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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Sea of Thieves’ death penalty is unique — and social
What happens when you die? Sea of Thieves has its own unique answer to the question. Instead of popping back at a binding point...
Secret World Legends reactivates legacy transfers
Hey grandpa, get off that couch! You're being called back into service, since you still have some purpose left in those old bones.
The original...
Discover actual exoplanets and earn EVE Online rewards – without ever leaving the ship dock
Have you heard in passing this "Project Discovery" thing in EVE Online and wondered what it is all about? CCP put together a new...
PSA: ArcheAge triples all the things this weekend
As the ArcheAge population resettles following the massive server merges earlier this month, Trion Worlds has prepared a balm to help sooth any jangled...
TERA outlines the rest of its 2017 plans
Don't you like it when a studio meticulously plans ahead and then gives you a nice and tidy timeline of those plans? TERA isn't...
TERA M gives a taste of its gameplay, combat, and pig ridin’
With the mobile spin-off of TERA launching in Korea this November and moving on to the west in 2018, it is probably high time...
Cold, hot, burning: Conan Exiles revamps the temperature system
Feeling chilly about Conan Exiles' previous stab at using temperature as a genuine obstacle in your survival journey? You may be a little happier...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 welcomes friends with four-player co-op, PvP, and a game master mode
Anyone remember BioWare's Neverwinter Nights from back in the day? Those who have fond memories of that game and its bustling online mod community...
Identity hires more devs, says it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for this life simulator
Two years after its successful Kickstarter campaign, the contemporary MMORPG Identity still has yet to produce any actual gameplay for its backers and fans....
The class balance train roars forward with SWTOR Update 5.5
Ootini! With Game Update 5.5 moved to October, Star Wars: The Old Republic players have a little more time to prepare for some of...
WoW’s Running of the Gnomes, BlizzCon’s virtual tickets, and patch 7.3.2 story spoilers
Did you drop $40 on a virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2017? You won't have to wait until the convention starts in November to enjoy...
PSA: This is your last chance to grab the end of Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 3 for free
Coming back to Guild Wars 2 this week due to the hullabaloo over Path of Fire? You might end up with a nice content...
DDO Players invites Massively OP to chat about gaming, news writing, and podcasting
Haven't had enough of listening to your Massively Overpowered team yakking on and on in both the Massively OP Podcast and Battle Bards? Then...
MU Legend’s new site, stress test, and open beta date
After a delay or two, MU Legend is confirmed to be coming our way this fall: November 7th, to be exact. The hack-and-slash MMO...
EverQuest II’s newest progression server enters the Desert of Flames while production servers prepare for the Planes of Prophecy expansion
After a summer of dwelling in beginner region bliss, EverQuest II's newest progression server is taking a step forward into expansions for the first...
Pantropy brings base building and mechs to an alien world, plans November Kickstarter
At this point in the survival sandbox craze, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack. We can't...
Crowfall puts the ‘action’ in its harvesting system
With Patch 5.3 on the horizon, Crowfall is striving to add more than just race and class options. One feature that's going to be...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with playable fairies
Probably my greatest and most constant gripe about fantasy MMORPGs is that for all of the freedom and imagination that this genre supposedly boasts,...
Hack-n-slash MMOARPG Guardians of Ember launches today
After wandering the lands of early access since last December, the Runewaker-developed hack-and-slash Guardians of Ember has now gained enough confidence, experience, and (most...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about IP-knockoff MMOs?
I have to admit to being a little on the fence about the whole Legends of Equestria project. On one hand, it looks like...
