lord of the rings
Not So Massively: Crusader Kings 3 carves its own path in the grand strategy genre
The list of games that fill the multiplayer medieval conquest and political court vassal relationship/resource management simulator niche is unsurprisingly short. In fact, it’s...
LOTRO resumes 64-bit server transfers, but only to the roleplay servers as it works on ‘peak population concerns’
The trials, travails, and transfers of Lord of the Rings Online continue as the playerbase continues to move over to the four new 64-bit...
Vague Patch Notes: If you have my money, you’d better have my video game
So over the last couple of weeks Lord of the Rings Online has made itself quite a mess to clean up. It's not the...
The Daily Grind: If you lost your main MMO characters, would you still play?
As the Lord of the Rings Online transfers were going on over the last few weeks, I had a couple of brief moments when...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 64-bit server transfers begin to catch up as devs acknowledge server load stress
Two weeks after Lord of the Rings Online kicked off an unprecedented number of server transfers, the studio is only now starting to get...
One Shots: You shall not pass unless you really, really want to
Ever since Fellowship of the Ring came out, every wanna-be wizard with a staff thinks that they can camp out on bridges and forbid...
LOTRO Legendarium: The great server transfer nightmare of 2025
Can I be real with you right now? I really don't want to write this column. I wish I didn't have to, not just...
Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about Rivendell housing and a new homestead currency
Providing a welcome distraction from the ongoing saga of Lord of the Rings Online's troubled server transfers was a new We Have a Cave...
Massively Overthinking: Toxic positivity in the land of MMORPGs
As I type this, we've been watching the Lord of the Rings Online transfer situation unfold for over a week now, and I've personally...
Lord of the Rings Online patches the old deed log back in today as transfers surpass 1M characters
It's patch day for the long-suffering Lord of the Rings Online playerbase as the patch originally planned for Wednesday is finally launching today. Update...
World of Warcraft teases its housing decoration tools, including 3-axis rotation and dyes
When Blizzard last talked about World of Warcraft's housing, it was a vague overview of the studio's philosophies that left a lot of players...
Lord of the Rings Online speeds up 64-bit server transfer rate but sees more failures in the process
Lord of the Rings Online isn't out of the woods yet as the studio and playerbase alike continue to grapple with the unprecedented server...
Here’s where the Lord of the Rings Online server transfer situation stands as queues surpass 48 hours
We're on the seventh day of transfer chaos over at Lord of the Rings Online now and about to venture into week two. Here's...
LOTRO Legendarium: The forging of new communities in LOTRO’s great server migration
As I write this, it's Tuesday morning, and we are well underway in what I'm calling the Great Server Migration of 2025 in Lord...
Lord of the Rings Online hopes to finally open 64-bit servers today as transfers remain in limbo
On the dawn of a day that was supposed to be the next great era of Lord of the Rings Online's history, a week...
Lord of the Rings Online’s transfer woes persist into third day, 64-bit servers coming Friday
Suffice it to say, this hasn't been the triumphant week that Standing Stone Games was hoping for Lord of the Rings Online. What was...
Lord of the Rings Online delays 64-bit server debut as transfer system is hammered
This is our utter lack of surprise that yesterday's massive attempt to allow Lord of the Rings Online players to move all of their...
Lord of the Rings Online has opened transfers to four new 64-bit worlds today (and it’s a cheerful mess)
Hopefully many of you were able to reserve your names yesterday on Lord of the Rings Online's four new 64-bit realms, but there's something...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gameplay feels like ‘homework’ rather than fun?
One of the reasons I've been enjoying Guild Wars 2 so much for the the last seven months is that it doesn't assign me...
Lord of the Rings Online players push back against deed log redesign, which is also crashing the game
If Standing Stone Games hoped that it was going to get Lord of the Rings Online's Update 43 quietly out the door before next...
