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

The Daily Grind: How grown-up do you like your MMO graphics?

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I may be settling comfortably into middle age, but I'll freely admit that I'm very partial to bright colors and highly stylized designs for...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 279: New World in the new year

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Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW Shadowlands, Dual Universe, Legends of Aria, Elder Scrolls Online, and Torchlight III, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on lazy development and Mists of Pandaria.

One Shots: Forest for the trees

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There's something enchanting and thrillingly dangerous about stepping into a vast forest in an MMORPG. You never know what may be around the next...

LOTRO’s Weatherstock XII concert series is this weekend – here’s how and where to join in

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OK, Lord of the Rings Online fans. If you can pull yourselves away from the biggest MMO wedding ever, then it's about to be...

Massively Overthinking: How much should MMOs cost in 2020?

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MOP reader Castagere recently wrote to us with a nod to the growing sentiment across the gaming industry that might indicate a shift in...

Perfect Ten: More time traveling adventures in MMOs

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Writers and geeks alike can't seem to get enough of time travel -- and neither can I! Back in 2017, I wrote a list of...

Lord of the Rings Online’s latest update sweetens the subscription deal

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With the wedding of Arwen and Aragorn and the massive festival quest going on in Lord of the Rings Online right now, it'd be...

The Stream Team: Merrymaking and matrimony in Lord of the Rings Online’s new Midsummer Festival

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There's an iconic wedding taking place in LOTRO, but before Massively OP's MJ attends, she'll be getting in the spirit of the celebration by...

Choose My Adventure: Dungeons and Dragons Online already does so much right

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Well, well, well. Consider me pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t really sure what to expect when the voters told me to kick off my Dungeons...

Massively Uplifting: Speech therapy, a college class in WoW, and the Ian Holm tribute that crashed LOTRO

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Inside or outside? Like a cat at the door, June had many of us unsure if we wanted to go out or stay in;...

Jukebox Heroes: LOTRO’s Mists of Wilderland soundtrack

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Just in time for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 27, Standing Stone Games finally posted Update 26's full soundtrack to YouTube the other...

LOTRO Legendarium: A very Middle-earth wedding

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Dearly beloved players, we are gathered today to celebrate the release of Lord of the Rings Online's Update 27, and with it, a great...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 278: Patchy McPatchface

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, DDO, Pantheon, SWTOR, BDO, and Blade & Soul, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and WoW, plus mailbag topics on ship combat and inventory annoyances.

You are cordially invited to Lord of the Rings Online’s Great Wedding

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It's been a wedding 13 years in the making -- and now King Aragorn and Arwen Undómiel are tying the knot in Lord of...

The MOP Up: QuakeCon and Tankfest 2020 come to your home

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If you are the sort who would much rather enjoy conventions from the comfort of your home, then 2020 is shaping up to be...

Lord of the Rings Online is about to host a royal wedding — and fix epic battles

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The long-awaited wedding of King Aragorn to Arwen is about ready to happen in Lord of the Rings Online -- possibly as early as...

Massively Overthinking: Does playing MMORPGs ever stress you out?

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"Anyone ever feel stressed out about playing MMOs?" MOP's Carlo queried our team this week. "This new Black Desert season is stressing me out...

Desert Oasis: Putting Black Desert’s music system in context with other MMOs

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Back in the day, I used to really be into the ukulele. I used to play in open mics and sold them as my...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.

One Shots: Stunning statuary

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Last week's call for MMO screenshots of in-game statues resulted in so many great pictures, I could have probably done two of these columns!...

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