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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LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s five least-played classes – and why you should play them
In gaming, I'm often fascinated by "paths less traveled." Maybe it's a leveling expansion everyone ignores, a race that's never picked for a kickball...
WoW Classic returns to Blackwing Lair and Zul’Gurub for Season of Discovery Phase 5
The endgame of the endgame is almost here for World of Warcraft Classic's Season of Discovery servers, as Phase 5 heads our way next Thursday,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred MMO combat playstyle (as opposed to class or role)?
MMO classes don't merely have to be divided into the traditional tank/DPS/healer categories. There are plenty of other ways to separate classes and even...
Elder Scrolls Online readies a Gold Road-only event for next week
Elder Scrolls Online is getting a jump on the fall season with a new event that's heading our way next week. The Fallen Leaves...
Wizard battle royale Spellbreak survives as a free version after Blizzard buyout
When you're a game that's been served a death sentence, you'll take a win anywhere you can get it. Spellbreak was a wizard-themed battle...
Dungeons and Dragons Online gets ready to test its own subscription-only 64-bit server
If envy has been burning in the bosom of Dungeons and Dragons Online players after seeing its sister MMO LOTRO get 64-bit servers, maybe...
Global Chat: The War Within continues WoW’s upward trend
We'll kick off this week's tour of MMO blogs with a diverse first impressions piece of The War Within by Kaylriene, who praises the...
LOTRO gives a development update on kinship revamp delay, 4K resolution, and Elf avatars
There was a surprise development update for several Lord of the Rings Online projects that the game's lead designer delivered in the forums on...
Star Trek Online activates the new Dimensional Typhoon event, Neverwinter reworks battlepass
A galaxy near, near to here is asking for all Star Trek Online captains to crank it into warp for a new event that...
Diablo IV goes down a ‘dark, twisting path’ of story teasers for October’s Vessel of Hatred
One would wisely assume that an expansion named Vessel of Hatred is not going to be HappyFluffyGoodTimes in the realm of Sanctuary. And indeed,...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing five years from now?
Hey all, it's September 2029! We're just a few months away from the new decade, and against all odds, we're alive and still playing...
War Thunder helicopters now display visual damage thanks to Dance of Dragons
Since it's an odd week of the year, War Thunder and its community isn't leaking any highly classified military schematics. Instead, to fill the time,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 485: EVE’s blockhead blockchain move
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, New World Aeternum, EVE Frontier, Nightingale, and Wayfinder, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs as spectator sports and the best MMO ambient soundtracks.
Mortal Online 2 prepares to test engine upgrade, pet overhaul, and secret system
The gears of war are grinding ever faster in preparation of testing a big technical and content patch for Mortal Online 2. Star Vault...
Tree of Savior’s new Brazilian server sees ’40-fold ping improvement’
Despite a rocky start this past August, Tree of Savior's new Brazilian server Kepa is proving to be a boon to the growing South...
PvP sandbox Profane outlines its development plans on the eve of testing
Profane's preparations to go into the player testing phase isn't just words -- it's a lot of words plus an extra video with even...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II levels up its Roehn Theer raid
An old favorite raid of EverQuest II is about to get an upgrade for the Year of Darkpaw. Daybreak announced that the Celebration Avatar Challenge:...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO’s cosmetic system should be overhauled
Here's a fun bit of trivia for you newcomers to Lord of the Rings Online: Did you know that for most of the first...
One Shots: Waiting for a friend in Star Citizen
You've bought your $14,000 starship, spent countless days rearranging everything just so, and managed to stay on top of the torrent of word salad...
Game show shooter The Finals’ newest season brings back Cashout ranked mode
What's old can be made new again with a little luck, polish, and presentation. Or so hopes PvP game show The Finals, which is...
