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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.
August 28, 2023Hope you didn’t buy “Starfinder” 1st Edition – Loot Mechanics #339What’s with the new version of “Starfinder”? Also, we discuss games to take on road trips, and Ten’s frustrations with “The Sims 4” on today’s show. Intro (0:49) – What have we been doing lately? Scormey has gotten a couple of new TTRPGs, which both fit the same niche (“Maze World” and “Fantasy World“). Meanwhile, […]...more49minPlay
August 21, 2023Storming the Gates – Loot Mechanics #338Another week, more talk about “Palia”, “Baldur’s Gate 3”, and “Dungeons & Dragons” to be had. Intro (0:49) – Scormey spent some time in the closed and open betas for “Palia” and has a few thoughts. Plus guest co-host Ten talks about her week. Video Games (14:20) – Game developers say it’s not fair to […]...more47minPlay
August 14, 2023A Whole New World – Loot Mechanics #337The time draws near, for casual gamers to finally get the MMORPG of their dreams (Palia)… or will it be their nightmare? Intro (0:49) – What have we been playing lately? Video Games (7:17) – Palia is getting really close to launch, which means it is time to talk about some new MMORPG hype! Wrap […]...more45minPlay
August 07, 2023Asimov’s 4th Law – Loot Mechanics #336AI-derived content on DTRPG and Roll20 are now banned. This is great on the surface, but has some creators a bit upset. We discuss this and some Kickstarter drama with “Urban Shadows 2nd Edition”, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Beoulus talks “Baldur’s Gate III”, and Scormey had another health scare. Tabletop Gaming (5:31) – […]...more46minPlay
July 31, 2023Different Worlds – Loot Mechanics #335We’re going to different worlds this week, as we discuss some of our favorite secondary settings in various TTRPGs! Intro (0:49) – Anything new going on? Tabletop Games (5:47) – Let’s talk about some of our favorite secondary settings for different TTRPGs. Wrap (35:20) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative […]...more46minPlay
July 24, 2023ORC Raid! – Loot Mechanics #334The ORC is finally here! Will it kill the OGL once and for all, or is it just another license like the Creative Commons? Intro (0:49) – What have we been playing lately? Tabletop Games (6:25) – Paizo (in concert with other TTRPG companies) have released the final version of ORC – The Open RPG […]...more32minPlay
July 17, 2023Money Back Guarantee – Loot Mechanics #333Someone got a partial refund for the money they spent on “Star Citizen”. There’s a lot going on here that we need to discuss. Intro (0:49) – Catching up, what have we been up to lately. Video Games (7:13) – CIG begrudgingly gave someone a partial refund for “Star Citizen”. Let’s discuss why this happened. […]...more45minPlay
July 10, 2023Expensive Hubris – Loot Mechanics #332Why do companies who make online video games keep shooting themselves in the foot? Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (5:35) – Do VG developers hate money, or just their players? Wrap (40:51) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...more45minPlay
July 03, 2023To Infinity and Beyond! – Loot Mechanics #331Let’s talk about “Starfield”, Fireworks (and the avoiding thereof), and making old MMOs great again… Intro (0:49) – The annual “Avoiding of the Fireworks” has begun!. Video Games (5:49) – Let’s talk about that Starfield Direct Showcase… Wrap (37:26) – Revisiting old MMORPGs, through the lens of tabletop RPGs “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: […]...more1hPlay
June 26, 2023Game Awards Don’t Matter – Loot Mechanics #330Let’s talk about the winners and losers from the Origins Awards!… and how none of it matters. Intro (0:49) – Catching up with Beoulus and Scormey. Other Stuff (4:11) – Let’s talk about the Origins Awards, and why they (and all other game awards) don’t matter. Wrap (28:30) – NuTSR is dead, or so it […]...more47minPlay
FAQs about Loot Mechanics:How many episodes does Loot Mechanics have?The podcast currently has 751 episodes available.