MassivelyOP’s not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the MMO most likely to distract you in traffic. The Golden Yachties series is our run of fauxwards, named in honor of somebody we’ve long forgotten from Old Massively who insisted that surely we make so much money that we’re typing MMO blog posts from a gold-plated yacht. (Joke’s on you; it was always silver. Gold is too heavy.)
And the winner is…
World of Warcraft x Waze
This past fall, Blizzard and the Google-owned Waze traffic app announced a collab that put Warchief Thrall from World of Warcraft into the app to bark traffic guidance at you while you’re in your car.
“All you road warriors can listen to Thrall’s words of encouragement and guidance as they navigate their drives. When faced with heavy traffic, he’ll advise you to ‘breathe — this is not the end of the world.’ When he offers suggestions like U-turns, he describes them as, ‘a clever strategy to fool any pursuers on our tail.’ Choose between two moods in the World of Warcraft driving experience — ‘Horde,’ represented by a miniature Thrall, the former warchief of the Horde, and ‘Alliance’, a warrior in blue and gold armor representing the Alliance. You can even choose the Red Drake as your vehicle — a great honor for any Champion of Azeroth! Buckle up, adventurers, and let Thrall lead you on an epic journey!”
I guess getting Chris Metzen back had some unexpected side benefits?
Want to nominate another winner? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to check out our serious MMO awards while you’re at it, or skim through our past “winners”: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.
