Monthly Archives: March 2009

WAR alts update.

Posted on March 31, 2009 by SynCaine

Having just reached tier 2 on our Choppa and Black Orc alts, now would be a good time for some initial thoughts on our second trip through the WAR leveling game. Both classes are radically different than our two previous … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 13 Comments

DarkFall PvE screenshots

Posted on March 29, 2009 by SynCaine

While DarkFall is a PvP game first and foremost, even our very PvP-focused guild is not out ganking 24/7.  A few of our members were exploring recently, and found a new dungeon we had not seen before. Gathering a group … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design | 10 Comments

Guess what this post is about? (hint: tourists)

Posted on March 27, 2009 by SynCaine

A day after unsuccessfully going with “Without WoW WAR would not have sold 300,000 copies” and claiming that WoW tourists are actually good for the industry, Tobold today decides to go the “WoW is just that much better” route to … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 62 Comments

Taking the Crusade of the Miserable on tour

Posted on March 26, 2009 by SynCaine

In an effort to bring our Crusade of the Miserable to distant lands, six Inquisition members set out last night on a trip across the world to visit the humans. No one in our group had ever gone that far … Continue reading →

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Playing in our sandbox

Posted on March 25, 2009 by SynCaine

Take a short break from the MMO martyr Crusade of the Miserable, Inquisition decided to play around in our DarkFall sandbox and just have some fun. (don’t worry, we were calling everyone the N word and talking non-stop about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP, Random | 16 Comments

A final trip into the mind of a WoW tourist

Posted on March 24, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, but I always have fun with them. This should (but won’t) also conclude the whole “who is a WoW tourist” thing. Once again this comes from WoW tourist representative … Continue reading →

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What playing way too much DarkFall gets you.

Posted on March 23, 2009 by SynCaine

Things change quickly in DarkFall, on both a personal scale and on the grand political scale. With the game still in its infancy, everyone is scrambling to establish and maintain alliances, and guilds that were allies just hours ago are … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, PvP | 14 Comments

Quick DarkFall funny

Posted on March 21, 2009 by SynCaine

DarkFall is being patched right now, so you get a weekend post. Thank DarkFall. Found this on the forum: Every patch without patch notes is a slap in the face of a paying customer. DarkFall, too hardcore for patch notes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Patch Notes, Random | 8 Comments

Solo vs Group MMO design

Posted on March 20, 2009 by SynCaine

If you’ve been keeping up with DarkFall impressions you might have noticed a trend. Solo players hate it; people in active guilds love it. If you are thinking of this breakdown in terms of a MMORPG, it’s not all that … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

Some DarkFall issues

Posted on March 19, 2009 by SynCaine

DarkFall has been a very pleasant surprise so far, as I really was not expecting so many things to actually work right out of the gate, and the game to overall be so solid and fun. I was not expecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes | 19 Comments