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The Lord of the Rings Online

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The Lord of the Rings Online, Shadows of Angmar, Mines of Moria, Siege of Mirkwood, Rise of Isengard, Riders of Rohan, Helm’s Deep, Mithril, Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings Online (previously titled The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and OS X set in J. Tolkien's Middle-earth, taking place during the time period of The Lord of the Rings.

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 56,827 people play per day, with atotal player base of 1,993,946.

• Subscribers: 1,993,946
• Daily Players: 56,827
• Genres: RPG, Massively Multiplayer
• Platforms: macOS, PC
• 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 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.

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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.

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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.

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