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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: What returning to LOTRO feels like

Justin Olivetti - July 17, 2021 22

I don't think that I have ever rage-quit Lord of the Rings Online, but I certainly have put it down often enough. That's pretty...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most useful MMO tidbit you’ve learned recently?

Justin Olivetti - July 17, 2021 16

No matter how long I've spent playing an MMORPG, there seems to be no end to the new things I can learn about any...

LOTRO considers improving its business model as players present Weatherstock XIII

Justin Olivetti - July 15, 2021 14

After years of guarded communication, Lord of the Rings Online’s fanbase has a new champion in Producer Oleg “Raninia” Brodskiy, who joined SSG a...

Perfect Ten: MMOs with the noisiest fanbases

Eliot Lefebvre - July 14, 2021 32

In my particular neck of the woods, there are a lot of big fans of the Boston Red Sox. There's also something of a...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 330: Swords of Crows Online

Justin Olivetti - July 13, 2021 12

Justin and Bree discuss the launches of Crowfall and Swords of Legends Online, Fallout 76, WoW's story mess, and Elite Dangerous, with adventures in Albion Online, LOTRO, SWG Legends, Crowfall, WoW Classic, and FFXIV, plus a quick mailbag topic on Albion crafting.

Global Chat: Exuberant over SWTOR’s combat styles

Justin Olivetti - July 11, 2021 13

The recent announcement of this fall's Legacy of the Sith expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic has (as expansion announcements tend to do)...

The Game Archaeologist: Why 2008 was one of the wildest years for MMORPGs

Justin Olivetti - July 9, 2021 13

In the relatively short history of MMORPGs so far, there have been a few years that I would say were watershed moments for the...

Massively Overthinking: Which of the summer MMO launches captured your time and attention?

Bree Royce - July 8, 2021 27

OK folks: We're in the thick of summer now, a summer that's seen an endless parade of MMO launches, mobile ports, expansions, classic servers,...

LOTRO’s Classic server ‘wouldn’t work’ with current tech, SSG says

Justin Olivetti - July 6, 2021 13

Standing Stone Games is probably getting sick of being asked all of the time about a Lord of the Rings Online classic server. Despite...

LOTRO producer talks Gundabad, Brawler, and LI revamp in new stream

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2021 12

Lord of the Rings Online's new producer, Oleg "Raninia" Brodskiy, is helping SSG make big strides toward becoming more communicative and transparent ever since...

LOTRO Legendarium: A tale of two progression servers

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2021 14

Truly, this is a momentous week in the history of Lord of the Rings Online, if for nothing else than the addition of two...

Here’s what to expect from LOTRO’s new progression servers launching today at noon

Bree Royce - June 30, 2021 19

Play LOTRO Now As promised, Standing Stone Games is launching two new progression servers for Lord of the Rings Online subscribers (yes, you have to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 328: SOLO? YOLO!

Justin Olivetti - June 29, 2021 11

Justin and Bree discuss Aion Classic's messy launch, SOLO's launch date, LOTRO's legendary servers, and Anarchy Online's 10th birthday, with adventures in WoW Classic, FFXIV, and Albion Online, plus a mailbag topic on zombie MMOs. (Not real zombies.)