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Tag: Lord of the Rings Online

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MMOs and me: 2022

2 Jan 20232 Jan 2023
I find myself playing MMOs a lot less often than I have two years ago. There are several reasons for that, I think. One is the lack of time and…
Blogging Months…

LotRO: Disappointing Housing

22 Aug 2022
I know I am ranting about the same topic over and over again: The player housing feature in Lord of the Rings Online is just disappointing. They have been improving…
Blogging Months…

Which MMO mount do you like using the most?

21 Aug 202221 Aug 2022
Justin from MassivelyOP asked this question in their column "The Daily Grind" and rather than leaving a comment there, I prefer answering this question here. I do go with mounts…
Blogging Months…

New adventures in LotRO?

16 Aug 2022
Since the legendary server Anor is going to close in a few months, we can move the characters off the server for free. So that's what friends and I did…
Characters/Classes…

How to return to LotRO?

20 May 202220 May 2022
I wanted to start this post by saying that I was surprised about the urge to return to Lord of the Rings Online, but honestly, I am not. This MMO…
Guild Wars 2…

Which MMO has the most useless housing system?

10 Apr 2022
I saw this article on Massively Overpowered about useless housing systems in MMOs. Of course, this is a more or less subjective question, but that's why I liked reading about…
Guild Wars 2…

What is an MMO road trip you would love to take?

2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022
The original post from Wordpress' bloganuary asked for a "real world" road trip, but it makes more sense to think about the MMOs I'm playing instead. My first thought was…
Game Design…

Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?

25 Sep 2021
Massively OP mused about this question recently... and since it's a question, of course my brain started trying to answer it for myself. Star Trek Online was mentioned right in…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Warhammer Online in 2021

3 Jan 2021
After actually first forgetting to add Return of Reckoning (the private server that still lets us play Warhammer Online today) to the list of MMOs I've been playing in 2020…
Elder Scrolls Online…

My MMOs in 2020

25 Dec 202025 Dec 2020
No new MMO has made it on my list this year. I did give New World a try, but ultimately ended up not liking it. It's okay and I am…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Screenshot Saturday: Haunted Burrow

7 Nov 2020
I finally found the time to take a stroll through the Haunted Burrow in LotRO. I forgot that there are a few - harmless - jump scares. And the cobwebbed…
Elder Scrolls Online…

Which MMO does Halloween best?

13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020
I really like the autumn and halloween events in MMOs! When I saw ArenaNet announce the date for their Halloween event (it starts today, by the way) for Guild Wars…
Games…

Games I’ve played in July

2 Aug 2020
Our vacation is over now and work will start again on Monday. The weather wasn't as bad as we had feared, but far from what I would call "summer". So,…
Elder Scrolls Online…

My MMOs in July 2020

8 Jul 2020
I am still pondering whether to continue with WoW Classic or not. The lack of Burning Crusade is just too severe for me and I really want my Draenei mage!…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Send help! – Games I’ve been playing in June

3 Jul 2020
I bought both Project Hospital and Old World a couple of weeks ago. One evening, I couldn't decide if I wanted to play Project Hospital or continue playing Old World.…
Blogging Months…

My top five MMO classes

7 May 202020 Jul 2020
There seem to be a few "top five" lists going around and with my recent post about returning to Lotro and figuring out which class I actually like, I thought…
Blogging Months…

When did Lotro sneak back in?

5 May 2020
A couple of days ago, all of a sudden, me and some friends started playing Lotro again. I don't even remember who started the conversation or who decided to return…
Elder Scrolls Online…

My Top MMOs in 2019

22 Dec 2019
I originally started this blog because of my love for MMOs. Back then, I'd been impatiently waiting for Guild Wars 2 to come out and spent my time playing Rift…
Blogging Months…

LotRO Dwarves vs. GW2’s Asura

10 Aug 2019
With the recent announcement that the new race, the Stout Axe Dwarves will have the option to be female, there's been a discussion about the lore behind the Lord of…
Fluff…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Mounts in MMOs

7 Aug 2019
This post isn't about whether MMOs should have mounts or not. I love them and even Guild Wars 2 found a way to implement them in a meaningful way. However,…
Fun!…

MMOs are weird virtual worlds… – Where’s the toilet?

29 Jul 2019
With the exception of very few MMOs, there are simply no toilets or just in general bathrooms in MMOs. Apparently, there is no need for hygiene? From the top of…
Lord of the Rings Online…

Screenshot Saturday: And Lotro… again

13 Jul 2019
It took me a long lone time, but my guardian finally reached level 60. To be honest, I was certain I'd lost interest in Lotro again. But I did log…
Guild Wars 2…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Vertical maps

7 Jul 2019
For a while, I'd been very excitedly levelling my guardian in LotRO and was really happy when she'd gotten to level 50. But then, a few levels into Mines of…
Elder Scrolls Online…

Mixing my MMO

14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019
I am currently playing very different MMOs, because they each give me something I want from this genre while lacking in other areas. Elder Scrolls Online has this seemingly huge…
Games

Worst game purchase regret

9 Mar 2019
Bookahnerk and I were talking about games in general and I mentioned how I regret buying Black Desert Online. He thought we'd spent less than 20 Euros on it, but…
Game Design…

Why is LotRO still this appealing?

19 Dec 2018
It was supposed to be a quick nostalgic look at Lord of the Rings Online again, after I heard about Trion being sold to gamigo. I had wanted to give…
Lord of the Rings Online

Returning to LotRO

31 Oct 2018
I did say I'm giving Elder Scrolls Online another try, didn't I? But when I was looking for an alternative to Rift, I also remembered LotRO - well, that, plus…
Characters/Classes…

Pet classes and MMOs

27 May 2018
I have often seen people ask "Will there be a pet class?" before an MMO released and it appears that this is the deciding factor in whether they're interested in…
Action RPG…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch: Arrrr thar other games?

19 Sep 201229 Jun 2020
Welcome t' today’s Bookahneer’s Geekwatch! Th' place about miscellaneous interestin' news related t' Guild Wars 2 – an' on occasion, other games. This time, we be havin' a slightly different…
Lord of the Rings Online

Mini Geekwatch

8 Dec 2011
Too bad we don't have pictures of baby asuras or I could've used one for this update. ;) The one announcement I'd been waiting for just came: Lotro's Yule Festival…

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