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One Shots: Chugga chugga choo choo
You know what's a great reason to screenshot your MMO adventures? Because it encourages you to stop dashing to your next destination and slow...
Massively Overthinking: Is vertical progression still sustainable for MMOs?
Back in May, Project Ghost's Greg Street got MMO players buzzing over the state of MMOs in the West vs. the East. That isn't...
Lord of the Rings Online tests Hunter and Burglar changes – and previews the new Angmarim Sorceress PvP class
The most interesting developments in Lord of the Rings Online right now aren't on the live servers but rather the Bullroarer test server. Standing...
DDO delays its 64-bit servers while LOTRO claims it’s finished work on missing kinship escrow
We've got a couple of Standing Stone Games MMO-related server news items for your Wednesday today, starting with the unfortunate word that the studio...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 524: RIFT’s A New Hope moment
Justin and Bree discuss Chrono Odyssey's horrors, EverQuest's emu legal imbroglio, RIFT's actual patch, RuneScape's monetization, and Hytale's demise, with adventures in Monsters and Memories, Erenshor, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, LOTRO, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on growing up through MMORPGs.
DDO explains Chill of Ravenloft loot system while LOTRO sells new Loyal Knight Patron’s coffer
Even as Dungeons and Dragons Online is a little over a week from launching its new 64-bit servers (that would be July 9th), the...
One Shots: The perils of misallocating your stats
Back when the MMORPG genre was a more wild and wooly place, developers would let you fling your stat points into your character all...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Midsummer island is a charming addition to the festival roster
Summer in Lord of the Rings Online never seems to arrive until the old Summer Festival or Farmer's Faire finally kicks in. Even the...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO mechanics you just can’t believe were real?
Earlier this spring, I was showing my husband how busy our Lord of the Rings Online server was, as SSG was forced to suppress...
Massively Overthinking: How many MMO alts is too many?
A few weeks back, I asked our readers how they manage their MMORPG alts (the joke being the LOTRO player who said "log out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 523: Course-correcting into the future
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, BitCraft Online, the possible sale of CCP Games and EVE Online, LOTRO, DDO, Palia, Dune Awakening, and Chrono Odyssey, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, Palia, and the land of Steam Decks.
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would be most improved by an engine overhaul in 2025?
On MOP, we can seldom go a single day without someone in the comments wondering when a specific MMO will get an engine upgrade...
One Shots: Even views can be jaded
If you look up to the highest point on the landscape and squint, you might be able to make out a lone figure standing...
LOTRO Legendarium: What should Lord of the Rings Online’s kinship refresh include?
It does seem as though Standing Stone Games has been talking about a "kinship refresh" for Lord of the Rings Online for years now,...
Massively Overthinking: Finding flow states in MMORPGs
In this week's Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about flow in MMOs - the psychology concept, not zone or progression design flow. Here's...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes players to the new tropical Midsummer Festival island
Say hello to Lord of the Rings Online's new Midsummer Festival that's sending you to the brand-new tropical island of Furtherholm! LOTRO officially kicked...
Lord of the Rings Online’s revamped Midsummer Festival returns this week with a tropical vacay
OK, technically, it's not even summer at all yet, but the Midsummer Festival does arrive to Lord of the Rings Online this week. Today's...
Lord of the Rings Online shows off new Midsummer Festival island, explains server closure decision
Last week's abrupt announcement that Lord of the Rings Online is closing down all of its 32-bit servers caught many players by surprise, especially...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your MMORPG alts?
You might not know this about me, but I'm a bit of a spreadsheet junkie. I have spreadsheets for literally everything, especially for my...
LOTRO Legendarium: How music binds the LOTRO community together
Whenever I'm reading through JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth novels, one thing that absolutely pops out at me is the Professor's love of song. Music isn't...
