Justin Olivetti
Senior Reporter
A casual gamer and long-time MMO fan, Justin is often heard yelling, "Player housing for all!" in the Massively Overpowered offices. In addition to news, he tackles LOTRO Legendarium for LOTRO, The Perfect Ten, Jukebox Heroes, the retrospective Game Archaeologist series, One Shots, and the Massively OP podcast.
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Secret World Legends deals with community server issues following yesterday’s patch
Will Secret World Legends' auction house ever stay online? For the second time since the reboot's launch, Funcom has disabled the system, although this...
With the Lord of the Rings lawsuit settled, LOTRO moves on with sunflowers and Weatherstock IX
It looks like things are cooling down on the legal front following a protracted court lawsuit between Warner Bros. and the Tolkien Estate concerning...
Riders of Icarus pulls back the curtain on the Trickster
Riders of Icarus' summer content patch looks like it will be a doozy, particularly with the headlining Trickster class to rope in players and...
DDO pits Drow against Dwarves in Update 36: Duel for the Underdark
Dungeons and Dragons Online fans are about to shake off their summer stupor and dive deep underground, thanks to the next big chapter of...
Secret World Legends update opens elite dungeons, beefs up patron benefits, and gives out free inventory
As promised by the dev team last week, Secret World Legends' first post-launch patch is here and contains a lot of quality-of-life improvements for...
DCUO’s summer event is nothing short of an Atlantean civil war
Aquaman might still be dealing with the shameful vestiges of his poor Superfriends cartoon showing in the 1970s, but the underwater superhero is getting...
Overwatch teases Doomfist, lays out ambitious plans for e-sports league
Try not to act too surprised when Overwatch eventually announces Doomfist, as the studio isn't exactly being subtle in its leadup to the team...
World of Warcraft’s Argus will transport you around the galaxy
The flood of information concerning World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3 and Argus continues to wash over the community as testing proceeds, starting with a...
Crowfall Q&A video covers number squish and the difference between disciplines and classes
Do you like numbers? It's summer, you shouldn't have to think about math! That's OK, the Crowfall team will deal with that for you. In this...
The Daily Grind: How often should MMOs release new classes?
Some MMOs seem to have no problem with tossing in new classes like candy, while others might see an addition roughly every time Halley's...
Crossout hits 3M players, bans almost 1K of them for cheating
Things are cruising along rather well for the post-apocalyptic death car MMO Crossout, as the team reported late last week that the game had...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 125: Secrets, Mordor, and Argus
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, LOTRO, RIFT, Kritika, and Master X Master, with mailbag topics on MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies and following the MMO crowd.
Star Conflict celebrates Independence Day with in-game bonuses
Just because humankind has reached out to the far stars doesn't mean that an Earthbound holiday is forgotten. Star Conflict is celebrating the 4th...
Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?
So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...
Wild West Online extends preorder program, posts alpha server list
Let's get the bad news out of the way first: Wild West Online had to delay getting its promised gameplay video out. The team...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon reveals its post-launch roadmap
In case it slipped your mind, Darkfall: Rise of Agon launched a whole two months ago now. With the fresh car smell of this...
World of Warcraft looks to be importing Diablo III’s solo rifts
As a studio, Blizzard certainly isn't against liberally "borrowing" others good ideas and making them its own, so it stands to reason that the...
Puzzle Pirates sails into the Dark Seas
Fourteen years into its quirky voyages, Puzzle Pirates still hasn't exhausted unknown ports of call. The MMO announced this week that it is starting...
Phantasy Star Online 2 unveils its Hero class this month — and here’s how you can play it
Phantasy Star Online 2's most advanced class to date is getting ready to break into the scene later this month. On July 26th, the...
Albion Online winds down beta, prepares for launch
With 250,000 backers supporting it and a team of 50 working on it, Albion Online is just about ready for its prime time debut....
