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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.
January 15, 2024AI Art is Theft – Loot Mechanics #359MidJourney manages to shoot themselves in the foot, during an ongoing lawsuit, and “City of Heroes” is back! Intro (0:49) – What Scormey and Beoulus have been playing lately. Other (10:38) – AI art is plagiarism. Just ask the CEO of MidJourney… Wrap (44:19) – “City of Heroes” is no longer a zombie MMORPG, and […]...more1h 1minPlay
January 08, 2024Catching up, again – Loot Mechanics #358The holidays are over, so let’s catch up on gaming news! There’s only one story worth discussing in depth, though, and that is Hasbro eating itself alive through gross mismanagement! Intro (0:49) – How were our holidays? Tabletop Gaming (5:57) – Let’s talk about Hasbro’s huge layoffs, including 1,100 WotC employees, just two weeks before […]...more45minPlay
January 01, 2024Holiday Throwaway Content – Loot Mechanics #357Hey, look… We don’t want to record during the holidays, like we did last year (shudder!), so instead you get… this. It’s a retrospective of the ‘best’ segments of our show over the last year, which is totally subjective so just shut up, okay? Intro (0:49) – Our thoughts on the year just past Tabletop […]...more1h 60minPlay
December 25, 2023The Best (and Worst) Games of 2023 – Loot Mechanics #356Take a few minutes away from your Christmas Cheer™, and listen to Beoulus and Scormey discuss their choices for the Best and Worst Games of 2023! Intro (0:49) – Holiday Wishes from Lunatics. Other (4:23) – The Best Games of 2023 Other (24:09) – The Worst Games of 2023 Wrap (52:23) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists […]...more1hPlay
December 18, 2023The Not Quite, Almost, Sort Of Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide – Loot Mechanics #355Yes, we’re doing this tired old joke again. Sue me, it’s the Holidays, and we needed quick content so Beoulus and I can go enjoy them, rather than sitting at our computers recording shows! Intro (0:49) – Have we been playing any Holiday-themed games? No? Then what have we been up to? Other (4:33) – […]...more31minPlay
December 11, 2023But is it really topical? – Loot Mechanics #354The last kinda-topical show of 2023! Intro (0:49) – Scormey is Doing The Thing™, while Beoulus plays what he can. Main (2:54) – The Return of “GM/DM Advice”… or something like that. Wrap (48:07) – Thoughts on “Palia”, and whether it is ‘Too little, Too late’. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: […]...more1h 1minPlay
December 04, 2023… and they blame it on Fan Feedback? – Loot Mechanics #353An innovative TTRPG system set aside in favor of being 5e-Compatible, and other crimes against Humanity, on this week’s show. Intro (0:49) – Scormey unconsciously embraces a questline in “Starfield”, and other gaming stuff. TTRPG (9:39) – Adventure Time, or Adventure Crime? Wrap (27:55) – Matt Colville’s upcoming TTRPG hits Backerkit this week! “Alchemists Tower” […]...more46minPlay
November 27, 2023A Token Purchase – Loot Mechanics #352Another money grab from Activision/Blizzard, and what happened to gaming forums? Intro (0:49) – What have we been playing? Main (4:27) – Blizzard moves the goalposts on using the WoW Token purchased with gold. Wrap (30:38) – What happened to gaming forums? “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License […]...more46minPlay
November 20, 2023Black November – Loot Mechanics #351Why bother with “Black Friday” when there are better sales going on at random all through the year now? Intro (0:49) – Scormey can’t escape the “Starfield”, and Beoulus is doing… work, and more BG3. Other (8:39) – Is there a point to doing “Black Friday” any longer, especially as a gamer? Wrap (29:34) – […]...more46minPlay
November 13, 2023Blizzconned – Loot Mechanics #350Today we catch up on the recent Blizzcon announcements, and discuss Scott Hartsman’s recent advice that could save WotC from itself! Intro (0:49) – Scormey is moving on from “Animal Crossing”, and Beoulus is avoiding the Horny. Other (11:13) – Catching up on Blizzcon 2023, with “Diablo” finally getting a TTRPG, and word on the […]...more1h 2minPlay
FAQs about Loot Mechanics:How many episodes does Loot Mechanics have?The podcast currently has 751 episodes available.