So, things have gotten a bit clearer, when it comes to the ownership and stability of Standing Stone Games (developers of “Lord of the Rings Online” and “Dungeons & Dragons Online”). For the last five years or so, LOTRO and DDO have been being developed by Standing Stone Games, after the MMORPG portion of Turbine […]
Tag: LOTRO
People Suck
Episode #18 – Today we’re discussing the disturbing trend of MMORPGs milking their fans for money, without providing reasonable new content. Also, Disney… are you okay? Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (4:58) – Certain MMORPGs have taken to milking their fans, without providing commensurate content in return. This sucks. Tabletop Game […]
Oh, how the Mighty have fallen!
“Lord of the Rings Online” is now dead to me. I have been a (mostly) ardent supporter of LOTRO since 2007, but I’m afraid I simply cannot bring myself to back this game any longer. I have been a Lifetime subscriber, and purchased the Ultimate edition of every expansion they have ever released (until now), […]
Cleaning out the closet
I uninstalled “Lord of the Rings Online” the other day. I also uninstalled every MMORPG on my laptop, including “Anarchy Online, “Elder Scrolls Online, “Neverwinter”, and several more… all except for two: “Guild Wars 2” and “Secret World Legends”. Why those two in particular? Because I have logged into them recently, where the others? Not […]
Back From The Dead
Episode #1: Players revolts in the MMORPGs “Star Citizen” and “Lord of the Rings Online” caught Scormey’s attention this week. Also, we talk “Seekers Beyond The Shroud” and the concept of Solo TTRPGs. Intro (1:00) – Beoulus and Scormey do some catching up. Main Topic (4:32) – Discussing recent player discontent regarding “Star Citizen”, “Lord […]
Message Received
I get it: Y’all don’t like watching me stream ARPGs anymore. Trust me, I understand why. The gameplay is very tedious, once you’ve seen it enough times, and the quests tend to be repeated basically over and over again. Yet the same can be said about MMORPGs I like to play, such as “Lord of […]