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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One Shots: Sea horsing around
When it comes to unusual ways for Massively OP readers to get around in MMORPGs, there seems to be no shortage of bizarre methods...
Halloween events in Path of Exile, Master X Master, RIFT, EverQuest, Ultima Online, and AQ3D
It's almost a full-time job to stay on top of all of the MMO and MOBA Halloween events popping up all over the place!...
Camelot Unchained builds boats for beta
A diverse smattering of projects kept the Camelot Unchained team busy this past week, per the game's newsletter report. It sounds as though players...
LOTRO Legendarium: Grading Lord of the Rings Online in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, it seemed as though a mini-renaissance was brewing for Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games broke away...
The Daily Grind: What is the best MMO dragon of all time?
Let's throw down today and have an all-out brawl in the comments, shall we? That should keep Bree busy for a few hours at...
Hearthstone changes triggers to help make the game more intuitive
With hundreds of cards designed at this point, Hearthstone matches are awash in a sea of effects and triggers that activate under certain conditions....
Champions Online’s Blood Moon rises once more this Halloween
Hang in there folks: The relentless onslaught of MMO Halloween events still has another couple of weeks to go before we emerge with our...
Citadel: Forged With Fire goes on sale, reduces marble building costs
If you've been eyeing Citadel: Forged With Fire but have held out so far in the hopes of a good deal, now might be...
LOTRO continues to course-correct gear issues, starts Harvest Festival, and gives away mithril tokens
Lord of the Rings Online's sloppy QA process has resulted in a quagmire of issues following the release of this week's Update 21. Previously,...
Destiny 2 vows not to delay Prestige raid further despite existing exploit
So here is an interesting conundrum: Say you have a highly anticipated raid in the works that you've already delayed. Now that the new...
Dark and Light encourages you to beat up goblins for sweet, sweet candy
Back in September, Massively OP went deep undercover to bring players a shocking exposé on how Dark and Light subtly conditions players to become...
Skyforge’s new equipment system puts the power of stats in your hands
Here's a think piece: Why do so many MMORPGs make gear stats needlessly complex and obtuse? What might make sense to a developer who...
Sea of Thieves fights the negative stigmas of multiplayer gaming
Hopefully if you're reading Massively OP, you're not the type of player who holds a grudge against multiplayer games. For those who do, however,...
CNN alleges that Russia used Pokemon Go to try to spread dissent in the USA
It always gets a bit bumpy when politics, international intrigue, and video games collide, so hold on for this one.
According to CNN, Russia's Internet...
Trion Worlds entices players to support Extra Life charity with in-game rewards
If you haven't heard already, tomorrow marks the start of a massive gaming marathon called Extra Life that will help raise much-needed funds to...
Gloria Victis escalates the PvP conflict with guild territory control
Let's do a little catch-up with Gloria Victis today, shall we? We'll start with the medieval sandbox's September 22nd patch, which added a new...
Crowfall wraps up its launch lineup with the Centaur, Minotaur, and Guinecean races
Over the past month or so, Crowfall has been steadfastly working its way through the list of the dozen races that will be available...
Legends of Aria awakens something nasty during its final alpha
Something evil and sinister has awakened in Legends of Aria, but that is actually pretty exciting news for alpha testers seeking new challenges and...
Dungeons and Dragons Online reveals its expansion’s head vampire
Every MMO expansion needs a great headlining villain, a character who inspires fear, dread, and most importantly of all, makes you so infuriated that...
Destiny 2 struggles to find a solution to raid grouping
One of the reasons raiding continues to be a sore spot in the MMORPG community is that it's difficult -- if not impossible --...
