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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Lord of the Rings Online patch fixes a few issues with its newest raid
Now that players have had the better part of a month to throw their corpses at the new Throne of the Dread Terror raid...
Elder Scrolls Legends drops NDA, gives tips for advanced deck building
30If you have been playing in the Elder Scrolls Legends beta, we want to hear about your experiences. And it is now OK to share...
AdventureQuest 3D works in mounts during its closed beta
"World leaders will meet at a summit to talk about the release of AdventureQuest 3D. By this point, the national Coffee reserves will have...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs churn out new classes on a regular basis?
I continue to be impressed and occasionally bewildered by how Marvel Heroes keeps releasing new classes into the game, sometimes as frequently as every...
Here’s how the end (and restart) of Shroud of the Avatar will go down
Now that we are on the verge of Shroud of the Avatar turning the switch on for its persistent world state, it is important...
Villagers and Heroes mobile begins partial global rollout
In this world, there are the haves and the have-nots. When it comes to those who get to play the new mobile edition of...
Albion Online posts final beta launch schedule
We all knew that Albion Online's much-touted final beta is set to begin at the start of August -- but the question was when?
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 75: Future oracles
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Guild Wars 2, Shards Online, LOTRO & DDO, FFXIV, Black Desert, and more, with a mailbag question on boosting GW2 characters.
Destiny delivers its final update to ‘legacy’ consoles
Before Destiny places its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions in their own maintenance mode bubble, the online game has one final gift for the so-called...
BlizzCon sells virtual tix, goody box to stay-home fans
Can't make it to California for BlizzCon 2016Â this year? Blizzard has all of the sympathy in the world for you and your dollars, which...
No Man’s Sky possibly delayed (again) on the PC
The last time No Man's Sky announced a launch delay, it caused no end of a ruckus on the internet from disgruntled fans. Now...
Tree of Savior debuts new PvP battle mode, extends scavenge challenge
Are you the best Tree of Savior player on your block? Do your friends come over to your house and marvel at your mad...
Shroud of the Avatar counts down the final days to its persistent world
We are just two days away from Shroud of the Avatar's final wipe and debut of its persistent world (albeit one that's still in...
No Man’s Sky will operate free of PlayStation Plus
One of the downsides to getting into online games on consoles is that you have to worry about whether or not the titles will...
Chronicles of Elyria debates day and season length, delays store
Put yourself in the shoes of a developer and ask: How long should a day/night cycle be? What about the seasons? What if those...
Defiance ditches its brand-new auction house
Easy come, easy go: Just two months after Defiance added a game-wide auction house, the title is now removing it entirely.
According to Trion Worlds,...
The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Discover a long-lost empire in Neverwinter’s next update
Cryptic's been adding new content so regularly to Neverwinter that what was one a 14-page adventure booklet is now a mighty campaign tome large...
One Shots: Strange voyages
As cool and iconic that Star Trek ships look, I've always thought they also came across as fragile, with pieces sticking out here and...
The Game Archaeologist: Sega’s 10six MMO
If you were to think of Sega and MMOs, chances are the only thing that would come to mind is the Phantasy Star Online franchise....
