Monthly Archives: February 2010

Warhammer still confused, DF>GW, and Ed.

Posted on February 8, 2010 by SynCaine

While it’s been some time since I’ve played the game, I still keep an eye on Warhammer Online to see what is being done with it, yet the more I look, the less hopeful I continue to be. Take this … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 25 Comments

Oh themepark, how I missed you so!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by SynCaine

It looks like Saturday will be the first night Aria (the fiancé) and I try to get back into some MMO gaming together, with the Guild Wars trial up first. Hopefully she likes it, my very brief time with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 33 Comments

Is Vanguard a good choice?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by SynCaine

My fiance would like to get back into the MMO gaming scene with me, and I’m wondering if Vanguard would be a good choice for a duo to tackle? Games we have already played include WoW, LotRO, EQ2, WAR, DDO … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, DDO, EQ2, Fallen Earth, Lord of the Rings Online, Site update, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 64 Comments

DarkFall: New Player Protection, possible free trial setup?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Aventurine today announced some upcoming changes to the new player experience in DarkFall, which can be found here. Surprisingly only a few on the forums are crying “Trammel”, and most seem to agree this is a good step to getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes | 9 Comments

DarkFall: Areas for improvement, housing.

Posted on February 2, 2010 by SynCaine

In my one year review of DarkFall, I mentioned that certain areas of the game are incomplete or not yet fully fleshed out, and I want to spend a few posts talking about some of those areas, the first one … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Housing, MMO design, Patch Notes | 8 Comments

DarkFall Review: One Year Later

Posted on February 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Before I get into the review itself, I want to just set straight why I’m writing this review, as judging from the pre-post there was some confusion. It should be very clear to anyone around here that I really enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, crafting, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 50 Comments

Saturday night sieges: just the beginning.

Posted on February 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Since I made a post about it over the weekend, I just want to make a quick follow-up post about the siege activity Saturday night. While the battles we were involved with did not go as planned, it was still … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 5 Comments