Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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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

Bless Online stumbles in its open beta

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If you're not part of Bless Online's Korean open beta, you might want to count your... um, blessings right now. Instead offering a fun-filled...

RIFT addresses paywall controversy, explains F2P finances

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The recent decision by Trion Worlds to set up what many see as a gear-related paywall in RIFT certainly has cause quite the discussion...

City of Titans pours effort into creating a ‘dynamic, thriving’ metropolis

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Metropolis. Gotham. Hell's Kitchen. Asgard. Sometimes the places that superheroes visit are just as iconic as the heroes themselves. The upcoming City of Titans...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO fantasy creature?

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The other day in Final Fantasy XIV I was taken aback when I saw a Lalafell prancing around on a unicorn. You might think...

Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration

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The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...

Perfect Ten: How to play MMOs on a limited time budget

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One of the most frequent questions I'm ever asked here at Massively OP or on my own blog is, "How do you do it?...

Cabal 2’s huge Calamity of War update hit by tiny delay

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"Go big or go home, kid." Cabal 2 must have heard these words as an impressionable youth and taken them to heart, culminating in this week's release...

Get ready for The Division’s weekend closed beta test

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With little more than a month to go before its alleged March 8th release date, The Division needs to get some serious testing under...

The Underground becomes The World of Akria

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A while back we reported on a small indie sandbox called The Underground that placed a premium on allowing players to craft and be...

RIFT forces players to use cash shop for expansion gear upgrades

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Back when RIFT launched Nightmare Tide, it introduced earring slots and a new type of gear that required a "Planeswalker: Water" label. Both of...

Battle Bards podcast listens to Age of Wushu’s score

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This week on the Battle Bards podcast, the crew visits the far east to evaluate the merits of Age of Wushu's soundtrack. With strong Chinese themes...

Listen to Crowfall’s devs discuss crafting scenarios

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Have you ever wanted to sit in on a meeting with MMO developers and hear how they work their way through the design process?...

Diablo III’s renegade wizard joins Heroes of the Storm

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If you love crossovers between fictional universes, then Blizzard's "anything goes" approach to Heroes of the Storm must send you into paroxysms of joy. The...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 48: Blade & Soul runner

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Justin and Bree discuss Blade & Soul, Black Desert, Hero's Song, City of Steam, NCsoft, Diablo III, and FFXIV, with a mailbag question on global chat jerks.

Otherland opens the doors to Water Isle, goes on sale

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Hey everyone -- Otherland would like a minute of your time. It's raising its hand for you to call on it because it has...

Chris Roberts talks Star Citizen two-step verification, griefing, and Star Marine’s status

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Star Citizen's Chris Roberts is taking a break from signing swag for PAX South to answer another batch of 10 questions from the community....

Mu: Origin starts closed beta testing

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Looking for some pocket-sized MMO fun? Mu: Origin, the mobile spin-off of the long-running Mu Online, is starting its closed beta test today. Webzen said...

Can whales fly? Worlds Adrift says ‘absolutely!’

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We don't know about you, but when we think of "sky whales," the image of Twitter's notorious "fail whale" comes to mind. Worlds Adrift...

Blade & Soul hits one million players in the west

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A week after its launch in North America and Europe, Blade & Soul claims to have surpassed one million players in the game worldwide...

Alleged WildStar ex-devs gripe about Carbine

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A series of quotes on WildStar's subreddit this past weekend has caused quite a stir in that game's community, as alleged former Carbine developers have...

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