lord of the rings

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The Daily Grind: Do you roll new characters when you return to an MMO?

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It's been a really long time since I logged into Lord of the Rings Online to do anything other than pay up my hobbit...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs would you recommend to others?

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One of the most common questions I see floated out on Reddit, forums, and Twitter in relation to MMOs is, "What should I play?"...

Perfect Ten: Where to get your MMO podcast fix

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We'll assume since you're a savvy gamer reading Massively OP that you're already well aware of the world's best MMO podcast. But what do...

The Daily Grind: Do you buy max level MMO characters?

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The recent news about Lord of the Rings Online's insta-95 struck me as odd. Not only is LotRO's endgame pretty crap, but if ever...
What will we do?

Lord of the Rings Online’s next update will allow you to level to 95 instantly

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It's indisputable that there is a lot of content in Lord of the Rings Online. There's a huge pile of zones and quests for...

The Game Archaeologist: Ultima X Odyssey

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I think any MMO veteran has a private list of prematurely canceled games that he or she deeply wishes had been completed and launched....

The Stream Team: Spending Thanksgiving as a Hobbit in LOTRO

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What's more appropriate on Thanksgiving than being a Hobbit? Nothing! Food and our furry-footed friends go together like cheese and crackers, like peanut butter...

LOTRO players host Friendship France gathering this weekend to show solidarity after attacks

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Communities around the globe are still coping with the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, and in MMOs, it's no different. Similar...

One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice

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New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...

Leaderboard: What’s your favorite LOTRO class?

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Yesterday I asked about your favorite zone in Lord of the Rings Online, but today I'd like to narrow the choices a bit and...

Why I keep returning to Lord of the Rings Online

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I got sucked into Lord of the Rings Online last weekend and I'm not sure why. There's no new Hobbit movie forthcoming (thank funk). I haven't...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite LOTRO zone?

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I'm back in Lord of the Rings Online this week, and though I'm still working my way through western Gondor at the moment, I...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you played the most?

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I updated Lord of the Rings Online over the weekend, and as I was looking at the game in my Steam list, I was...

The Game Archaeologist: The PLATO MMOs

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In tracing the history and pre-history of MMORPGs in this column, we've spent a lot of time outside of the 2000s and into the...

Perfect Ten: Why making an Old West MMO would be challenging (but worth it)

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The western has been limping along for decades now, occasionally rearing its head to produce a well-loved movie or game smash hit before disappearing once...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO starter zone?

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A lot of love and attention is poured into beginning zones by developers. After all, these are players' first steps into your world, so...

Global Chat: The frustrations and joys of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns

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The player debate and analysis over the virtues and vices of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has -- unsurprisingly -- evoked strong opinions...

The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 2015)

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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...

LOTRO ushers in the Siege of Minas Tirith

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Lord of the Rings Online players have finally made it to one of Middle-earth's most famous metropolises: Minas Tirith. Today the game has released Update...

LOTRO bribes players to test new datacenter

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Lord of the Rings Online is calling its playerbase to jump on the Bullroarer server this Saturday to help test out a new datacenter...

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