Lord of the Rings Online

Before the Shadow, the new mini-expansion is on the way, and The Lord of the Rings Online is giving away a number of quest packs for free again.

The team at Standing Stone Games is taking an iconic phrase from Tolkien's work and turning it into its own game mechanic in The Lord of the Rings Online. The Delving feature debuts with the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion.

It's Hobbit Day, September 22nd, and The Lord of the Rings Online is getting in on the festivities. In celebration of Frodo and Bilbo's shared birthday, the MMO is hosting a party of special magnificence now through September 26th.

Before the Shadow, the upcoming mini-expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, is now open for preorder. The content includes all new quests aimed at levels 1-32, with a Delving difficulty system to let higher levels increase difficulty, a new instance, new Skirmish, and two new regions.

Last Friday during a Q&A with Lord of the Rings Online executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, we got a tease of next year's fall expansion. The 'smell of salt water' has Bradford really interested in where LotRO could go here, possibly bringing the story back to more familiar roots.

Earlier this morning, the Lord of the Rings Online team streamed a Q&A with executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, touching on a broad range of subjects from the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion, server lag, character customization and more.

The Lord of the Rings Online is saying goodbye to its first Legendary Server. Anor, which launched as a way for players to re-experience the progression of LotRO throughout the years, is shutting down, and players with characters on the server can transfer to a different server through the end of the year.

In a new interview, LotRO's dev team talked housing, specifically the future of the feature, improvements to the housing system, and teased what the next neighborhood won't be in Middle-earth.

A mini expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, Before the Shadow has been officially unveiled. The new content will focus on levels 1-32 but also feature a new instance, Skirmish, and more for all.

The first of the legendary servers, Anor, is closing at the end of the month and players are able to start the process of moving their legendary characters off the server onto new homes.

Echoes of Angmar, a private server project for The Lord of the Rings Online, has been sent a cease and desist letter and ordered to close by Middle Earth Enterprises, owner of Tolkien IP rights.

The Further Adventures of Elladan and Elrohir, the new update for The Lord of the Rings Online, adds new quest content and begins delivering on many promised PvMP improvements and changes.

Weatherstock is hosting its 14th annual concert atop the Great Watchtower of Amon Sul this weekend in The Lord of the Rings Online. Players across all servers will descend upon the Lone Lands to dance and listen to a multitude of bands rock out atop Weathertop on July 16th.

The Lord of the Rings Online has been pushing an initiative to improve its stagnant player versus monster player mode, and this week's Bullroarer test server notes highlight another change: level 20 players can now enter the fray.

In a new producer's letter, The Lord of the Rings Online detailed some fo the myriad changes players can expect to see over the next quarter. Looming large on the horizon is the shut down of the original Legendary World, Anor. However, players can also expect to see some welcome changes, including expanding some classes to races previously unable to use them.