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LOTRO mini-patch disables premium housing upkeep for the time being
Following last week's release of Update 19 in Lord of the Rings Online comes the traditional "fix all the things we done broke in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 88: Miles per hour
Justin and Bree discuss AQ3D, Halloween, SWTOR, LOTRO, RIFT, and the health of the MMO market, with mailbag letters on the MMO endgame paradigm and SOTA vs. Camelot Unchained.
Lord of the Rings Online interview grapples with premium housing and evictions
In an additional pair of interview segments, LOTRO Community Manager Cordovan tackles several topics of interest from the community, including personal loot systems, crafting...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016
"Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the...
The Stream Team: Hobbits invade Lord of the Rings Online’s haunted burrow
Why stick with haunted houses when you can have a haunted burrow? LOTRO's Halloween celebration includes dark and twisty tunnels that run beneath Bag...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
LOTRO releases Update 19: March of the King with new premium housing
Mr. Frodo, the word is given: Lord of the Rings Online is rolling out Update 19: March of the King today.
Update 19 is a...
Lord of the Rings Online slightly delays Update 19, and here are four ways to pass the time
While Lord of the Rings Online's Update 19 was originally scheduled to be released today, Turbine made the decision to delay it while the...
Turbine previews LOTRO update 19, says Mordor will come in a 2017 expansion
Next week in Lord of the Rings Online, the banners will fly, the forces of the Enemy will quake, and the king will march....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most welcoming community you’ve experienced?
There's nothing worse for me when I'm playing an MMORPG than to be in a game where the community is either purely toxic or...
LOTRO’s lore dev to talk with the Tolkien Professor
Lord of the Rings Online is nothing if not steeped in a vast body of lore, and the game's main keeper of that knowledge is...
Lord of the Rings Online goes up to the front door of Mordor and knocks
An event nine years in the making is about to unfold in Lord of the Rings Online: Players will finally cross the border of...
Battle Bards Episode 83: Triumphant Victory!
Triumph and victory — are they the same thing? Sometimes, but not always. On today’s breathtaking episode of Battle Bards, the team tackles triumphant...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
Take a tour of LOTRO’s new zone and premium housing
Great and momentous things are afoot in the realm of Lord of the Rings Online, as Turbine has started testing Update 19: March of the...
LOTRO discusses March of the King update, premium housing
Dungeons and Dragons Online got a hope-filled producer's letter earlier this week -- now it's Lord of the Rings Online's turn.
"We are currently hard...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding in MMORPGs an oxymoron?
Do you scoff, chortle, or sneer when you hear the phrase "casual raiding" among the MMO community? You might be laughing at your own ignorance...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the worst MMORPG for duos?
Massively OP reader Styopa recently wrote in to us to propose that we write about the best MMORPGs for duoing. I was all set...
LOTRO patches in server transfers from the launcher
If you've been waiting to transfer your Lord of the Rings Online characters to another server, today's patch makes it easier than ever. When...
Battle Bards Episode 81: Goblins, Orcs, and Ogres!
They may be ugly. They may be smelly. And they may have no table manners whatsoever. What, we're not talking about the Battle Bards!...
