Monthly Archives: October 2010

What 6gigs really brings

Posted on October 7, 2010 by SynCaine

A lot of funny things happen when a large number of people are waiting for 6gigs to download, especially when they have been waiting a good number of months to get it. It’s also interesting to watch the feeding frenzy … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Patch Notes | 4 Comments

Tiny patch finally arrives for Darkfall.

Posted on October 6, 2010 by SynCaine

It’s not much, really. I’d much rather pay $45 (or $90!) for a partial world revamp still using 2004-era midrange graphics that took 3ish years to develop, with the hopes that in another 3 (and another $90!), perhaps the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Patch Notes, World of Warcraft | 18 Comments

Milkfat and you

Posted on October 6, 2010 by SynCaine

Expansion launch day in Darkfall = Return to Darkfall for me, and honestly, I’ve been itching to return. League of Legends is extremely fun, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just not an MMO, and that really is the style … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, League of Legends, Patch Notes, Site update | 18 Comments

The value of the player behind the character

Posted on October 4, 2010 by SynCaine

My writing style at times makes for perfect troll food/bait, generally much to my entertainment. That said, it’s always surprising when non-trolls bite as well, missing the entire point of a post to go after the bait like the trolls … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

Things learned from Shining Force

Posted on October 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Some random thoughts today all stemming from having finished Shining Force on the iPhone: First, I just realized the first gen iPhone that I have is really slow compared to the latest phone. Now this might not come as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random, Site update | 5 Comments