Justin Olivetti

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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: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster

The Daily Grind: How often should MMOs release new classes?

Justin Olivetti - July 5, 2017 54

Some MMOs seem to have no problem with tossing in new classes like candy, while others might see an addition roughly every time Halley's...

Crossout hits 3M players, bans almost 1K of them for cheating

Justin Olivetti - July 4, 2017 8

Things are cruising along rather well for the post-apocalyptic death car MMO Crossout, as the team reported late last week that the game had...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 125: Secrets, Mordor, and Argus

Justin Olivetti - July 4, 2017 6

Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, LOTRO, RIFT, Kritika, and Master X Master, with mailbag topics on MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies and following the MMO crowd.

Star Conflict celebrates Independence Day with in-game bonuses

Justin Olivetti - July 4, 2017 0

Just because humankind has reached out to the far stars doesn't mean that an Earthbound holiday is forgotten. Star Conflict is celebrating the 4th...

Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?

Justin Olivetti - July 4, 2017 2

So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...

Wild West Online extends preorder program, posts alpha server list

Justin Olivetti - July 4, 2017 8

Let's get the bad news out of the way first: Wild West Online had to delay getting its promised gameplay video out. The team...

He's going to kill Rod and Todd! That's terrible! ...in principle.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon reveals its post-launch roadmap

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 0

In case it slipped your mind, Darkfall: Rise of Agon launched a whole two months ago now. With the fresh car smell of this...

World of Warcraft looks to be importing Diablo III’s solo rifts

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 20

As a studio, Blizzard certainly isn't against liberally "borrowing" others good ideas and making them its own, so it stands to reason that the...

Puzzle Pirates sails into the Dark Seas

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 2

Fourteen years into its quirky voyages, Puzzle Pirates still hasn't exhausted unknown ports of call. The MMO announced this week that it is starting...

Phantasy Star Online 2 unveils its Hero class this month — and here’s how you can play it

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 5

Phantasy Star Online 2's most advanced class to date is getting ready to break into the scene later this month. On July 26th, the...

Albion Online winds down beta, prepares for launch

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 8

With 250,000 backers supporting it and a team of 50 working on it, Albion Online is just about ready for its prime time debut....

Ship of Heroes gets down and dirty with its street sweeper powerset

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 5

Just because your city street happens to be located in a massive starship hurtling through the cosmos doesn't mean that it lacks for cleaning...

Ultima Online adjusts animal training, gets ready to test Publish 98

Justin Olivetti - July 3, 2017 4

Following Ultima Online's most recent update, animal training is at the forefront of many adventurer's minds. The overhaul to the system has received a lot...