Hello and welcome to Middle-earth!

So you‘re new to The Lord of the Rings Online, and don’t know what to do in certain situations to help streamline your experience? Look no further!! This page offers all kinds of tips and hints to help make your time in Middle-earth as fun as possible.

Ways to Gather Information

1.Don't be afraid to ask for help! LOTRO has several chat channels that you can use at any time by typing ‘/’ and the name of the channel, such as /ooc, /advice, or /regional. These channels are great sources of information.

2. Turn on voice chat, even if you don't have a microphone. It allows you to hear people who do have microphones give friendly fellowship instructions. You can do this in your options by selecting Audio, then checking “Voice Enabled.”

3. READ! Make sure you read quest dialogs and instructions. These will generally give you all of the information you need to complete whatever task you are on.

4. There are many ways inside the game to find information.

The Quest Log - Use the shortcut key “L” to open your Quest Log and review the objectives for each quest.

The Mini Map - Located in the top right corner of your play screen, the mini map is a great way to see what’s located right around the corner. Right-click on the mini map to see a list of filtering options to help you find exactly what you’re looking for or reduce the clutter.

The Lorebook and MyLOTRO - Your mini-map has a button labeled “Lorebook.” Click this to open an in-game panel for the LOTRO Community Site, which has a multitude of resources for players including a wiki with information about every quest, area, NPC, and creature in the game.

Full Map - You can access the Full Map by using the shortcut key “M”, it will show you the whole region you’re in and locations throughout the game. You can click on regions of the map to zoom in, or right-click to zoom out.