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

Prosperous Universe jumps into its second alpha test

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A slower week for the small Prosperous Universe team nevertheless proved to be beneficial, as the sci-fi MMO rolled through its second alpha test...

Conan Exiles upgrades for the Xbox One X

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The latest edition of Microsoft's gaming console launches today, and Conan Exiles is ready to take advantage of all of the new bells and...

Trove’s Adventures update is coming next week

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Feeling that ol' MMORPG ennui this autumn? Looking for a brave new world to plunder? Trove might just fit the bill, especially after next...
Yep.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 143: BlizzCon strikes back

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Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon, WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion and legacy servers, Marvel Heroes' drama, the fate of Motiga and Runic, DCUO, WildStar, Kritika, and Wild West Online, with a mailbag question on MMOs that lock classes and races behind paywalls.

World of Warcraft Classic announcement sends shockwaves through the vanilla emulator community

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As the World of Warcraft community grapples with the surprise BlizzCon announcement of a classic server, one subset of players in particular are feeling...
The joke here is that the dungeons for this game were miserable slogs.

WildStar, Blade and Soul, Aion, and Lineage II come under DDoS attacks

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Hackers launched an offensive against NCsoft yesterday, targeting several of the company's MMORPGs in a series of DDoS attacks. WildStar, Aion, Lineage II, and...

NCsoft announces Blade & Soul 2 for mobile

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Among the flurry of NCsoft reveals this week was word that the company is working on a follow-up to Blade and Soul for 2018. The...

Shroud of the Avatar opens a trio of new mines for lowbies, gets ready for Christmas

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Players who want to get a jump start on their Shroud of the Avatar crafting career might end up taking a tour under the...

Fortnite racks up 20 million players like a boss

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With the millions of players flooding into Fortnite, the zombies don't stand a chance. Heck, they're probably an endangered species. Less than a month after...

Citadel: Forged With Fire has some meaty endgame content coming your way

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Twiddling your thumbs after having conquered and subdued the world in Citadel: Forged With Fire? You'll soon have more than enough challenge on your...

BlizzCon 2017: Check out Overwatch’s rejected heroes

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A cat sporting a rocket-powered backpack. A hang gliding alligator. A flamethrower-sporting monkey. A decked-out hockey player. A bowler. A flaming head. These were among...

The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Blade and Soul has a tasty spread coming for the Golden Harvest Festival

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Take equal parts Thanksgiving dinner and autumn trips to the local cider mill, and you're going to end up with Blade and Soul's Golden...

The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online

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The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...

Sea of Thieves boards small boats and finds them seaworthy for soloers and duoers

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While Sea of Thieves' standard pirate vessels require a crew of four, Rare acknowledged that some players were going to ask for boats that...

One Shots: The drinks are on us

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Last week's (last) call for tavern and inn images seemed to bring out the nostalgic in all of our readers. It certainly didn't take...

Chronicles of Elyria begins selling individual perks, shows character customization

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No longer will you have to pay a large lump sum for bundles just to gain certain perks in Chronicles of Elyria. If you...
Just so we're clear, I did not put this picture here to make a subtle point. It's not subtle at all.

Star Citizen wraps up CitizenCon, posts Alpha 3.0 production schedule

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Didn't get enough of late October's CitizenCon 2947? Then settle back with a cup of pumpkin space latte and drink in a retrospective straight...

BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft’s classic server will be a ‘massive effort’

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In the process of picking yourself up off of the floor following Friday's announcement of World of Warcraft Classic at BlizzCon 2017? As your...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO soundtrack makes you the most nostalgic?

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In covering MMORPG music for the past five or so years, I've discovered something interesting (yet not truly surprising). I can appreciate and even...

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