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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WildStar adds temporary new servers to lighten F2P load [Updated]
There's no question that WildStar's servers have been crushed this week under the weight of the free-to-play population. Carbine admitted that its four "megaservers"...
Dofus announces tablet version coming ‘very soon’
A mobile version of Ankama's MMO called Dofus Touch is about ready to start closed beta testing in France.
Dofus Touch is a specially designed version...
Wargaming creates interactive WWII battle
Want to get a taste of what it was like to be in the middle of a World War II mixed-arms battle from the...
SWTOR will introduce level-scaling in Fallen Empire
BioWare threw a nerdrage grenade in the midst of its Star Wars: The Old Republic community yesterday when it announced that as of Knights...
Age of Conan puts the final touches on Tier 6 gear, improved LFR
Face it: You can always stand to become a little more uber in Age of Conan. Funcom knows this, which is why the studio...
WildStar F2P removes region locks
Buried amid all of the hubbub of WildStar's free-to-play launch is the news that the game is no longer region-locked (although it still does...
Massively OP’s first impressions of Devilian
Call my stance on Trion World's upcoming Devilian "oh-so-cautiously interested."
Personally, I think Trion invited more grief than it wanted with the importation of ArcheAge to...
WildStar struggles with lag, bugs after F2P conversion [Updated]
It's been a long and stressful day-and-a-half for both WildStar players and Carbine, as the game's free-to-play patch resulted in horrendous lag, lengthy queues,...
The Daily Grind: Give a shout-out to your favorite retired MMO characters
We all have them: MMO characters we invested time, love, and no small amount of effort in making them all they could be... after...
Glitch art book makes digital edition available for purchase
If you're a Glitch fan and you missed out on buying The Art of Glitch through its Indiegogo campaign back in 2013, you now...
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...
