MAEKAN It Up — #031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms

On MAEKAN It Up , the first episode of 2018, Charis returns from holiday but is still located in Kyoto. Eugene and her discuss Rich Chigga, the 18-year old rapper from Jakarta changing his name to Rich Brian. They discuss what a name change signals and what role Asian rap plays. The second topic on the table are the pay-to-win mechanisms of GTA Online that allows players with deep pockets to purchase powerful weaponry and destroy weeks worth of grinding in unexpected moves. They discuss whether pay-to-win is fair and what makes a game fun. Rich Chigga Officially Changes His Name to Brian Rich Chigga Changes His Name To Brian & Drops New Single "See Me" In GTA Online, The Rich Are Ruining Games With Expensive Nukes EA Filed Patents for Online Matchmaking Algorithms, Focusing on Player Engagement Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week. MAEKAN It Up draws from our topical newsletter "the Briefing," published twice a week. You can

You can listen to MAEKAN It Up — #031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

MAEKAN It Up — #031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms is an episode from MAEKAN It Up.

This episode is 36:22 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2018.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from MAEKAN It Up when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.