LOTRO Failed to Queue for Server | How to Resolve

The error message “Failed to Queue for Server” in Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) is a common but often temporary issue that can have a few different causes.

Here are possible causes + steps to try to fix it.

🔍 What causes the error

From what players & devs have gathered, the “Failed to queue for server” error in LOTRO can happen due to several reasons:

• The server (or world) is overloaded or under heavy load – too many people trying to log in or transfer.

• Server maintenance or temporary outage on LOTRO’s side.

• While your account is being processed for something like a character transfer or other administrative action. In that case, some functions may be temporarily locked.

• Your network/firewall/antivirus or ISP might be blocking or delaying required connections. The client needs certain ports to be open inbound/outbound etc.

⚙️ What you can try to resolve it

Here are steps people have tried that work sometimes:

1. Wait & Retry

   • If the server is very busy, waiting 5‑10 minutes before trying again often helps. Sometimes queuing more than once works.

2. Check server status / LOTRO announcements

   • See if the game is having server issues or scheduled maintenance. If LOTRO’s forums, Twitter, or status page says something, that’s probably it.

3. Restart the launcher / log out/in

   • Close the game completely, restart the launcher, login again. Sometimes the process gets stuck and this clears it.

4. Check firewall / antivirus settings

   • Make sure LOTRO is allowed through your firewall and antivirus. In particular, allow both inbound and outbound traffic for the LOTRO client (lotroclient.exe etc.). Also make sure that ports used by LOTRO aren’t blocked.

5. Flush DNS cache

   • On Windows, running ipconfig /flushdns from an elevated CMD sometimes helps if there are outdated address records.

6. Restart network hardware

   • Sometimes modem/router might have stale states. Power cycling them (turn off, wait a minute, turn back on) can help.

7. Make sure you meet server requirements

   • If you’re trying to join a special server (e.g. a VIP or Legendary server) but don’t have the required status, it might reject you. For example, Mordor etc.

8. Try alternate server

   • If your preferred server is full, try another one (if that’s acceptable for your gameplay). Helps test if it’s a problem specific to that world.

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Contact LOTRO Support:

• If you’ve confirmed that the servers are up and running, and the error persists after trying the other steps, the issue may be with your account.
• Submit a support ticket on the official Standing Stone Games help website. Provide as much detail as possible, including any specific error codes (like 0x80004005 or 0xa0010000) if they appear.