The Lord of the Rings Online™

9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.

“I want to love this game since I'm a giga Tolkien nerd, but unfortunately it has its fair share of issues. It's way over-monetized for one thing, even by the standards of MMOs. Playing past the starting zones is a major…”

“I’ve played a wide range of MMOs, and LOTRO left me feeling sad. Although it’s technically free-to-play up to level 95, most core features—missions, AH, fast travel, chat, quality-of-life systems—are all locked behind…”

“Not able to communicate with other people until level 20. Sorry guys, I'm not falling for your tactics, selling me premium so I can talk, LMAO”

7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.

“I want to love this game since I'm a giga Tolkien nerd, but unfortunately it has its fair share of issues. It's way over-monetized for one thing, even by the standards of MMOs. Playing past the starting zones is a major…”

“Never in my life have I found a mmo that just continually surprised me. Of course with all mmo's there are negatives but if you want a sense of adventure with a slower paced level progression then this game will…”

“All of my playtime was spent troubleshooting, not actually playing the game. I was unable to get the game working through Steam, even with the help of the LOTRO Support team. I ended up installing direct from the LOTRO…”

5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.

“Crazy lag - Pay to win model - Too late in games lifecycle to play. AVOID”

“The lag is just took much end game. Been this way for 15years. I wouldn't play this game if you want to enjoy a game. Other MMO's out there that can actually run better. The devs refuse to fix the lag.”

“My 8 hours of gameplay as Steam says is consisted of endless wait on LOTRO launcher to finally patch all my files. I've done this for almost a week and I'm out of patience. Peace, LOTRO...”

5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.

“All of my playtime was spent troubleshooting, not actually playing the game. I was unable to get the game working through Steam, even with the help of the LOTRO Support team. I ended up installing direct from the LOTRO…”

“Can't restore old account or create a new one. Can't reset the old account password and when trying to create a new account the website from 2001 just dies when I choose my birth year.”

“Game cannot run through Steam. It baffles me why they even have it on here if they're not even going to bother to attach the game to Steam properly. If you want to download the game, download it from the original site,…”

4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.

“It is a fine game and I've had many years of fun. However, since the new company takeover my experience has been less than fantastic. The changes are confusing for subscribing. The old buttons still exist and they don't…”

“The Most Atmospheric Version of Middle-earth Ever Created Even years after its release, The Lord of the Rings Online remains the gold standard for how to adapt a legendary world into a video game. It captures the "vibe"…”

“It’s a great game and I really enjoyed playing the game but the interface and payment process to buy things in game really needs to be updated sadly to say this frustration led me to leaving the game several years ago”