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Hunters have gotten a much-needed buff in today’s Lord of the Rings Online in Update 26.1. Apparently, this was the “something secret” that Standing Stone Games teased in last month's Update 26 patch notes. The hugely underpowered class is getting a number of significant boosts across the board including increased DPS, reduced cooldowns, and the addition of Focus-generating melee attacks. [...]
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Lord of the Rings Online has just turned thirteen years old today and is celebrating by giving out gifts to all its Premium and VIP players. The gifts you receive will depend on your account’s status and will include a character portrait frame that shows how many years your account has been active. Accounts that have been active for a [...]
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A number of MMO studios have taken the opportunity to give quarantined gamers a little more incentive to play their games while they’re stuck at home. Here’s what’s up: Standing Stone Games makes all Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online content available to all players, including those locked behind expansion packs, until April 30th. The 5% [...]
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Standing Stone Games has just rolled out Lord of the Rings Online Update 25.4 which brings several class changes and a new Minas Morgul raid called Remmorchant, the Net of Darkness. The new raid is currently available in Tier 1 and Tier 2. “Far beneath the Ephel Duath, in the deepest caverns of Torech Ungol, lies the Remmorchant, the Net [...]
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Get ready to mount up and ride as Standing Stone Games gears up for The Lord of the Rings Online Riders of Rohan expansion’s release on the progression servers later this week. Riders of Rohan, which first came out in 2012, is best known for introducing war mounts and mounted combat to the fantasy MMORPG. The expansion continues the Siege [...]
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Running out of things to do in the latest The Lord of the Rings Online expansion? Well, Update 25.3 brings a trio of new Minas Morgul instances for you and the rest of the citizens of Middle-Earth to explore including one where you can take on the infamous Nazgul themselves. Bar Nirnaeth, The Houses of Lamentation - This profane temple [...]
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Christopher Tolkien, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien, has passed away at the age of 95. Fireworks lit up Middle-Earth’s night sky last night as Lord of the Rings Online players flew kites to pay tribute to J.R.R.’s son and the guardian of his works. “I’ve just recently heard that Christopher Tolkien has died,” tweeted Corey Olsen, a.k.a. the Tolkien Professor. [...]
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Christmas celebrations in Middle-Earth are now in full swing as Turbine rolls out Lord of the Rings Online Update 25.1. The update marks the start of the Yuletide Festival which gives players the chance to earn in-game goodies and exclusive new items by participating in fun activities and completing daily quests at Winter-home. The event will run until January 6th. [...]
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It’s harvest season once again in Lord of the Rings Online and the inhabitants of Middle-Earth are celebrating with the return of the Farmers Faire event. The event brings with it a variety of fun-filled quests, events, and activities including dancing, horse-racing, feeding the mayor, and chasing chickens to collect their eggs. The event is now live and will run [...]
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When it comes to MMORPGs, and games in general, the soundtrack usually takes a back seat in favor of eye-catching visuals and sound effects. Lord of the Rings shines the spotlight on the game’s soundtrack to celebrate the release of Update 24: Vales of Anduin early last month which came with 24 new tracks from video game music composer Bill [...]
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