lord of the rings
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2025?
You know, you're not reading this piece until January, but I sat down to write it ahead of the turn of the year, when...
LOTRO Legendarium: How well does Lord of the Rings Online fulfill class fantasy?
It was several World of Warcraft expansions ago -- Legion, most likely -- that the development team at Blizzard really got worked up over...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs where suddenly you’re a different character now
I was recently thumbing through my Lord of the Rings Online screenshots when I stumbled into one I'd taken of a player's extremely smart...
Lord of the Rings Online has begun testing Update 43’s 12-player raid and deed log revamp
Lord of the Rings Online's first big content update of the year is moving down the tracks toward us, propelled by its appearance on...
LOTRO community fansite creates a housing transfer FAQ while it waits for the official version
With the big launch of Lord of the Rings Online's four new 64-bit servers -- two in the US and two in Europe --...
Massively Overthinking: Has an MMO cadence switch-up ever actually worked out for the best?
When I was going through our historical awards for the debrief earlier this month, I had a little chuckle looking at the awards for...
Lord of the Rings Online posts its full 2025 event schedule
Are you the type of person who likes to plan ahead, even when it comes to in-game activities? Then you're going to love drinking...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most played MMOs in 2025?
So here we are at the top of another year, looking ahead at what we think we're going to play. Consider this week's Massively...
LOTRO Legendarium: MOP’s guide to unlocking Lord of the Rings Online content in 2025
While Lord of the Rings Online is a tremendous MMORPG that I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat, I won't deny that its...
Dungeons and Dragons Online opens its 64-bit server to everyone through April 15
As Standing Stone Games is preparing to open up new permanent 64-bit servers for Lord of the Rings Online in the near future, there...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s new servers are going to be an exciting mess
After sending us into conniptions with partial information about Lord of the Rings Online's newly announced 64-bit servers, Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini cleared...
Lord of the Rings Online explains why it’s never had randomized dungeons
In an interesting discussion on the Lord of the Rings Online forums, players wondered why the MMO never introduced randomized dungeons that you might...
Lord of the Rings Online’s lead explains how the new 64-bit servers are going to work
After sparking some unintended (but predictable) drama over a half-formed announcement of new 64-bit servers coming this year to Lord of the Rings Online,...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
Fight or Kite: The PvP MMOs we’re watching in 2025
Today we arrive at the first Fight or Kite column of the newest quarter of the century, and while I can’t speak for other...
End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMOs at the top of 2025
So here we are again, at the transition for another year, and let me tell you that I am glad this column went a...
Lord of the Rings Online explains why it announced the new 64-bit servers early without all the details
The recent furor over Lord of the Rings Online's surprise -- and partial -- announcement that new 64-bit servers are coming to the game...
LOTRO Legendarium: Digging into LOTRO’s 2025 roadmap and new server panic
There's nothing like being far away from home on a late-December vacation only to get the notice that, hey, Lord of the Rings Online...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best community as of 2024?
This is one of my favorite Daily Grinds of the end-of-the-year season - wanna know why? It's because I get to compliment MMORPG gamers!...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMO expansions of 2024
Around the Massively OP office, the common consensus is that 2024 ended up being the Year of the MMO Expansion. After all, we got...
