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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The Daily Grind: Do certain seasons of the year bring you back to MMOs?
As the years start to flicker by faster, I've observed that certain seasons tend to bring out different gaming desires and habits in my...
Palia wants to be your ‘holiday homestead’ with next week’s update
Is it possible for Palia to get any cozier than it already is? Apparently so because this life sim is busting out a cheerful...
World of Warcraft steels itself for next week’s Siren Isle while WoW Classic Classic gets into raidin’
World of Warcraft has one final content offering for 2024 before it gears up for the even greater things coming with next year's Undermine....
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes back the Yule Festival, adjusts account reputation system
The snowballs are flying and the theater critics are sharpening their quills as the Yule Festival returns for another season in Lord of the...
Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s unusual gift of time
When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling!
Earlier this year, I...
Skull and Bones expands your warehouse and adds more rewards in this week’s update
A pirate with the most loyal crew and swankiest ship might find him or herself at a loss if there's no place to put...
Solarpunk MMO Loftia lands on Steam, shows off housing neighborhood trailer
Australian solarpunk MMO Loftia isn't going to let the holiday season arrive without a couple big gifts to its growing community! Qloud Games gleefully...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases update 71: Fall of the Night Brigade
Did you think that you were going to get out of 2024 without becoming a rat? Your number's up, pal, because Dungeons and Dragons...
The Daily Grind: If you had a free week, would you rather travel or play MMOs?
Getting a good chunk of time off for vacation is a wonderful luxury that I don't often know how to handle. The question usually...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
DC Universe Online’s patch today adds Wonder Woman as your newest ally
This week you can lasso yourself up an iconic superhero ally in DC Universe Online. Wonder Woman was added as the latest collectible ally...
World of Warcraft has added a whopping 38,000 quests in 20 years
Here's a fun fact: Originally, Blizzard intended to create only around 100 Horde, 100 Alliance, and 100 neutral quests for World of Warcraft, as...
Past Fate vows to address the unintentional nudist colony it’s become
Open world MMO Past Fate has a nudie problem that's, for once, not of the players' own making. Apparently there's a replication bug plaguing...
Riot’s Project K is a League of Legends physical trading card game
Last week, Riot Games revealed one of its formerly secret projects, which ended up being a physical League of Legends trading card game. Code-named...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Yuletide Festival arrives this week with new rewards
One of Lord of the Rings Online's best annual festivals is set to return this Thursday. The Yuletide Festival arrives in all versions of...
Black Desert asks you to decorate a tree for charity
There's a special tree that stands above the rest in Black Desert and Black Desert mobile, insomuch as it offers real-world blessing to those...
The MOP Up: World War II Online bids farewell to the fishbowl
World War II Online aviators will be pleased to hear that a disliked visual is about to be killed: "The long-awaited, long-hated fishbowl effect...
Pax Dei clarifies economy overhaul, addresses concerns over new Discord chat system
Pax Dei's communications team has its hands full this week with upcoming and arriving updates in the early access MMO. One of these covers...
One Shots: Don’t move or Kris Kringle gets it!
Even though it's the apocalypse, it doesn't mean we have to cancel Christmas! That's the message coming through loud and clear as our jolly...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Update 7.6 arrives December 10 with name releasing, improved visuals
Star Wars: The Old Republic's last big patch of 2024 now has a release date: Tuesday, December 10th.
Broadsword confirmed that Update 7.6 will be...
