Monthly Archives: March 2017

EVE – One small step for EVE, one giant leap for MMO-kind

Posted on March 30, 2017 by SynCaine

Over at TAGN, he has a post about the upcoming changes to moon mining. In short, the activity is going from a mostly automated process involving structures processing resources to one that requires a group effort to collect the rewards. … Continue reading →

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ESO: Initial impressions, again

Posted on March 28, 2017 by SynCaine

Since time has recently allowed it, Aria and I looked for a new game to play co-op. Previously we played and enjoyed FFXIV, but once we got too busy, I continued to level my character to finish up the original … Continue reading →

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Battle Brothers leaves EA, Wartile is deep in it, and Grim Dawn review update

Posted on March 27, 2017 by SynCaine

Three quick items for today. First, Battle Brothers has officially left Early Access and is now released, so we can add one more example to the list of successful uses of EA. I’ve written a ton about the game, and … Continue reading →

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2v2 mode in Clash Royale is basically the best thing of all time

Posted on March 24, 2017 by SynCaine

Can’t… stop… playing… Well actually I can, because so many people are playing the new 2v2 mode in Clash Royale that I think the servers just died, letting me write this blog. This not only needs to be a full-time … Continue reading →

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Steam experiment, help out

Posted on March 22, 2017 by SynCaine

I copy/pasted yesterdays Grim Dawn review into Steam as a review. Could everyone here with Steam head over to the review and up-vote it? I want to test a theory related to reviews and ratings. Thanks.

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Grim Dawn review

Posted on March 21, 2017 by SynCaine

Since the release of Diablo 2, way back in the year 2000, basically every ARPG has been trying to be Diablo 3, yet none have truly succeeded, not even the actual Diablo 3. I’m not going to go so far … Continue reading →

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Gaming is pretty great right now

Posted on March 20, 2017 by SynCaine

The “Gaming is in a great spot right now” trend continues, at least outside the MMO space (and in that too, if you happen to be flying a spaceship), so lets talk about a few of the items. Overall if … Continue reading →

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EVE: I need a 10t ISK loan please

Posted on March 16, 2017 by SynCaine

Wealth in EVE is a funny thing. For a new player, your first million is special. For the average player, a billion ISK is a decent amount to spend on a single ship. For some groups a trillion ISK is … Continue reading →

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EVE: CCP is changing how PLEX will work, goodbye Aurum

Posted on March 16, 2017 by SynCaine

Changes to how PLEX works in EVE are coming, though no exact date on when this change is going live is given. As with any major change, I expect the PLEX market to be very active between now and whenever … Continue reading →

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EVE: Incursion running double feature

Posted on March 15, 2017 by SynCaine

Quick little EVE update for today. Due to mostly RL factors, I haven’t been able to play as much EVE lately as I’ve wanted. In particular, I haven’t been able to sit down for a 2+ hr chunk of time … Continue reading →

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