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Expensive Hubris – Loot Mechanics #332

Why do companies who make online video games keep shooting themselves in the foot? Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (5:35) – Do VG developers hate money, or just their players? Wrap (40:51) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/LM332.mp3Podcast: Play […]

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So, now what, LOTR-fans?

If you have been living under a rock, as I mostly am, Amazon cancelled their planned “Lord of the Rings”-based MMORPG, after they had difficulty renegotiating contracts with Tencent. Well, that sucks. But it also raises a lot of questions for LOTR-fans, who were eagerly awaiting this title. First off, where do we go from […]

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Someone hand me an icepick!

Someone please tell me… Is it too late to start pushing overly positive reporting on various MMORPGs? This is going to sound a bit odd, I’m sure, but it seems like I have a bit of a problem with my coverage of gaming, especially the Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games, which used to be what […]

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Back From The Dead

Episode #1: Players revolts in the MMORPGs “Star Citizen” and “Lord of the Rings Online” caught Scormey’s attention this week. Also, we talk “Seekers Beyond The Shroud” and the concept of Solo TTRPGs. Intro (1:00) – Beoulus and Scormey do some catching up. Main Topic (4:32) – Discussing recent player discontent regarding “Star Citizen”, “Lord […]