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

Massively OP Podcast Episode 113: Avatar vs. toon

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, TERA, Elite, WoW, Star Citizen, and WildStar, with a mailbag question on MMORPG midcore accessibility.

LOTRO composer shares behind-the-scenes stories of the soundtrack

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In case you missed it in the 10th anniversary post earlier this month, Lord of the Rings Online is bringing back famed composer Chance...

Massively OP’s spring and Easter MMORPG event roundup

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Bunnies and eggs! Flowers and grass! Lots and lots of chocolate as we hoard every Cadbury thing we can find! (Or maybe that's just...

Lord of the Rings Online plans two-month nostalgia hunt for 10th anniversary

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Don't expect the same-old fireworks display from Lord of the Rings Online as it hits its 10th birthday this month. Well, there will be...

Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes

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After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...

LOTRO Legendarium: Playing second fiddle to the Fellowship

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Back when Lord of the Rings Online was being developed as Middle-earth Online in the late 1990s, the original concept was to plop players...

The MOP Up: Scorpio’s doomsday device (April 9, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

The Stream Team: Frolicking in LOTRO’s spring festival

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Massively OP's MJ is pretty happy that LOTRO extended its spring festival another week, giving her more time to go frolic in the festivities....

Perfect Ten: 10 little things that I love about LOTRO

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I'm a details man. I like to stop and check out the small things, to drink in my environments, and to notice how all...

LOTRO posts April event schedule, makes temporary store change

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As Lord of the Rings Online players wrap up the spring festival this week, they won't have much time to breathe before the next...

Global Chat: The fallout over Secret World Legends

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The fallout over The Secret World's reboot into Secret World Legends has spread far and wide over the MMO blogging community, with many expressing...
I'm happy with the choices I've made. These have all been good decisions.

LOTRO doesn’t see its shadow, extends spring festival for another week

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Spring is here, so why not enjoy it for a while? That's the philosophy guiding Lord of the Rings Online, which announced yesterday that it...

The MOP Up: Guns of Icarus has relaunched as Guns of Icarus Alliance (April 2, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: I took a picture THIS big!

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When you take the best screenshot in the world and want to impress your friends, do you find that you end up exaggerating a...

The Daily Grind: What long-term MMO tech issues still annoy you?

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The other day in Massively OP office chat, Eliot and I were reminiscing about World of Warcraft's launch period and in particular a bug...
I'm happy with the choices I've made. These have all been good decisions.

LOTRO’s Spring Festival returns

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Spring is in bloom, love is in the air, and boots are primed for stompin' some major shrew butt. Yes, it's once again time for...

LOTRO fights the lag monster of Update 20

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It stands to reason that Lord of the Rings Online players are pretty thrilled this week to be exploring the outskirts of Mordor, but...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 109: We are all Dragonborn

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Justin and Bree discuss our PAX awards, Guild Wars 2, Wizard101, WoW, LOTRO, DDO, The Repopulation, EverQuest, Eternal Crusade, and Pathfinder, with mailbag questions on Funcom's mystery game and Landmark-like sandboxes.
Same horse?

Lord of the Rings Online sends players to the Black Gate with today’s Update 20

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The path of Lord of the Rings Online has always pointed, inevitably, toward Mordor. Update 20, live today in the epic MMORPG, brings players...

How to farm 570 LOTRO points in under three hours

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One of the interesting quirks of Lord of the Rings Online's free-to-play setup is that players can earn premium currency -- LOTRO points, or...

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