I have a problem. Okay, I actually have several, but let’s say I have another one, or perhaps one that used to be a massive issue, and only recently rose again from the depths, to trouble my wallet and my sanity once more. It’s not what you think. It’s not tabletop roleplaying games, although those […]
Tag: Addiction
Just when everyone else leaves…
So, I have this hankerin’ (again) to play “World of Warcraft”. Why? I have no idea!… and yet, here we are, getting ready to reinstall the Bilzzard installer (I’ve had it uninstalled for a couple of years now), and break out the credit card to start my WoW account back up. Now then, how did we get […]
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. […]
Dice Hoarders Anonymous
Ummm, hi. I’m Scormey, and I hoard dice. Ever since I got into tabletop roleplaying, many years ago, I have been a bit of a “dice collector”. I’m sure we all know how that goes, telling ourselves that we are just interested in “collecting” set after set of those pretty little math-rocks, but in reality… […]
Pixels & Dice #15 – Addicted to Shinies!
Do MMORPG designers deliberately make gathering professions as addictive as possible, or is that just a side benefit? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD015.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Podchaser | Email | RSS […]