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: Why don’t players use emotes more in MMOs?

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The other day I was reading up on Fallout 76's emote wheel -- brought to you by Bethesda's console tunnel vision -- and was...

Lord of the Rings Online had to disable more content for fixes – this time it’s Harvestmath Festival quests

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It just has not been Standing Stone's week, at least where Lord of the Rings Online is concerned. First it had to fully disable the...

The Stream Team: Haunted Burrow and other LOTRO Halloween fun

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Tricks and troves and haunted burrows -- that's what LOTRO's Harvest Festival is made of! And this year adds in even more items, more...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Harvestmath Festival is live

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Lord of the Rings Online's Harvestmath Festival was briefly delayed, but now it's live in Middle-earth, a Halloweeny capstone for last week's Update 23...
Oh, all right.

The Daily Grind: What were your favorite MMO quality-of-life improvements?

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Automatic loot pickup. That right there is my all-time favorite quality-of-life improvement that Lord of the Rings Online added, and it is a high-falootin'...
Boldly gone.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 191: It’s looking a little patchy around here

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Star Trek Online, SWTOR, New World, and Black Desert, with reader mail about forging social connections in MMOs.

Lord of the Rings Online’s Harvestmath Fest delayed ‘by a day or so’

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Some mildly unfortunate news for Lord of the Rings Online players, as Standing Stone Games has announced that the game's Autumn celebration, Harvestmath Fest,...

Players argue LOTRO’s latest update ruined the pristine beauty of the Shire

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Don't let scary dragons distract you from the real threat of Lord of the Rings Online's newest patch. This past week's Update 23 did...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 23 Where Dragons Dwell is live today

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Lord of the Rings Online's Update 23 is rolling out today - apparently, it's even taking some folks who don't frequent social media by...

Lord of the Rings Online’s update 23 is coming tomorrow; here’s what to expect

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Hear that buzz in the air? That electric crackle? It's the sound of Lord of the Rings Online's next big thing dropping tomorrow. As...

The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse

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Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...

Global Chat: Does Guild Wars 2’s newest episode reach for the stars?

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Guild Wars 2's newest living world episode seems to be grabbing the MMO community's attention in a way that the season so far hasn't....

One Shots: Concept art showcase

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In last week's edition of One Shots, I issued perhaps my most peculiar challenge yet. I asked readers (for once) not to submit any...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 188: Classic-flavored Lineage II

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Tina, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Red Dead Online, Lineage II Classic, Secret World Legends, Bless Online, World of Warcraft, and LOTRO, with a mailbag discussion on feeling unwelcome in MMORPGs and a rundown on site bugs we've smooshed.

The Stream Team: A happy Baggins birthday week in LOTRO

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Frodo and Bilbo Baggins celebrate their birthday  on September 22nd, and that means LOTRO does too! And like any good Hobbit party, it goes...

Global Chat: Why level in MMOs if you don’t grow?

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Using World of Warcraft's latest expansion as an example, many bloggers recently pontificated on the uselessness of adding new levels to MMORPGs if your...

LOTRO Legendarium: Future classes, business models, and direction

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For any MMORPG fan, the future often weighs heavily upon the mind. We get excited about what secrets might be in development. We wonder...

You can safely ignore those weird Lord of the Rings Online subscription messages

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If you got a cryptic letter from Lord of the Rings Online payment processing company Xsolla in the last day, you can safely ignore...

The latest build of Lord of the Rings Online’s Where Dragons Dwell hits the PTS

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The Bullroarer public test server for Lord of the Rings Online has been updated with the latest build of Update 23, Where Dragons Dwell,...
What will we do?

There’s a new class coming to Lord of the Rings Online, but what will it be?

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There's a new class on its way to Lord of the Rings Online according to one of the weekly streams from Standing Stone Games....

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