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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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...
WoW Classic’s hardcore realms claim over 90K character lives in the first day
With an overhaul to its PvP honor system and the launch of the official hardcore realms, WoW Classic surged into the spotlight this past...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s higher difficulties are a breath of fresh air
A while back, the Treebeard server in Lord of the Rings Online experimented with the first iteration of the new landscape difficulty system. I...
Wayfinder’s load handling has improved to the point that there is ‘essentially no queue’
The saga of Wayfinder's rocky launch may be coming to an end, as Airship Syndicate reported that it's improved the servers to the point...
The Daily Grind: What’s the purpose of vanity pets in MMOs?
I like pets. I just do. I have a couple in real life and even more in fake life (i.e., MMORPGs). If a game...
Amazon’s 2024 Fallout TV series will take place in Los Angeles
War... war never changes, which is good news for Fallout fans who crave ever more of the post-nuclear adventures that itchy trigger fingers cause....
Global Chat: Getting sucked into Palia
Cozy life sim Palia is making more converts, even after a rough start. One player who's glowing brightly about the title is The Friendly...
Pantheon reports that pre-alpha server is ‘running great,’ moves toward 24/7 testing
August ended up being a quiet yet productive month for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, as the in-development MMORPG continued with its regular pre-alpha...
Diablo IV general manager: ‘We made some sort of mistake in managing expectations’
While Diablo IV's sold well enough in the run-up to launch, nobody can say that it's been a smooth ride for Blizzard's online ARPG....
Dungeons and Dragons Online begins testing its next unnamed raid
Not content to sit on their Laurels of Mini-Expansion Release +2, Dungeons and Dragons Online's developers are charging ahead with the next big step...
Hearthstone’s Caverns of Time and official Twist launch heads our way next week
The mysterious doors to Warcraft's famous Caverns of Time are about to creak open in Hearthstone. The digital card game announced that it's introducing...
Palia players have racked up 7M hours played in its beta so far
While life sim MMO Palia has been through many ups and downs over the past few weeks, one thing is for certain: This game...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have lost their magic – but you still hope they can reclaim it?
Like probably nobody in the Massively OP reading audience, I used to play Retail World of Warcraft. I used to play it a tad...
Embers Adrift readies a hunting log for bloodthirsty grinders
In a new developer video, Embers Adrift teased players with a new feature coming to the game soon: the hunting log. When this goes...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 434: Wayfinder finds the way to early access
Justin and Bree discuss Wayfinder, Palia, DCUO, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on spoilers in expansion reveals and the rogue servers of the distant future.
World of Warcraft Classic overhauls the PvP honor system today ahead of this week’s hardcore launch
If you ever thought that World of Warcraft's old PvP honor system was obtuse and way too grindy to master, then you might be...
Mirage Online Classic brings forth a mighty update of most certain doom
Looking for something different to play that is more a throwback to past days of glory rather than the cutting-edge future? Mirage Online Classic...
Wayfinder team sees ‘great progress’ to fixing horrendous server and login issues
Is it too early to welcome Wayfinder into the dubious pantheon of worst MMO launches of all time? The online RPG hasn't seen the...
Guild Wars 2 video introduces Secrets of the Obscure’s emotionally draining Kryptis
With a new Guild Wars 2 expansion coming out tomorrow, the lofty realm that players are about to explore won't be solely stocked with...
The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Fanfest has officially sold out
Well, that's it: EVE Online's Fanfest is officially sold out this year, so if you were hoping to snag a ticket at this late...
