**Random Thoughts** is a series on Zorch Central where I share my thoughts about a game or game developer while showing gameplay. It was the first content I made using green screen compositing. This episode is a followup to one of the first I did in this series. That previous one was on Pandemic's Battlefront II published by LucasArts. EA's Battlefront II sparked a lot of controversy over lootboxes and pay-to-win mechanics. We're still living with the fallout of that fiasco. The backlash snapped a lot of gamers out of their compacency and sparked the debate over gambling mechanics in games that's still ongoing. It also made it harder to game developers to justify adding these mechanics to their games, becasue the gaming community was no longer tolerating this kind of exploitation. Battlefront II was the straw that broke the camel's back, essentially. With the gambling and pay-to-win removed Battlefront II is actually half-way decent game. **My Social Media Links:** * Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheZorch * MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/michaelhaney5 * Discord: https://discord.gg/3FSmvUW **Gamers Bay Links:** * The Gamers Bay Store - https://www.ebay.com/str/djsgamesnmore * The Gamers Bay Community - https://mewe.com/group/5bbe77d84809905cc2dbda3a **Credits:** * **Owner/Producer** - Michael "TheZorch" Haney * **Co-Host/Executive Producer** - Tygra Kahn (Zorch Central) * **Executive Producer** - Daniel Imbelino (Gamers Bay Channel) Any and all copyrighted material used in the making of this program were used in accordance with Fair Use Rules as described under US Copyright Law. All copyrighted materials are the property of their respective companies, all rights reserved. Portions of this program are protected by Creative Commons License. © 2019, Zorch Central. All Rights Reserved.

Fans of VR have been waiting for a game like No Man's Sky for a long time. They've been demanding games with more substance, games that are more than glorified tech demos or fancy promo material for other games and movies. VR is one of those things you MUST experience for yourself to truly understand why its such a big deal, why it isn't a fad and why it isn't going away. VR has been in serious need of a Killer App...the Beyond update to NMS is that killer app. **My Social Media Links:** * Twitter: https://twitter.com/thezorch * MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/michaelhaney5 * Discord: https://discord.gg/3FSmvUW **Gamers Bay Links:** * The Gamers Bay Store - https://www.ebay.com/str/djsgamesnmore * The Gamers Bay Community - https://mewe.com/group/5bbe77d84809905cc2dbda3a **Credits:** * **CEO/Producer** - Michael "TheZorch" Haney (Zorch Central) * **Co-Host/Executive Producer** - Tygra Kahn (Zorch Central) * **Executive Producer** - Daniel Imbelino (Gamers Bay Channel) Any and all copyrighted material used in the making of this program were used in accordance with Fair Use Rules as described under US Copyright Law. All copyrighted materials are the property of their respective companies, all rights reserved. Portions of this program are protected by Creative Commons License. © 2019, Zorch Central. All Rights Reserved.