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

LOTRO Legendarium: The great server transfer nightmare of 2025

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Can I be real with you right now? I really don't want to write this column. I wish I didn't have to, not just...

Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about Rivendell housing and a new homestead currency

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Providing a welcome distraction from the ongoing saga of Lord of the Rings Online's troubled server transfers was a new We Have a Cave...

Massively Overthinking: Toxic positivity in the land of MMORPGs

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As I type this, we've been watching the Lord of the Rings Online transfer situation unfold for over a week now, and I've personally...

Lord of the Rings Online patches the old deed log back in today as transfers surpass 1M characters

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It's patch day for the long-suffering Lord of the Rings Online playerbase as the patch originally planned for Wednesday is finally launching today. Update...

World of Warcraft teases its housing decoration tools, including 3-axis rotation and dyes

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When Blizzard last talked about World of Warcraft's housing, it was a vague overview of the studio's philosophies that left a lot of players...

Lord of the Rings Online speeds up 64-bit server transfer rate but sees more failures in the process

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Lord of the Rings Online isn't out of the woods yet as the studio and playerbase alike continue to grapple with the unprecedented server...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 509: Lord of the Transfers

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Justin and Bree discuss the LOTRO transfer mess, the return of APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth, Throne and Liberty's Wilds of Talandre, Guild Wars 2's Repentance, Elder Scrolls Online's Fallen Banners, and Fractured's new owners, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, Diablo 3, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on gating story beats with raiding.

Here’s where the Lord of the Rings Online server transfer situation stands as queues surpass 48 hours

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We're on the seventh day of transfer chaos over at Lord of the Rings Online now and about to venture into week two. Here's...

One Shots: Clean up on aisle everything

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If you came here hoping to find beauty and wonder encapsulated in a single picture, look away, for Minimalistway is bringing you nothing but...

LOTRO Legendarium: The forging of new communities in LOTRO’s great server migration

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As I write this, it's Tuesday morning, and we are well underway in what I'm calling the Great Server Migration of 2025 in Lord...

Lord of the Rings Online hopes to finally open 64-bit servers today as transfers remain in limbo

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On the dawn of a day that was supposed to be the next great era of Lord of the Rings Online's history, a week...

Lord of the Rings Online’s transfer woes persist into third day, 64-bit servers coming Friday

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Suffice it to say, this hasn't been the triumphant week that Standing Stone Games was hoping for Lord of the Rings Online. What was...

Lord of the Rings Online delays 64-bit server debut as transfer system is hammered

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This is our utter lack of surprise that yesterday's massive attempt to allow Lord of the Rings Online players to move all of their...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding

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Justin and Bree discuss Stars Reach's Kickstarter, LOTRO's U43 and server transfers, Jake Song departing ArcheAge Chronicles, Dauntless' sunset, and Monster Hunter Wilds' debut, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Undermined, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on the Elder Scrolls Online difficulty situation.

Lord of the Rings Online has opened transfers to four new 64-bit worlds today (and it’s a cheerful mess)

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Hopefully many of you were able to reserve your names yesterday on Lord of the Rings Online's four new 64-bit realms, but there's something...

The Daily Grind: What MMO gameplay feels like ‘homework’ rather than fun?

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One of the reasons I've been enjoying Guild Wars 2 so much for the the last seven months is that it doesn't assign me...

PSA: Reserve your LOTRO 64-bit server names today at noon

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Heads-up for all Lord of the Rings Online players: The Great Server Migration of '24 starts today. VIP players can reserve up to three names...

One Shots: How to potty train your dragon

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Think you have it rough raising a miniature human or juvenile feline or canine? Just try finding fireproof diapers and charred formula for a...

Lord of the Rings Online players push back against deed log redesign, which is also crashing the game

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If Standing Stone Games hoped that it was going to get Lord of the Rings Online's Update 43 quietly out the door before next...

Lord of the Rings Online unexpectedly breaks out Update 43: Secrets of Utug-bûr

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If there's one constant in Lord of the Rings Online's recent history, it's that patch days happen on Wednesdays. Always. That is, except for...

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