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

Daybreak’s John Smedley: ‘Modders getting paid is an awesome idea’

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Where do you come down on the subject of paying for game mods? While the reality of the issue might be off the table...

Echo of Soul trailer puts the spotlight on PvP

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Don't worry, PvP people -- Echo of Soul isn't going to leave you high and dry. The now-in-closed-beta Korean MMO has released a new video...

Guild Wars 2 initially aims for a small desert borderlands WvW test

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Even as Guild Wars 2 players are diligently farming zones in the hopes of obtaining a Heart of Thorns PvE beta key, ArenaNet is...

RIFT’s Hammerknell instant adventures open for business

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While the new Hammerknell instant adventure was originally slated for RIFT's 3.2 update, the team held it back for additional work and testing. The...

Why Eternal Crusade can’t do a global megaserver

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The dream to create a PvP-centric game on a single global megaserver might be just that -- a dream. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade Senior Producer...

Talking with Trion about the future of Trove

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If you dismissed Trove early on as an insignificant game or a thinly veiled Minecraft clone, then it might be time to take a...

World of Warcraft preps bonus events and adventure guide for 6.2

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What would it be like to play an MMO where every day presented a new event to enjoy? This will be the reality for...

Land of Britain creates card game to fund the MMO

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Land of Britain may be a long way off from launch, but that hasn't stopped Potato Killer Studios for developing a spin-off online card...

Blizzard still succeeding despite World of Warcraft slide

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There's no doubt that Blizzard took a mighty hit this past quarter as it lost three million World of Warcraft subscribers in the post-expansion,...

Conquer Online celebrates 12th anniversary with new content

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Happy birthday to Conquer Online, which turns 12 years old today. The title is throwing a month-long series of in-game events to celebrate the...

Elder Scrolls Online video demonstrates freedom and choice

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Do you like freedom? Do you like choices? Well, of course you do; you're a living person, not RoboTron 2010. Elder Scrolls Online purports...
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Entropia Universe angles to enter the VR market

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Is virtual reality just a fad that happens to come around every once in a while? Entropia Universe is banking that it's here to...

RIFT is working on a planar crafting system

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RIFT crafters may soon have a good reason to get out of their safety bubbles in the city and get their hands dirty to...

Skyforge boasts big beta numbers

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With the first two Skyforge closed beta tests out of the way and the third one currently running, it's of course time for The...

Destiny prepares to throw players into the Prison of Elders

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The bad news: You've been sentenced to prison and are severely outnumbered by powerful, ancient beings. The good news: The warden has allowed you...

Plan out your Guild Wars 2 specializations with this tool

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One of the big changes coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the revamp of the trait system into the new specializations....

Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?

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Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...

Try out all of the six Avengers in Marvel Heroes for free this month

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If you just saw The Avengers: Age of Ultron and got pumped up over superheroes, then you would do well to take that energy...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 12

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!

MapleStory gives presents for its 10th anniversary

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You know what we miss about birthday parties from when we were kids? That the guest of honor would typically get presents for everyone...

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