MJ Guthrie
Community Manager
When not immersed in her favorite virtual worlds, MJ can be found hanging out with her family, reading, coaching/playing sports, writing fiction, singing, and dabbling in graphic design (in random order, depending on mood and season). Her favorite part of MMOs? Observing the dynamics of virtual communities. That psychology degree has to come in handy somewhere, doesn't it?
MJ's Massively Overpowered adventures can be found many places: She investigates Secret World Legends/The Secret World's conspiracies in Chaos Theory, chronicles the EverQuest franchise in EverQuesting, practices survival in many sandboxes with The Survivalist, and livestreams for the Stream Team.
Personal blog: Looking for ShiniesTwitter: @MJ_Guthrie
Experience Hi-Rez Expo Fall 2018 through pictures
Perhaps one of the saddest things to me about the Hi-Rex Expo's change in time and location this year was that I was not...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: SMITE’s Corrupted Arena, adventures, and never saying never to an MMO
The Hi-Rez Expo's fall debut is over. The SMITE champions have been crowned. Switch and cross-platform play was announced. Upcoming gods were revealed. The news that...
The Stream Team: Raiding ARK: Extinctions drops
Drops on ARK: Extinction are quite different than on any of the other maps. Instead of a floating box gracefully descending for a survivor...
The Stream Team: Raising kittens of chaos in Conan Exiles
Massively OP's MJ finally got her place pet-ready -- or at least enough to throw down a pen! Now it is time to raise...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Assessing the new expo venue, game experimentation, and esports
Did you catch our latest Stew Talks? It's like Ted Talks, but about gaming and Hi-Rez. When I sat down with Stew Chisam, President...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Stewart Chisam makes sense of the studio split, hints at new game
You've heard of Simon Says? At Hi-Rez Expo I played Stew Says, but in this game I try to get Stew Chisam, President of...
The Stream Team: Seeing the City of the Sun God sights in Secret World Legends
Samhain already derailed her, so now there's only a very small gap of time that Massively OP's MJ can get in some Secret World...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Looking for lore and more in all Paladins places
Let's cut to the chase: There was quite a bit to learn and celebrate about Paladins during the Hi-Rez Expo this fall. Announcements, reveals,...
Previewing Dual Universe’s bigger, better alpha experience – including crafting
Every time I see and learn more about Dual Universe, I have that feeling that this may be The One. The one I have...
The Stream Team: Farewell, WildStar
A bright world is going dark today. WildStar is shutting down. Losing a MMO is never a good thing, and farewells are never easy. Massively...
The Stream Team: SWTOR after-story adventures
In those final moments of SWTOR's story to date, the audience chose to side with the Republic when things shake up again. That, and...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Introducing Paladins’ dragon mage, Imani
What is a fantasy game without mages and dragons? With the next champion revealed at Hi-Rez Expo, the fantasy shooter Paladins will be getting...
The Stream Team: Making our way to The Elder Scrolls Online’s Murkmire
After completing enough daily logins, Massively OP's MJ has earned the Murkmire DLC for Elder Scrolls Online. So now she can finally get in...
The Stream Team: Legends of Aria’s head start!
Alphas are done. Betas are now. Now, we wait for Legends of Aria's Steam Early Access launch -- unless you are in the head...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: SMITE and Paladins form community leadership councils for feedback
Wouldn't it be nice if players had a direct line to devs to deliver feedback? Hi-Rez is launching a new initiative to ensure just...
Hi-Rez Expo: SMITE’s new arena, Avalon, and a hands-on with Switch
One thing I can say about the Hi-Rez Expo is that no matter what time of year the studio has it, it's always full...
The Stream Team: Starring in SMITE’s new arena (plus giveaway)
Hi-Rez surprised Massively OP's MJ by opening the brand-new arena up during the Expo -- when she couldn't really stop to play it! Although...
The Survivalist: ARK’s Extinction makes bases extinct
It had to be too good to last! We were all pretty shocked when Studio WildCard actually launched ARK's newest expansion on the right...
The Stream Team: Free flying in Star Citizen
With the free fly event this weekend, and the Expo is the place to be on Hurston. Massively OP's MJ and friends tried to...
The Stream Team: ARK Extinction on ice
You've heard of the Thunderdome? ARK: Extinction has the ice dome. Well, it has two domes, but Massively OP's MJ loves ice and snow....
