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Revision as of 11:53, 26 December 2023
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
---|---|
Former | Turbine |
Current | Standing Stone Games |
Publishers | |
Standing Stone Games | |
Engines | |
Turbine G3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 24, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | December 8, 2012 (discontinued)[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC, Expansion pack, Free-to-play, Subscription |
Microtransactions | Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Loot box, Free-to-grind, Unlock |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Pacing | Persistent |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | MMORPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Middle-earth |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
The Lord of the Rings Online is a multiplayer third-person MMORPG game in the Middle-earth series.
General information
- One Wiki to Rule Them All - A wiki dedicated to The Lord of the Rings series
- Tolkien Gateway - A huge wiki dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's work and related media
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Official website | ||||
Steam |
- Requires a Standing Stone Games account.
- Retail copies might come with Pando Media Booster, a third-party BitTorrent-based client that was used up until 2013 to speed up the patching process of the game. Due to security concerns, Pando Media Booster should be uninstalled if it is present on the system.[2][3]
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | Portions of the game's quests and classes can be bought in à la carte fashion via quest packs and purchased classes. |
Expansion pack | The game receives regular paid expansions with new story content and occasionally new game mechanics. |
Free-to-play | The base game and first 5 expansions (up to level 95 out of 140) are entirely free. This is likely to constitute at least 200+ hours of free content for new players (and potentially a lot more if you're a completionist).[4][5] |
Subscription | Optional monthly subscription which unlocks large portions (but not all) of content which free to play players can buy directly. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
---|---|
Boost | Game features various purchasable boosts for experience and other comparable mechanics. |
Cosmetic | Cosmetic sets or individual cosmetic items can be directly purchased or won from lootboxes. |
Currency | LOTRO Points are purchasable directly via real money transactions. |
Free-to-grind | Majority of microtransactions can be obtained by grinding activities which offer limited premium currencies. |
Infinite spend | Many microtransactions are infinitely purchasable (but not all). |
Loot box | Free and paid lootboxes exist. |
Time-limited | Time-limited promotions are often featured. |
Unlock | Quest packs and classes can be unlocked using currencies purchased for real money. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Mines of Moria | ||
Siege of Mirkwood | ||
Rise of Isengard | ||
Riders of Rohan | ||
Helm's Deep | ||
Mordor | ||
Minas Morgul | ||
War of the Three Peaks | ||
Fate of Gundabad | ||
Before the Shadow | ||
Corsairs of Umbar |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 1-16 | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x, 4x or 8x | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[6] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Every key is rebindable. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Very limited. Most speech is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | Base game only. The Japanese server was shut down in 2009. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
LAN play | |||
Online play | The EU servers are physically located in Boston, USA. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 80 |
UDP | 2900-2910, 9000-9010 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is not applicable for this game.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Lord of the Rings:Online DX11. |
Issues fixed
The username entered does not have an active "LOTRO" subscription
This error can appear if trying to log in using another Standing Stone Games account (i.e. a Dungeons & Dragons Online account), or old Turbine account credentials. If not, log in to the account control panel or contact official support.[7]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c, 10, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [8] | ||
Linux | LOTRO has a "Gold" classification on ProtonDB which indicates the game "runs perfectly after tweaks"[9] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon II | Intel Core i7 / AMD FX-8100 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 7xxx / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx / ATI Radeon HD 6xxx 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- International clients require 3 GB of extra hard drive space
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (212500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ MacOS Client Deprecation - last accessed on 21 December 2023
- ↑ Lord of the Rings Online Forum - Pando Media Booster. Please read - last accessed on 2019-04-22
- ↑ Wikipedia - Pando (application) - last accessed on 2019-04-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Jra on 2023-04-02
- ↑ Lord of the Rings Online update makes six years of content free to play - last accessed on 2023-04-02
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ I can't login to the game through Steam. I get the "No subscription to DDO found" or "No subscription to LOTRO found".-STANDING STONE GAMES HELP - last accessed on 2023-01-08
- ↑ LOTRO on Twitter: "With the release of Catalina for MacOS in the near future, Apple will no longer support 32-bit applications. This impacts the compatibility of our WINE-based client for MacOS. Players can continue to play LOTRO as long as they do not update to Catalina for MacOS. #LOTRO" - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Game Details for The Lord of the Rings Online - ProtonDB - last accessed on 17 May 2023