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LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Corsairs of Umbar is a vacation into the unknown
Those of you who follow this column know that I'm never in a particular rush to plow through Lord of the Rings Online expansions...
The Daily Grind: Are you looking for drama in your MMOs?
The other day in Lord of the Rings Online chat, the topic of guild drama came up and took one hell of a twist....
The Stream Team: Bashing Baba Lysaga in Dungeons & Dragons Online
After a brief break, Massively OP's MJ is returning to DDO, and she's really been looking forward to this next Ravenloft adventure. She gets...
Almost five years after killing Player Studio, Daybreak wants to revive a Creator Program
It's weird enough to see a Daybreak press release in my inbox, but this one threw me for a loop as it's for a...
Don’t look LOTRO’s free gift horse in the mouth – go get it right now
Standing Stone Games made good on its promises to compensate Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online players for this past...
LOTRO and DDO extend events, promise compensation after weekend outage
After enduring a grueling two-plus days of unexpected downtime, Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online players are curious what the...
Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs
It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...
LOTRO and DDO’s unexpected server outage goes into its third day [Update: They’re up!]
Update:Â The servers for both games are now back online.
If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons and Dragons Online, no...
The MOP Up: Fractured Veil allows for PvE-only servers
Post-apocalyptic survival game Fractured Veil previewed some upcoming features such as farms, new spawn locations, and -- get ready for this -- PvE-only servers....
LOTRO and DDO are still offline after 24 hours, so you might as well watch DDO’s PAX East panel
If you tried logging into Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons and Dragons Online since yesterday morning, you're in for a bit of...
One Shots: Pollen attack!
There are many ways to kill a man. A dagger in the back. A sifter full of poison. A smothering pillow. A duel at...
LOTRO Legendarium: Middle-earth’s world integrity is an endangered species in MMOs
Back in 2018, Steven Spielberg adapted the popular novel Ready Player One into a film. It seemed like a great pairing: The master director...
Dungeons and Dragons Online has a date with Fred the Mindflayer, LOTRO updates delving rewards
Depending on how your romantic life is these days, a date with a very nice mindflayer may be the swoony highlight of your spring....
The Stream Team: A spring (festival) fling in LOTRO
It's been a while since Massively OP's MJ muddled about in Middle-earth, and she has missed it. With the Spring Festival in full force,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback
It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
Daybreak’s EverQuest II is archiving its old forums in favor of a new forum system – today
We sure hope you didn't have any important business to conduct on the EverQuest II forums today as they're undergoing major surgery. Today. Daybreak...
Lord of the Rings Online explains the confines of its creative freedom
Fresh off an appearance to fans at PAX East, Standing Stone Games is a little bleary but game for what's coming next to Lord...
The MOP Up: Co-op RPG Stolen Realm launches with ‘frictionless’ multiplayer
Turn-based RPG Stolen Realm launched on Steam, Xbox, and Switch: "Play Stolen Realm solo, or in co-op with up to six heroes, as you...
One Shots: One corgi to rule them all
Deep in the fires of Mt. Doom, a terrible and mighty creation is being forged. One that if, left unchecked and unpetted, could spell...
