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Lord of the Rings Online explains why it settled on Rivendell for its Elf premium neighborhood
Standing Stone Games is releasing premium housing in Rivendell for Lord of the Rings Online this spring, focusing on a cozy, smaller footprint. Senior World Designer Matt Elliot explained that Rivendell was chosen over other Elven locations like Lothlorien and Mirkwood. A recent patch, Update 47.2, also addressed issues with the spring festival and a new raid.
Lord of the Rings Online expands its spring festival, teases upcoming Hatokali Fells zone
Lord of the Rings Online has expanded its annual Spring Festival with new quests in Swanfleet and additional rewards, including cosmetic items and a unique mount. The festival runs until March 31st. Additionally, the developers teased the upcoming Hatokali Fells zone, set to arrive with the next major update.
Lord of the Rings Online Update 47.1 adds more missions, Spring Festival quests, and Monster Play rewards
Lord of the Rings Online's Update 47.1 introduces new quests and rewards for the Spring Festival, alongside additional missions in Mûr Ghala. The update also activates Season 6 of the monster play reward track and initiates discussions about potential changes to the PvP feature, The Delving of Frór.
PSA: Dungeons & Dragons Online is dishing out another massive free quest pack for its 20th anniversary
Standing Stone Games is offering a significant free quest pack, character upgrades, and access to specific races and classes in Dungeons & Dragons Online to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Players can redeem the coupon code NATURAL20 in-game until March 24th to claim these bonuses. The celebration also includes double remnant rewards and free daily dice rolls for subscribers.
Lord of the Rings Online restructures its Monster Play PvP reward track
Lord of the Rings Online is restructuring its Monster Play PvP reward track with Update 47.1, aligning its duration and release cadence with the Legendary Item reward track. The Monster Play track will now feature 100 levels and associated rewards, with the ability for players to purchase previously missed items.
Lord of the Rings Online preps new missions and its spring festival
Lord of the Rings Online is preparing for its spring festival and new content with Update 47.1, currently on the test server. This update will introduce 10 new Mûr Ghala missions and extend the Monster Player reward track duration to three months. The Spring Festival is scheduled to begin on March 12th and run until the end of the month, with additional rewards and content related to Clegur's Tavern planned.
Indie dev who canceled Soloria returns to MMOs to work on Dungeons and Dragons Online (again)
Quentin Cantor, a former developer for Dungeons and Dragons Online, has returned to Standing Stone Games to work on the MMO again. Cantor had previously canceled his single-player project Soloria to take a full-time job in the games industry. His return has been welcomed by the Dungeons and Dragons Online player base.
Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 47: Folly of Kings arrives with the expansion raid and new reward track
Lord of the Rings Online's Update 47, titled Folly of Kings, has been released, introducing the capstone raid for the Kingdoms of Harad expansion and a new legendary items reward track. The update also includes significant class adjustments, such as damage nerfs for Hunters and buffs for Wardens, along with a full Guardian trait tree reset. The new raid, Folly of Nagakhêdi, investigates a blight threatening Elven glades.
MMO Week in Review: The clock strikes Midnight
This week's MMO news roundup covers the early access launch of World of Warcraft: Midnight, BitCraft entering its second early access phase, and Gamigo reviving Gloria Victis. The article also touches on layoffs at Corepunk, Discord's postponed age verification rollout, and various updates and issues across numerous other MMO titles.