Loot Mechanics

Loot Mechanics

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Loot Mechanics episodes

  • TERF War
    Episode #10 – Microsoft buys out Zenimax Media for $7 billion. So that’s where they put all their Minecraft money? Also, JK Rowling really is the worst!

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:09) – Microsoft owns Bethesda now. Live in fear.
    * Rant Time! (24:07) – There’s a new Harry Potter game coming! You shouldn’t buy it.
    * In Conclusion (38:37) – Finishing things up

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    44 min
  • Point and Laugh
    Episode #9 – Beoulus gushes some more about upcoming D&D stuff, and we point and laugh at Microsoft regarding the Xbox Series X (and S) pre-order debacle.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:19) – More to discuss from D&D Celebration
    * Video Game News (26:38) – Everybody laugh at Xbox now. It’s their turn to screw up!
    * In Conclusion (45:16) – Finishing things up

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    50 min
  • To No One’s Great Surprise – Loot Mechanics #8
    Episode #8 – The Playstation 5 pre-orders went completely sideways, to no one’s great surprise. Also, we revisit D&D Celebration, which went better than expected.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (5:14) – The PS5 pre-order debacle. It went as you might expect: Badly.
    * Tabletop Game News (24:59) – WotC’s online “D&D Celebration” went better than expected!
    * In Conclusion (42:46) – Finishing things up

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    48 min
  • Bit of a Sci-Fi theme – Loot Mechanics #7
    Episode #7 – The “Alien RPG” tabletop roleplaying game has some new products, and Chris Roberts (the main dev behind “Star Citizen”) had a bit of a meltdown on the game’s backers.

    * Intro (0:50) – How things have gone for us, over the last week.
    * Main Topic (3:28) – Free league Publishing have released a quick-start guide for “Alien” RPG, as well as a new adventure, “Destroyer of Worlds”. Sounds fun!
    * Video Game News (15:50) – Chris Roberts (head of CIG, and architect of the sci-fi MMO, “Star Citizen”) had a good, old fashioned Yell at backers on the game’s forum lately.
    * In Conclusion (35:31) – Finishing things up

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    38 min
  • Sparce Farce – Loot Mechanics #6
    Episode #6 – “Super Mario Brothers” is nearing its 35th Anniversary, so Nintendo is pulling out the stops to celebrate! Also, WotC are celebrating “Dungeons & Dragons” soon. We discuss this, and more.

    * Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting.
    * Main Topic (2:49) – Nintendo recently released a Direct, discussing their plans for the 35th Anniversary of “Super Mario Brothers”.
    * Tabletop Game News (18:22) – Wizards of the Coast are holding their annual “D&D Celebration” event online this year, September 18-20, 2020.
    * In Conclusion (36:08) – The usual Contact Us blathering. You know the drill.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    42 min
  • Tasha’s Tome – Loot Mechanics #5
    Episode #5 – Today we talk about an upcoming sourcebook for “Dungeons & Dragons”, as well as the new expansion for “World of Warcraft”

    * Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting.
    * Main Topic (5:32) – Wizards of the Coast have announced their next book for D&D 5e, being “Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything“. We discuss.
    * Video Game News (20:16) – Blizzard have announced that WoW’s next expansion, “Shadowlands” will launch on October 27th. We ridicule.
    * In Conclusion (40:40) – Contact us at Scormey.com or on Twitter (@Scormey). Join our Discord server, as well.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    45 min
  • Breaking News!
    Episode #4 – Updates have come to the online TTRPG toolset “Tableplop”, and shockingly, Wizards of the Coast and Paizo products dominate the TTRPG industry.

    * Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting.
    * Main Topic (5:05) – Tableplop, the up-and-coming rival for Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, has had some significant upgrades lately. Is it worth bothering with yet?
    * Tabletop Game News (19:17) – In news that absolutely no one saw coming, “D&D” (and compatible products) and “Pathfinder”/”Starfinder” dominate TTRPG sales.
    * In Conclusion (34:23) – Contact us at Scormey.com or on Twitter (@Scormey). Join our Discord server, as well.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    38 min
  • The Fall Guy
    Episode #3 – Today Beoulus and Scormus have a chat about “Fall Guys” bringing the worst out of the PvP community, and discuss the classic TTRPG “Twilight: 2000” coming back via Kickstarter.

    * Intro (0:50) – Not much, we screwed this up!
    * Main Topic (1:12) – The newest game to come into the battle royale arena, “Fall Guys” brings out the worst in the PvP community.
    * Tabletop Game News (14:51) – The classic TTRPG “Twilight: 2000” is getting new life, via a successful Kickstarter campaign, that you still have time to back!
    * In Conclusion (30:43) – A make-up Intro, plus you can contact us at Scormey.com or on Twitter (@Scormey). Join our Discord server, as well.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    36 min
  • Cash Grab
    Episode #2: We debate the motives behind WotC re-releasing “Curse of Strahd” for D&D 5e, and laugh at Blizzard’s recent push to advertise “Diablo Immortal”.

    * Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting.
    * Main Topic (4:33) – Wizards of the Coast are jumping back into the GrimDark subgenre of roleplaying, with “Curse of Strahd Revamped” for D&D5e. Cash grab, or serious attempt to push back against the competition?
    * Video Game News (21:38) – Blizzard shows off “Diablo Immortal” in China, where they won’t get laughed out of the building for bringing it up.
    * In Conclusion (34:01) – Contact us at Scormey.com or on Twitter (@Scormey). Join our Discord server, as well.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    40 min
  • Back From The Dead
    Episode #1: Players revolts in the MMORPGs “Star Citizen” and “Lord of the Rings Online” caught Scormey’s attention this week. Also, we talk “Seekers Beyond The Shroud” and the concept of Solo TTRPGs.

    * Intro (1:00) – Beoulus and Scormey do some catching up.
    * Main Topic (4:32) – Discussing recent player discontent regarding “Star Citizen”, “Lord of the Rings Online”, and “Dungeons & Dragons Online”. What caused these revolts, and was that anger justified?
    * Tabletop Gaming News (27:26) – Talking a bit about “Seekers Beyond The Shroud”, a solo tabletop roleplaying game Scormey recently received via backing the project on Kickstarter. We also discuss the concept of solo tabletop roleplaying games in general.
    * In Conclusion (40:58) – Discussing our contact information, as well as a new board game put out by Wizards of the Coast to introduce children to “Dungeons & Dragons”.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    49 min