Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Official Site:Â Lord of the Rings Online
Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Interviewing an Asheron’s Call Shard Slayer: On griefing, doxxing, losing mates, and winning MMOs
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The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 158: We are all heroes
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on lockboxes without gambling and sunsetting working MMORPGs.
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Sometimes you can learn an awful lot from an in-game map.
Take for example Lord of the Rings Online's Northern Mirkwood map, which testers have...
One Shots: First steps into a wider world
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Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Northern Mirkwood
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings
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Global Chat: To RIFT or not to RIFT?
Everyone's talking about RIFT's new Prime server idea -- and whether or not it will get us playing Trion Worlds' fantasy MMO once again....
LOTRO Legendarium: The 10 best pages on Lotro-Wiki
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EverQuesting: EverQuest II is a packrat’s paradise
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Lord of the Rings Online patch adds plenty of attractive loot — in lockboxes
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Perfect Ten: Major MMO expansions and updates to expect in 2018
Now that we're almost 1/12th of the way through 2018, it's probably about time to stop anticipating the year and start experiencing it. We...
LOTRO players pull off massive multi-day Winterstock concert
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LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best sky views?
I know it's a simple and basic thing, but I absolutely adore a great skybox in my MMORPGs. There's something about looking up at...
Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name
Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...
Here’s how one high school teacher uses Lord of the Rings Online in her English class
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Hear me out here: It's at this...
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