Monthly Archives: November 2011

EVE: Time for war

Posted on November 18, 2011 by SynCaine

As I mentioned earlier today, DiS has been randomly war dec’ed by a 12 pilot Corp that is pretty active. They have a whole bunch of kills in and around Jita, among other places. Later tonight the war officially starts, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, PvP | 11 Comments

Skyrim is educational!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by SynCaine

Loque Nahak One step forward: I’m 11 hours into Skyrim, right now (level 9) and boy… coming from WoW it seems I’ve been playing a videogame for small children, really. One step back: Skyrim dinamically adds side-quests on the go, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Random, World of Warcraft | 27 Comments

Skyrim: Godmode, leveling, and landscapes

Posted on November 17, 2011 by SynCaine

Nils has a lot of posts up about Skyrim, and some good discussions are going around those posts. One theme I’m seeing is the debate about what is OP, and how easy it is to min/max the game. I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 17 Comments

1997 all over again?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by SynCaine

Whether it’s at MMOCrunch, over at Keen’s site, or even here, a lot of people are expressing interest and excitement over the possibility of a more “open world” MMO. This confused me initially, considering WoW and other linear-world games are … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Ultima Online | 19 Comments

Skyrim ‘finished’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by SynCaine

I finished the main quest line in Skyrim (spoiler, you kill dragons!), and I must say it was very enjoyable. There are a few parts that are incredibly great, and others that have me very curious to see how they … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 7 Comments

EVE: How to join the DiS chat channel

Posted on November 15, 2011 by SynCaine

The channel’s name: -DiS- Recruiting How to join: In the chat window, there is a little “chat bubble” icon in the top-right of the window, click that. This opens a window with a search field for joining channels. Type in … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Random | 4 Comments

A Child rapist, Hitler, and the Skyrim UI Designer walk into a bar…

Posted on November 14, 2011 by SynCaine

Like pretty much the rest of the world, I was playing Skyrim all weekend (being sick helped in that regard actually). Anytime you play a game 20+ hours in the first few days, that says a lot about the game, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 62 Comments

I hate myself

Posted on November 11, 2011 by SynCaine

Just picked up Skyrim on Steam. I know it’s buggy. I know it will be better in 6 months. I know it will be cheaper in 6 months. I know in 12 months there will be a GoTY edition for … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 27 Comments

If you keep banging your head into the wall, eventually you get to the other side… right?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by SynCaine

This amuses me. The people that are responsible for driving the most popular MMO into decline propose a way to stop that decline, and its accepted as fact. Let’s ignore real facts though. Like the fact that when raiding (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 17 Comments

EVE: Save the kids!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SynCaine

First off, Jester’s Trek is a great blog. Easily in my top 5 blogs now (congrats…?) His post today, commenting on yet another scam in EVE, brings up a topic I’ve been meaning to talk about since returning to EVE; … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant | 14 Comments