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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Fractured Online weathers downtime over a dupe exploit and a failing hard drive
If there's an MMO community that's more twitchy about hacks than Fractured Online, we haven't met it. Nervous attitudes are to be expected, too,...
Final Fantasy XIV player aims to complete every sidequest to relay which ones are worth doing
If you've played Final Fantasy XIV for any length of time, you've probably heard the advice that the standard sidequests are totally OK to...
The MOP Up: Magic Awakened deepens the mystery of Hogsmeade
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened rolled out its January patch with a new seasonal chapter, Luna Lovegood card, and a gauntlet mode to try.
"Continue the...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
One Shots: Fine dining at the end of the world
When the moon is crashing down into the ocean to cause tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, and a mass extinction-level event, what is there to do...
Nightingale’s clockwork Knights won’t take any prisoners
The many realms that Nightingale adventurers will visit may be beautiful, but they'll also be stocked with dangers a-plenty. One of these is the...
LOTRO Legendarium: Brainstorming new hobby ideas for LOTRO
April 24th, 2008. That was both the first and last time that Lord of the Rings Online added a hobby to the game --...
The Daily Grind: Do any MMO class themes turn you away from playing them?
Last weekend, FFXIV announced that one of its upcoming jobs (classes) will be a Pictomancer -- a mage that flings paint all willy-nilly. As...
MapleStory’s early 2024 roadmap includes server reorganization and a big change to the Beast Tamer
Joining all of the other MMO roadmaps appearing this month is Nexon's MapleStory, which delivered a preview of its first two updates for Q1...
Eternal Tombs teases its magic systems with a new video
With a steely eye cast toward a 2025 launch for Eternal Tombs (fka War of Dragnorox), Triune Studios needs to make sure that every...
Warframe sees over 100K players link accounts cross-platform, Soulframe expands testing
Expect to hear from Warframe developer Digital Extremes more in 2024 thanks to a new weekly YouTube series called DevShorts that aims to bring...
Strategy MMO Myth of Empires is (re)launching on February 21st
Not every MMO gets a second shot at life, especially after clawing itself out of a legal morass, but one title has seized that...
Funcom partners to publish multiplayer space sandbox Empyrion and its first expansion
Co-op space adventure sim Empyrion got an unexpected ally this week as its developer, Eleon Game Studios, announced a new partnership with Funcom to...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes back its Ill Omens event with new rewards
The first patch of the year for Lord of the Rings Online arrived on Wednesday, ushering in Update 38.2 and the return of the...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most nostalgic MMO beginner zone?
There's a special kind of homecoming whenever we return to our old MMO stomping grounds. While the whole game might be familiar, it's those...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 452: A staff roundtable for a new year
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Carlo sit for a roundtable to discuss the MMOs we've been playing, our highlights for 2023, the MOP awards, and the state of the genre.
Casually Classic: 12 quality-of-life improvements coming with Cataclysm Classic
I'm in a very strange place in relation to the upcoming Cataclysm Classic. I kind of didn't want this expansion to happen at all for...
Rumor: Sea of Thieves may be coming to other consoles
Here is a dollop of spicy rumor to float in your grog: Sea of Thieves may be coming to the PlayStation and Switch in...
Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei aims for an early access launch this spring
This year is already shaping up to be thrilling for fans of MMORPGs as we look hopefully at many notable releases coming our way...
‘No shortcuts’ mobile MMO Eterspire launches on Android
If you're looking to fill up your new phone or tablet with a portable MMORPG experience, here's one that you might want to check...
