Monthly Archives: April 2009

Home court advantage in DarkFall

Posted on April 30, 2009 by SynCaine

I was hoping that after this past weekend, I was going to have a post about our planned siege in DarkFall to capture a local hamlet. Unfortunately the day before our planned siege was the day the Cold War broke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 6 Comments

More FreeRealms price wondering

Posted on April 29, 2009 by SynCaine

Just to follow up on the FreeRealms post below, how many of you are going to PAY for FR? I see a ton of people say they will try it, but I’m not hearing a whole lot of talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in FreeRealms | 9 Comments

FreeRealms from a distance.

Posted on April 28, 2009 by SynCaine

While I personally have zero interest in playing FreeRealms myself (shocker I know), I am interested to see how it all plays out for SOE given some of FR’s design decisions. FR all along has been marketed as a kid-friendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, FreeRealms, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Stop blaming the game for your own failure

Posted on April 28, 2009 by SynCaine

In a shock to no one but perhaps himself, Keen is on his way out of DarkFall. The same game that last month was god’s gift is now a “bad game” and “destroying itself”, despite the fact that since launch … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant | 29 Comments

MMO games: Why are they more fun in beta?

Posted on April 24, 2009 by SynCaine

If you’ve been playing MMOs for a decent amount of time, it’s likely you have taken part in at least a few beta tests, be they open or closed. If a game really got you interested early, you might have … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

DarkFall: Forumfail

Posted on April 23, 2009 by SynCaine

The DarkFall forums are a near endless source of entertainment. The clan discussion section is basically one giant game of “who can tell the most lies about in-game activities”, a section generally dominated by the Goons in there “anti-zerg” crusade. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design | 10 Comments

Paid beta: You’re playing it.

Posted on April 22, 2009 by SynCaine

DarkFall is often referred to as a paid beta, and I agree. It has some serious issues, a multitude of minor problems, and countless little nagging annoyances. Despite all that however, it’s still the most engaging and enjoyable MMO experience … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

DarkFall: NA-1 Server

Posted on April 22, 2009 by SynCaine

For anyone interested in but not currently playing DarkFall, the number one question/statement is about the upcoming (‘soon’) NA-1 server. People are waiting to buy the game when that server is release, or are holding off digging deeper into DF … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

DarkFall Navy, and some organized failure.

Posted on April 20, 2009 by SynCaine

Another entertaining weekend of DarkFall is in the books for me, and also the rest of the server.  Personally I was part of a botched but still interesting alliance event, and the server saw it’s most notable use of naval … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 5 Comments

I died, DarkFall sucks, I quit!

Posted on April 17, 2009 by SynCaine

Last night I got rocked in DarkFall. I mean flat out worked over. I will now /ragequit and take my guild with me; I did not want to play that game anyway! I logged in, noticed that the latest patch … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 21 Comments