lord of the rings
Get a bird’s eye view of LOTRO’s new Mirkwood map
Sometimes you can learn an awful lot from an in-game map.
Take for example Lord of the Rings Online's Northern Mirkwood map, which testers have...
One Shots: First steps into a wider world
Every MMORPG player knows that there is something incredible and magical in the feeling that you get when you take your very first steps...
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Northern Mirkwood
With the beta for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 22 on the test server, players eager to escape the clutches of Mordor are...
LOTRO Legendarium: The 10 best pages on Lotro-Wiki
Earlier this week, one of my online friends and fellow Lord of the Rings Online player put out a notice that there was now...
EverQuesting: EverQuest II is a packrat’s paradise
While some consider the acquisition of stuff to be distracting to gameplay, others of us know that it is actually a vital part of...
Lord of the Rings Online patch adds plenty of attractive loot — in lockboxes
The lockbox movement continues to cover the entirety of Middle-earth in shadow as Lord of the Rings Online's Update 21.3.3 focuses more on moneygating...
Perfect Ten: Major MMO expansions and updates to expect in 2018
Now that we're almost 1/12th of the way through 2018, it's probably about time to stop anticipating the year and start experiencing it. We...
LOTRO players pull off massive multi-day Winterstock concert
In case you missed it, over the past few days the Lord of the Rings Online community has been running one of the largest ...
LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best sky views?
I know it's a simple and basic thing, but I absolutely adore a great skybox in my MMORPGs. There's something about looking up at...
Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones comes together in one of Crowfall’s races
Can't decide between your love of two popular geek fantasy franchises? Come on over to Crowfall, and you can enjoy both!
The Crowfall art team...
Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name
Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...
Here’s how one high school teacher uses Lord of the Rings Online in her English class
What do you say that we all go and enroll at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics?
Hear me out here: It's at this...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017
Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at the road we traveled in 2017
"The road goes ever on" is one of the most well-known phrases from Lord of the Rings, alluding to the ongoing journey of the...
The Daily Grind: What were your best MMORPG gaming achievements in 2017?
Before we jump into 2018, let's take a moment to ruminate on our personal accomplishments in MMO gaming this year.
While I didn't get around...
MMO Year in Review: July was the high mark of the year for MMORPGs (July 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2017
One of my favorite things to do every year is drill down the top articles on the site for our readers. I don't mean...
The 2017 MOP MMO Christmas album
Do you like to sing carols? That's one of my favorite things about this time of year! Christmas time is the best time for...
The Daily Grind: What MMO rewards are you chasing this holiday season?
One thing is always for certain this time of year: MMO players have their hands full with Christmas events, so much so that they...