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==License== | ==License== | ||
==Trailers== | ==Trailers== | ||
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Since 2006, Turbine has periodically released trailers demonstrating various aspects of the gameplay and revealing the characters and locations. All video links are to [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]], and times are in minutes: | |||
<table class="TGtable" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 auto;"><tr><td style="background: #F2E6CE;">'''Video'''</td><td style="background: #F2E6CE;">'''Length'''</td><td style="background: #F2E6CE;">'''Release Date'''</td><td style="background: #F2E6CE;">'''Description'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX74t5A8Yx8 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (trailer)]</td><td>1:05</td><td>15 December 2006</td><td></td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnf_DCxaKVE The Lord of the Rings Onilne - Official Trailer 1]</td><td>1:36</td><td>29 January 2007</td><td>First official trailer of LOTRO; coverage of major charactors and action shots</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMCflZ6sdt0 LOTRO European TV Commercial]</td><td>0:32</td><td>10 April 2007</td><td>European TV commercial, featuring several real-life persons taking up LOTRO-themed weapons</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuffMndkrys The Lord of the Rings Online Trailer]</td><td>2:23</td><td>18 June 2007</td><td>Cinematic trailer; exploration of the storyline and the [[Witch-king]], the game's primary antagonist</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLW0FSda5U Lord of the Rings Online - E3 Trailer]</td><td>1:20</td><td></td><td>Trailer shown at the [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|Electronic Entertainment Expo]]; coverage of major characters and locations | |||
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<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOEcXrbG4OI The Lord of the Rings Online - Shores of Evendim]</td><td>1:37</td><td>Summer 2007</td><td>Trailer of [[Shores of Evendim|Book 9: Shores of Evendim]], the game's first free update; exploration of [[Annúminas]] and [[Evendim]], the new region</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttGQJy8h2Sw Developer Diary: Continuing Content]</td><td>1:20</td><td>Developer Diary shown at [[wikipedia:History_of_E3#2007 (July 11–13)|Entertainment Expo]]. [[Jeffrey Steefel]] speaks about the addition of free content and the new region of [[Evendim]]</td><td></td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1MVDLqlUUU The Lord of the Rings Online - The City of Kings]</td><td>2:00</td><td>22 August 2007</td><td>Trailer of [[The City of Kings|Book 10: The City of Kings]]; exploration of [[Annúminas]]</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pph7qsVCrVk The Lord of the Rings Online - Book 12</td><td>1:43</td><td>21 August 2008</td><td>Teaser trailer of [[The Ashen Wastes|Book 12: The Ashen Wastes]]</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WooWhB5U984 LOTRO: Shadows of Angmar Cinematic Trailer]</td><td>1:01</td><td>1 October 2009</td><td>Trailer featuring blurbs from reviews and fragments of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuffMndkrys the 2007 cinematic trailer]</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-xyxmg7lyU The Lord of the Rings Online | Trailer (2010)]</td><td>1:32</td><td>6 September 2010</td><td>New Free-to-Player trailer, featuring fragments from previous trailers</td></tr> | |||
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==Releases and subscription models== | ==Releases and subscription models== | ||
===LOTRO store=== | ===LOTRO store=== | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 31 October 2014
See also: User:Amroth/LOTRO/Mines of Moria • User:Amroth/LOTRO/Siege of Mirkwood • User:Amroth/LOTRO/Rise of Isengard • User:Amroth/LOTRO/Riders of Rohan • User:Amroth/LOTRO/Helm's Deep
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| The Lord of the Rings Online | |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Turbine, Inc |
| Publisher | Turbine, Inc (North America and Europe) Midway Games Codemasters (Europe, untill 2010) IT Territory (Russia)[1] NHN Corporation (South Korea)[1] Sakura Internet (Japan, untill 2009)[2][3] |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | April 24, 2007 |
| Genre | MMORPG |
The Lord of the Rings Online
Plot
- Main article: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
- Main article: Mines of Moria (volume)
- Main article: Allies of the King
- Main article: The Strength of Sauron
Gameplay
Character creation
Races
Classes
Beornings
Burglars
Captains
Champions
Guardians
Hunters
Lore-masters
Minstrels
Rune-keepers
Wardens
Quests and taks
Deeds
Fellowship
Instances and raids
Skirmishes
Monster Play
Traits
Titles
Reputation and factions
Crafting
Vocations
Professions
Session play
Chicken play
Social
Kinships
Economy and currency
Festivals
Music system
Housing
Hobbies
Fishing
Development
Middle-earth Online
- Main article: Middle-earth Online
Shadows of Angmar
Free updates
Mines of Moria and Siege of Mirkwood
Free-to-Play
Rohan expansions
Gondor expansions
Setting
Regions
Featured characters(?)
New elements
Characters
Groups
Objects
Locations
Structures
Discrepancies from source material
Servers
American servers
All American servers are hosted by Turbine.
- Arkenstone
- Dwarrowdelf
- Gladden
- Meneldor
- Silverlode
- Brandywine
- Elendilmir
- Imladris
- Nimrodel
- Landroval
- Riddermark
- Windfola
European servers
The European servers were originally created and hosted by Codemasters, but on 1 June 2011 Lotro Europe was taken over by Turbine, who currently host the European servers.[4]
English servers
Role-playing servers:
French servers
Role-playing servers:
German servers
Role-playing servers:
Russian servers
All Russian servers are hosted by IT Territory.
Role-playing servers:
Cast
The majority of the dialog in the game is textually based, but there are some characters with spoken dialog. There are also some characters that will speak a line or two of the dialog, but the rest of the dialog will be text.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Gandalf | Harry Chase |
| Sandar / Chef Vraz / Warg Rider Goblin | Mike Vaughn |
| Additional Voices | Brian Talbot |
| Additional Voices | Neil Kaplan |
Soundtrack
License
Trailers
Since 2006, Turbine has periodically released trailers demonstrating various aspects of the gameplay and revealing the characters and locations. All video links are to YouTube, and times are in minutes:
| Video | Length | Release Date | Description |
| The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (trailer) | 1:05 | 15 December 2006 | |
| The Lord of the Rings Onilne - Official Trailer 1 | 1:36 | 29 January 2007 | First official trailer of LOTRO; coverage of major charactors and action shots |
| LOTRO European TV Commercial | 0:32 | 10 April 2007 | European TV commercial, featuring several real-life persons taking up LOTRO-themed weapons |
| The Lord of the Rings Online Trailer | 2:23 | 18 June 2007 | Cinematic trailer; exploration of the storyline and the Witch-king, the game's primary antagonist |
| Lord of the Rings Online - E3 Trailer | 1:20 | Trailer shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo; coverage of major characters and locations | |
| The Lord of the Rings Online - Shores of Evendim | 1:37 | Summer 2007 | Trailer of Book 9: Shores of Evendim, the game's first free update; exploration of Annúminas and Evendim, the new region |
| Developer Diary: Continuing Content | 1:20 | Developer Diary shown at Entertainment Expo. Jeffrey Steefel speaks about the addition of free content and the new region of Evendim | |
| The Lord of the Rings Online - The City of Kings | 2:00 | 22 August 2007 | Trailer of Book 10: The City of Kings; exploration of Annúminas |
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pph7qsVCrVk The Lord of the Rings Online - Book 12 | 1:43 | 21 August 2008 | Teaser trailer of Book 12: The Ashen Wastes |
| LOTRO: Shadows of Angmar Cinematic Trailer | 1:01 | 1 October 2009 | Trailer featuring blurbs from reviews and fragments of the 2007 cinematic trailer |
| The Lord of the Rings Online | Trailer (2010) | 1:32 | 6 September 2010 | New Free-to-Player trailer, featuring fragments from previous trailers |
Releases and subscription models
LOTRO store
Special packs
Reception
Awards
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Dobson, "Lord of the Rings Online launches in Korea and Russia" dated 23 April 2009, Massively (accessed 2 January 2012)
- ↑ Karl B., "Turbine eyes Japanese market for LotRO distribution" dated 22 September 2006, qj.net (accessed 17 March 2012)
- ↑ "Japan Server Shut Down" dated 30 September 2009, Casual Strolls to Mordor (accessed 17 March 2012)
- ↑ "Turbine's LOTRO Service Goes Global" dated 24 April 2011, A Casual Stroll to Mordor (accessed 2 January 2012)
