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

Lord of the Rings Online updates players on its PvP zone progress, saying player interest is ‘refreshing

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Lord of the Rings Online's decidedly niche PvP mode best thank its lucky stars that it has a developer that cares passionately about this,...

The Daily Grind: How many people do you have on ignore in your core MMORPG?

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I have mentioned in a few places now that the new Glamdring server in Lord of the Rings Online is fairly dreadful in terms...

LOTRO and DDO devs host a meet-and-greet at PAX East

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Any Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons and Dragons Online fans heading to PAX East next month (or happen to live in the...

Lord of the Rings Online has announced compensation for all the server transfer woes

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Let's just mention this up front: No, we still don't have new dates for the opening of the Lord of the Rings Online dark...
Forever and ever.

Perfect Ten: Early versions of MMOs that were rougher than you remember

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Despite our nostalgia goggles and cries for legacy versions of MMORPGs, the real truth is that most 1.0 versions of our online games were...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 514: Elder Seasons Online

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Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Classic Guild Wars, LOTRO, abd Defiance, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Diablo III, plus a mailbag topic on advice for MMO sequels.

One Shots: What happens in Undermine stays in Undermine

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Looking for a place to indulge in every explosion-related vice that you can imagine? Then head right down to Undermine, friend, and be a...

Lord of the Rings Online whips up a new tropical island for this year’s Midsummer Festival

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One of Lord of the Rings Online's younger festivals is about to get a major upgrade in 2025. The Midsummer Festival, which came following...

Massively Overthinking: The one about open-world randos in MMOs

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MOP's Chris is fast becoming my muse: It was his remark about Marvel Heroes that inspired this week's Massively Overthinking. "Some of the best fun...

Lord of the Rings Online launches another 64-bit server, Grond, as it begins testing Update 44

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Over a month after Lord of the Rings Online opened its greatly hyped 64-bit servers to new characters and transfers, SSG has opened up...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show

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Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.

Lord of the Rings Online is launching a new EU 64-bit server, Grond, tomorrow, followed by Sting in the US

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Two weeks ago, Standing Stone Games told Lord of the Rings Online players that the unexpected demand for the four new 64-bit servers had...

The Daily Grind: What makes you furious in MMOs?

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Last week, Lord of the Rings Online finally opened up its housing system on the new 64-bit servers, and after two days of listening...
Owliest bears.

LOTRO Legendarium: Should LOTRO players also check out Dungeons and Dragons Online?

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You know what's always fascinated me? The connection between Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online. These two MMOs are very...
Science fight!

Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?

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Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...

Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs

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Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...

LOTRO’s six-month roadmap teases the kinship refresh, homesteading currency, and Crown of Hamat

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Over the last month, most of the information we've been getting out of Lord of the Rings Online has been coming from forum posts...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around

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Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.

So how is the Lord of the Rings Online 2025 housing rush going so far? Well, it’s going

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After a month of waiting for the server transfer queue situation to settle, Lord of the Rings Online players are finally able to start...
It's a jumping off point.

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs

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I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...

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