A fun look back at the last five years of this show, from our days as “Pixels & Dice”, through our run (thus far) as “Loot Mechanics”. Intro (0:50) – A few words from Scormus Main Topic (3:57) – 2017: A Gamer Confessional (with Ryleia!) Other Bullshit (27:32) – 2018: Our first impressions of D&D […]
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Gamermas
First of all, Happy Holidays! I won’t keep you long from your rabid gankfests, or endless holiday grinding, but figured now might be a good time to drop some holiday greetings on all of you. Especially those of you stuck in queues, or waiting for patches to install that are going to break more than […]
Very Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide – Loot Mechanics #251
Our annual suggestions for last-minute gifts for the Gamers in your life. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (3:58) – What to get the Gamer in your life, when you’re a dumbass, and waited until the last minute to buy a gift Sage Advice (9:56) – Actually good ideas for last-minute gifts […]
The Last Topical Show of 2021 – Loot Mechanics #250
Fandom is not making many fans right now, and our prestigious “Best and Worst Games” awards of 2021! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (3:44) – Fandom shits the bed with their licensing for 3rd party Cortex Prime content Other Bullshit (27:11) – Best and Worst of 2021 Wrap (1:08:56) – Final […]
Obscurity and Infamy – Loot Mechanics #249
Scormey waxes philosophical on obscurity in TTRPGs and “New World”. Also, Gamigo makes wild claims about “Rift”, and cool stuff coming on Kickstarter! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (10:00) – How obscure is too obscure, when it comes to TTRPGs? Is this game too close to the line? Video Game News […]
Lies, Deceit, and Homework – Loot Mechanics #248
Lots to catch up on this week, with news about LOTRO, D&D, plus commentaries on Activision/Blizzard and Scormey’s Kickstarter problem! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (12:47) – Daybreak (Enad Global 7) opens mouth, spews lies about LOTRO, Marvel MMO, etc. TTRPG News (36:01) – Strixhaven is coming, and Scormey could not […]