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The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows and OS X set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, taking place during the time period of The Lord of the Rings. Developed by Turbine, Inc., the game launched in North America, Australia, Japan, and Europe in April 2007 as The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Players could create characters of four races and seven classes and adventure throughout the region of Eriador. In November 2008, Mines of Moria expansion was released, adding the region of Moria and two new playable classes. It was followed by the Siege of Mirkwood in December 2009. In 2010 the game underwent a shift from its original subscription-based payment model to being free-to-play, with a paid subscription and an in-game store. The game saw continued development, alternating between paid expansions and free updates, which added...
How Many People Play The Lord of the Rings Online?
We estimate that 62,571 people play per day, with atotal player base of 2,195,487.
- Subscribers: 2,195,487
- Daily Players: 62,571
- Genres: RPG, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms: PC, macOS
- Released: 2012-06-06
The Players and Daily login numbers are estimations based on subscriber numbers and online sentiment.
The Lord of the Rings Online Description
The Lord of the Rings Online is an MMORPG developed by Turbine, Inc.
Plot
The events of the game take place at the same time as the original novels. Time flows differently in each region of Middle-earth, but it does not differ much.
Each story arc resembles a different part of the plot and is distributed as DLC. In the first part, the players have to fight a fake king of Angmar. After that, the players set out to help the gnomes with freeing Moria from the Darkness. In the King's Allies add-on, the player goes south with Aragorn. The last expansion pack called The Strength of Sauron allows the players to visit Gondor.
Gameplay
The player firstly creates their own character. Five races are available for the players. Each race has its own advantages and disadvantages, so choose wisely. Nine classes are present in the game. Each of them drastically affects the gameplay.
Leveling the character up does not differ much from the other MMORPGs. The players explore the world, kill monsters, complete quests. There is an immense number of quests present in the game. The players gain the majority of experience from them.
The game features a craftsmanship system. There are seven crafts present in the game, each of which has three professions to choose from.
The game features only one hobby to take part in, and it is fishing. It is possible to fish in any water body. The fish can be eaten or placed as a trophy in the player's house.
What’s new?
- June:
- Class builds for Update 30 are underway after some testing is done, this should take a couple of weeks to be fully finished and released. As a side note, all U29 builds are still perfectly viable for all Lotro Content. Thank you for your patience. 🙂
- LHQ Discord server has been shutdown as it has outlived its purpose. All important announcements will be made on this homepage. I want to thank everyone who was a part of that community.
- LHQ website will still see updates for all content for the foreseeable future.
- Red Line Beorning, Red Line Guardian and Red Line Rune-keeper build in the works.
- April:
- Now featuring a new Blue Line Warden Tank build, found under Class Builds, with big thanks to Eadondryt of Evernight for writing and providing this Build.
- March:
- All Class Builds have been updated for Update 29.
Welcome to LotroHQ! In here you will find the best and the most up-to-date builds for all LOTRO Classes. These are made for New and Returning players alike, which want to dive into endgame content, but generally all kinds of players can utilize these builds.
The class builds presented here are for Level 130 players, which include the best gear options, trait trees, skill rotations and more! There is a build for every spec which is used in endgame content, but you can also use them for Solo gameplay and Landscape!
Additionally, you can also find useful resources here also, which will enhance your LOTRO gameplay experience (mostly a work in progress for now).
Find builds for every Class at Class Builds and here are some featured builds, updated for The War of the Three Peaks Expansion, and Update 29:
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