lord of the rings
One Shots: After darkness, light
Lord of the Rings Online is a game of great contrasts -- between evil and good, between darkness and light, and between ugliness and...
The Daily Grind: Do you love bumping into your MMO guildies?
One small thing that I very much love about Lord of the Rings Online is that members of my kinship will have their names...
Lord of the Rings Online opens the doors to the first two Gundabad dungeons
Astute Lord of the Rings Online players may have noticed that Fate of Gundabad arrived this month without a single new instance open for...
Lord of the Rings Online talks about making a ‘taller, deeper, darker’ Gundabad
Many -- not all, but many -- Lord of the Rings Online players are exploring the nooks and crannies of the new zones unlocked...
LOTRO Legendarium: The double-edged sword of being past the books
This past week, Lord of the Rings Online crossed another major milestone in its development as it released its eighth expansion, Fate of Gundabad....
The Daily Grind: What do you think about MMO festival reprises?
One habit that Lord of the Rings Online likes to do is bring back its festivals out of season for a "reprise" -- a...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord crypto mess, Unity buys Weta, Roblox Q3 2021 financials
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! Business business business... is this working?
Discord: Well, Discord's gone and ticked off its...
Perfect Ten: How MMOs explain away our infinite resurrections
Why? Why do we die in MMOs and keep coming back to life? Are we in a type of hell defined by endless combat...
Lord of the Rings Online launches its eighth expansion, Fate of Gundabad
Who's ready to get funky with Dwarves underground and Brawlers over the landscape? Lord of the Rings Online players, that's who. Today marks the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Should Guild Wars 2 delete leveling?
Leveling is one of those things that you just have to have to count as an RPG, right? It’s expected. At this point, the...
Tamriel Infinium: Should Elder Scrolls Online increase its landscape difficulty?
In so many ways, One Tamriel reinvented the Elder Scrolls Online experience by freeing players to pursue their own paths through the game. I...
LOTRO: Fate of Gundabad is still on track to launch next week — but several features are being delayed
Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion, Fate of Gundabad, looks to be on track to launch next Wednesday, November 10th, bringing new adventures...
Lord of the Rings Online’s speedy server zips ahead to Siege of Mirkwood
Even as its slower brother Treebeard remains mired in the original Shadows of Angmar Content, Lord of the Rings Online's fast progression server now...
LOTRO Legendarium: Returning to LOTRO after seven years away
It’s a strange feeling, returning to a place that holds a special meaning to you after many years have passed. When my high school...
The Stream Team: Haunted Halloween Hobbits in LOTRO
Two great things that go great together: Hobbits and Halloween! Both are already awesome, and they go even better together. Massively OP's MJ is...
17-year-old World of Warcraft announces a ‘community council’ for diverse player feedback
Player councils in MMORPGs are a pretty old concept, prominent in games like EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Star Wars Galaxies....
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways to renew your love of Lord of the Rings Online
For a little bit of context, I have been playing Lord of the Rings Online since its beta and pre-launch period back in 2007....
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Lord of the Rings Online beefs up Brawler damage in this week’s patch
While Lord of the Rings Online's newest class is not lacking in flash and flair, players have noticed that the Brawler's damage output has...
Choose My Adventure: LOTRO’s fall festival rekindled my love for all things Tolkien
All right, that was a nice detour. It was going to be a long run in Lord of the Rings Online, so it was...
