Monthly Archives: February 2017

In time, you will know the tragic extent of my failings…

Posted on February 27, 2017 by SynCaine

Darkest Dungeon has defeated me, and I’m ok with that. I’ve been playing and greatly enjoying the new Radiant mode, which reduced some of the grind in DD, mostly in how many dungeon runs you need between a fresh recruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 4 Comments

EVE culture almost got raped

Posted on February 23, 2017 by SynCaine

The most recent ‘scandal’ event in EVE was the name change of the alliance “Just Let It Happen” due to a reported EULA violation that it promoted ‘rape culture’. First, I’d love for someone to explain to me how changing … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant | 14 Comments

Some people just don’t want a new experience

Posted on February 21, 2017 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing a solid amount of Darkest Dungeon since the release of the Radiant mode patch. For a still-accurate overview of my thoughts on the game, here is my review post from 2015. Radiant mode shortens the game, but … Continue reading →

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EVE: ISK-making update

Posted on February 20, 2017 by SynCaine

I wrote about what I was doing in terms of ISK generation a little while ago, and now its time for an update. Overall I have enough ISK to buy a Wyvern (Super Carrier), but I’m still at least a … Continue reading →

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Amazon Games Studio is already dead

Posted on February 15, 2017 by SynCaine

Amazon Game Studios (AGS) is dead before it even released their first game. How do I know this? Because they signed John “After EQ1 everything I touch burns to the ground, with each failure burning faster then the one before” … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EQNext, FreeRealms, Kickstarter, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Random, Rant, SOE being SOE, Steam Stuff | 8 Comments

CoC, CR progress update

Posted on February 10, 2017 by SynCaine

Mobile gaming update time. The Clash of Clans… clan is going strong. Our core is now around upper TH9 and a few of us are working at the early/mid stages of TH10. Personally my main account is midway through TH10, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Inquisition Clan, iPhone | 1 Comment

XCOM Long War 2 – Additional thoughts

Posted on February 7, 2017 by SynCaine

More random thoughts on the Long War 2 mod for XCOM 2 today. The random map generator is on full display in the mod, since you play a lot more missions than in the base game, and it’s pretty great. … Continue reading →

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CCP Dev destroys another snowflake

Posted on February 6, 2017 by SynCaine

In alternate facts land, CCP has a long and well documented history of dev favoritism. They find the really important players and, because of how smart and dangerous those players are, they go after them in order to protect their … Continue reading →

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All we do is win win win

Posted on February 6, 2017 by SynCaine

Can one tiring of winning? Can ‘once in a lifetime’ moments happen to you so often that they become almost the norm? As a winner can a point be reached where you start feeling bad for everyone else? Do you … Continue reading →

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Games that are never finished, until they actually are

Posted on February 2, 2017 by SynCaine

Two items that occurred recently that have me questioning the current state of gaming a bit. The first is the upcoming update for Battle Brothers (BB), which sounds freaking awesome (and I think will mark the end of Early Access … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Steam Stuff | 5 Comments