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

Global Chat: Exuberant over SWTOR’s combat styles

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The recent announcement of this fall's Legacy of the Sith expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic has (as expansion announcements tend to do)...
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The Game Archaeologist: Why 2008 was one of the wildest years for MMORPGs

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In the relatively short history of MMORPGs so far, there have been a few years that I would say were watershed moments for the...

Massively Overthinking: Which of the summer MMO launches captured your time and attention?

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OK folks: We're in the thick of summer now, a summer that's seen an endless parade of MMO launches, mobile ports, expansions, classic servers,...

LOTRO’s Classic server ‘wouldn’t work’ with current tech, SSG says

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Standing Stone Games is probably getting sick of being asked all of the time about a Lord of the Rings Online classic server. Despite...

LOTRO producer talks Gundabad, Brawler, and LI revamp in new stream

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Lord of the Rings Online's new producer, Oleg "Raninia" Brodskiy, is helping SSG make big strides toward becoming more communicative and transparent ever since...

LOTRO Legendarium: A tale of two progression servers

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Truly, this is a momentous week in the history of Lord of the Rings Online, if for nothing else than the addition of two...

Here’s what to expect from LOTRO’s new progression servers launching today at noon

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Play LOTRO Now As promised, Standing Stone Games is launching two new progression servers for Lord of the Rings Online subscribers (yes, you have to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 328: SOLO? YOLO!

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Justin and Bree discuss Aion Classic's messy launch, SOLO's launch date, LOTRO's legendary servers, and Anarchy Online's 10th birthday, with adventures in WoW Classic, FFXIV, and Albion Online, plus a mailbag topic on zombie MMOs. (Not real zombies.)

Lord of the Rings Online’s two new progression servers launch June 30

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Not even two weeks ago, Standing Stone Games took the wraps off two new progression servers for Lord of the Rings Online, and as...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 327: Ducks all the way down

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW 9.1, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO Classic, RuneScape Mobile, and Black Desert's Corsair, with adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, Albion Online, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on developer promises and skills we learned in MMOs.

The Daily Grind: Would you play a LOTRO Classic server?

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Lord of the Rings Online devs surprised players this past weekend by saying that a Classic server for LOTRO might be on the table,...

Lord of the Rings Online Q&A talks classic server, progression servers, and legendary item revamp

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Lord of the Rings Online's newest producer happily sat down into the hot seat this past weekend for a round of community questions and...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Midsummer Festival has returned

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Lord of the Rings Online's newest holiday, the Midsummer Festival, has returned for another bout of wedding-themed events. While Standing Stone Games isn't bringing...

The Daily Grind: Do promotional server rulesets hurt or help MMO communities?

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I was reading some interesting chatter on the Lord of the Rings Online forums following last week's announcement that SSG is rolling out two...

Lord of the Rings Online closes the doors to its Ithil progression server

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Today the sun sets over a small part of Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth, as Standing Stone Games is closing down its underpopulated...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 326: Lost Ark is finally found

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Justin and Bree discuss E3 2021, Book of Travels, Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Diablo II Resurrected, Sea of Thieves, Riders Republic, Transformers Heavy Metal, Albion Online, Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, Lost Ark, Aion Classic, and LOTRO, with adventures in Sims 4, WoW Classic, SWG Legends, Crowfall, and Albion, plus a mailbag topic on difficulty walls in MMOs.
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Lord of the Rings Online previews its new speedy and plodding progression servers

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Even as Lord of the Rings Online shuts down its underpopulated Ithil legendary server this week, Standing Stone Games is preparing to launch a...

PSA: LOTRO’s Ithil progression server players have until June 15 to log in to their characters before shutdown

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Consider this a friendly reminder prompted by SSG's own friendly reminder of the impending shutdown of the Ithil progression server in Lord of the...

LOTRO’s community puts on a Shirefest concert series

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If you have some spare time this weekend and a hankering to enjoy good music amongst friends, make your way over to Lord of...

Lord of the Rings Online delays The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid’s tier rollout

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Good news for you, raiders of Lord of the Rings Online: Standing Stone is giving you more time to fail at The Fall of...

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