Monthly Archives: August 2010

Now these guys are hardcore gamers

Posted on August 11, 2010 by SynCaine
Posted in Random | 11 Comments

Why MMO blogs ‘work’.

Posted on August 11, 2010 by SynCaine

In my last post I wondered aloud (or in text really) what an MMO blogger can do when he’s not playing an MMO actively and the genre itself seems to be in somewhat of a lull. Some supported the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Blogroll, Random, Site update | 14 Comments

MMO blog not about MMOs?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by SynCaine

Current blogging dilemma: Basically all of my gaming time has been non-MMO since returning from my honeymoon, nothing really interesting is happening in MMO land that I care to really write about (other than the upcoming Darkfall expansion), and something … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, iPhone, Random, Site update | 20 Comments

Massive update about Darkfall

Posted on August 6, 2010 by SynCaine

Tasos put out a very lengthy update on Darkfall’s upcoming plans, basically covering what is coming in the next expansion along with some of the other additions currently in the works. It’s a great read filled with a ton of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, Housing, MMO design | 4 Comments

Torchlight 2 > Diablo 3? And Shining Force on the iPhone!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by SynCaine

First off, today’s amusement comes from people thinking Torchlight 2 won’t stack up well to Diablo 3 because the original Torchlight only improved on Diablo 2 slightly. If Diablo 3 improves on Diablo 2 as much as StarCraft 2 ‘improved’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Diablo 3, iPhone, Random | 17 Comments

In no way MMO related, but…

Posted on August 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Street Fighter vs Tekken (using the SF engine), AND Tekken vs Street Fighter (using the Tekken engine) announced? Mind.Blown.

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Darkfall Community Q&A2 Answers

Posted on August 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Paragus received answers to his community Q&A and has updated his MMORPG blog. A bit thin on solid details in some areas due no doubt to the DF2010 expansion not having its major details revealed just yet, but readers can … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, MMO design, Random | Comments Off on Darkfall Community Q&A2 Answers

MMO Golden Age, death of Xfire, and a LoL Blog-o-Sphere champion?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by SynCaine

The MMO Golden Age: Justin Olivetti from Massively asks whether people who missed the early (golden?) days of MMOs regret it. A few people have commented that early MMOs were much rougher than the games of today (shocking I know), … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, Random, Ultima Online | 14 Comments

It’s been three years already?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by SynCaine

And this blog turns 3! Actually it turned 3 years old a few weeks ago, but that whole getting married thing prevented a timely update, so this one is a little late. 3 years is a rather crazy length of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Blogroll, Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Random, Site update, Warhammer Online | 11 Comments