lord of the rings online

Official Site: Lord of the Rings Online
Studio: Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: April 24, 2007
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Lord of the Rings Online patches up ahead of tomorrow’s hamster event I mean anniversary event

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It looks as though Lord of the Rings Online is closing a small loophole that allowed players to fish out a legendary tracery by...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 465: Remixing Pandaria

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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.

Lord of the Rings Online showcases new mount and hamster pets coming with the 17th anniversary

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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?

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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...

Massively Overthinking: How long should it take MMO players to get to ‘endgame’?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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The other day in Lord of the Rings Online chat, the topic of guild drama came up and took one hell of a twist....

Almost five years after killing Player Studio, Daybreak wants to revive a Creator Program

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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...
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Don’t look LOTRO’s free gift horse in the mouth – go get it right now

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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

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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

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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!]

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Update: 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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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Depending on how your romantic life is these days, a date with a very nice mindflayer may be the swoony highlight of your spring....

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