lord of the rings
LOTRO Legendarium: What the Amazon TV series means for Lord of the Rings Online
If you haven't been paying attention to the television market over the past few years, you might have missed the fact that we are...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs repurpose older zones?
One of the best gaming experiences that I had this past year was going through the entirety of the Bingo Boffin storyline from start...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 144: Harry Potter and the Deathly ARG
Justin and Bree talk Guild Wars 2 mounts, the Harry Potter ARG, SWTOR's merge, WoW, LOTRO, Pocket Legends Adventures, Android games, and Bluehole's Ascent: Infinite Realm, with mailbag questions on GW2 marketing, visual effect shenanigans, and MMOs as escapism.
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMORPG combat pet?
As a die-hard fan of pet classes in MMOs, I've played just about any that were available in the games that I've tried. Naturally,...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
The Daily Grind: What older MMO systems do you wish devs would upgrade?
Perhaps few things bug me so much as when developers introduce a meaty gameplay system into an MMORPG only to neglect or abandon it...
One Shots: The drinks are on us
Last week's (last) call for tavern and inn images seemed to bring out the nostalgic in all of our readers. It certainly didn't take...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Mordor soundtrack is now available
Months following the release of Lord of the Rings Online's climactic expansion comes the soundtrack to Mordor. Composed by Chance Thomas, this 16-track score...
DC Universe Online’s artifacts system goes live with GU76 today
Game Update 76 descends upon the gloomy superhero world of DC Universe Online today. The headline feature going live after the big ol' maintenance?...
LOTRO Legendarium: Reviewing the Mordor soundtrack
Here's a weird thing to admit: I was actually concerned when I heard that Lord of the Rings Online brought back Chance Thomas to...
LOTRO Legendarium: A shocking Halloween twist
Two of my absolute favorite "inconsequential" elements of Lord of the Rings Online have to be the Haunted Burrow every Halloween and the whole...
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Mists of Ravenloft opens pre-orders, aims for December release
The, ahem, bloodiest MMO expansion of 2017 is finally available to pre-purchase. Dungeons and Dragons Online opened up pre-orders today for Mists of Ravenloft,...
The Stream Team: LOTRO’s Haunted Burrow is habit-forming
October means that Massively OP's MJ can immerse herself in as many Halloween events as possible. And one really fun event is Lord of...
LOTRO Legendarium: Grading Lord of the Rings Online in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, it seemed as though a mini-renaissance was brewing for Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games broke away...
LOTRO continues to course-correct gear issues, starts Harvest Festival, and gives away mithril tokens
Lord of the Rings Online's sloppy QA process has resulted in a quagmire of issues following the release of this week's Update 21. Previously,...
Perfect Ten: Why no one should recommend World of Warcraft ever
Last week, MOP's Justin (friend to man and beast alike) posted his list of MMOs he would recommend people play. It was a pretty...
Lord of the Rings Online reverses course on incomparable gear rollback compensation
It took 'em a day, but it looks as if Standing Stone Games is going to do the right thing for Lord of the...
Lord of the Rings Online drops update 21, immediately rolls back upgrades
Update 21 has arrived for Lord of the Rings Online, which means the two new dungeons that have been getting tested for the past...
LOTRO explains the conundrum of destroying the ring, announces Mordor soundtrack release
Put yourself in the shoes of the head writer of Lord of the Rings Online. How would you approach the climactic moment of the...
Standing Stone defends LOTRO lootbox plans
Pretty cheesed off over Lord of the Rings Online's plans to stuff best-in-slot gear into lootboxes with the upcoming instance cluster? Don't hold your...
