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

Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs

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Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...

Lord of the Rings Online releases its ninth expansion, Corsairs of Umbar, today

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Grab your Hobbit-brand sunscreen, find your most flattering cosmetic swimsuit for your Elf, and head down to the tropical south for Lord of the...

The Daily Grind: Do you remember to eat food in your MMO of choice?

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I've been obsessed with cooking in MMOs ever since I created a chef empire in original-flavor Star Wars Galaxies. Actually, it probably started well...

One Shots: Halloween leftovers

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'Tis the week after Halloween, and even as we put away our decorations (or say "whatever" and keep them up until February), the lingering...

Lord of the Rings Online goes into a final stretch of Corsairs of Umbar testing

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We've got a week to go before Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar launches -- unless it gets hit with another delay,...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons

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My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...

The Daily Grind: How much preparation are you willing to do for MMO combat?

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It was Lord of the Rings Online's traps that made me ponder this question. I remember playing LOTRO years ago when traps were part...

One Shots: A night of masks and intrigues

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The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...

LOTRO is close on Corsairs of Umbar while DDO readies a ‘memorable’ server event

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Lord of the Rings Online is "really close" to seeing Corsairs of Umbar ship, according to a recent dev livestream. Currently, the expansion is...

Global Chat: EVE Vanguard has a lot to prove

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Just because you're a huge EVE Online fan doesn't mean that you're instantly rallying to the cause of CCP's EVE Vanguard. The Ancient Gaming...

Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?

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Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
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LOTRO Legendarium: Eight beneficial activities in LOTRO you may be overlooking

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In my personal, immediate experience, I find that even in a broad MMORPG with lots of options, I tend to narrow my activities and...

LOTRO delays Corsairs of Umbar to November 8, talks 4K upgrades and new legendary servers

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It's a sword day, a red day, a Q&A day for Lord of the Rings Online! Executive Producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini appeared on this...

Lord of the Rings Online opens the Corsairs of Umbar expansion for player testing

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The first round of public testing for next month's Lord of the Rings Online expansion popped up on the Bullroarer test server yesterday as...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 441: A Blizzard trick or treat

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Justin and Bree discuss MMO Halloween events, Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, WoW Classic's LFD, Embers Adrift, and Ship of Heroes, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on the potential for WoW on console and Gamepass.

Lord of the Rings Online’s Combe forester event has been pulled for the third time

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Stop us if you've heard this one: Standing Stone Games has pulled the Combe Forester event from Lord of the Rings Online yet again. As...

EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push

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It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...

Lord of the Rings Online previews two Corsairs of Umbar zones

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With the expansion coming in November, a new Extra Life campaign, and the Harvestmath festival keeping things spicy, Lord of the Rings Online has...

One Shots: A most adorable destroyer of the cosmos

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As we enter the delicious aroma of fall and the spine-shivering thrills of Halloween, is there any MMO that deserves to be revisited this...

LOTRO Legendarium: What could a LOTRO challenge server look like?

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Lord of the Rings Online's legendary server experiments aren't done yet. Even though it's been a while since we've seen a new shard come...

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