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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Elder Scrolls Online disables player gifting because of ‘fraudulent behavior’
Just in case you were feeling too charitable toward Elder Scrolls Online -- and your fellow players -- lately, ZeniMax came along to replace...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO festivals stress you the heck out?
Generally, on principle, I am not against special holidays in MMORPGs. They break up the monotony, get the community together, and get us involved...
LOTRO and DDO are giving away premium daily presents for a month to VIPs
Subscribers of both Standing Stone Games MMORPGs are going to want to make an effort to log in daily to Lord of the Rings...
Elder Scrolls Online is working on a better launcher for you, your kids, and all of humanity
While it's not exactly new, Elder Scrolls Online's launcher is about to be improved in a big way. ZeniMax said that it's on the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online improves Vecna Unleashed quest rewards
The release of Vecna Unleashed earlier this month marked a new chapter in Dungeons and Dragons Online's history -- and we're still turning over...
Lord of the Rings Online works on fixes for forester event and stat crunch fallout
There is no doubt that Standing Stone Games is scrambling this week to shore up the fallout of Lord of the Rings Online's Update...
Perfect Ten: Times when MMOs brought about world-shattering cataclysms
The notion of an in-game cataclysm is hardly the sole domain of Activision-Blizzard; on the contrary, large-scale apocalypses pop up all the time in...
Embers Adrift’s August patch improves ‘combat feels’ and adds the hunting log
Power of the Ember Veins: That's the name of this month's patch offering from Embers Adrift. Yesterday's update to the indie MMO may not...
Lord of the Rings Online releases Update 37 with River Hobbits and the stat crunch
Following a week delay, Update 37 arrived for Lord of the Rings Online yesterday. Titled "The Humble Homes of the Holbytlan," this patch revolves...
The Daily Grind: What one single-player CRPG feature would you like to import into MMOs?
So, yeah, a few of us have splurged on a copy of this "Baldur's Gate" thing and gotten fully obsessed with it. It's an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 435: Guild Wars 2’s secrets revealed
Justin and Bree discuss Gamescom, Nightingale, Crimson Desert, WoW Classic's hardcore servers, ArcheAge's devastating merge, and TennoCon's Warframe and Soulframe news, with adventures in LOTRO, Baldur's Gate 3, and Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure, plus a mailbag topic on WoW's latest teases.
Casually Classic: Hardcore realms are merely a Band-Aid for WoW Classic
Let's pause for a hot minute to absorb the fact that WoW Classic just hit its fourth anniversary. For the reheated leftovers of an...
New World team promises a ‘deep dive’ on the expansion next week
You have questions for New World, questions that perhaps might be answered with the latest Forged in Aeternum Q&A video. Game Director Scot Lane,...
Palia game director: ‘We know we’re not there yet on the MMO side for a lot of players’
A "rocky" launch indicates both highs and lows for a fledgling title, and that's exactly the sort of journey that Palia has experienced over...
Lord of the Rings Online puts up the notes for Update 37: Humble Homes of the Holbytlan
After a week's delay, Lord of the Rings Online's latest patch -- and newest race -- is set to arrive tomorrow. Standing Stone Games...
Tower of Fantasy celebrates its first anniversary while looking ahead to Version 3.2
You know what's a pretty solid MMO-like sci-fi game? Tower of Fantasy. If you can get past the gacha elements -- and it's understandable...
Sky: Children of the Light sets Guinness World Record for largest virtual concert
Sky: Children of the Light might not be an MMO you're even aware exists, partially because it has yet to come to the PC....
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s community is ‘smashing’ that Necromancy skill
Jagex said that Necromancy has proven to be a huge hit in RuneScape, with the community taking to this new skill line like a...
Lord of the Rings Online prepares to deploy Update 37 on Tuesday
With Update 37 arriving next Tuesday in Lord of the Rings Online, Standing Stone Games is hoping for a nice late-summer boost for the...
One Shots: The flute that launched an MMO empire
Who would have ever thought that a little girl skipping around looking for her musical instrument would be the gateway to a long-running beloved...
