Monthly Archives: April 2011

Rift on Sale, one day only

Posted on April 30, 2011 by SynCaine

At Direct2Drive, $30. In totally unrelated news, Inquisition is still looking for a few more to fill out the roster. Sunrest RP-PvP server, Guardians.

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High Noon for the iPhone, another F2P ‘gem’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by SynCaine

Just a quick note today about High Noon for the iPhone, an amusing-enough game that also has a pretty hilariously bad cash shop (you can buy power). What’s really amusing about the whole thing is that while you can buy … Continue reading →

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Can you spot the fail?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by SynCaine

The picture. My guess? Jedi get cut from SW:sRPG right before launch, with promises to add them ‘soon’, and then Darth Vader gets removed 6 months in because he was causing too much lag. Lightsabers get reworked every month, each … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, SW:TOR, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

SOE: Because someone has to make Blizzard look good

Posted on April 27, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m not one to kick someone when they are down… but this is pretty hilarious. Let me rephrase what SOE was trying to say: Dear not-really-valued money-source, Due to our technical incompetence, we kinda gave the internet your personal info, … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Rant, Rift, RMT | 17 Comments

Pre-release beta expansions of a re-launch… wait what?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by SynCaine

You can have an expansion to a game in beta? Wtf does that even mean? Should GW2 devs start hyping the expansion they have planned to launch when they go into closed beta? Zomg did anyone check out the awesome … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 10 Comments

Rift: 1.2 Update and World Events

Posted on April 26, 2011 by SynCaine

The upcoming 1.2 update to Rift is pretty substantial, and considering what 1.1 brought just a month ago, Trion is keeping to a brisk pace for updates. Part of me wants to cheer, the other part sits here, nods, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rift, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

The Ancient Gaming Noob is a crybaby

Posted on April 25, 2011 by SynCaine

Proof

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The real reason for the tank shortage

Posted on April 25, 2011 by SynCaine

Let me start off by saying I enjoy playing the tank more than any other role in a themepark. I enjoy the challenge, I find the gameplay more entertaining, and well, I’m not a droolcup so playing DPS would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift | 14 Comments

Expansion vs Replacement content

Posted on April 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Prompted by the reminder that I massively ragequit Darkfall (account status: active), and reading this post on the Aventurine blog, reminded me of yet another reason why sandbox > themepark: over time a sandbox should get more/better content, while over … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, Rift | 24 Comments

Rift: All aboard the fail train

Posted on April 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Back to back ‘make it to the last boss, fail at 1am’ tier two runs, yay… Yes, I’m mad. Bro. On the bright side I did pick up one of the better shields in the game for 60p last night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rift | 7 Comments