lord of the rings
Lord of the Rings Online starts Minas Morgul pre-orders, rolls out Stout-Axe Dwarves
What we know for certain: Lord of the Rings Online is pushing out Update 24.3 today, and that single decimal point usually indicates some...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing the new Stout-Axe Dwarves
Ever since we got word that a new Dwarf racial variant was on the way to Lord of the Rings Online, we've been curious...
The Daily Grind: How would you make a special MMO ruleset server?
Lately there's been some friction over in Lord of the Rings Online due to what players see as mishandling and miscommunication over the game's...
Pirate holidays make landfall in LOTRO and World of Warcraft this week
Disclaimer: This author's family threw him a pirate-themed 30th birthday party and he walked the plank and it was definitely an amazing experience. Double...
LOTRO promises that Riders of Rohan won’t hit progression servers before next year
So back when Lord of the Rings Online originally launched the progression servers last November, Standing Stone Games said that it would unlock subsequent...
One Shots: What a view!
When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...
LOTRO Legendarium: The bold life of a player chicken
When you get a little bored of the normal questing flow or dungeon hopping in Lord of the Rings Online, there are plenty of...
PSA: Lord of the Rings Online is slashing prices for the Helm’s Deep expansion
Lord of the Rings Online is notoriously reluctant to give any sort of price reductions for its expansions, so it's a good week indeed...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary servers roll out 2011’s Rise of Isengard expansion
For the last week or two, Justin has been nervously playing Lord of the Rings Online's progression server, convinced that Standing Stone was about...
Massively Uplifting: LOTRO community events, appreciative FFXIV fans, and making gaming accessible
Just because it's the hottest month of the year doesn't mean we don't want to bury ourselves in warm fuzzies! Positivity is always welcome...
Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic
It's been a strange week. No - it's been a strange year in MMO gaming, all things considered. As I'm going through old Lord...
Perfect Ten: The fantasy MMO zone atlas
There are, let's face it, a limited number of different ways to design real-adjacent zones in any fantasy game. At the end of the...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s prettiest and ugliest places
Depending on how you count it, at the present Lord of the Rings Online boasts somewhere around 45 zones -- a vast improvement on...
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
It’s time to chase chickens as Lord of the Rings Online’s Farmers Faire has begun
Get out your seeds packets and your straw hats because it's harvest time in Middle-earth, which means the Farmers Faire event has returned once...
The Game Archaeologist: Dungeons & Dragons
Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as we...
The Daily Grind: How much should an MMO’s source material restrict player customization?
MOP reader Tanek recently pointed us to a thread on Lord of the Rings Online forums where players have been debating the merits of...
Lord of the Rings Online opens the doors to a Dwarven dungeon
Oh, you doofy Dwarves, will you never stop digging too deep? How many world-ending monsters do you have to dredge up in your quest...
