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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

Battle Bards Episode 83: Triumphant Victory!

Justin Olivetti - September 28, 2016 0

Triumph and victory — are they the same thing? Sometimes, but not always. On today’s breathtaking episode of Battle Bards, the team tackles triumphant...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony

Justin Olivetti - September 27, 2016 0

Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.

Take a tour of LOTRO’s new zone and premium housing

Justin Olivetti - September 26, 2016 0

Great and momentous things are afoot in the realm of Lord of the Rings Online, as Turbine has started testing Update 19: March of the...

LOTRO discusses March of the King update, premium housing

Bree Royce - September 23, 2016 0

Dungeons and Dragons Online got a hope-filled producer's letter earlier this week -- now it's Lord of the Rings Online's turn. "We are currently hard...

Global Chat: Is casual raiding in MMORPGs an oxymoron?

Justin Olivetti - September 23, 2016 0

Do you scoff, chortle, or sneer when you hear the phrase "casual raiding" among the MMO community? You might be laughing at your own ignorance...

Massively Overthinking: What’s the worst MMORPG for duos?

Bree Royce - September 8, 2016 0

Massively OP reader Styopa recently wrote in to us to propose that we write about the best MMORPGs for duoing. I was all set...

LOTRO patches in server transfers from the launcher

Bree Royce - September 7, 2016 0

If you've been waiting to transfer your Lord of the Rings Online characters to another server, today's patch makes it easier than ever. When...

Battle Bards Episode 81: Goblins, Orcs, and Ogres!

Justin Olivetti - September 5, 2016 1

They may be ugly. They may be smelly. And they may have no table manners whatsoever. What, we're not talking about the Battle Bards!...

Farmers Faire returns to Lord of the Rings Online

Justin Olivetti - September 2, 2016 0

Surly customers and flung produce: What's not to love about Lord of the Rings Online's Farmer's Faire? This small annual event is returning to the game with...

Lord of the Rings Online hints at a Shelob raid, schedules Update 19 for this fall

Justin Olivetti - September 1, 2016 0

Following the revelation of Lord of the Rings Online's two-and-a-half-year plan, the second part of a fansite interview turned its attention to the subject of...

Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?

Justin Olivetti - August 30, 2016 0

When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...

Lord of the Rings Online has a two-and-a-half-year plan

Justin Olivetti - August 30, 2016 0

Lord of the Rings Online isn't prepared to close up shop in Middle-earth just yet. In a new interview with fansite Dadi's LOTRO Guides,...

The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 28, 2016)

Justin Olivetti - August 28, 2016 0

The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning

Justin Olivetti - August 17, 2016 0

What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...

The Game Archaeologist: Six videos from MMOs that never launched

Justin Olivetti - August 13, 2016 0

Whenever I compile lists or run articles on MMOs that never made it out of the gate, it seems as though talking about it...

LOTRO community prepares the fifth annual Harnkegger Games

Justin Olivetti - August 12, 2016 0

The Olympics aren't the only major sporting event going on this year. Once you've tired of gymnastics and synchronized swimming, you can turn your...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks

Bree Royce - August 11, 2016 0

MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...