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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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...
LOTRO continues to fine-tune wraith placement on legendary worlds
On Lord of the Rings Online's new progression servers, the talk of the town is the frequent muggings by Nazgul underlings. While the random...
World of Warcraft’s latest lore video pays a visit to the Nerubian realm
As we march through the final weeks before World of Warcraft's newest expansion arrives, Blizzard is parceling out a series of lore videos to...
The Daily Grind: What ‘ambassador’ MMO would you recommend to a first-timer?
Whenever someone opens up to me about a particular hobby or entertainment franchise that they greatly enjoy, it can feel a bit like drinking...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 479: The MMO that must not be named
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, World of Warcraft, Bungie, Ashes of Creation, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and SWG Legends.
LOTRO’s new progression servers grapple with wraith frequency and character rollbacks
It's been a wild and wooly first week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest progression servers, NA's Angmar and EU's Mordor, and while...
Tarisland unlocks its epic spider boss for extreme squishing
Following a patch last week that gave players a helping hand through the Arcane Realm floor challenge, Tarisland opened the doors of a new...
Fallout 76 prepares caravans and outpost management for its next update
Six years into Fallout 76 we still don't have guilds or text chat, but Bethesda is working on a new feature that should keep...
Rumor: Riot Games is working on a Valorant-themed MMOFPS
For several years now, Riot Games has made noise -- and more -- about its desire to enter the MMO scene. And while the...
