So, it’s October again, which means it is once again my favorite time of the year! The roughly six weeks encompassing October to mid-November is not only the heart of my favorite season, Autumn, it also includes three of my favorite days of the year: My birthday Halloween My Lovely Bride’s birthday Pretty sure those […]
Tag: Loot Mechanics
Toxicity or Passion? – Loot Mechanics #239
Game devs of all stripes tend to call out criticism of their games as “Toxicity”. Is that really fair? Also, is WotC leaving money on the table regarding CCGs? Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (7:28) – Is all negative player feedback really Toxicity, or are devs just unfairly blowing them off? […]
Did Activision buy Paizo? – Loot Mechanics #238
Paizo has been rocked by some rather grim allegations of late, and Nintendo proves they are still Nintendo. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (5:34) – Paizo doing their best impression of Blizzard, and not in a good way. Video Game News (37:47) – Nintendo drops the price of the current Switch […]
Changes to come?
So I’m thinking that we probably need to make some changes with the “Loot Mechanics” podcast. As things are now, we are taking on two primary topics each week, bookcased by short segments talking about our recent personal experiences, and finishing with final thoughts for the week. We always cover some video game related new, […]
GenCon and other coolness – Loot Mechanics #237
Let’s talk GenCon and the future of gaming conventions. Plus, retro gaming via FPGA … Is it finally worth the price? Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (5:14) – GenCon 2021 is (finally) here! Let’s talk about what this means for cons in the future. Video Game News (23:28) – FPGA comes […]
Fire up your Clanks! – Loot Mechanics #236
Discussing updates regarding the Wargaming story from last week, as well as the upcoming release of “Girl Genius” TTRPG! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (6:55) – Wargaming apologizes… sort of. Tabletop Roleplaying News (46:04) – “Girl Genius” TTRPG is finally coming! Fans of the web-comic all rejoice! Wrap (1:09:50) – Final […]