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

LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking my favorite foes

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It goes without saying that after eight years of continual development and expansion, Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth holds quite the assortment of...

One Shots: A clear commute

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Sometimes simple can be beautiful. I don't know what it is, exactly, that attracts me to this week's title pic, but I think its...

One Shots: The face of doom

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What would you do if you went up against a giant face intent on bringing forth your personal doom? I don't know about you,...

LOTRO Legendarium: Five off-the-beaten path locales you must visit

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Lord of the Rings Online is a big, big game that has grown over the years to encompass a wide swath of Middle-earth. One...

The Daily Grind: Should all MMOs come with player music systems?

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While developing player music systems might seem like a superfluous effort, in my opinion it is a feature that should come standard in most...

Former LOTRO employee dishes out behind-the-scenes secrets

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There's always more to every story than is often told, which is why it's fascinating to come across accounts like this one by former...

Global Chat: Business model first, game construction second

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Welcome back to Global Chat, the column where we reach out and give props to interesting and well-written articles from the MMO blogosphere. Today...

LOTRO Legendarium: What can we expect from Mordor?

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Welcome to LOTRO Legendarium, the continuation of my old Road to Mordor column from Massively. Why the name change? First, I never got to...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite winter zone?

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In the northern parts of the US, we are currently in the grips of a particularly brutal winter. Snow, ice, frostbite, polar bear attacks,...

Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO pet classes

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Most folks have certain class traits that appeal to them. Some love being that long-range archer sniper, while others get juiced on the feeling of...

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