A discussion of “Going RAW” in TTRPGs, and whether or not there are signs of life for the MMORPGs formerly run by Trion Worlds. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (2:38) – Let’s discuss whether or not to play “rules as written” in TTRPGs. Video Game News (21:26) – Gamigo has brought […]
Tag: Trove
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 […]
Changing Things, Again…
If you haven’t already noticed, I’ve started making changes here on the website, as well as on my Twitch channel. These may well have a rather lasting effect on both platforms. First of all, let’s talk about scormey.com. I know most people don’t bother checking out the majority of my content here, because it is […]
RIP Trion Worlds – Pixels & Dice #92
So, Trion Worlds was purchased by Gamigo, and their 200+ workforce has been pared down to around 25. Ouch. So what does this mean for “Trove” and their other games going into the future? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. See more trash like this at […]
A Veritable Treasure, Trove – Pixels & Dice #84
Beoulus and Scormey are joined by Tenknife today, as we discuss the MMORPG phenomenon that is “Trove”. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. Proud member of The Gaming and Entertainment Network (TGEN) https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD084.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music […]
I love it when I’m right
I’ve been playing Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games (MMORPGs) for many years, and in all that time, I have been screaming from the rooftops that this whole debate about Casual vs Hardcore gaming is stupid, because only one side of that debate really matters in the long run: The Casuals. And while I have been […]