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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Guild Wars 2 walks guilds through the process of getting their new home
We all know that guild halls are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, but how will that actually work? Is there an...
Wind of Fate update shakes up Aion’s geography
It's been a huge month for Aion. Not only is it the fantasy MMO's sixth anniversary, but today the dev team pushed out Patch 4.8:...
Exploration sandbox Wander improves its flight experience
Flying and skydiving in the exploration-heavy sandbox Wander is better than ever before, as yesterday's patch packaged in several improvements to these systems. "It feels...
Marvel Heroes redesigns Captain Marvel to make her all-new, all-different
Ms. Marvel will soon be promoted in Marvel Heroes.
One of the staple superheroes of Gazillion's MMO is about to make the transition to Captain Marvel...
The Daily Grind: What do you think of WildStar Reloaded so far?
It's been a day since the free-to-play update came out for WildStar, giving veteran, returning, and new players a chance to check out the business...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back
Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.
SWTOR ditches customer support forum, hands it off to EA’s Answer HQ
If you have a problem with Star Wars: The Old Republic, don't head to the customer support forum after October 5th. BioWare announced yesterday that...
Trove introduces the player-designed Moonwing Dragon
A new player-designed dragon is taking flight in Trove these days: the Moonwing. This week's patch introduces the collectable Moonwing Dragon, which can be...
RIFT dives into the Rhaza’de Canyons dungeon
With a patch name like Into the Wilds, you know that RIFT won't be introducing safe, tame content in which players can vacation. On...
WildStar: Reloaded launches free-to-play
WildStar's long-awaited free-to-play patch is finally upon us, as Carbine re-launched the game at midnight with a new business model and scads of changes.
WildStar: Reloaded...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Guild Week tomorrow
Guild Wars 2 has plenty in store for player organizations when Heart of Thorns launches later next month, and because of that, ArenaNet is...
Project Copernicus was in trouble long before its $75M loan
The lengthy post-mortem of Project Copernicus and 38 Studios never seems to end, does it? While the answer to "What went wrong?" is multi-faceted at the very...
ArcheAge addresses castle construction bug
A quest bug connected to the construction of castles on ArcheAge's Diamond Shores has resulted in Trion Worlds issuing a hotfix over the weekend...
Ever, Jane holds off on its beta launch
The austere Ever, Jane updated to Release 1.9 over this past weekend while keeping the title in alpha testing for a while longer. "We...
The MOP Up: A rebirth for Star Wars Galaxies
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...
One Shots: Threat Level Midnight
Even in the far future, Starfleet officers still pose for a selfie or two. How could they not when they encounter such striking backdrops?
"This...
Nexus Telegraph: Ten tips for new and returning WildStar players
In just a few short days, WildStar will flip a switch and transition from its year-plus run as a subscription game to a free-to-play...
The Daily Grind: What could MMOs do with offline characters?
Maybe it's my active imagination, but I like to believe that my characters are relieved when I log out of games, because then they...
Black Desert teases the awakening weapon system
Weapon choice, or lack thereof, is one MMO topic that doesn't seem to come up very much. Some games allow players to select from...
