Monthly Archives: March 2008

Interesting read about F2P gaming.

Posted on March 31, 2008 by SynCaine

I’ll post my thought on this article tomorrow, no time today other than to say that if you are aiming for Nexon-like profits, go F2P. If you want to make serious money, the sub model in NA continues to dominate.

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Motivation for beta leaks.

Posted on March 31, 2008 by SynCaine

The topic of beta leaks and people who break the NDA always comes up around the time a new MMO is set for release, and given the growth of the MMO genre, the scale and depth of these leaks has … Continue reading →

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Top 30 silly names, maybe.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by SynCaine

Crave has a nice (if incomplete) list of funny videogame names found here. I’ve played a few of those, and I must say the names always confused me. Worth looking over IMO. I did enjoy the fact that of the … Continue reading →

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Unite casuals with the hardcore, don’t separate them.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by SynCaine

Listening to the latest Drone Bay podcast, a thought came to me while listening to the ‘mail time’ section. A new player basically asked what he can do about older players having tons of money, and an inflated economy making … Continue reading →

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Daily quests, daily grind.

Posted on March 27, 2008 by SynCaine

Now that 2.4 is out, many bloggers are posting their initial reactions to the patch, with most being overall positive. It seems the new area is a hit, and the players are enjoying the new daily quests that contribute to … Continue reading →

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Delays, windows, hype, and cake.

Posted on March 26, 2008 by SynCaine

Warhammer Online has been delayed, again. Not a huge shock really, especially considering the whole ‘we are not making DAoC 2… ok fine we are’ design change, something I fully support. Hopefully at some point ‘soon’ anyone who buys a … Continue reading →

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Offspring or Evolution?

Posted on March 25, 2008 by SynCaine

Cuppy recently talked about what she is looking for in an MMO, in particular referencing the upcoming FreeRealms (of which I will admit I know basically nothing about). It struck me that based on her list we have an almost … Continue reading →

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BFG 9600 GT OC = Upgrade. Virus = Downgrade.

Posted on March 25, 2008 by SynCaine

My ABS computer, the one replaced by my newer Alienware and now being used by the girlfriend to play WoW, got a video card upgrade recently, going from a faulty 7900 GTX to a new BFG 9600 GT OC. While … Continue reading →

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On rails pacing in WoW, a solution or a problem?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by SynCaine

Over the long weekend I had my first chance to see the Cavern of Time area, and also run Durnholde Keep, the first of three instances available. Overall the Cavern of Time area is a nice, albeit strange change of … Continue reading →

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The future of blogging?

Posted on March 20, 2008 by SynCaine

I found this article very interesting as a blogger myself. Clearly the type of blog the article talks about is way beyond anything most of us in the MMO blog world deal with in terms of traffic or money, but … Continue reading →

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