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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Perfect Ten: My 10 favorite MMO pet classes of all time
I've had to face the fact that among the MOP team, I'm in somewhat of a minority who actually likes -- nay, passionately loves...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 41.1 makes wraiths less bothersome as the Farmer’s Faire begins
On the day of the great Farmer's Faire, the Free Peoples of Middle-earth gather beneath the Party Tree in the Shire to receive the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online has just launched its ninth expansion, Myth Drannor
You antsy Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft players can settle down for a bit -- today is Dungeons and Dragons Online's time...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about Guild Wars 2’s chances with Janthir Wilds?
Considering what an insanely busy summer it's been already and how much is yet to come in August, I have some concerns that Guild...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 480: Fashion is the real MMO endgame
Justin and Bree sit for a theme show focused on MMO fashion, discussing cosmetic mechanics, monetization, armor art, cool fashion mechanics, fashion crimes, and even their favorite tips for looking stylish.
Dofus kicks off a beta test for its five-years-in-the-making Unity version
It's been five years in the making, but quirky MMO Dofus is on the cusp of switching over game engines from Flash to Unity....
LOTRO preps Farmer’s Faire, new legendary reward track, and progression server changes
Dear Lord of the Rings Online players, here's a friendly word to help you prepare for a lot of things that are happening in...
The Last Plague brings back pandemic memories in a multiplayer wilderness survival sim
Since the gaming world knows that you've been missing all of the fun that 2020 had to offer, there's a new pandemic-themed survival game...
Zenith’s last big hurrah is in the making with Season 4: Golden Isles
Just because Zenith is transitioning into maintenance mode doesn't mean that the virtual reality MMO is without one final big trick up its sleeve....
The MOP Up: Terraria gets all cool with its whip
Terraria's latest state of the game post teased some interesting variations on a weapon that would get Indiana Jones' stamp of approval: "Observant Terrarians...
World of Warcraft devs vow further work on transmog system – including retroactive quest unlocks
Are World of Warcraft players being unnecessarily grumpy or do they have a legitimate greviance against Blizzard concerning the game's popular transmog system? That's...
One Shots: Funcom never could get children right
If you ever played The Secret World, then nod with me as I say that Funcom had absolutely no idea how to portray, voice,...
Palia sets Elderwood zone for 2025, says that over 1M homes have been toured so far
Palia seems to have gotten its second wind (or second chance) following the Daybreak buyout earlier this summer - and Singularity 6 has been...
LOTRO Legendarium: How can LOTRO keep legendary server vibes strong?
As I write this, it's been a full week since Lord of the Rings Online activated its most recent pair of legendary worlds, Angmar...
The Daily Grind: What’s something new you’ve done in an old MMO lately?
It's quite easy to fall into ruts and routines in MMOs, especially after you've been playing one for years. Sure, you could wait until...
EverQuest II dives into the Oceansfull Festival through August 21
While many MMOs are taking advantage of the summer season to run beach-themed holiday events, EverQuest II is going one further -- and one...
The Soapbox: If MMO classes aren’t broken, please leave ’em alone
Last week was a pretty big one for Lord of the Rings Online. The 17-year-old MMO opened up a pair of new progression servers,...
World of Warcraft attempts to catch you up on The War Within’s storyline
Considering how convoluted, nonsensical, and expansive World of Warcraft's story has been over the past few decades, we'd say it might be best to...
Diablo IV’s recipe bug benefits seasonal players – and Blizzard isn’t stopping it
Blizzard's long been the studio that's earned the moniker "Fun Police" as it quite routinely stamped out any enjoyable quirks or non-harmful exploits that...
Guild Wars 2 makes a lot of spear adjustments prior to Janthir Wilds
The spear was once described as the "king of the medieval battlefield," which makes its omission from many fantasy MMOs puzzling. This won't be...
