Lord of the Rings Online devs talk expansion development in new video series
MMORPG expansions don’t appear out of thin air, although it might appear so from the player side of things. Two developers behind Lord of the Rings Online took the opportunity of a recent hour-long “We Have a Cave Troll” podcast to share how these hideously complex content updates come into being.16 Oct 2023EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life pushMassivelyOp ︎16 Oct 2023Lord of the Rings Online previews two Corsairs of Umbar zonesMassivelyOp ︎14 Oct 2023LOTRO Legendarium: What could a LOTRO challenge server look like?MassivelyOp ︎13 Oct 2023Third time’s a charm? Lord of the Rings Online’s Combe forester event is finally liveMassivelyOp ︎12 Oct 2023Lord of the Rings Online’s Harvestmath Festival returns with a new mount and cosmeticsMassivelyOp ︎11 Oct 2023LOTRO fine-tunes the Mariner while DDO makes stomach polyps a safe place to beMassivelyOp ︎08 Oct 2023LOTRO is ‘tackling something more difficult and interesting’ with Corsairs of Umbar’s storyMassivelyOp ︎06 Oct 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Are we ready for LOTRO’s Corsairs of Umbar?MassivelyOp ︎05 Oct 2023EverQuest’s 30th expansion, Laurion’s Song, launches in December – with class swappingMassivelyOp ︎03 Oct 2023Update 37.2 Release NotesSteam ︎03 Oct 2023Lord of the Rings Online opens preorders for Corsairs of Umbar expansion, launching November 1MassivelyOp ︎02 Oct 2023Tomorrow’s Lord of the Rings Online patch notes appear to include the Mariner class itselfMassivelyOp ︎01 Oct 2023Lord of the Rings Online talks crafting, says Corsairs of Umbar pre-orders begin ‘real soon’MassivelyOp ︎29 Sep 2023LOTRO Legendarium: It’s OK that LOTRO’s remaster isn’t going to happenMassivelyOp ︎28 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online previews its upcoming Outer Gondor regionMassivelyOp ︎27 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online studio pushes back against maintenance mode claimsMassivelyOp ︎25 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online talks Mariner, crafting overhaul, and more in its devstreamMassivelyOp ︎23 Sep 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Nine LOTRO secrets worth discoveringMassivelyOp ︎21 Sep 2023EG7 and Daybreak: DCUO’s volatility, EverQuest’s stability, Cold Iron’s new game, LOTRO’s canceled remasterMassivelyOp ︎21 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online gives a sneak peak of Corsairs of Umbar’s landscapeMassivelyOp ︎19 Sep 2023Talk Like a Pirate Day around the MMO world, 2023 editionMassivelyOp ︎19 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online throws the Mariner overboard (into another round of testing)MassivelyOp ︎16 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online delays its Forester event a second time, says fix coming soonMassivelyOp ︎14 Sep 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s new Mariner class is the swashbuckler we neededMassivelyOp ︎13 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online slightly delays its Mariner class previewMassivelyOp ︎09 Sep 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Coping with Lord of the Rings Online’s Mount Everest of contentMassivelyOp ︎08 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online readies a plus-sized pirate event for September with new stories and missionsMassivelyOp ︎06 Sep 2023Lord of the Rings Online attempts to undo some of the damage caused by last week’s stat squishMassivelyOp ︎04 Sep 2023LOTRO hopes to get the Mariner class in testing soon while DDO enjoys Vecna Unleashed questingMassivelyOp ︎02 Sep 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Of River Hobbits and river homes in Lord of the Rings OnlineMassivelyOp ︎01 Sep 2023Update 37 Release NotesSteam ︎01 Sep 2023LOTRO and DDO are giving away premium daily presents for a month to VIPsMassivelyOp ︎31 Aug 2023Lord of the Rings Online works on fixes for forester event and stat crunch falloutMassivelyOp ︎30 Aug 2023Lord of the Rings Online releases Update 37 with River Hobbits and the stat crunchMassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2023Lord of the Rings Online puts up the notes for Update 37: Humble Homes of the HolbytlanMassivelyOp ︎