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

The Black Death adds co-op housing, teases female model

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sea of Thieves is planning to go out with a bang in 2017 as it expands its technical alpha pool for one final, massive...
Or perish.

Just Survive gives players a choice of maps, hands out free reward crates

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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

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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

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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

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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...
punchsmash

City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model

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You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real....
Have a free sword! Wait.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s new character boost advances through levels — not story

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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?

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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...
Maybe needed.

Marvel Strike Force could pick up Marvel Heroes refugees

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As CMs lock down any speculation about Marvel Heroes' demise on the forums and players do their best to secure refunds before the title...
STORM!

Chronicles of Elyria lays out one of its servers’ history in an animated video

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If your favorite part of the Lord of the Rings films was the exposition-heavy introduction, then Chronicles of Elyria has a treat for you...

Lord of the Rings Online is heading to Northern Mirkwood, Erebor, and Minas Morgul

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Don't get too comfortable in Mordor just yet, because Lord of the Rings Online is preparing to send its players to the far reaches...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 145: Farewell Marvel Heroes and Master X Master

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Justin and Bree discuss the sunsets of Marvel Heroes and Master X Master, NCsoft's and Funcom's quarterly financials, EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 business model fiasco, and Path of Exile's upcoming expansion, with a mailbag question on slowing down for classic WoW.

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