Monthly Archives: March 2012

Marketing monkeys making noise

Posted on March 12, 2012 by SynCaine

Entertaining read from Jef Reahard over at Massively about F2P, from the mouths of some of the industries ‘best’ in that area. Not sure where SOE, NCSoft, Perfect World, and GamersFirst rank on your all-time list, but that is who … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

PvP is hard, yo

Posted on March 10, 2012 by SynCaine

Sad. Also, remember when Blizzard shipped completed games, rather than 1/3rd of a game (SC2) or titles missing huge chunks? Ah nostalgia.

Posted in Diablo 3, StarCraft Online, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

EVE: Jester on RvB

Posted on March 9, 2012 by SynCaine

Not much to add to this post over at Jester’s Trek about RvB, other than I think non-EVE players will find it interesting, and that the post and the RvB concept is a great example of true sandbox content.

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, PvP | Comments Off on EVE: Jester on RvB

EVE: Little roam, big impact

Posted on March 8, 2012 by SynCaine

That 45man PvP roam I posted the video of yesterday was a great time. I went into it not knowing what to expect, who would show up, or whether we would see any action, and ended up having a blast, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP | 18 Comments

EVE: Forever Alone fleet roam video

Posted on March 7, 2012 by SynCaine

Video of that PvP roam I mentioned earlier. Post about it tomorrow. Be sure to pay attention to vent chatter at the 8:30 mark.

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 4 Comments

WoW: The train wreck is piling up

Posted on March 6, 2012 by SynCaine

This is what happens when you come crashing down kids; you start giving everything away in a desperate attempt to maintain. It’s almost sad to watch. Almost. PS: $10 says resurrected players count as ‘subs’ in the next quarter.

Posted in Mass Media, RMT, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments

EVE: Walking a well-traveled path

Posted on March 6, 2012 by SynCaine

Could you explain how is it “fun”? I mean running around and blowing up random ships looks to me as exciting as watching the grass grow, or grinding random mobs in WoW. – Gevlon This from someone flying a Badger … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, PvP | 37 Comments

EVE: PUG’ing Incursions

Posted on March 5, 2012 by SynCaine

The last few days in EVE have been very interesting and entertaining, and the result will be at least two blog posts. Today I’ll talk about Incursions, and hopefully tomorrow I’ll have a post about a great PvP roam I … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Rant | 29 Comments

NOW!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Do want. NOW!!!

Posted in Random | 16 Comments

New blog I’ve been reading

Posted on March 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Quick note: I like this blog about life in a wormhole. Good writing style, interesting stories, and written in a way that I think will be enjoyable even for non-EVE players. Head on over and check it out.

Posted in Blogroll, EVE Online | 4 Comments