Lord of the Rings Online dev explains why MMOs are so much easier now: ‘The market changed’

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If you’ve been around in the MMORPG space since the turn of the century and have the opinion that these games are a whole lot easier than they used to be, you’re not wrong. Lord of the Rings Online Senior World Designer Matt Elliott addressed this while answering a question about how the default difficulty (…)

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Game: MMORPG
Official source: mmorpg
Author: Justin Olivetti
Published: September 15, 2026 15:30 UTC

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