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

SSG’s Rob Ciccolini laments aging hardware and long downtimes as DDO delays Update 68.1

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As both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online players noticed yesterday as both MMOs were unavailable for 15 hours, SSG's...

LOTRO explains how its Birding hobby works while players raise support for battered friend

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As Lord of the Rings Online heads into an extra-long period of extended downtime Wednesday, it may be a good time to check out...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 476: Corepunk and Pantheon race to early access

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Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk, Pantheon, Zenith, World of Warcraft, and Once Human, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on evolving FFXIV Dawntrail's storytelling.

Lord of the Rings Online announces surprise August instance and dates for next crafting events

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Lord of the Rings Online surprised fans by announcing on its Friday devstream that a new instance is in the works for next month....

LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways you can prepare for the new legendary servers

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With brand-new legendary servers coming soon to Lord of the Rings Online, the allure of a fresh start, lower lag, and the Ringwraith ruleset...
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Massively Overthinking: How often do you play human MMO characters when you have other choices?

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I've been thinking about this question a bit lately, partly owing to Stars Reach and partly to Project Gorgon. Playable Worlds says Stars Reach...

Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online are finally getting official Discords

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Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online both have community-led Discord channels where players and developers hang out, but Standing Stone...

Lord of the Rings Online says there are ‘lots and lots and lots of adventures still to have’

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In a recent forum discussion around whether or not Lord of the Rings Online will wrap up its story when (and if) the Scouring...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 475: The Legend of Ralph Lobster

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Justin and Bree discuss Raph Koster's Stars Reach, Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, Daybreak's purchase of Singularity 6 and Palia, Nexon's The First Descendant, and Guild Wars 2's housing, with a mailbag topic on the legend of Ralph Lobster.

LOTRO’s progression server stress test last week crashed in a useful way

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Last week's stress test for one of Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary servers resulted in a resounding crash as over 200 players...

LOTRO Legendarium: Six ideas LOTRO totally should steal from other MMOs

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It's only natural for people who play multiple MMOs or are aware of what's happening in other titles to foster a sense of envy....

Lord of the Rings Online begins its EU server and Veil of the Nine stress test this afternoon

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After a brief delay yesterday, Standing Stone Games is back on track with Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test, which means...

EverQuest’s continuing 2024 roadmap teases The Outer Brood expansion and a server merge

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"The Year of Darkpaw has passed the halfway mark and is still going strong!" Daybreak's Jenn Chan says in her latest EverQuest producer's letter,...

Lord of the Rings Online delays European legendary server stress test, tweaks crafting quest beta

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If you were hoping to join Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test today, you're about to be disappointed as it's been...
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Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims to bring the game to launch

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File this one under "did not see this coming in a million years but also not sad about it whatsoever": Daybreak has acquired Palia...

Lord of the Rings Online hosts a stress test for its new Ringwraith event server

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With a pair of fresh Lord of the Rings Online legendary servers coming in July, time and testing is paramount to making sure that...

Lord of the Rings Online expands testing on new cooperative crafting event

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As Lord of the Rings Online barrels toward both Update 41 and two new legendary servers in July, the Middle-earth MMO is scrambling to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 474: Taking Tarisland to task

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Justin and Bree discuss Tarisland's launch, Pax Dei's early access, Throne and Liberty's launch plans, LOTRO's new legendary servers, Raph Koster's mystery MMORPG, and Black Desert's Heidel Ball, with a mailbag topic on goofy cross-promos in MMORPGs.

LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO announces its next legendary servers, Angmar and Mordor

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Believe it or not, the last time that Lord of the Rings Online brought out fresh legendary servers, it was the pair of Treebeard...

LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?

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With all of the recent hullabaloo around New World, I've noticed several mentions of what this may portend for Amazon's Lord of the Rings...

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