Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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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.

Personal blog: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster
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Are NPCs conspiring to murder GTAO players?

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The world of Grand Theft Auto Online has never been one of peace and safety, but as of late, it appears that the game...
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Play Heroes of the Storm, earn a free World of Warcraft mount

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There's a neat cross-promotion going on right now between Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft. Blizzard is encouraging its fans to give...

Battle Bards Episode 92: Dragon’s Prophet

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Strap in for a fiery ride across the skies in today’s episode of Battle Bards! While Dragon’s Prophet was not fated to last long...

Lord of the Rings Online reprises its Yule Festival

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Some Lord of the Rings Online players are doing a double-take at logging in today to see that the Yule Festival has returned once...

Devilian’s newest dungeon and raid goes live

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Just in time for yesterday's lovefest, Devilian unleashed wave after wave of nailbiting terror with group instances that will make your hair turn white...

Conan Exiles unloads its kitchen sink patch and opens up its test server

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The sizable update that Conan Exiles fans have been anticipating since, uh, yesterday has finally arrived on the servers. Chants of "Patch 15.2.2017! Patch 15.2.2017!"...
Could mean anything.

Marvel Heroes makes big changes to summoner builds

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Pets and pet classes are one of the strengths of Marvel Heroes, as the superhero game has scads of characters that can summon and...

The Daily Grind: Which substitutes would you recommend for dead MMOs?

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One interesting trend that I've noticed is whenever an MMO shuts down or is about to close up shop, there are usually discussions popping...

Conan Exiles’ biggest patch to date is coming this week

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Hold on to any complaints that you might have about Conan Exiles right now, because they may not be valid in a few days'...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 104: WoW Token resistance

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Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WoW tokens, Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 2, and Revelation Online, plus financials on Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Funcom, with a mailbag question on playing what you love vs. going with the crowd.
Boss of the road.

Bless Online aids altoholism with free level boosts

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Here's a possible preview of the kinds of promotions we might see from Bless Online when (if?) it arrives here in the west. This...

Watch devs play through the first 45 minutes of Hellion

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The Steam early access launch for space survival sandbox Hellion is right around the corner on February 24th, but you won't have to wait...

EVE Online releases Guardian’s Gala update, gives glimpse into its glorious future

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A new development update for EVE Online hints at grand and glorious things to come. CCP Seagull posted a three-minute video in which she...

Jukebox Heroes: Vote for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all time!

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On a couple of past occasions, I've amused myself by posting countdown lists of my favorite MMORPG theme songs in this column. I was...

Trove’s Xbox One version is moving closer to an official launch

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It's been apparent that Trove's transition onto consoles hasn't moved quite as fast as Trion Worlds originally hoped. While the studio originally was hyping...

Warframe is getting a techno-bard

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The image of the traditional RPG Bard who strums a lute is going to need to move over: Warframe is bringing out a high-tech...

Shroud of the Avatar’s Kobolds are high-tech marvels

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Kobolds don't have the best reputation in most RPGs, usually taking the role of a low-level, non-threatening mob that you vaguely feel sorry for when...

Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song

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In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...

Neverwinter’s Spellplague Caverns gets a tune-up

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Do you like it when a developer goes back into a familiar dungeon to retune it? There's a case for familiarity and a case...

Obsidian hands off Armored Warfare to My.com

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Obsidian Entertainment has gotten out of the tank business, as the developer announced that it has handed off Armored Warfare in its entirety to...

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