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: Six essential LOTRO store purchases for new characters

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In my Lord of the Rings Online career, I have started way, way too many brand-new characters. It's just something I do every so...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you returned to the most?

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While I'm always up for trying out new MMOs and crossing my fingers that a future title will click with me, I do so...

EG7 addresses the Daybreak buyout, says EG7 is ‘evaluating’ H1Z1 and Just Survive

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As promised, Enad Global 7 has released a community update specifically to address the future of games under Daybreak - something lots of folks...

One Shots: Playing chicken

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If your MMORPG ever expects you to take it super-seriously, then you need to follow Minimalistway's example and rebel by wearing a ridiculous costume...

The Stream Team: Fireworks and friends for LOTRO’s 14th birthday

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Who parties better than Hobbits? And there is reason to party today: LOTRO turned 14! Massively OP's MJ is ready to celebrate in her...

LOTRO Legendarium: Bilbo’s further adventures are anything but adventurous

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It is certainly not a quiet week around Lord of the Rings Online, as we got both a mid-tier content update and the 14th...

The Daily Grind: What’s the last positive encounter you had with a random stranger in an MMO?

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We all know that MMO developers seem to think that "socialization" means "shoving players into raids together," but the reality is more varied and...

Massively Overthinking: How much are you spending on MMOs every month right now?

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A while back, MOP's Justin joked that his wife, who loves econ PvP in MMOs, was funding a year of his play on Classic...

Lord of the Rings Online rings in its 14th anniversary

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It was 14 years ago that the shadowy forces of evil in Middle-earth faced an incoming horde of intrepid adventurers who were dedicated to...

Lord of the Rings Online players hits level cap by baking millions of pies

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If you thought that you were super hardcore because you have raided all the things and are so drenched in purple that other colors...

The Daily Grind: How do you occupy yourself when your MMO is offline all day?

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As promised, Daybreak's entire suite of MMORPGs is offline for 24 hours today, which means DCUO, EverQuest, and PlanetSide 2 fans are going to...

Elder Scrolls Online elaborates on Update 30’s tweaked proc sets and champion system

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While Elder Scrolls Online's Update 30 is still a little ways out, ZeniMax wants to prepare players for a couple of significant combat adjustments...

Lord of the Rings Online introduces a line of Bilbo Baggins quests

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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! It's a LOTRO patch day! That's right: Update 29.5 arrived on the servers rather early in the week, bringing with...

Global Chat: Is fast travel a boon or a bust for MMORPGs?

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While I let you chew on that slightly clickbaity title there, I urge you to check out an essay on Bits & Pieces about...

Lord of the Rings Online addresses performance issues, LIs, and custom difficulty

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Lord of the Rings Online decided to put together a Q&A with the executive producer Rob “Severlin” Ciccolini this past Friday, offering up a...

Massively Overthinking: The 2021 MMORPG outlook is good, actually

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Early this week, I saw a mainstream gaming headline in my feeds about how we should all just give up on 2021 since it's...

Choose My Adventure: Warrior time and a more classical Cleric in RIFT

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This week, I traded my shepherd’s cane for a big honkin’ sword in RIFT and found that… well, there’s not too much different here,...
Symbolic.

Global Chat: Dealing with Magic Legends

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Now that Magic Legends is out, you can best believe that a lot of MMO gamers are checking out Cryptic's latest offering. Among those...

The Soapbox: Lies I was told about World of Warcraft

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A few months back, I was feeling restless in my MMO routine. Guild Wars 2 is my MMO "home," so I'm always in that...

Rumor: EG7 and Daybreak might be prepping PlanetSide 2’s Rogue Planet for its own company

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Daybreak corporate sleuth and TheoryForge crewmate @MSandersonD has uncovered another Daybreak gem: new corporate registrations for Daybreak-related companies. California and Delaware filings show that...

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