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 Legendarium: Why haven’t I burned out on LOTRO yet?

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None of what I'm about to write is to meant to be self-promotion - just observation. It really hit me the other day how...

The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you partnered up with a stranger in an MMO?

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I'm having a pretty great time on Lord of the Rings Online's new progression server, partially because it's keeping the community in the same...

Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024

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Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....

You can get your free mini-expansion, mount, minipet, and dungeon in LOTRO now

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Hey who wants some free stuff?! Lord of the Rings Online was supposed to drop a big patch and promo yesterday, but it got...

LOTRO is giving everyone a free instance, mount, pet, portrait, and Before the Shadows content pack

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Update: SSG has postponed this patch - full update at the end. It must be some royal Hobbit's birthday today because gifts are flying out...

LOTRO dev addresses PvP (im)balance after Update 41’s glory-seeking feature

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The small incredibly vocal PvP community in Lord of the Rings Online has a few words for Standing Stone Games after the studio attempted...

Lord of the Rings Online says its free Dragon and Storm dungeon arrives this week

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Update 41.2 is scheduled to arrive in Lord of the Rings Online this coming Wednesday, bringing with it a new free dungeon for all...

LOTRO Legendarium: The quiet failure of LOTRO’s birding hobby

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The past month of Lord of the Rings Online's operation has been one of the busier summer months in this game's history. Update 41...

Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs

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Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
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Vague Patch Notes: The problem with numbers in MMORPGs

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I recently saw a post on the official World of Warcraft forums noting that if not for the game's almost infamous level squish, players...

Lord of the Rings Online continues testing on its Dragon and Storm instance

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A second round of testing is underway for Lord of the Rings Online's "The Dragon and the Storm" special dungeon. If you're interested in...
Into the unknown.

Perfect Ten: The best MMOs from the years before we started counting

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You know what bothers me? Our annual awards recap. We always list all of the games that we've given awards to in the past,...

Lord of the Rings Online’s new server might banish you from its Nazgul world boss fights

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What would it be like if an MMORPG created a huge world boss fight... and then kicked you out for daring to show up?...

One Shots: Remembering in peace

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When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our...
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LOTRO Legendarium: Yondershire is one of the most fun zones in LOTRO

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Thanks to the encouragement provided by Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary servers, I've been enjoying a couple weeks of blissful low-level adventuring...

The Stream Team: A low-level Captain’s journey through Lord of the Rings Online

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MOP's Chris has recently found himself rolling up to Lord of the Rings Online with an all-new character and enjoying himself immensely, so since...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO could use a currency crunch – or better yet, a currency do-over?

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Earlier this year, an MOP commenter replying to us on social media suggested that Guild Wars 2 was a "mess" - and part of...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing special summer ‘Dragon’ dungeon

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While Lord of the Rings Online's Update 41 ended up being kind of a bust, SSG may have another chance to salvage the summer...

Perfect Ten: My 10 favorite MMO pet classes of all time

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I've had to face the fact that among the MOP team, I'm in somewhat of a minority who actually likes -- nay, passionately loves...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 41.1 makes wraiths less bothersome as the Farmer’s Faire begins

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On the day of the great Farmer's Faire, the Free Peoples of Middle-earth gather beneath the Party Tree in the Shire to receive the...

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