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Middle-earth Enterprises sends cease-and-desist letter to LOTRO rogue server project
Some Lord of the Rings Online players may have been aware of an unofficial rogue server project that was set to release this month...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 383: New World strikes up the band
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Diablo Immortal, SWTOR, NCsoft Q1, and Guild Wars 3, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and Glitch, plus a mailbag topic on better terms for MMOs.
Lord of the Rings Online’s free Anor transfers are ‘incoming’ prior to its late August shutdown
The clock is ticking down to the closure of Lord of the Rings Online's original legendary server, and residents are getting a little antsy...
One Shots: You’ll never be this exalted
For your average farmer or scribe in Guild Wars 2's world, they'll never find themselves in the presence of so much swirly, sparkly awesomeness...
Lord of the Rings Online community calls SSG out over stealth nerfs
A follow-up patch to last week's Lord of the Rings Online update made a few improvements to raid groups and allowed players to actually...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 382: Wrath Classic forecasts a frosty September
Justin and Bree discuss New World's server merges, Wrath Classic's September launch, LOTROs 33.1, Pantheon's investment, and Chronicles of Elyria's mess, with adventures in RIFT, City of Heroes, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag entries on single-player games, rhythm-based MMO classes, and Firefly.
LOTRO Legendarium: Update 33.1’s further adventures are more like a light snack
Seeing as how I was somewhat underwhelmed with Lord of the Rings Online's Further Adventures with Bilbo Baggins, I approached this week's new mission...
Lord of the Rings Online releases Update 33.1 with the Further Adventures of Elladan and Elrohir
Wake up, you sleepy Hobbits, because it's patch day for Lord of the Rings Online! Update 33.1 arrives today with a new Further Adventures...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock community concert drew 22 bands this past weekend
Lord of the Rings Online's biggest and most long-running community concert series returned this past weekend to host Weatherstock XIV. Over the course of...
Lord of the Rings Online producer leaves Standing Stone Games after a little over a year
The Lord of the Rings Online community was shocked this weekend to learn that Oleg Brodskiy, more commonly known as "Raninia" on the site,...
The Daily Grind: What’s been the best MMO gaming experience for you this year so far?
Now that we're over the halfway mark of 2022, it's a perfect time to take a quick intermission and evaluate our personal gaming journeys...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest time period you’ve ever subbed to a single MMO?
This question is a bit biased toward the subscription era of MMOs, but I think it still has some relevance given just how many...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Lord of the Rings Online’s player-run Weatherstock music festival returns July 16
Next week, players of Lord of the Rings Online will come together to rock out at a really tall and important landmark of Middle-earth....
LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO’s PvP game worth salvaging?
The funny thing about Lord of the Rings Online's PvP scene is that I truly believe most players are either unaware or uncaring that...
Lord of the Rings Online answers questions about monster play in livestream
Lord of the Rings Online raised a lot of player eyebrows when it made monster play PvP free for everyone, which naturally meant there...
Lord of the Rings Online now lets you take level 20 characters into its PvP zone
The second round of testing for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 33.1 is on the Bullroarer server this week, and all eyes have...
LOTRO Legendarium: Evaluating Lord of the Rings Online’s legendary servers, four years later
When Lord of the Rings Online released its first -- and, quickly thereafter, its second -- legendary server back in 2018, it was one...
The Daily Grind: How do you motivate yourself to clear MMO hurdles?
Don't you hate that feeling in an MMO when your progress suddenly hits a wall? Maybe you simply can't beat the next bit of...
