Monthly Archives: July 2013

League of Legends is officially a sport now

Posted on July 31, 2013 by SynCaine

The world, it’s changing! Pretty cool all around, and further proof that LoL is kind of a big deal.

Posted in League of Legends | 5 Comments

DF:UW – High risk harvesting at sea

Posted on July 29, 2013 by SynCaine

MMOs (should) add lots of content over time. What is added and what it accomplishes varies. Sometimes you get more of the same (not a bad thing if ‘the same’ is still good), sometimes you get a revamp/upgrade, and sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 2 Comments

Fantasy Football time once again!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by SynCaine

The yearly HC Fantasy Football league needs 3 new managers to replace some inactives. If interested, send me an email (top right of this site) and I’ll send you the invite. No draft date set yet, but should be on … Continue reading →

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DF:UW – Pirate dreams can come true

Posted on July 22, 2013 by SynCaine

Over the last few patches AV has been adding more boats to Darkfall, including two utility boats, one that scoops up fish for mastery-level cooking, and another that scoops up ‘sea junk’ like ship cannons and building mods. Both ships … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, PvP | 4 Comments

Thanks for the spam WordPress

Posted on July 20, 2013 by SynCaine

Back from vacation; nothing like spam-tagging close to a million comments. Dear WordPress, do everyone a favor and just tag anything with a Facebook URL as spam. Thanks, everyone.

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Cancun

Posted on July 12, 2013 by SynCaine

Vacation for a week. What MMO(s) will shut down by the time I get back?

Posted in Random | 5 Comments

The blogs reflect the genre

Posted on July 10, 2013 by SynCaine

This post about blogging over at TAGN, along with the comments, is worth reading, even if you are only vaguely interested in the topic of MMO blogs. As the posts-per-day rate here has slowed over the last two months, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Camelot Unchained, Darkfall Online, DDO, EQ2, EVE Online, Guild Wars, Kickstarter, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments

DF:UW patch, Civ expansion

Posted on July 9, 2013 by SynCaine

A new and fairly important patch has hit DF:UW today. Initial reactions are positive, which is saying something considering the link is to ForumFall. I’ve been pacing myself in DF of late; I’m currently at 57k prowess with a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, Patch Notes, Site update | 3 Comments

Civ V expansion July 8th

Posted on July 1, 2013 by SynCaine

First, its crazy that Civ V came out in 2010. I still think of it as kinda new. Anyway, the next expansion is coming out June 8th (already pre-ordered on Steam), and that date needs to come sooner. I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series | 8 Comments