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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
Last Epoch is getting a ‘full cycle refresh’ with September’s Imperial Uprising event
Looking for a helpful onramp into Last Epoch but are feeling a little behind right now? The playing field should be leveled next month...
Eternal Tombs schedules its next pre-alpha test for September 11th
Surfacing after a month-and-a-half of radio silence, hardcore MMO Eternal Tombs announced that it's holding its next pre-alpha test next week on September 11th.
The...
Lord of the Rings Online’s devs tease ‘so many plans’ for player housing
Back in early August, Lord of the Rings Online fan site Deco du Milieu hosted a player housing Q&A with members of Standing Stone...
Corepunk halts pre-orders, says ‘level of interest in the project has exceeded […] expectations’
Corepunk's Artificial Core announced last night that it is shutting down pre-orders for the MMOARPG - but not out of a sense of impending...
The MOP Up: 2008’s Grand Fantasia relaunches with a classic Origin server
Anime MMO Grand Fantasia is relaunching on September 3rd with a classic edition called Origin that harkens back to the title's 2008 era:
"New engine,...
One Shots: Save the teddy bear, save the world
In any other MMO, a child's teddy bear is usually nothing more than a sign of innocence or an environmental storytelling cue. In The...
Corepunk aims to shore up several systems for early access while delaying alpha wipe
The race definitely is on for Corepunk to make its deadline for a November 26th early access launch. After a couple of unexpected wipes...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why haven’t I burned out on LOTRO yet?
None of what I'm about to write is to meant to be self-promotion - just observation. It really hit me the other day how...
Ashes of Creation previews Alpha 2’s Citadel of The Steel Bloom and Firebrand
The road leading to Ashes of Creation's long-awaited Alpha 2 is less than two months away at this point, and Intrepid Studios hopes to...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you partnered up with a stranger in an MMO?
I'm having a pretty great time on Lord of the Rings Online's new progression server, partially because it's keeping the community in the same...
TERA Console updates with Season 14, new dungeons, and class balance
TERA Console wrapped up August with a new update this week, bringing Patch 118.01 to the servers. Players can expect to find the debut...
Co-op D&D-like Wildermyth preps console launch this fall with digital and physical editions
Can I gush for a little bit here? One of my absolute favorite recent indie games is Wildermyth, a title that seeks to replicate...
Diablo IV brings back Diablo II’s Runewords for its Vessel of Hatred expansion
If you heard the earth-shattering rumble of millions of Diablo fans cheering in approval, it's probably because the news came out that Blizzard is...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 482: The war within two expansion launches
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds, World of Warcraft The War Within, Elder Scrolls Online's U43, DDO's Myth Drannor, Dune Awakening, and Path of Exile 2.
The Soapbox: Paid MMO headstarts foster segregation and resentment in exchange for a revenue boost
The weekend before World of Warcraft: The War Within's global launch was not the same as past launches. In the lead up to the...
LOTRO is giving everyone a free instance, mount, pet, portrait, and Before the Shadows content pack
Update: SSG has postponed this patch - full update at the end.
It must be some royal Hobbit's birthday today because gifts are flying out...
World of Warcraft cites ‘significant combat advantage’ for today’s War Within leveling nerf
Just because it's a brand-new expansion and era for World of Warcraft doesn't mean that old Blizzard isn't still lurking around. Indeed, the Fun...
