Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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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.

Personal blog: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster
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Star Trek Online is bringing its Borg multiverse event to Xbox and PlayStation next week

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It's not Star Trek if you're not milking the popularity of the Borg for all its worth -- a lesson that Star Trek Online...

World of Warcraft’s newest map, Siren Isle, will eventually allow some flight with tons of rep and token farming

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Update: Fresh datamining of the latest PTR build released just after we published this renders it all moot, so flight folks can rejoice: Apparently,...

More leaks confirm that Blizzard is working on a Warcraft II: Remastered edition

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While Blizzard fans spend the next week wondering what the studio will say or reveal of its plans for the Warcraft franchise, one leak...

MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone

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Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...

Lord of the Rings Online releases its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, this afternoon

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Fasten your cloak and pack a fresh batch of lembas bread, for Lord of the Rings Online is calling all of its high-level adventurers...

The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you felt MMO class envy?

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If there's an underlying social engine that fuels competition in MMOs, perhaps it's envy. We're faced with the fact that -- no matter what...

Hybrid hero shooter Supervive moves up its open beta to November 20

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When last we checked in with hybrid hero shooter Supervive at last month's Steam Next Fest, we noted that Theorycraft Games was hoping to...
You know the song.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 492: Grouping is the new soloing

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Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Albion Online, Elite Dangerous, New World, and Embers Adrift, with adventures in World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag discussion on MMO dungeon pacing.

Monsters & Memories expands its team, aims for one last test this year

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It's generally positive news from the Monsters & Memories team in the latest development update. The studio reports that it's added two new team...

The revived Jade Dynasty World plans Chinese open beta for next month

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Step with us into the official MOP Timeline Cruiser for a brief recap of Jade Dynasty. This Chinese-themed MMO took its last breath in 2018...

Lord of the Rings Online offers a final video preview of this week’s Legacy of Morgoth

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It's launch week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest expansion, which means it's your last opportunity to study up on what's coming in...

The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting

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Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...

One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed

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While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...

Grand Theft Auto Online previews December’s garment factory content patch

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While mention of a garment factory typically doesn't generate a lot of enthusiasm, Grand Theft Auto Online bets that it can do just that...

Pantheon extends pre-early access testing through December 1, with ‘record numbers’ showing up

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With under two months to go until Pantheon launches into early access, you would think that studio Visionary Realms would be going all-out with...

LOTRO Legendarium: How should LOTRO handle ‘the levels issue?’

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Legacy of Morgoth comes out next week for Lord of the Rings Online, and I'm generally excited for it. I wasn't initially, since desert zones aren't...
does anyone want to hang out

World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.0.7 may be coming sooner than you think

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With World of Warcraft's Patch 11.0.7 and its Siren Isle in testing, there's a lot of speculation and curiosity over when Blizzard is scheduling...

The Daily Grind: Do you play at the pace of your MMO — or do you push yourself?

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The other day I was listening to a podcast and the host said that he tried to "play at the pace of the game,"...

Polish survival game Tomorrow: MMO Nuclear Quest launches on mobile

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Looking for a Fallout-like experience on mobile with a modicum of MMO design to it? Polish studio Rage Quit Games just launched Tomorrow: MMO...

World of Warships teams up with Star Trek again with Picard, Borg, and Spock

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World of Warships is back in cahoots with Star Trek, of all franchises, supposedly under the assumption that a ship is a ship, even...

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