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: Fallout Last

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Bethesda's busy digging another grave for Fallout 76, this time by saddling the troubled online title with a problematic subscription service that is broken...

One Shots: This picture will make you hear sounds

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There are some pictures that, when viewed, will instantly trigger sounds in your head. I cannot view any screenshot of lightsabers, for example, without...

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO will be ‘different at a glance’ from LOTRO

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Even as Lord of the Rings Online prepares to unleash Minas Morgul next week, Amazon Game Studios is working in the background to fashion...

LOTRO’s Minas Morgul lockboxes are raising community concerns

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Ever since SSG increased its use and contents with the Mordor expansion, LOTRO's lockboxes have been a sore point among players who have heavily...

Perfect Ten: What I learned about ArcheAge Unchained as a complete newbie

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As I was going through my first evening in ArcheAge Unchained, thanks to the new buy-to-play release, I was kicking myself for going into...

Lord of the Rings Online posts Minas Morgul patch notes

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With its Minas Morgul expansion scheduled for next week, Lord of the Rings Online is all but ready for players to re-invade Mordor and...

Global Chat: Starting over in ArcheAge

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The (re)launch of ArcheAge Unchained is of significant interest to certain parties who are hoping that this "do over" finally will propel this sandbox...

LOTRO delays Minas Morgul until November 5

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Don't get your hopes up that you'll be heading back to Mordor for Halloween. Standing Stone Games announced yesterday that it was going to...

LOTRO’s community digs into the Minas Morgul expansion

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If all goes right -- and why wouldn't it? -- next week will see the release of Minas Morgul for Lord of the Rings...

Durin’s Day returns to Lord of the Rings Online

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Even while the dark revels of Harvestmath are in full swing in Lord of the Rings Online, a second seasonal holiday has arrived in...

LOTRO Legendarium: Taking the Stout-Axe Dwarf on a journey

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While the (hopeful) launch of Minas Morgul is still over a week away, players who have pre-ordered the newest Lord of the Rings Online...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Minas Morgul expansion

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As the saying goes, "One does not simply walk into Mordor. One repeatedly walks in and out of Mordor on a near-endless series of...

The Daily Grind: How can MMOs spice up progression servers midway through?

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Just about a year ago, Lord of the Rings Online opened the doors to its very first progression server ruleset. It was a huge...

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music

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One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.
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LOTRO previews Minas Morgul expansion, starts up Harvestmath

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Ready to get into the Halloween spirit in Middle-earth? Considering the holiday, it's a very appropriate month for Minas Morgul -- starring the City...

One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!

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When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...

Lord of the Rings Online is adding crafting material bags to the collector’s editions of Minas Morgul

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Maybe getting some cosmetics or character level boosts aren't enticing enough to get you to drop up to $130 on a collector's edition of...

Lord of the Rings Online puts a cap on embers, motes, and figments

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If you are not acquainted with the Lord of the Rings Online scene these days, chances are that the headline above made about as...

Massively Uplifting: From weddings to memorials, gamers celebrate life in AQ3D, GW2, BDO, LOTRO, WoW, and more

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It's an alphabet soup of good (MMO) vibes this month! While many may have returned to the school of hard knocks this fall, plenty...

One Shots: Getting all down and cozy

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I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...

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