{"id":26656,"date":"2015-05-04T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=26656"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:36:52","slug":"diecast-102-konami-gta-v-degenerate-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=26656","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #102: Konami, GTA V, Degenerate Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--remove original podcast link<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast102.mp3\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span>Direct link to this episode<\/a>.\n[diecast show=\"diecast102\"]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/embed\/n8RzFSYJ#ETdvcE8XTYNx7guOPEejdosp5lghAyIjoHL2Kf3Ku-k!1v1c\" width=\"711\" height=\"144\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/file\/n8RzFSYJ#ETdvcE8XTYNx7guOPEejdosp5lghAyIjoHL2Kf3Ku-k\">Download MP3 File<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/file\/3oQkEICQ#0pkh3-MstzKGenkaObmaF66grKCzrnYlKIlqwEAe_qg\">Download Ogg Vorbis File<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/\">Shamus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ultron\">Josh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Campster\">Chris<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatehammer.org\/\">Rutskarn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00 Konami is in trouble.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maybe. Kind of. At least, the part of them that makes videogames is.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry about the spot around the seven minute mark. Not sure why Rutskarn started cutting out there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17:00 Chris is playing&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18:00 Nevermind! Rutkarn talks about becoming a PS4 owner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mostly we talk about GTA V. Very mild spoilers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40:00 MAILTIME!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Sisyphus,<\/p>\n<p>How quickly does the mail bag fill up after emptying it?<\/p>\n<p>Unapologetically,<br \/>\nAnthony<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>41:00 The Degenerate Strategist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi Casters of the Die,<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m catching up on the diecast and was listening to 98 when you were discussing Bloodborne without Josh. Rutskarn made a comment that made me realise that degenerate is a word that means different things in slightly different contexts. If we&#8217;re using degenerate in a game theory context (slightly simplifying here) it actually means it&#8217;s a simple(ish) strategy that is always picked amongst many others. To me, having a degenerate strategy in game is probably the death of the game as there&#8217;s no real variety. But Rutskarn made the odd comment that he would like that in a game (to be fair, he somewhat specified a strategy that makes you think you exploited the game, taking the other definition of degenerate meaning corrupt).<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m curious, what kind of game would be degenerate (that is having one strategy only) that would be interesting in that sense?<\/p>\n<p>Also, the fire team suggestion in Tomb of Horrors only works for Tomb of Horrors. I would find it a rather awesome challenge to have a DM have a second dungeon after the players have done this, that specifically counteracts this.<\/p>\n<p>Probably going to be cut for length,<br \/>\nAdam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This question results in my new favorite Rutskarn Tabletop Story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download MP3 File Download Ogg Vorbis File Hosts: Shamus, Josh, Chris, Rutskarn. 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