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 Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...

Jukebox Heroes: My top six favorite MMO soundtracks of all time

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In ranking MMO soundtracks, there are a lot of ways to do it. You can pull out individual tracks or praise a game for...
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Lord of the Rings Online opens up free transfers in anticipation of server merges

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Right now, you can move your character around servers in Lord of the Rings Online for free. You'll need to take advantage of that...

Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P

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Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs that need VR

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Man, our Kickstarter backers are fixated on virtual reality. It's almost as if you guys are really tech-savvy and into gaming immersion or something! Today's Massively Overthinking question...

The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs ever worth it?

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Seeing Champions Online's lifetime subscription go on sale last week -- for the "low" price of $200 -- made me think once again what...

The Daily Grind: How do you play Elder Scrolls Online?

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I reinstalled Elder Scrolls Online this week, and I don't know why. I mean, I like the game well enough, and did from day...

The Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition

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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...

Perfect Ten: Clever features that should be in more MMOs

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MMOs are built on the backs of many interlocking systems, some more crucial to the experience than others. While I have great appreciation for...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO festival event is your favorite?

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Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival ends this week, and I'm kind of glad. I've been partaking, of course, but it's a grind...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever run an event in an MMO?

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Long ago, I used to live for player-run MMO events. In old-school MMORPGs, people judged a guild's quality as much on what it did for...

LOTRO announces its 10 surviving servers

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Lord of the Rings Online has begun the process of closing down some of its servers and encouraging players to migrate to one of...

Turbine to announce LotRO server closures on August 3

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Turbine has published a blog post detailing Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming server transfers, server consolidation, and data center move. The company hasn't...

The Daily Grind: Do you get other stuff done while playing MMOs?

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I listened to an audiobook while playing MMOs this weekend, and frankly I wish I'd thought of this before. Most of the MMOs I play...

Leaderboard: How many MMOs have you played this week?

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I guess my MMO habit is back in full swing, because after a few weeks of vacationing in the realm of single-player titles (and...

LotRO’s Weatherstock and summer festival return this week

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Lord of the Rings Online fans are in for a busy weekend. Turbine has dusted off the game's summer festival, which is ongoing through...

Perfect Ten: MMO fan fashion scenes

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For some of us, having the best gear -- stat-wise -- isn't a driving force for playing MMOs. Now, the best-looking gear? That's a...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO plugin?

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When I went back to Lord of the Rings Online a couple of weeks ago, I spent a decent amount of time searching the...

The Soapbox: An ode to MMO positivity

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I had a strange thought the other day, at least as regards the MMO genre. I'm kinda having fun here. I know, it surprised...

The Daily Grind: What keeps you from crafting in MMOs?

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To this day, I've really only been a "crafter" in a small handful of MMOs: Fallen Earth, World of Warcraft, and Lord of the...

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