lord of the rings online

Back in March, I did a Daily Grind about MMO classes that needed a nerf, specifically homing in on Lord of the Rings Online's...

When the day arrives when a magic bee flies into your mouth and turns you immortal and sends you down into the world tree...

When Update 33 arrives later this month, Lord of the Rings Online players will have access to a slew of classes and races that...

A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...

You think you know Lord of the Rings Online's Shire? Think again, you know-it-all-Hobbit! A huge expansion to the pastoral region is coming with...

While raiding isn't the main event for most Lord of the Rings Online players, it does remain a challenging pasttime for some of Middle-earth's...

Hey, midgame MMORPG players! I see you! Yeah, you. You don't really like playing baby toons or "finished" characters; you gets tons of characters...

When Middle-earth slaps something called "Misty Mountains" on a map, friend, it better live up to that name! Michael18 proves with today's headlining shot...

I am always a huge fan of both writing and reading essays about why people simply love an MMORPG. Over at Tales from the...

Perhaps some of the strangest patches are those that lay the groundwork for content to come. So it is with this week's Lord of...

Despite playing Lord of the Rings Online since beta and covering it professionally since 2010, there is a big part of the game that...

If you're a big fan of zone and world design in Lord of the Rings Online, then you probably have tuned into the game's...

Fam, my Lord of the Rings Online Hunter is ridiculous. She gets a speed buff that stays on after combat. She gets a heal...

Are you ready to explore the -- heh heh -- darker side of Hobbit culture? Of course, that's not actually going to be that...

The fine-tuning on Lord of the Rings Online's newest raid hasn't slowed down yet. Standing Stone Games pushed out Update 32.0.5 to adjust The...

Buried in all of the news that LOTRO is changing its business model was the word that one of the game's most iconic locales...

Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's monetization shift, NCsoft's Throne and Liberty, Albion Online, New World, Elder Scrolls Online, Elyon, and ArcheAge, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, WoW Classic, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on SSG support and our favorite MMO zones.

Last week, Standing Stone Games stunned Lord of the Rings Online players by announcing a sweeping monetization overhaul that we called a game-changer. In...

When the Battle Bards get loaded up with money and jewels in MMOs, they head back into town for a shopping spree! And if...

As with all impossible architecture in MMOs, I pause at our first picture and imagine what feats of magical engineering it took to carve...