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

Lord of the Rings Online publishes post-Wildwood fixes, struggles with customer service slowdown

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If every content update for an MMO is the star of the stage, than the inevitable follow-up bundle of fixes is the understudy waiting...

The Stream Team: LOTRO puts a spring (festival) in your step

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Spring is here, and that means so is the spring festival in LOTRO, and Massively OP's MJ welcomes both the season and the celebration....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 314: Blizzard’s a hot mess

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Wildwood, Astellia, SWTOR's next big thing, Magic Legends, and the Activision-Blizzard layoffs, with adventures in WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the hot mess known as Blizzard.

Lord of the Rings Online’s Wildwood update is here with new quests, instances, and the spring festival

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It's patch day over in Lord of the Rings Online - everyone come to me! I mean to Bree! Bree-land! Because that's where the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 313: Hope you saved your game!

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Justin and Bree discuss the RIFT layoffs, OVH fire, Saga of Lucimia drama, Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2 patches, LOTRO's roadmap, and Ashes of Creation's delay, with adventures in WoW Classic, ESO, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on onboarding returning players, crafting MMOs, and Last Oasis.

LOTRO Legendarium: Analyzing the 2021 LOTRO producer letter

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Despite the title of the "February 2021" producer's letter, Standing Stone Games' official annual roadmap was welcomed when it arrived last week. In March....

LOTRO’s Wildwood testing continues while Angmar offers dev tours

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It's another round of testing for Lord of the Rings Online's new mid-level content patch, as SSG announced that Update 29 is once again...

Lord of the Rings Online’s 2021 roadmap includes Wildwood, Bilbo, Blood of Azog, Gundabad, and the LI revamp

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Lord of the Rings Online's Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini just posted a new letter from producer for the community, through if you've been watching the...
Sorry, guy.

Global Chat: What can fill that ‘new MMO’ void?

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MMO blogger Digital Visceral asked the question, "Where have all the good MMORPGs gone?" but the underlying question isn't one of scarcity or burnout....

LOTRO Legendarium: How much value does a VIP subscription offer these days?

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Probably the biggest question any Lord of the Rings Online player has to ask him or herself is whether to go subscription or free-to-play...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 311: The day the MMOs died

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Justin and Bree discuss Anthem Next's demise, Defiance and Gamigo's MMO purge, DDO's big news, Black Desert's free-play, Riot's MMO, and mobile Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO, City of Heroes, WoW Classic, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on post subs, Valheim, and MMOs as they used to be.

Massively Overthinking: Are MMO chat bubbles the best thing ever or an interface eyesore?

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One of the more unassuming threads to blow up on the MMORPG subreddit lately was one that asked about - wait for it -...

The Stream Team: Sauntering into LOTRO’s Ill Omens skirmishes

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The Ill Omens skirmish event in LOTRO has started! Even though Massively OP's MJ never quite finished unlocking the Mirkwood ones, she is able...

Dungeons and Dragons Online is releasing its own ‘mini-expansion,’ Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, this summer

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The anniversary festivities aren't the only thing en route to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini just dropped a letter from...

Lord of the Rings Online runs another Update 29 playtest

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For another short period of time, a test window has opened for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 29. This spring patch is bringing...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 310: The BlizzConline afterparty

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Justin and Bree discuss BlizzConline 2021, World of Warcraft Chains of Domination, WoW Classic Burning Crusade, Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal, Diablo 2 Resurrected, Hearthstone, Overwatch 2, New World, ArcheAge, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on WoW's current newbie experience.

Global Chat: Why do devs amputate content from MMOs?

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MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom tackled an issue that's a standing pet peeve for me: When game developers take away systems, content, and fun toys...

LOTRO producer Q&A: Legendary item revamp, closed world transfers, difficulty sliders, and more

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Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini joined the Friday Lord of the Rings Online livestream this week to do a seat-of-his-pants Q&A with fans who showed...

Lord of the Rings Online finally sells War of the Three Peaks DLC for LOTRO Points

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Last fall's War of the Three Peaks release for Lord of the Rings Online should've been an exciting moment -- but instead it was...

Lord of the Rings Online nerfs Ill Omens event rewards

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If you thought that the trio of top-shelf items that Standing Stone Games released with this year's Ill Omens event sounded way too good,...

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