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

LOTRO promises a ‘significant portion of engineering’ to address server performance

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One of the unfortunate side effects of Lord of the Rings Online's population boom amid its 15th anniversary celebrations is that all of the...

Lord of the Rings Online fixes up several quests, instances, and the Anor legendary server

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Lord of the Rings Online had a few buggy messes to clean up from its recent Yondershire update, apparently. The game's latest patch is...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Shadowfax server moves into Helm’s Deep this week

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While Lord of the Rings Online's Shadowfax and Treebeard servers shared the same start date, their progression has been anything but similar. Currently, Treebeard...

Lord of the Rings Online admits PvP scene is ‘at a crossroads,’ releases 15th anniversary soundtrack

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Newly rehired Lord of the Rings Online dev Allan "Orion" Maki popped up on the forums this week to discuss the game's PvP scene...
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Lord of the Rings Online sends out anniversary goodies erased by last week’s rollback

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Last week's unexpected downtime and rollback for Lord of the Rings Online resulted in a case of missing anniversary goodies for those who had...

The Daily Grind: Do you actually play the MMO characters you’ve used level boosters on?

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Lord of the Rings Online has posed an interesting conundrum for MMO players with its perhaps overly generous anniversary gifts. Tucked in among all...

The Stream Team: Partying like a Hobbit for LOTRO’s 15th anniversary

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What were you doing 15 years ago? Massively OP's MJ was playing the launch of LOTRO. And today, she's doing the same! Even after...

LOTRO Legendarium: Six reasons why now is a great time to return to LOTRO

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When you greatly love a game, franchise, or IP, there's nothing so heartwarming as to see it get a renaissance. In a world where...

Lord of the Rings Online devs reveal Easter eggs, memories, and history for the 15th anniversary

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Let's give some props to Lord of the Rings Online: This MMO is setting a strong standard about how momentous anniversaries should be thrown....

The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest way an MMO ever trolled you?

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I don't think that cheeky developers can resist trolling players in the nicest of ways every once in a while. Personally, I find it...
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Lord of the Rings Online players experience queues for the first time in years as concurrency ramps up

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While word that people like free stuff isn't exactly mind-blowing news, what does appear to be surprising to players of Lord of the Rings...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 370: Dragonflight, TERA, and LOTRO

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In this bonus episode, Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Dragonflight reveal, the uproar over Wrath Classic, TERA's sunset, and LOTRO's massive anniversary.

Lord of the Rings Online rolls the servers back after a day of downtime following anniversary patch

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(We've updated with the latest rollback info at the end.) What was set up to be an amazing day for Lord of the Rings Online...
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Lord of the Rings Online just won at anniversary presents with today’s update

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Let this be the kindest PSA you'll get all day: If you have even the most passing interest -- or more! -- in Lord...
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Lord of the Rings Online welcomes Hobbits and big folk alike to the Yondershire

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The Hobbits may have gone to Isengard, but it wasn't that great in the end, so they're coming back to Yondershire. Lord of the...

LOTRO Legendarium: Why Lord of the Rings Online’s world feels different from all other MMOs

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I truly wish I remember the name of the gaming magazine that I picked up in early 2007, but such details escape me. What...

Dungeons and Dragons Online activates its new website, adds more value to its subscription

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Standing Stone Games activated Dungeons and Dragons Online's brand-new website earlier this week with a modern look and easier navigation. This brings DDO up...

Massively Overthinking: The ideal MMO server setup

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Over the last year, we've seen multiple major MMO and expansion launches, and most of them went awry in some way or another. Final...

Lord of the Rings Online modifies store in preparation for its revitalized F2P model

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When the next big update arrives this month for Lord of the Rings Online, it will forever change the landscape of the game's business...

Lord of the Rings Online promotes its Anor server to Minas Morgul status

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Lord of the Rings Online's first progression (or "legendary") server is catching up to the regular servers, slowly but surely. In fact, today the...

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