Monthly Archives: October 2011

LoL Dominion follow-up, and Bioshock

Posted on October 10, 2011 by SynCaine

League of Legend’s Dominion has been out for a bit now, and I’m still somewhat unsure about it. On the one hand, it’s a lot of fun and lets you play a bunch of different champions. On the other, I … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Random | 17 Comments

The sky is green, Rift is a WoW-killer, and other fun facts

Posted on October 7, 2011 by SynCaine

A lot of laughable quotes from Trion here (the only MMO out five years ago was WoW? Really…), but can you really outright lie about how well you are doing these days? I know Xfire is not an exact science, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments

The 5%

Posted on October 7, 2011 by SynCaine

Note: If this post comes off as a little rambly, sorry. Lot of thoughts swirling in my head + a massive headache = not going to fully explain every last detail. Feel free to comment for clarifications. I linked to … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Pricey mod

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SynCaine

Yesterday I made the comment that this might be the worst thing you can say about an MMO. If that’s true, is this the second worst? What I cannot forgive, is the fact they have failed to recognise the fundamental flaws … Continue reading →

Posted in SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 12 Comments

It’s Friday somewhere

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SynCaine

(Source) After losing 20% of their players this year CCP apologized for having developed EVE in the wrong direction and promised to do better. (Actually the promise was to re-focus on FiS, which is a big deal to current EVE players that, you know, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments

Blizzard apologizes for Cataclysm, intends to fix WoW

Posted on October 5, 2011 by SynCaine

Finally. Once again setting the standard for all others to follow. (Sorry/your-welcome for the post spam today?)

Posted in EVE Online | 12 Comments

Rift is a fun game, but you don’t really want to live there

Posted on October 5, 2011 by SynCaine

-Warsyde on Syp’s post about Rift. Is it just me or is that the absolute worst thing you could say about an MMO?  

Posted in Rift | 2 Comments

It is you

Posted on October 5, 2011 by SynCaine

Yes, it is you Zubon. Or anyone else playing with the dregs of (online) society. Copy/paste of my comment over at KTR: Getting better not only means you play better, but you play with better players that care more. The … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends | 14 Comments

Mount and Blade: Stumbling to the finish

Posted on October 4, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m now past day 650 in my Mount and Blade PoP game, and I’ve basically won. I control over half the map, only two factions remain, and I have enough lords on my side to dominate. To officially end the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband | 9 Comments

Just “more of the same” coming to EVE

Posted on October 3, 2011 by SynCaine

I can see the bullet list on the back of the (digital) box now: More quests! New playable race! All new epic mounts! 30 minute solo dungeons! Enabling lag-free 1000+ vs 1000+ battles with the use of time-warp-future-magic! Yea no big … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant | 20 Comments