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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The Daily Grind: Do you want to care about World of Warcraft… but can’t summon the interest?
Back at the start of September, one of World of Warcraft's most prominent YouTubers wrote a rather armor-piercing question for the community. Bellular asked,...
Wizard101 brings out a new gold skeleton key boss with ‘valuable’ loot
You should always be suspicious when things get a little too quiet around the Halloween season: That's when you know that evil is up...
Lord of the Rings Online previews its upcoming Outer Gondor region
Lord of the Rings Online continued to show off the landscape coming with this fall's Corsairs of Umbar expansion. In this week's developer tour,...
Battle Bards Episode 228: Cheery MMO dungeons
Not every dungeon has to be a drab and dour affair — a fact that sent the Battle Bards searching for the cheeriest tunes...
Embers Adrift adds crafting dyes and patterns while readying its alchemy system
As Embers Adrift works on a new alchemy system for the near future, its September patch arrived with a whole lot of bug fixes...
Perfect Ten: The 10 unsung heroes of the MMO user interface
If we ever think of an MMO's user interface, it's either when we're getting settled into a new game or when a title decides...
Casually Classic: Six reasons hardcore servers make WoW Classic worthwhile
The first time that I heard about the unofficial "Hardcore Classic" scene for WoW Classic, I didn't get it. The idea of voluntary permadeath...
Lord of the Rings Online studio pushes back against maintenance mode claims
There are a lot of wild conclusions you could leap to after hearing the report that EG7 put an end to the 2020 remaster...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 438: EverQuest what’s next?
Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.
VR MMO Zenith revamps its skill tree to be more visual and impactful
It's out with the old talent system and in with a completely revamped design over at Zenith. The virtual reality MMORPG unveiled its full...
Lost Ark hands out free gifts, accelerates jump start server timeline
The new jump start servers are the talk of Lost Ark's town this month, as new and returning players can experience an accelerated leveling...
The Quinfall says its putting together an all-player testing team
If big, audacious initial announcements were all it took to send an MMORPG soaring to success, then The Quinfall might be the most popular...
Dungeons and Dragons Online says that its Vecna Unleashed secret loot hunt has been solved
Something that Standing Stone Games likes to do with its Dungeons and Dragons Online expansions is tucking in a hidden feature for the community...
Temtem’s Endless Night update arrives today with a new mythical being to collect
Just when you thought you caught them all in Temtem, here comes a spanking new update to prove you wrong. Patch 1.5: Endless Night...
Lord of the Rings Online talks Mariner, crafting overhaul, and more in its devstream
Mariners, crafting, or those rascally Baggins: All of these are vying for attention on the latest Lord of the Rings Online devstream. While nothing...
The MOP Up: Wakfu’s brand-new tutorial island
To go along with a new single-account server, Wakfu is introducing a fresh tutorial that's situated on Rii, the Celestial Island. The team hopes...
One Shots: The best flex of all time
A maxim that has served me well so far in life is, "You are never too busy to stop and gawk at a sight...
Wayfinder releases inventory patch and teases its next playable character, Grendel
Even though it's still in early access, Wayfinder looks to be establishing a growth pattern that it wants to take into launch and beyond....
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen shows off its new ‘hand-painted’ art style
Remember how just a few weeks ago, Visionary Realms said that it was overhauling Pantheon's boring old art in favor of making it both...
LOTRO Legendarium: Nine LOTRO secrets worth discovering
It's such a special blessing to discover that the MMORPG you've been playing for years -- if not decades -- can still surprise you....
