LotRO going Free-to-Play: Turbine should be ashamed!
A massive blow was dealt to fans of MMORPG's today as Turbine announced that Lord of the Rings Online will be going Free to Play. This is terrible news for…
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June 4, 2010
Lost in LOTRO
I logged in to LOTRO for the first time in about two years and I am so completely dumbfounded by my three+ hotbars of abilities.  The only one that I…
November 15, 2009
LOTRO is trying hard to NOT welcome me back…
I've been trying to give Lord of the Rings Online a try during this "Welcome back" weekend that ends on the 18th, but thus far I have been hitting problem…
November 14, 2009
Solutions to some problems faced by an aging game
Content aging and becoming less popular and the population of a game shifting to the "end-game"Â are both problems that all MMO's face when they follow even a loose themepark…
November 9, 2009
MMO Regret: LOTRO
I can only count on one hand the number of regrets I have for MMO's, not counting the regrets I have for buying or playing. I'm talking about regrets I…
November 4, 2009
Survey hints at a LOTRO for Xbox 360
A survey arrived in a friend's inbox tonight that asked some very interesting questions. The survey was adaptive and would cut you off or open up new questions based on…
May 13, 2009
Once more into Eriador
I last logged in to Lord of the Rings Online around October 15, 2007, that is, until tonight when I downloaded the LOTRO 10 day free trial. Partially due to…
February 5, 2009
Make Crafting Better
I just finished scratching off another mmorpg from the list of current games released that promised to make crafting better, revolutionize it, make it more innovative, yada yada yada. You…
September 23, 2008
Yes, MMORPGs should be “done” at release!
I keep hearing people say things like, "It's okay that X isn't in the game yet because this is a MMORPG!" or "It's a MMORPG, of course it's not finished". …
July 5, 2008
The First 5 Minutes of Play
In a MMORPG a lot can happen in the first 5 minutes of play. 'They' say first impressions are everything and it's true. I was shocked to realize, upon a…
March 24, 2008