MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 181 - Shitty Kickstarters, Gambling elements, FFXIV, & More

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Published on January 30, 2019 3:23:34 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYJulcdS-c

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Episode 181 of the MMOs.com weekly podcast! TimeStamps in Description!

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TimeStamps:
0:00 Banter / Catch up
1:37 Ring of Elysium accused of copying a Chinese model's appearance for Lynn character in-game.
7:05 One of the worst Kickstarter MMORPG projects ever
10:02 This REALLY awful Kickstarter game looks a lot like Ashes of Creation, since it also uses default Unreal assets.
12:54 Another shitty Kickstarter, Chibera, some Blockchain powered MMO
16:39 Langrisser Mobile launched and had global chat overlay on top of the game. Hilarity ensued.
20:04 Switchblade, a car MOBA, went free to play and is a dead game.
26:25 Guardians of Ember went free to play
27:10 The game was published by INSEL games previously. What a hilarious name for a publisher.
31:40 EA Backs down over Loot Boxes in Belgium
36:00 Gambling element in mobile games and MMORPGs are effective because while some people never go to casinos, they get exposed to the same elements of addiction through gaming.
37:40 Omer talks about his Final Fantasy XIV casino and how people legit get addicted
41:15 Additional stories about FFXIV Gambling
52:19 Loot box animations / designs are tailor made to be addictive
54:20 How mobile strategy games milk players
55:18 The most profitable part of MMOs.com is some obscure strategy game. We made over $20k off this game
1:06:04 Jagex is for sale! Who's going to buy it? My money is on Tencent

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