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

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...

Global Chat: Are fellowship maneuvers due for a comeback?

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Lord of the Rings Online hasn't been en vogue in MMO circles recently, but that doesn't mean that the game and its systems are...

Check out Lord of the Rings Online’s new PvP map

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After eight years of being confined to a single zone, Lord of the Rings Online's PvP population will soon get a new map upon...

LOTRO bringing cosmetic weapons, Hobbit adventures, and a PvMP map this summer

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One of the long-running wish list items for Lord of the Rings Online players has been a cosmetic item system -- something that Turbine...

The Daily Grind: What’s the prettiest MMO?

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Judging video game eye candy is one of the most subjective activities in our hobby, is it not? Everyone has a different standard (and...

Massively Overthinking: The value of MMO voice chat

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This week's Massively Overthinking question was shot over to us from Kickstarter donor Celestial, and it's all about voice chat in MMOs. Do you use a...

One Shots: Bagpipes in the woods

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I can't say that I'm the biggest fan of bagpipe music, although I do harbor a certain fascination for any musical instrument that looks...

The MMO industry mourns the passing of Christopher Lee

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If you haven't heard the news already, then we're sorry to report that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings actor Christopher Lee has...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

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One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...
Overpowered.

Lord of the Rings Online releases a balance patch with new roleplaying stage

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The most recent patch to Lord of the Rings Online will go down in infamy for its basic lute volume nerfs. It's 12% quieter...

LOTRO musicians prepare for Weatherstock VII

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For seven years now, it's been a tradition among the Lord of the Rings Online community to assemble at the summit of the iconic...

The Soapbox: Can MMOs eradicate pay-to-win?

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You know what sucks about getting old? Apart from the adult diapers and the dying? Yeah, it's the seeing things you love retconned into...
Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

Massively Overthinking: When IPs are wasted on mediocre MMOs

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This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Aldranis, whose query neatly dovetails with the IP-related question we answered on the...

Roll a Warlock in Dungeons and Dragons Online next month

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Time to roll up a new character in Dungeons and Dragons Online! In a new producer's letter, Robert Ciccolini said that the team will...

LOTRO Legendarium: Eight years, eight pictures, eight stories

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I might be a little tardy in doing this, but every spring since I started to write about Lord of the Rings Online, I've...

The Daily Grind: Would you play a World of Warcraft progression server?

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Classic servers and progression servers are on my mind lately. EverQuest just got yet another progression server; it had launch issues, but it's up...

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