Loot Mechanics

Loot Mechanics

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Loot Mechanics episodes

  • Pixels & Dice #18 – Repairing Raiding
    Considering advances in video game programming, why are we still stuck with the same old Raiding model? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    29 min
  • Pixels & Dice #17 – Wasted Potential
    MMO companies sometimes have great properties to work with, and end up creating products that are highly anticipated, but totally miss the mark. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    31 min
  • Pixels & Dice #16 – GM Whore
    More and more tabletop roleplaying groups are live-streaming their games, and some are allowing viewers to influence the games by paying money (tips). Is this something you would find acceptable? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    26 min
  • Pixels & Dice #15 – Addicted to Shinies!
    Do MMORPG designers deliberately make gathering professions as addictive as possible, or is that just a side benefit? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    30 min
  • Pixels & Dice #14 – May the Force be with Us
    As we celebrate Star Wars Day, I ask the immortal question: Don’t we deserve a great Star Wars MMORPG, set in the official movie timeline? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    26 min
  • Pixels & Dice #13 – Retro MMO
    With the popularity of Retro Gaming on the rise, why is no one developing a Retro-styled MMORPG? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    29 min
  • Pixels & Dice #12 – Sweet Leaf
    Discussing the use of drugs in gaming content. Is it appropriate with so many younger gamers in the community, or is it fine, considering the adult nature of such titles? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    31 min
  • Pixels & Dice #11 – Wild Generalizations
    Considering how many of us who are pen-&-paper roleplayers have tried Live-Action roleplaying to one extent or another, why are LARPers shunned way more than other roleplayers? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    23 min
  • Pixels & Dice #10 – Consoles vs Emulators
    Discussing how playing Retro games on actual consoles compares to doing the same via software emulation. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    28 min
  • Pixels & Dice #9 – Is it Fate?
    Can we discern the fate of the MMORPG genre from what happened to the pen-&-paper RPG market? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license.
    28 min