A post that just screams at you: Apparently putting an auto-playing audio file that just screams at top volume for two hours incoherently is off-putting to our readers. Which is reasonable, I guess.
Pictures of gazelle blood: Prompted comments of “that’s really disturbing” and “why do you have that in your apartment” and “what do you mean that’s fresh.”
Pictures of gazelles still full of their blood: This one was suggested to me, but I rejected it because how is that shocking? Gazelles are normally full of their blood. The gazelle is where the gazelle blood is supposed to be. It’s not unusual.
Video of me forcing my least-favorite writer on the site to walk the plank into shark-infested waters: “It’s going to be you, isn’t it?”
Video of me forcing my least-favorite writer on the site who isn’t me to walk the plank into shark-infested waters: After consulting with my attorney, I have been informed that this is generally considered a “crime.” Specifically, the crime in question is “murder,” and it is frowned upon. When I asked him if there were any exceptions for if the person in question was a real boor and really dumb, he hung up on me.
Video of Marilyn Manson being a talented musician: Sorry, folks, I can’t shock you with things that don’t exist.
Posts talking extensively about gazelle blood: I’ve tried, what do you even want out of What Are You Playing at this point? That’s a real question.
Bonus question: What was the worst case you experienced of buying an expensive thing only to have it break far sooner than expected?
​Andrew Ross (@dengarsw): Exercise games will hopefully help me burn off some of this belly that’s stuck with me through winter and spring now, but hopefully I can get in more Monster Hunter Wilds now that I’m fully through the story, and a side of Splatoon 3 for Eggstra credit.
Oof, I once had a gaming laptop’s power adapter almost immediately give out. Brand new too, not refurbished, as I often did before. I can’t recall the company, but they were awful and had a lot of negative reviews with the BBB. Luckily, I found something that worked at Best Buy while I waited for the credit card company to issue a partial refund, which they did.
Brianna Royce (@nbrianna.bsky.social, blog): Welp, I’m sick, so we’ll see whether I feel like playing much. So far I’ve been sitting around binging pain killers and Andor. But I wanted to get into Equinox Homecoming and Palia this weekend.
I don’t know that it’s the most expensive thing, but it was at least the most memorable: When we moved to California, we finally bought a full-size IKEA sofa instead of the loveseat and chairs we’d been dragging around from move to move. And we managed to break it literally while getting the box up the stairs to our new apartment. Just dropped it and smashed the whole bottom wooden piece. We weren’t sure we could get it back down the stairs, and IKEA wasn’t gonna refund us for being incompetent anyway, so my husband just fixed it with metal brackets and we hid it with a blanket. It’s held all these years and moves later because we still use that sofa.
Chris Neal (@wolfyseyes.bsky.social, blog): My friends and I have gotten very deep into Tower Unite hangouts together, so that’s likely going to continue on as schedules align to allow it. Otherwise it’s horse mystery time in Equinox Homecoming, chasing my first kill of arch-tempered Rey Dau in Monster Hunter Wilds, and some continued seesawing over what class to focus on in Final Fantasy XIV (I’m bouncing between a few right now for personal reasons).
Bonus: The most expensive thing that broke on me was a Nintendo DS, but not because of a mechanical failure so much as just my penchant for very stupid events befalling me. I dropped the thing out of my hands and it landed off of the edge of a coffee table in such a way that it snapped backwards in half. That was a great time, lemme tell ya.
Eliot Lefebvre (@Eliot_Lefebvre, blog): Dipping a little bit in Warframe and keeping up my usual FFXIV antics, but I expect a bunch of my weekend will be spent in V Rising as we approach the later portion of the game. Dracula awaits, and so forth!
So I had just bought a used car. I had driven it for exactly one day. I drove it to the local McDonald’s, I went in with my girlfriend at the time, we got out… and the car’s battery was dead. It was already dead. Fortunately, I had a warranty so they replaced it immediately at no cost and were apologetic (the dealer was local, too), but it was almost hilariously timed.
Sam Kash (@samkash@mastodon.social): I’ve got a few things I want to play so hopefully I can get some time in each. My new solo game Nine Sols is solid so far. Also I started to play Warborne Above Ashes, look for my column later this week, which has been actually awesome. Also I’ve had my eyes on Dune Awakening too. I think Dune is likely the one I’ll end up missing but I really want to find time to get in there.
Bonus: I know there’s some good gadgets I’ve busted right after opening but the most expensive was definitely my Mitsubishi Eclipse when I was in college. I was so excited to have my own first car and then… Smash. Someone hit me trying to cut me off to get on the freeway. It wasn’t totaled or anything but it sure did ruin my excitement.
Tyler Edwards (blog): I’m finishing up some more campaigns in Age of Empires II, and then I think I’m going to check out Odin Valhalla Rising. I’d really like a good quality MMO that faithfully recreates the world of Norse mythology. I’m pretty sure this isn’t that game, but I want to give it an honest shot nonetheless.
Every Saturday, join the Massively OP community and staff for What Are You Playing, our roundup of what MMORPGs and other games we’re hoping to play this weekend (with a bonus question or two for our amusement). Tell us what you’re up to! Go off-topic! And don’t forget to have fun!
