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This podcast discusses gaming in all its many forms: video games, roleplaying games, board games, live-action, retro-gaming, and so on. Your hosts Scormus and Beoulus bring you weekly gaming commentar... more
FAQs about Loot Mechanics:How many episodes does Loot Mechanics have?The podcast currently has 751 episodes available.
March 25, 2024NOICE! – Loot Mechanics #369Today, for this extra-noice episode, we discuss the “Giggity” in Gaming. Intro (0:34) – More general gaming talk, as usual. WTF? (6:28) – Which games best deliver the Giggity? Scormey and Beoulus embrace their inner “preteen boy”-selves Wrap (37:27) – Beoulus discusses finding a game for his whole family to enjoy “Burn The World Waltz” […]...more46minPlay
March 18, 2024A dagger in the heart – Loot Mechanics #368Is “Daggerheart” living up to the early hype for the game, or will it simply be another pretender to the throne? Intro (0:34) – Scormey romances Andreja (finally), and Beoulus tries to kick his Altaholism Tabletop Roleplaying (6:26) – Scormey and Beoulus talk about the “Daggerheart” open beta. Wrap (47:14) – Blizzard and their full-court […]...more1h 1minPlay
March 11, 2024SQUEEEEEEEEEE! – Loot Mechanics #367New. Discworld. TTRPG. Listen to Scormey squeal in delight about this, on today’s show! Intro (0:34) – Our week, in brief. TTRPG (11:05) – There’s a new TTRPG based on Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld“, from one of Scormey’s favorite publishing houses (Modiphius)! YAY! Wrap (32:53) – Final thoughts. “Burn The World Waltz” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed […]...more46minPlay
March 04, 2024Hype is the Mind-Killer – Loot Mechanics #366“Dune: Part 2” is in theaters, and Funcom is finally dropping some hype for their upcoming “Dune” MMORPG! How much will Beoulus trash this game? Find out on today’s show! Intro (0:34) – Our week, in brief. MMORPG (6:01) – Finally! We have some meaty hype coming for the Dune MMO… whatever! Wrap (37:32) – […]...more1h 1minPlay
February 26, 2024Xbox Wins – Loot Mechanics #365Sony is inexplicably giving up on the PS5, only halfway through this console generation. We discuss why that might be. Intro (0:34) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (7:01) – Sony gives up on the Playstation 5. Wrap (37:36) – Let’s talk about our favorite monsters in TTRPGs “Burn The World Waltz” Kevin MacLeod […]...more1hPlay
February 19, 2024Hubris and the Knife – Loot Mechanics #364I guess Evil Genius really was the loser in that lawsuit against Netflix, after all… Intro (0:34) – Our week, in brief. Tabletop Roleplaying (3:17) – Evil Genius Games is in a death spiral, but… why? Wrap (38:40) – Daybreak sold off “Planetside” from their stable of IPs, and outlook for Hasbro looks not so […]...more1h 1minPlay
February 12, 2024Backwards Compatibility – Loot Mechanics #363Is a successor to the Nintendo Switch coming later this year? We discuss it on today’s show. Intro (0:34) – What have we been up to? Video Games (6:37) – Is Nintendo making a Switch 2? No, they’re making 10 million of them. Wrap (26:38) – Scormey got a few new TTRPGs recently. “Burn The […]...more45minPlay
February 05, 2024Gaming news sites roll a 1 – Loot Mechanics #362Is Hasbro selling the D&D IP off? Okay, no… but should they? We discuss on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – What have we been playing? Tabletop Gaming (7:30) – Hasbro reportedly is negotiating with Tencent to buy the D&D IP!… Except it was nothing but bulls**t. That said, should Hasbro sell it off? Wrap (44:41) […]...more1hPlay
January 29, 2024Old-School Mindset – Loot Mechanics #361Beoulus and Scormus discuss how video games used to be released, as opposed to the new models, and which is superior. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (10:36) – BG3’s director thinks the game shouldn’t be on subscription services. Is this old-school mindset hurting the game, in the long term? Wrap (34:06) […]...more1h 1minPlay
January 22, 2024The Golden Age – Loot Mechanics #360Today, Scormey and Beoulus break out our nearly 100 years of combined tabletop roleplaying experience to lay down some knowledge regarding the Golden Age of Roleplaying. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Tabletop Roleplaying (3:28) – No, the Golden Age of Roleplaying is NOT over. Wrap (38:22) – Final thoughts. “Burn The World Waltz” […]...more46minPlay
FAQs about Loot Mechanics:How many episodes does Loot Mechanics have?The podcast currently has 751 episodes available.