The MMO was announced in 2019 and canceled in 2021, with the explanation being that neither Amazon or Tencent were able to come to an agreement on Leyou's contract. If there were any chance for a happy medium with the LOTR game, Hartmann seemed skeptical that it could've happened.Locations. Stories. And of course characters. This is being developed in-house by Amazon games Orange County Studio. The same ones who made New World during the reveal.No it's not "Pay to Win". The Lord of the Rings Online has nothing "to win". There is "Pay for Convenience" where one can use Money and then LOTRO Points that also can go into other In-Game Currencies to achieve certain things. In-Game Currency can also be gained by everyone through doing Deeds.

Is Amazon making a Lord of the Rings MMO again : Amazon Games announces it will make a new 'The Lord of the Rings' MMO game. The new game created in partnership with Embracer Group will be set in Middle-earth, and feature the stories of 'The Hobbit' and more.

Is LOTRO still pay to win

No it's not "Pay to Win". The Lord of the Rings Online has nothing "to win". There is "Pay for Convenience" where one can use Money and then LOTRO Points that also can go into other In-Game Currencies to achieve certain things. In-Game Currency can also be gained by everyone through doing Deeds.

How many people still play LOTRO : The LOTRO population has seen a resurgence over the last year or so and is currently quite healthy with around 100K active players. There are plenty of players to join up with in LOTRO. LOTRO has an average of around 1000 concurrent players on Steam according to Steam Charts, which is decent for an older MMO.

Lotro earns millions of dollars from expansions, subscriptions and store. But really, how much of that money is placed back into the game 5%

Game is definitely not dead and it receives constand updates and patches. It is just the steam forum is not supported anymore and nothing shows up on steam. If you wanna see the patches go to the official website or even better the wiki. There are now 2 VIP only severs 'Legendary Servers'.

What is the most populated LOTRO server in the EU

Most populated European server is Evernight. There is also Laurelin which is more RP server but it also have people that are mostly from Europe.Game is definitely not dead and it receives constand updates and patches. It is just the steam forum is not supported anymore and nothing shows up on steam. If you wanna see the patches go to the official website or even better the wiki. There are now 2 VIP only severs 'Legendary Servers'.The Lord of the Rings Online

Month	Avg. Players	Peak Players
Last 30 Days	679.7	1,428
March 2024	706.0	1,371
February 2024	706.8	1,337
January 2024	787.1	1,564

The Lord of the Rings Online

Month	Avg. Players	Peak Players
Last 30 Days	680.4	1,428
March 2024	706.0	1,371
February 2024	706.8	1,337
January 2024	787.1	1,564

Does LOTRO get harder : Difficulties 1-3 are basically your 'easier, normal, harder' difficulties, anything above that gives no extra reward but just increases your incoming damage and decreases your outgoing damage, there's not much more to it.

Is LOTRO outdated : The graphics on LOTRO are decent and still hold up for the most part, even if it is pretty outdated. The art style fits well with the LOTR theme and the environments are still quite beautiful. The game runs quite well even on older machines, so you don't need an expensive gaming PC to enjoy LOTRO.

Is LOTR online still alive

Has the game changed much since 2016 Game is definitely not dead and it receives constand updates and patches. It is just the steam forum is not supported anymore and nothing shows up on steam. If you wanna see the patches go to the official website or even better the wiki.

Arkenstone

you will be playing nights and evenings so your best bet in terms of population is Arkenstone, followed by Crickhollow/Gladden.LOTRO is a game designed to offer a variety of play experiences, and soloing is very viable for all of the Classes. It is not necessary to choose a particular class to solo effectively, although some classes are more enjoyable to solo with than others.

What is the most complex class in LOTRO : The two classes that are generally too complex are the lore-master (pet/caster/debuffer) and warden (button memorization combinations). Beorning can be likened to a druid that changes between human and bear form. Minstrel and Rune-keeper are your casters that can either deal damage or heal.