Monthly Archives: May 2008

How I would do crafting.

Posted on May 30, 2008 by SynCaine

As the topic of Warhammer Online’s crafting system was briefly mentioned here recently, I figured this was as good a time as any to throw out my somewhat fleshed out idea for a crafting system, and see what flaws or … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design | Tagged | 17 Comments

WAR crafting prediction, and Civ4 multiplayer.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by SynCaine

Warhammer released a bit of info about their crafting system. It sounds like all other crafting systems from un-released games: awesome, new and useful. Odds are good that come release it will be like all other crafting systems: boring, old, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, EVE Online, MMO design, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online | 6 Comments

Quest pacing, and why killing boars is cool.

Posted on May 28, 2008 by SynCaine

Being part of the blog community, and spending a decent (read: too much) amount of time reading other blogs, you pick up on trends and common rants. Having been around the MMO block since UO, I’ve also seen my fair … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 29 Comments

Finally, Syncaine has come BACK to blogging!

Posted on May 27, 2008 by SynCaine

Ah finally back. After so many days off, the ‘blogging itch’ has certainly hit me hard, especially with MMO land finally seeing some activity with the AoC release. I’m still not sold on the idea that AoC will become a … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Site update, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 11 Comments

Out for a few, and a quick AoC update.

Posted on May 16, 2008 by SynCaine

I’ll be out of the country for a few days, which means no blog posts for a bit. In other news (is me not posting news…?) it sounds like AoC is improving rapidly, which is good to hear. As an … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Site update | 4 Comments

Funcom to AoC players, GTFO!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by SynCaine

I’ve been fairly harsh on Funcom and Age of Conan here on this blog. I ripped them for the whole ‘open’ beta fiasco, then for releasing a crash prone client due to a last minute ‘fix’, and finally the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 42 Comments

Greater Barrows owns us, hard.

Posted on May 14, 2008 by SynCaine

Last night Aria and I made our first trip into the Greater Barrows instance in LoTRO. Our group featured all kin members save for the tank. Here is our fellowship: Level 25 and 21 burglars Level 20 guardian (the pug) … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online | 13 Comments

Can my toaster run AoC? – Concerned Wal-Mart shopper

Posted on May 13, 2008 by SynCaine

There has been a good amount of debate lately about Funcom’s decision to release a high system requirements game with Age of Conan. The debate often drops into the very familiar ‘gameplay vs graphics’ debate. Leaving the gameplay aspect aside, … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Console Gaming, MMO design | 27 Comments

WotLK, too little too late?

Posted on May 12, 2008 by SynCaine

Blizzard went on a bit of an info spree this weekend, flooding sites with news about WotLK. Most of it sounds good, like the 10/25 man raid changes, better heroic itemization, and inscription. Some of it sounds a bit suspect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 17 Comments

LoTRO progress update.

Posted on May 9, 2008 by SynCaine

A quick LoTRO update today to end the week. Aria and I hit level 18 after wrapping up our first trip into the Barrows. Since most of the quests in that place are multi-part, we will be making another trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online, Site update | 10 Comments