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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MapleStory Worlds goes from a global soft launch to a full launch
What's the true difference between a "soft" launch and the regular thing? Probably only the number of potential excuses that can be made for...
Free Realms’ legacy lives on with a pair of rogue server projects
Exiles from Free Realms -- including many kids who grew up with it as their first MMO -- have had a hard time finding...
Diablo IV gets super witchy with next week’s Season of Witchcraft
The next big era for Diablo IV is right around the corner, as the Season of Witchcraft kicks off on January 21st with a...
Lord of the Rings Online posts its full 2025 event schedule
Are you the type of person who likes to plan ahead, even when it comes to in-game activities? Then you're going to love drinking...
LOTRO Legendarium: MOP’s guide to unlocking Lord of the Rings Online content in 2025
While Lord of the Rings Online is a tremendous MMORPG that I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat, I won't deny that its...
Dungeons and Dragons Online opens its 64-bit server to everyone through April 15
As Standing Stone Games is preparing to open up new permanent 64-bit servers for Lord of the Rings Online in the near future, there...
Star Trek Online reactivates its Feast event for consoles, gives a T6 ship to PC players
Getting invited to a feast is almost always welcome -- unless you yourself are the main dish and aren't even getting tipped for delivery...
Daybreak patches everything: EverQuest II’s update, DCUO’s zombie tale, and Magic Online’s latest set
Can't decide what to eat at McDaybreak? Check out its spiffy new buffet table, where you can sample news from all around its various...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s new servers are going to be an exciting mess
After sending us into conniptions with partial information about Lord of the Rings Online's newly announced 64-bit servers, Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini cleared...
The Daily Grind: What old favorite MMO has lost all its flavor for you?
I use an odd chewing gum metaphor when I relate to varying levels of interest in MMOs. When you first start playing a good...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 501: Moving, money, and modding
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's new server plan, Stars Reach's Kickstarter plan, PlanetSide 2's limbo, Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, and roadmaps for EverQuest and EverQuest II, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, Guild Wars 2, SWG Legends, and a ton of smaller games, plus a mailbag topics on modding and MMOs.
SMITE 2 introduces Aladdin and opens up its beta as a free-to-play product
Hi-Rez tossed out a fresh batch of confusion when it announced that its new MOBA SMITE 2 is going free-to-play today. However, this is...
World of Warcraft activates multiple weeks of Timewalking expansions and brings back Plunderstorm today
As World of Warcraft players count down the days until Patch 11.1: Undermined releases, there's plenty to keep them occupied. Blizzard recently activated seven...
Scars of Honor speed-runs you through four years of its MMO development history
Coming in hot in the new year with some self-promotion after a quieter period of development is Scars of Honor, a classic-feeling MMORPG in the...
Notch isn’t making a Minecraft spiritual successor after all, apparently
For an entire generation of kids and gamers, Minecraft has become one of the most beloved, played, and franchised titles in history. So yes,...
MMO Project Ghost can be made faster than the ‘big boys’ for three reasons, says FPC’s Greg Street
If you're not already pulling for Fantastic Pixel Castle's Project Ghost as one of your most anticipated MMOs because you think it's too far...
Lord of the Rings Online explains why it’s never had randomized dungeons
In an interesting discussion on the Lord of the Rings Online forums, players wondered why the MMO never introduced randomized dungeons that you might...
Dungeons and Dragons Online continues to refine its Monk revamp
Who says that the best combat warriors are the ones with the fanciest of weapons? Not the Monk, that's who. Dungeons and Dragons Online's...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online surprises fans with Spacedock revamp
Star Trek Online delivered a small surprise this past week with visual improvements to its iconic Spacedock: "In essence, we’re replacing the exterior System...
One Shots: Saddle up and play, pardner!
If and when you're hungry to saddle up and play a western online RPG, where do you go? The pickin's are a little slim,...
