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

RIFT plans server merges and hunt event while Trove readies its Gear Up! Date

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So here's something to add to your "I never thought I'd see this in 2024" list, and it comes with both good and bad...

Albion Online releases live-action trailer ahead of April’s European server launch

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Once upon a time, Europe gave us Vikings that pillaged all across the world. Now, it's time for Albion Online to return the favor,...

Nightingale’s weekend emergency rollback appears to have mostly patched up problems

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It was the kind of nightmare scenario that no survival RPG ever wants to see: a bug that caused player housing to be wiped...

LOTRO’s dungeon drop and spring festival arrive this week with the cutest snail ever

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Last year the Lord of the Rings Online community lost its collective mind over a rock. In 2024, it may be for a snail. The...

World of Warcraft’s mystery patch may be going live on Tuesday

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One of the biggest mysteries that World of Warcraft players have faced in the past few years may be less than 24 hours away...

The MOP Up: Myth of Empires pumps out even more servers

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The freshly released Myth of Empires rolled out yet another batch of New Era servers this past weekend with realms in Oceania, Asia, Europe,...

One Shots: Where are my draaaaaagons?

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Despite what certain platinum blondes might tell you, nobody owns dragons. At best, you can rent one from Home Depot for some light yard...

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s date night patch goes live on Tuesday

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Don't be deceived by the over-abundance of decimal points -- Star Wars: The Old Republic's Update 7.4.1 will be fully operational and chock-full of...
Of all time.

LOTRO Legendarium: Untangling LOTRO’s complicated travel system

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Considering how absolutely huge Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth has become, I'd say finding efficient ways to traverse its landscape is paramount to...

The Daily Grind: Are you an early adopter or late bloomer when it comes to MMOs with box prices?

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We've been talking in the MOP office and on the podcast about how many buy-to-play  online games have hit the scene this year so...

PlanetSide 2 acknowledges ‘earned consternation’ over its warzone continent

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It's always an unsettling feeling when a game -- or its IP, at least -- gets sold off but nobody really talks about it...

Even Zeus couldn’t get Fortnite’s Myths & Mortals season online without a major delay

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You know what the Greek pantheon really needed? More gods and goddesses with guns. If that was the case, then ancient mythology classes would...

Sea of Thieves readies a preview event, anti-cheat, and sixth anniversary

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With Sea of Thieves preparing to debut on the PlayStation 5 next month and "sixth anniversary antics" in full swing, this PvP pirate sim...

Dune Awakening: Religion yes, player messiahs no

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With Dune Part 2 in theaters and Funcom kicking Dune Awakening's hype into high gear, it's hard not to be swept up in the...

PSA: Grab your free EverQuest mask and EverQuest II baby dragon

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EverQuest and EverQuest II fans must remain vigilant during this "Year of Darkpaw" so as to not miss all of the freebies coming their...

Tamriel Infinium: Ranking Elder Scrolls Online’s 10 races from worst to best

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One thing that I appreciate about Elder Scrolls Online is that any race can be any class. None of that racial or gender-locking for...

Nightingale’s latest patch allows players to select their server regions

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For a game that allows you to hop through portals into new worlds, Nightingale hasn't been the best at giving players full control over...

The Daily Grind: Do you get a bigger rush from healing or killing in MMOs?

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Ahh, that sweet hit of dopamine. Consciously or not, it's something that we chase in our MMORPG journeys. There's nothing quite like the rush...
Spath

Massively OP Podcast Episode 460: The crafting episode!

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Justin and Bree focus discuss all things crafting in MMORPGs in this theme show: our personal experiences with crafting, the real purpose of crafting, MMOs that did things differently, the impact of survival games, craft gating, missing crafts, the future of MMO crafting, and much more.
Super.

Diablo IV unleashes the Gauntlet, its first PvE competitive game mode, today

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Just when you think you've mastered everything about Diablo IV, the minds at Blizzard have devised its first competitive PvE challenge to keep you...

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