Monthly Archives: January 2012

Getting back to the source

Posted on January 11, 2012 by SynCaine

Jester has a post up about how Sovereignty works in EVE, and how the game might benefit from borrowing some ideas from Perpetuum in that area. A good read as always, and it brings up a larger point: competition amongst … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Asheron's Call, beta, EQ2, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 45 Comments

Quick update

Posted on January 10, 2012 by SynCaine

Sorry for the lack of posts of late, been under the weather a bit. First a quick note about TW Shogun 2; it’s more fun than I initially though. Once I figured most of the systems out, and got the … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Random | 6 Comments

EVE: The most positive negative thing you will see all day

Posted on January 6, 2012 by SynCaine

This is why the EVE economy works. 57 billion ISK destroyed in one fight. 57 billion ISK of ships and fittings ‘crafters’ get to produce and sell. Neg-sum PvP sure is a huge positive eh? Some other notes: 491 vs … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP | 32 Comments

EVE: The story behind the killmail

Posted on January 5, 2012 by SynCaine

Yesterday I posted my first-ever EVE killmail. Here is how it all went down. I logged in and was informed a few Corp members were planning a little convoy into low-sec. Having a bunch of PvP-ready ships just sitting around, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 29 Comments

EVE: My first kill is a good one

Posted on January 4, 2012 by SynCaine

The good news? This. The bad news? Two jumps later my Caracal got popped at another gate camp. Good times.

Posted in EVE Online, PvP, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

I find it really sad how the dominance of World of Warcraft has led so many people to believe that the way WoW does it is the only possible way to make a MMORPG.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by SynCaine

I still don’t have an answer for how SWTOR will do. But increasingly I think the playerbase for MMOs won’t ever let another game do a WoW, they just have lost the patience we used to have for long term … Continue reading →

Posted in DoTA, EVE Online, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 48 Comments

EVE: PLEX and Power

Posted on January 3, 2012 by SynCaine

On two separate occasions, I’ve been invited to a convo with a corp mate, where said pilot sheepishly admitted to buying PLEX to fund some in-game activity. Both times they were sorta asking for permission / seeing if it was … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Rant, RMT | 20 Comments

EVE: Goals goals goals

Posted on January 3, 2012 by SynCaine

The biggest danger anyone faces in EVE is not suicide ganking, scams, or getting podded. It’s not having a goal. Or multiple goals, both short-term and long. When you run out of goals, or don’t have any that really motivate … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan | 7 Comments

Shogun 2 mini-review

Posted on January 3, 2012 by SynCaine

While the Steam Holiday sale did not do much for me, I did pick up Total War: Shogun 2 and its DLC (all but the campaign) for about $10. I was tempted to grab Deus Ex as well, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 3 Comments