Monthly Archives: November 2011

Who would you rather: Zynga or Blizzard?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SynCaine

In this corner, we have scam-factory Zynga. No longer allowed to scam its customers (much), they have moved on to bullying their employees. Be sure to friend them! In the other corner, we have the titanic titan (see what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments

EVE: But why can’t I get my epics NOW?!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Love this little line from the latest devblog: The ability to like posts and share content with your friends in the cloud while syncing your photostream with your mobile devices. Naw, just kidding. I feel like going on a turtle … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

EVE: 30 Days or PLEX?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by SynCaine

The EVE buddy program offers either a PLEX or 30 days added to your account as a reward for getting someone to sign up. My initial though was to go with the 30 days, but the idea of splitting the … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online | 14 Comments

EVE: Let’s be buddies

Posted on November 8, 2011 by SynCaine

Prompted by a comment, I have 19 (across two accounts) available Buddy invites for EVE, which gives you a 21 day extended trial (if you sign up for the game I get 30 days credited to my account). If you … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Site update | 17 Comments

I greatly underestimated the awesome of Farmville

Posted on November 7, 2011 by SynCaine

The new game I tried this weekend is called PlanteteryFarm InteractionVille. “Syn, is it like FarmVille but Sci-Fi? I love clicking cows while tweeting that I’m clicking cows and updating my facebook status that I’m tweeting about clicking cows! Want … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, EVE Online, MMO design | 8 Comments

Gamer evolution, 30 minutes a day

Posted on November 4, 2011 by SynCaine

Time requirements and complexity in gaming are clearly not the same thing, but they are linked. The more complex your game, the more time required to learn it. But a game can be both ‘simple’ and incredibly hard (Meatboy), or … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Console Gaming, EVE Online, League of Legends, MMO design, PvP, Random, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

Casual players are a dying breed

Posted on November 3, 2011 by SynCaine

Whenever the topic of casual games comes up, I always question who exactly these ‘casual gamers’ are, and I think the term itself is a little misleading. I think ‘casual player’ is more accurate. Gamer to me, be they casual … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 13 Comments

Repair-bot, ready for duty!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by SynCaine

Last night I opted to pick up parts for my Drake in EVE (hey it only took about two hours…) rather than join my buddies for some Dungeon Defenders, which I think says more about Dungeon Defenders than EVE. Actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, EVE Online | 5 Comments

EVE: On-demand complexity

Posted on November 1, 2011 by SynCaine

From the outside looking in, EVE appears to be a terribly complex game, and in many ways it is. Something as simple as firing a turret at another ship has a lot of math behind it, and an almost countless … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, MMO design | 11 Comments