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Am I Done With MMORPGs?

Before we start, a little back story: I have been playing a variety of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) since 2004, some more than others, and have done everything from organized PvP, to progression raiding, to just casual solo play. Basically, I may not be the best MMO player in the world (not even […]

Loot Mechanics Podcast

People Suck

Episode #18 – Today we’re discussing the disturbing trend of MMORPGs milking their fans for money, without providing reasonable new content. Also, Disney… are you okay? Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (4:58) – Certain MMORPGs have taken to milking their fans, without providing commensurate content in return. This sucks. Tabletop Game […]

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Cleaning out the closet

I uninstalled “Lord of the Rings Online” the other day. I also uninstalled every MMORPG on my laptop, including “Anarchy Online, “Elder Scrolls Online, “Neverwinter”, and several more… all except for two: “Guild Wars 2” and “Secret World Legends”. Why those two in particular? Because I have logged into them recently, where the others? Not […]

Pixels & Dice Podcast

Discussing the Merits – Pixels & Dice #177

Today Beoulus and Scormus debate in favor of their favorite MMORPG*, not to say which is better, but to help expose more people to their choices. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]

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Message Received

I get it: Y’all don’t like watching me stream ARPGs anymore. Trust me, I understand why. The gameplay is very tedious, once you’ve seen it enough times, and the quests tend to be repeated basically over and over again. Yet the same can be said about MMORPGs I like to play, such as “Lord of […]