American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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The Daily Grind: Do alternate and classic servers risk alienating existing MMO fans?
Back in December, Guild Wars 2 boss Josh Davis told fans that "alternate servers and hardcore modes aren’t a priority for ArenaNet," as the...
The Stream Team: Looking for lore in DDO’s Ravenloft
Diaries litter Ravenloft. Massively OP's MJ wants to read them... er, clean them up. Who wants stuff strewn around the landscape? Besides, privacy is...
Lord of the Rings Online patches up ahead of tomorrow’s hamster event I mean anniversary event
It looks as though Lord of the Rings Online is closing a small loophole that allowed players to fish out a legendary tracery by...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 465: Remixing Pandaria
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Mists of Pandaria remix, new progression servers for EverQuest and EverQuest II, WoW Cataclysm Classic pre-patch, Blizzard's return to China, Blizzard's new mystery game, FFXIV's Dawntrail benchmark, Sky Childreon of the Light, Palia layoffs, and the Stop Killing Games game preservation movement, plus adventures in LOTRO.
Dungeons and Dragons Online introduces new loyalty rewards for VIP subbers
Dungeons & Dragons Online is making its subscription more enticing with the introduction of loyalty rewards. According to Standing Stone Games' latest dev blog...
Lord of the Rings Online showcases new mount and hamster pets coming with the 17th anniversary
Lord of the Rings Online players are getting a celebratory hamster pet. That's it. That's the headline. We can all stop reading, and I...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO dev deserves sainthood for putting up with us MMO players?
The other day, Justin and I were joking about the Allan "Orion" Maki interview that turned out to be a massive three-hour affair. Orion...
The Stream Team: Sunrise, Ravenloft’s finale in Dungeons & Dragons Online
The Abbey finally gets its wine! Now that she's beaten Baba Lysaga and retrieved the magic gem, Massively OP's MJ has completed all the...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take MMO players to get to ‘endgame’?
With Throne & Liberty's latest global underway, I want to point back to something Amazon said about the test for our Massively Overthinking discussion...
LOTRO preps T4 Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo, DDO fixes Fred’s First Date
Standing Stone Games traditionally patches its MMORPGs on Wednesdays, so it's no surprise that Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online...
Three-hour LOTRO dev interview looks at the past and future of this MMO
If you got to sit down for three hours with one of the key developers of your favorite MMO, what would you talk about?...
One Shots: Infinity pool of Tamriel
Bree's steamy overdose of hot tubs last week drew out one commenter to share another cool-looking pool in an MMO. If you thought infinity...
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...
