Lord of the Rings Online Articles

The Lord of the Rings Online is spinning up its preview server this week to give players a glimpse at the upcoming class, the Mariner. The new class is one part of the upcoming Umbar expansion, which is slated to release sometime this year.

The latest update for The Lord of the Rings Online, Update 37's The Humble Homes of Hobytlan, has been delayed a week, according to Standing Stone Games on Twitter.

Update 37 will bring some big changes to the Guardian class, which players will get to test now on the Bullroarer server which is open for testing.

Sixteen years. Bradford's Lord of the Rings Online Kinship is now old enough to drive. How long have your group or guild gamed together?

It's a busy Wednesday for The Lord of the Rings Online, with the first part of Update 37 now available for testing on the Bullroarer test server. Also, LotRO showcased the new Lyndelby Homesteads for those interested in player housing on the most recent stream.

The Lord of the Rings Online is previewing some of the content players can expect to see in the coming days, as a new crafting event is set to hit with Update 37, as well as a first-look at the new Hobbit housing neighborhood that is soon to come.

Weatherstock, the epic in-game, player-organized concert series in The Lord of the Rings Online is returning for its 15th year, its organizers announced today. The concert will take place on July 22nd, though a concert series will also happen this weekend to whet player's appetites.

A small patch is on the way this week that might be the first deployment of a performance patch that could solve (or at least help) with the lag The Lord of the Rings Online faces.

The Lord of the Rings Online hosted a Q&A with executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, where more details about the upcoming expansion set in Umbar including a new class, as well as when players can expect to see River Hobbits make their debut in the MMO.

The focus of Lord of the Rings Online has been squarely on the realm of Gondor as of late, and the celebrations for Aragorn and Arwen take center stage this week with the return of the Midsummer Festival.

Gondor Renewed, Update 36 for The Lord of the Rings Online, opens a new story, adds a new zone, and offers customizable difficulty settings all over (and increased rewards for turning up the difficulty).

Much of the talk this week around Amazon's new Lord of the Rings-based MMO is what it means for the existing Lord of the Rings MMO, The Lord of the Rings Online.

This week, Amazon Games announced a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises to make a new MMO based on The Lord of the Rings IP. Now, Standing Stone Games is reassuring players that The Lord of the Rings Online will continue.

PvP in MMORPGs - sometimes it can define a player's enjoyment for good or ill. Being PKed or being part of a massive takedown of an enemy can be invigorating in any game. Bradford is looking back on his most memorable PvP moment in any MMORPG.

The Lord of the Rings Online is marking its 16th anniversary. Update 35.1 goes live today and brings the anniversary event, along with new character customization options and visual updates in addition to fixes and other adjustments.