<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:12:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@roarz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why it took me two years to finish Fallout 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoilers lie ahead for Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas so reader beware. Let’s start with the all important caveats before criticise something people love. I enjoy the Fallout series, I’ve played through all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@roarz/why-it-took-me-two-years-to-finish-fallout-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@roarz/why-it-took-me-two-years-to-finish-fallout-4</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roarz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 20:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiS2xmwV67qunZpvKH3dH5TVniUvRNuhXApQpEuY9LSsTvzMyEJ2txTZqsDTWSsh3NhPHjP6qdHCpyftaxVEMThQv8ZkfzAtY51cGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Fortnite is so successful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fortnite: Battle Royale has taken the world by an increasingly intense storm. It's already the most viewed game in Youtube history , the most viewed game on twitch , its become incredibly mainstream, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@roarz/why-fortnite-is-so-successful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@roarz/why-fortnite-is-so-successful</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roarz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:36:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeS9vWnrp3eVTkBPnYYyzo8JwDM9fPYYzLn1ASVwSPEeUPn88gBjmPtxUFvApsPZysEFGpLc6BXNRuQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ode to Pro Cycling Manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2016, during a steam sale, I made a slightly strange purchase. For what could not have been more than £3 I bought Pro Cycling Manager 2015. 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To work out the magic number]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rugby/@roarz/european-rugby-champions-cup-round-6-permutations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rugby/@roarz/european-rugby-champions-cup-round-6-permutations</guid><category><![CDATA[rugby]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roarz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89p6SF9k8c2yfwjAeG8baF9vjJDYNDtUutXtYQPpAJMKfngDHheP4LevWmeDK97DTxVj4GCCVrtHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doping in sport: Let's have a bit of perspective please]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I say anything, to avoid any doubt, doping is cheating, and cheating is bad. 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Last Season The best way I can put this is that AG2R were the only team that turned up to the Tour de France with the intention]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cycling/@roarz/2018-road-cycling-season-preview-ag2r-la-mondiale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cycling/@roarz/2018-road-cycling-season-preview-ag2r-la-mondiale</guid><category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roarz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 22:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6pu4ZRycQdDWezzYuk9QQk5myGwXv66QaMf8cduYYHcT3yidMB8wF5sV81zo5C12xpUBfT4a6f1nvJ23oYQAXoJ6EQUjYmjZhYBNEKicok12aRPQ9B1K2vbLhG9FNFaTu7SsJsyK88WAhecrKziKUw57fKNS87udNnamYQoheYwsMeNn33rp3ETJGLkz7G1Gr24gE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Road Cycling season preview: EF Education First-Drapac powered by Cannondale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team nine of the season preview, it's the old Cannondale/Garmin/Slipstream team, who I'll call Education First. 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