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

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Massively OP Podcast Episode 335: Farewell Astellia

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Justin and Bree discuss Astellia Online, Guild Wars 2, Blizzard, and No Man's Sly, with adventures in LOTRO and FFXIV, plus mailbag topics on Diablo's sudden spotlight and the fate of the Blizzard name.
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First impressions: Exploring Neverwinter’s leveling revamp and bard class

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It's funny: The last time I paid a visit to Neverwinter, it was to check out a revamp of the new player experience. Here...

LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring Lord of the Rings Online’s choose-your-own-ruleset

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Earlier this summer when Lord of the Rings Online kicked off its second batch of progression servers -- the slow Treebeard and speedy Shadowfax...

Lord of the Rings Online hopes to start rolling out monetization changes in the next year

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One of the longstanding criticisms of Lord of the Rings Online revolves around the game's antiquated and frankly expensive business model. We found out...

The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this summer so far?

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I've always seen the summer as a time to branch out and get in as much MMORPG gaming as possible, especially with all of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 334: New World’s fourth delay

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Justin and Bree discuss Bless Unleashed's PC launch, Blizzard's financials and Brack's departure, New World's latest delay, Dungeon and Dragons Online, the gender and survey, with adventures in Ship of Heroes, LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, CoH, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on deadly difficulty in LOTRO and why FFXIV has become the landing zone for WoW refugees.

LOTRO devs talk housing improvements and hook consolidation

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Housing may not be at the forefront of Lord of the Rings Online's feature set, but believe it or not, there are some very...

Lord of the Rings Online leak outlines legendary item revamp

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Many Lord of the Rings Online players would finger the game's outdated, obtuse, and convoluted legendary item system as the biggest sore spot. And...

The Game Archaeologist: Defining the eras of MMORPG history

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With MMO history stretching back to the early 1980s (and even before), this genre has accumulated a whole lot of history over the years....
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Perfect Ten: The top 10 non-traditional MMO fantasy races

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Elves. Dwarves. Humans. Halflings. Gnomes. Hobbits. Dark elves. High elves. Half-elves. Wood elves. Keebler elves. Elvish impersonators. Are you as tired as I am of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 333: Dragon us back to Guild Wars 2

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, Pathfinder Online, Crimson Desert, and Week Two of the Blizzard Scandal, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on boycotts in the MMO space.

The Daily Grind: What part of your MMO’s endgame do you participate in?

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In the comments of our recent piece on the Guild Wars 2 legendary armory, several of our regular readers got into a discussion on...

One Shots: When the sun goes down over New Yang City

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When the sun begins to set over the horizon in Blade and Soul, Utakata knows that another thrilling summer night is about to commence. But...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 features that would make LOTRO even more fun

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For me, it's been a great month of easing back into Lord of the Rings Online after taking a sabbatical from Middle-earth. With the...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the newest class you’ve played in your oldest MMO?

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I don't know about you, but I am not always that adventurous when it comes to picking a new class to play in an...

The Daily Grind: Do you reroll old familiar classes on MMO progression servers?

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When Aion Classic opened its doors last month, I saw an intriguing thread on the game's subreddit about what class they were going to...

LOTRO Legendarium: Six suggestions to improve LOTRO’s business model

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First of all, I want to give praise where it's due: Lord of the Rings Online has done a great job in 2021 shedding...

A new ‘Treasure Bugan’ event spices up LOTRO’s dungeon runs

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Lord of the Rings Online is filled to the brim with instances, but weirdly enough, not as many players use the instance finder as...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 331: The transparency episode

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Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Chronicles of Elyria, Camelot Unchained, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Swords of Legends Online, Elyon, Warframe, and Path of Exile, with adventures in FFXIV, WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Albion Online, plus mailbag topics on Crowfall's marketing and its roleplay problem.

Relive LOTRO’s Weatherstock XIII player concert series with these videos

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This past weekend, Hobbits and Elves (and other Free Peoples of Middle-earth) put down their swords and took up lutes, drums, and oboes for...

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