I keep hearing rumors of a possible Pro version of the Nintendo Switch hybrid gaming console, coming… soonish?… and honestly, I really couldn’t give a damn. Now don’t get me wrong here, I like pretty graphics and powerful computational power in my gaming rigs as much as the next person, but when it comes to […]
Month: February 2021
Beyond D&D Beyond
Episode #29 – So it looks like both “D&D Beyond” and “Elite: Dangerous” are quickly falling apart, but for different reasons. We discuss these topics on today’s podcast. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (6:57) – Several key staff at D&D Beyond have left the company recently. What does this mean for […]
Running out of Patience
What the heck happened to the “Lord of the Rings Online” Community Management team? Over the last few years, the LOTRO forums have been a shining example of “How Not To Manage An Online Community”, with their CMs being either apathetic, passive-aggressive, or outright rude to players there. They treat nearly every post from players […]
Night Terrors, Part 7
Episode #16 – Mythos World Things go from Bad to Worse for Dr. Thompson, and Lt. Morris steps up to the plate. Literally. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Take a Chance” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/rr/RR016.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | […]
Settling
If you’re a fan of “Dungeons & Dragons” 5th edition, you probably won’t like this article much. Just saying. For the rest of you, this will likely be a bit of “Preaching to the Choir”, but it is something I feel needs to be said: In short, D&D is a bad example of Tabletop Rolelaying […]
Have I kicked the MMORPG habit?
Hi, my name is Scormus, and I am addicted to playing MMORPGs. It has been four months since I last played an MMO, mostly because the companies who run the games I played the most (“Lord of the Rings Online”, “Secret World Legends”, and “World of Warcraft”) have all driven those games into the dirt. […]