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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 Stream Team: Birthday bash for MOP at LOTRO’s party tree!

MJ Guthrie - February 11, 2019 1

Who knows how to party better than a Hobbit? It's Massively OP's fourth birthday today, so MJ is throwing a bash the party tree...

Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers

Justin Olivetti - February 10, 2019 30

The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...

LOTRO Legendarium: Is Moria amazing – or agonizing?

Justin Olivetti - February 9, 2019 48

In about a month, Lord of the Rings Online's progression servers will unlock their first expansion and take us deep into the mines of...

The day the music died: LOTRO nerfs Minstrels to the ground

Justin Olivetti - February 5, 2019 25

Overpowered or powered-up fun? Lord of the Rings Online's Minstrel class was a fan favorite for many, but its strong performance, especially at low...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 207: Bunny girls throughout Eorzea

Justin Olivetti - February 5, 2019 10

Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, Legends of Aria, RuneScape, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, and Warframe, with mailbag topics on MMO endgames and battle royale modes in MMOs.

LOTRO hints at Minas Morgul with new skirmish event

Justin Olivetti - February 4, 2019 3

One of the big content drops reportedly coming to Lord of the Rings Online this year is the opening of Minas Morgul -- Mordor's...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever been to a concert in an MMO?

Bree Royce - February 1, 2019 49

Slightly embarrassing story time: One of my favorite things to do in classic Star Wars Galaxies was sing. Yes, musicians and dancers were technically...

Here we are again, and still, and always.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 206: This is our Anthem

Justin Olivetti - January 29, 2019 8

Justin and Bree discuss MMO character creation systems, the Anthem demo mess, Ragnarok 2's abrupt development end, WoW's new raid, Daybreak's EverQuest franchise plans, Last Oasis, and Fallout 76, with mailbag questions on needlessly complicated MMOs and subs for maintenance mode games.

Lord of the Rings Online readies its next progression server unlock

Justin Olivetti - January 26, 2019 13

For the past couple of months, Standing Stone Games hasn't spoken much on the status and future of Lord of the Rings Online's progression...

LOTRO Legendarium: Five lessons I’ve learned from replaying Shadows of Angmar

Justin Olivetti - January 26, 2019 19

Over the past three months, I've been exclusively playing on the Anor progression server in Lord of the Rings Online. During that time, I've...

Perfect Ten: The worst MMORPG expansions of all time

Justin Olivetti - January 23, 2019 154

A great MMO expansion brings so much to the table: fresh excitement for a game, new classes, innovative features, expanded vistas, additional races, and...

Global Chat: The big question mark of Anthem

Justin Olivetti - January 20, 2019 20

What's the biggest gaming unknown for you going into 2019? For MMO blogger Cary at Virtual Bastion, it's whether or not BioWare is going to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 204: SpatialOS spasms

Justin Olivetti - January 15, 2019 16

Justin and Bree discuss the Unity vs. SpatialOS showdown, the Destiny 2 Activision split and investigation, Elite's massive event, big updates for Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, and LOTRO, plus our adventures in ESO, LOTRO, SWG, and DDO, and reader mail on games that don't click with you, the MMOs we'd like to see built, and video game eyeballs.