Monthly Archives: August 2016

EVE: Now with a not-exactly F2P option

Posted on August 31, 2016 by SynCaine

The line between a F2P option and an extended/unlimited trial continues to get blurred, this time by EVE Online. In some respects, this new option gives people access to all of the game (high sec, low sec, null, and WH) … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, RMT, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Over two years playing Clash of Clans!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by SynCaine

I have now been playing and blogging about Clash of Clans for over two years (first post using the CoC tag is dated June 11th, 2014), and I just now hit Town Hall 10 on my main account. The funny/sad/good … Continue reading →

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More on Mordheim

Posted on August 26, 2016 by SynCaine

My Mordheim review can be found here. This post is a bit of an update, as I keep playing the game and I’m liking it more and more. One of the things Mordheim does great is mix in randomization in … Continue reading →

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My top 10 Steam titles in terms of /played

Posted on August 22, 2016 by SynCaine

I like to look at my Steam ‘most played’ list, in large part because it combines the enjoyment of numbers and the strange addiction of lists. It’s not a complete view of my gaming history, given that my Steam account … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Steam Stuff, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

‘Female Protagonist” – More harm than good

Posted on August 17, 2016 by SynCaine

The all-female lead Ghostbusters movie bombed recently. I didn’t see it, mostly because I don’t care for that franchise and because previews looked terrible, but also in part because ‘all female’ or ‘female lead’ marketing puts me off. And not … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 36 Comments

Fallout 4 – Far Harbor thoughts

Posted on August 15, 2016 by SynCaine

With the Nuka World DLC coming August 30th (and based on the trailer, looking amazing!) I need to finish up the Far Harbor DLC sooner rather than later. I’ve done the main quest line, and some of the side content, … Continue reading →

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Gaming at 3440 x 1440

Posted on August 10, 2016 by SynCaine

My 1080 GTX finally arrived, and after figuring out how to go from two 6-pin power cables to two 8-pin power cables (turns out my 6-pins had tucked-away 2-pin additions, so it was actually very simple once I found those … Continue reading →

Posted in ARK, EVE Online, League of Legends, Random, Review | 2 Comments

Mordheim City of the Damned review

Posted on August 8, 2016 by SynCaine

Little (huge) update: Since I ordered a 1080 GTX and everyone was telling me playing at 1900×1200 was poor people stuff, I also got a Dell UltraSharp U3415W. Now you might be thinking “Syn do you really need a resolution … Continue reading →

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You might want to buy Mordheim now

Posted on August 7, 2016 by SynCaine

More on this tomorrow, but Steam has Mordheim: City of the Damned on sale right now (it was also free this weekend). Its a turn-based team strategy game, kinda like Bloodbowl without the football, but doesn’t feel like your normal … Continue reading →

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ARK, FO4, TW:W, EVE, and CoC updates

Posted on August 1, 2016 by SynCaine

Gaming update time. Basically I’m kinda hovering in most games as I wait for the 1080 GTX to arrive, which will hopefully be this week. I started playing ARK again with the old crew I played with almost a year … Continue reading →

Posted in ARK, Clash of Clans, EVE Online, Fallout 3, Goons, Random, Site update | 3 Comments