Monthly Archives: August 2007

The art of the lob pass, plus mining fun.

Posted on August 17, 2007 by SynCaine

Quick Mario Strikers Charge update; Online play is damn fun. The game itself is somewhat basic, with really only a few moves (shoot, pass, dodge, tackle, lob), but how you combine those moves into combos really determines who is the … Continue reading →

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Quest vacuum

Posted on August 16, 2007 by SynCaine

Having finally gotten a good chunk of time to play LoTRO, it was time to take a trip back to Evendim and continue our adventures there. Previously we had completed a few of the lower level quests, but left the … Continue reading →

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User generated content; more DoTA less TD please.

Posted on August 15, 2007 by SynCaine

PotShot today wrote a nice long piece about user generated content in MMOs. He ponders why it’s not an idea used more often in today’s MMOs, as well as suggesting a game should be build with the tools to support … Continue reading →

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Wii balls and bats. Space pirates.

Posted on August 14, 2007 by SynCaine

On a strange whim, and partly based on a good review by Keen and Graev, I went out and purchased Mario Striker Charged and The Bigs for the Wii. This is of some note due to the fact that this … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update.

Posted on August 13, 2007 by SynCaine

Finally a normal weekend, meaning a decent amount of time spent gaming. Along with EVE Online and LoTRO, a buddy brought over his Xbox 360 and we played some Gears of War and Blitz, The League. Gears is a great … Continue reading →

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The scope of EVE Online

Posted on August 10, 2007 by SynCaine

The scope of EVE Online continues to impress me. Last night I finally finished training my ‘Destroyer’ skill, letting me finally pilot destroyers. Granted I still can’t afford one, let alone outfit it, but it was nice to finally be … Continue reading →

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The 9th pit of hell.

Posted on August 9, 2007 by SynCaine

Back from vacation, finally. Odd how you always feel you need a vacation from vacation. Anyway Florida was nice, at least everything but the weather. A man can only take 100+ degree weather with near 100% humidity for so long. … Continue reading →

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Vacation

Posted on August 3, 2007 by SynCaine

I’m off to Florida until August 8th. So much needed time on the beach rereading Robert Jordan’s Eye of the World. Yes that means I plan to reread the entire Wheel of Time series, all 11 books released so far. … Continue reading →

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Live free or perma-die… but not so hard.

Posted on August 3, 2007 by SynCaine

The idea of perma-death has been around for as long as MMOs have. It’s one of those ‘hot button’ issues that always polarizes fans and leads to long forum threads discussing its merits. This is not a forum, but here … Continue reading →

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Skillz yo.

Posted on August 2, 2007 by SynCaine

Just some quick stuff today, should be a more substantial entry tomorrow. My wallet hit 1 million ISK in EVE last night. I realize this is basically nothing, but still looks nice for a new pilot. Doubt it will last … Continue reading →

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