lord of the rings
LOTRO kicks off 10th anniversary celebration, more musical retrospectives
It might not be Lord of the Rings Online's technical birthday quite yet, but the 10th anniversary celebrations are all ready underway as of today....
Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs
Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...
LOTRO composer shares behind-the-scenes stories of the soundtrack
In case you missed it in the 10th anniversary post earlier this month, Lord of the Rings Online is bringing back famed composer Chance...
Lord of the Rings Online plans two-month nostalgia hunt for 10th anniversary
Don't expect the same-old fireworks display from Lord of the Rings Online as it hits its 10th birthday this month. Well, there will be...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
LOTRO Legendarium: Playing second fiddle to the Fellowship
Back when Lord of the Rings Online was being developed as Middle-earth Online in the late 1990s, the original concept was to plop players...
The MOP Up: Scorpio’s doomsday device (April 9, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Stream Team: Frolicking in LOTRO’s spring festival
Massively OP's MJ is pretty happy that LOTRO extended its spring festival another week, giving her more time to go frolic in the festivities....
Perfect Ten: 10 little things that I love about LOTRO
I'm a details man. I like to stop and check out the small things, to drink in my environments, and to notice how all...
LOTRO posts April event schedule, makes temporary store change
As Lord of the Rings Online players wrap up the spring festival this week, they won't have much time to breathe before the next...
LOTRO doesn’t see its shadow, extends spring festival for another week
Spring is here, so why not enjoy it for a while? That's the philosophy guiding Lord of the Rings Online, which announced yesterday that it...
One Shots: I took a picture THIS big!
When you take the best screenshot in the world and want to impress your friends, do you find that you end up exaggerating a...
LOTRO’s Spring Festival returns
Spring is in bloom, love is in the air, and boots are primed for stompin' some major shrew butt.
Yes, it's once again time for...
LOTRO fights the lag monster of Update 20
It stands to reason that Lord of the Rings Online players are pretty thrilled this week to be exploring the outskirts of Mordor, but...
Lord of the Rings Online sends players to the Black Gate with today’s Update 20
The path of Lord of the Rings Online has always pointed, inevitably, toward Mordor. Update 20, live today in the epic MMORPG, brings players...
Shroud of the Avatar: Kas Ruins, custom NPCs, and marble columns
Shroud of the Avatar's 219th newsletter has arrived! Of note is the segment on the Kas Ruins, whose biome is based on the Rockies...
How to farm 570 LOTRO points in under three hours
One of the interesting quirks of Lord of the Rings Online's free-to-play setup is that players can earn premium currency -- LOTRO points, or...
LOTRO Legendarium: Heading into the Wastes as update 20 advances
If all goes well, within a few days the Lord of the Rings Online community will be getting its first glimpse of Mordor with...
LOTRO and DDO extend free gift promotions due to account bug
Due to an issue with account management, Standing Stone Games has apparently decided to extend its dual giveaways in Lord of the Rings Online...
One Shots: No more worlds to conquer
There's that special joy that every screenshotter knows when you're able to get that perfect angle, that photogenic pose, and then capture it for...
