW Cataclysm Classic, Dune Awakening, New World, and Albion Online, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on BitCraft and our thoughts on the merits of early access.

Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see

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Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...

LOTRO’s dungeon drop and spring festival arrive this week with the cutest snail ever

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Last year the Lord of the Rings Online community lost its collective mind over a rock. In 2024, it may be for a snail. The...

The Daily Grind: What’s the hardest MMORPG to return to after a long time away?

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When I returned to Lord of the Rings Online several years ago, I'd been away for a very, very long time - so long...
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LOTRO Legendarium: Untangling LOTRO’s complicated travel system

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Considering how absolutely huge Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth has become, I'd say finding efficient ways to traverse its landscape is paramount to...

Vague Patch Notes: Sort your own MMO community, guy

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One of the things I note is that every so often - not all the time, but every so often - something will just...

Aww, the LOTRO and DDO dev meet-and-greet at PAX East is limited to 300 people

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Lord of the Rings Online is on the cusp of bringing Update 39: Arenas of Conflict to players, although the release date has yet...

One Shots: Slice me a chunk of that moon cheese, would ya

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You have to love the absolute hubris of Jedi in Star Wars because there's no object that they don't think they can levitate, smash,...

LOTRO Legendarium: Three key problems LOTRO can’t seem to solve

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There's a special agony reserved for faithful fans of a franchise when they see said franchise make unforced errors, decline in quality, or fail...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with interesting Guinness World Records

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I never quite know how much stock to put in Guinness World Records. I guess it's somewhere between "for amusement value" and "stone cold...

LOTRO goes into a fourth round of Update 39 testing

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Extensive testing of Lord of the Rings Online's Update 39 continues, as a fourth round of the beta activated this week. The promising news...

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