GameSpy writes: "Greatness isn't really found in innovation, but in execution. Take, for example, The Lord of the Rings Online. Turbine's Tolkien-themed MMO launched in April 2007 and has marched in the shadows of its larger brethren ever since. Often dismissed as "WoW with hobbits" (there's an element of truth -- many of its gameplay systems are derived from the WoW standard), LotRO has spent the last year and a half becoming one of the best (if not the biggest) MMOs on the market by focusing relentlessly on what it's good at: PvE content, small-group, casual and solo-friendly questing that makes content created for masses of players feel intimate and personal. The culmination of this process is the release of Mines of Moria, an absolutely brilliant expansion pack that takes everything the development team has learned and crafts it into a sublime MMO experience."
Pros:
+Great new quests and content
+Legendary loot
+Stunning art design
+Great new classes
+Fascinating landscape design
Cons:
-No new PvMP battlefield
-Navigation in Moria can be difficult.
The Lord of the Rings Online allows players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish unique reputations, discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.
A lot of attention was paid a short time ago when an ex-Turbine developer dished some behind the scenes details of the company and their Tolkien-inspired mmo. MMO-Play analyzes these tidbits that were revealed as they peek behind the curtain at Lord of the Rings Online.
The work of J.R.R Tolkien is as popular as ever, the second movie in the trilogy involving our favorite “burglerobbit” Bilbo Baggins, had its premiere in the middle of December, and the MMORPG LotRO, based on the world of Middle-earth are still going strong. Though, during a recent event, Community Manager Rick Heaton confirmed that they will not release any new dungeons or raids in the near future.
