Monthly Archives: February 2011

Rift interest: Kinda high

Posted on February 16, 2011 by SynCaine

Exhibit one: Exhibit two: Exhibit three: Not being able to log in and actually play last night, the first night of open beta. The last one was, admittedly, a somewhat weak attempt. At just before 10pm EST I loaded up … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Rant, Rift, Site update | 9 Comments

Computer Update

Posted on February 15, 2011 by SynCaine

The good news: The computer has shipped. The bad news: FedEx expects it to arrive Monday. Anyone work for FedEx that wants to do me a favor and bump the shipment to deliver on Friday instead? That would be nice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Site update | 14 Comments

Gaming while we wait for Rift

Posted on February 14, 2011 by SynCaine

Waiting for the Rift early start has, surprisingly, been painful. I’m just very, very ready to get going officially and see how everything plays out. I’m curious how the servers will fair. I’m curious to see how the game handles … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Rift | 1 Comment

Today’s Rift Hype: The carebears will stare but won’t care

Posted on February 11, 2011 by SynCaine

Basically this. Finally, carebears will play by carebear rules on their PvE servers, and the sociopaths who do nothing but grief noobs will play by their rules on the PvP servers. How hard was this to do? How hard is … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, PvP, Rift, World of Warcraft | 26 Comments

Doing my part to keep the massive Rift hype going

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SynCaine

Since everyone is doing it, I’m just here to state that I plan to continue to over-hype Rift so all of my readers are horribly, horribly disapointed a month after release when they realize it’s just a solid MMO. So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Rift | 10 Comments

Bobby Kotick knows gaming!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SynCaine

Bobby Kotick is amazing. Every single time he is quoted, I hate him just a little bit more, and at current hate levels, that’s impressive. Not only is he hell-bend on bleeding franchises dry, but it’s going to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, Rant, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments

League of Legends: Warwick guide

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SynCaine

This is nothing terrible new, but I’ve had a lot of success with it, going from low 1000s to 1250+ now. (This plus Teemo, but Teemo is just OP atm) Basically at sub-1200 ELO having a jungler is not 100%. … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends | 6 Comments

Accepting beta feedback: I don’t even…

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SynCaine

From Ravious at KTR: Trion Worlds said that the game is on such a stable base that the devs are actually able to work on requested game improvements that are received through beta feedback rather than trying to plow through … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Rift | 13 Comments

Computer, gaming update

Posted on February 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Computer update: The beast has been ordered, and so far everything with Digital Storm has gone well. Their forums are extremely helpful in terms of configurations, and they have been sending me email updates frequently. The one call I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Rift | 8 Comments

Current system setup plan

Posted on February 8, 2011 by SynCaine

After some research, I think this is the setup I’m going with. Price right now sits at just under $2,400. Direct link: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=485181 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller – Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: – Standard Factory Finish … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 21 Comments