Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Game of Thrones, MMO style.

Posted on September 28, 2007 by SynCaine

Tobold today made a post about the possible successor to WoW, listing some upcoming MMOs and commenting on their chance for success. As always, it’s a good read, but I think he ignores one aspect of the MMO market; games … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EVE Online, Ultima Online, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

A look ahead, and why can’t I have the Sword of Leetness+5?

Posted on September 27, 2007 by SynCaine

Playing EVE Online, EQ2, and Sword of the New World all at the same time gives you a very interesting view of where MMOs are today. Two of the games (EVE, EQ2) were released a few years back, but both … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EQ2, EVE Online, MMO design, SotNW, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Training delay, SOE down, SotNW grinding.

Posted on September 26, 2007 by SynCaine

Bit of EVE stupidity on my part a few days ago. I bought a +4 implant from the Ministry of War Loyalty Point store, having finally saved enough LP to get one. I proceed to unplug my +1 implant and … Continue reading →

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AFK leveling.

Posted on September 25, 2007 by SynCaine

Just a quick post today, but Sword of the New World is very… well different. You can AFK level yourself to basically 100, and the game does nothing to really stop you. It’s just one of the many differences between … Continue reading →

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Sword of the New World I love you. No wait I hate you. No just kidding I love you.

Posted on September 24, 2007 by SynCaine

Thanks to a PCGamer demo DVD, I installed Sword of the New World over the weekend to give it a go. Seeing as how the game is Free2Play (stupid marketing trend word) and got a 90% review in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, SotNW | 5 Comments

Friday randomness.

Posted on September 21, 2007 by SynCaine

Bit absent minded today, I blame it on today being Friday. EQ2 is going well, level 13 now. Heroic Opportunities still confuse me, I mean I get that you use the skill that is blinking to get a greater effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EVE Online, MILK Corp | 1 Comment

Lifestyles of the rich and MMO famous.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by SynCaine

Quick question about EQ2 that hopefully someone can comment on and answer. Are most quests voiced, or only some/few? I noticed the first two camps all the quests had voice actors reading the quest, but the last camp that we … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, MMO design | 5 Comments

Look at me when I talk to you, damnit.

Posted on September 19, 2007 by SynCaine

Last night the gf and I hit level 11 in EQ2, and so far so good. I’m cautious not to get ahead of myself, since we all know the first few levels of most MMO’s are generally the best part, … Continue reading →

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Class discrimination.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by SynCaine

Over at Keen and Graev yesterday a great post was made on why the majority of MMO players seem to gravitate towards DPS classes. Here are some clips, along with my thoughts. “Big Number Syndrome, or BNS, is the addiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

EVE GMs, EQ2 graphics.

Posted on September 17, 2007 by SynCaine

Just some quick notes today, as the weekend was mostly sports filled. (Patriots wiping the floor with the Chargers and the Redsox… well the Redsox are 4.5 games up) A big ‘thank you’ to a GM of EVE who reset … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EVE Online | 2 Comments