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.
Personal blog: BioBreakTwitter: @sypster
Destiny 2 deactivates scaling system after players discover XP throttling
Internet speeds aren't the only things that are in danger of being throttled, as Destiny 2 players learned this past week. Apparently Bungie was...
The Daily Grind: What did you misunderstand the first time through your MMO?
I have long resigned myself to the fact that no matter how much time I take in my first playthrough of an MMO, I'm...
EverQuest II takes you inside a volcano base for next week’s expansion
What would it be like to live and work inside a base located at the center of a volcano? Hot, you think? Probably hot....
Project Genom completes its work on Avalon’s biomes
Project Genom continues to brew in alpha, taking form and shape but still a ways away from the vision that the developers have for...
The Black Death adds co-op housing, teases female model
When there's a virulent plague on the loose, the best course of action is to find some of your best friends and ask if...
Albion Online begins testing iOS client
Even with its launch on PCs earlier this year, Albion Online's true potential as a cross-platform MMORPG has yet to be fulfilled. The next...
Warface jumps on the battle royale bandwagon
With the insane popularity of Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds this year, it was inevitable that other titles would rush to copy the battle royale...
Camelot Unchained gives thanks for you
Due to the truncated holiday week, the Camelot Unchained team didn't have as much time to get work done. Still, there was progress made...
Australia turns up the heat on lockboxes
The controversy over lockboxes and their legal status continues to draw more attention from governments, with Australia now weighing in on the issue. Not...
ARK: Aberration targets a December 12 release
Following at least two delays, ARK's next expansion finally has a release date of December 12th.
Aberration will take players spelunking in the most terrifying...
Shroud of the Avatar elaborates on Release 48 changes
If you missed it, Shroud of the Avatar pushed out its November update pretty early this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday (an action...
Soak up these Moonlight Blade videos from G-Star
Wait, which one is Moonlight Blade? Oh, it's the one where gravity doesn't appear to exist for special individuals who flit through the air...
Sea of Thieves expands technical alpha pool, talks Xbox One X optimizations
Sea of Thieves is planning to go out with a bang in 2017 as it expands its technical alpha pool for one final, massive...
Just Survive gives players a choice of maps, hands out free reward crates
Just Survive, the H1Z1 castoff that is looking to... just survive, made a bold play this week with a significant update to some of...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2017
Stately resting between the gaudy purple and orange of Halloween and merry red and green of Christmas is the earth tone-saturated Thanksgiving. While no...
Dauntless tosses in a war pike and improves combat
If you are going to make a living out of taking down oversized beasties, you are going to need some serious tools to do...
Ship of Heroes resurrects the crowd controller playstyle
Do you miss playing your Controller in City of Heroes? One of that game's spiritual successors wants to resurrect the concept of a mez-happy...
City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model
You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real....
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s new character boost advances through levels — not story
Not all character level boosts were created equal. Star Wars: The Old Republic is experimenting with a new type of boost that will offer...
The Daily Grind: What MMO tips do you wish you had known when you were a newbie?
One of the factors that keeps me from trying out more MMORPGs than I do is that there's a certain element of anxiety that...
