Monthly Archives: October 2017

Rigging, lockboxes, and all the innocent children!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by SynCaine

The topic of lockboxes and matchmaking rigging is making its way around the blog world of late, so lets pile on another post to the fire. I’ll use Az’s post about it as a starting point, because I think it … Continue reading →

Posted in ARK, Camelot Unchained, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Crowfall, League of Legends, MMO design, PUBG, PvP, Rant, RMT, Star Citizen, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments

Asian whales

Posted on October 26, 2017 by SynCaine

The US has more millionaires than not only any other country in the world, but more than the next dozen or so combined. The US and Asia are pretty close in terms of billionaires, but that is a very small … Continue reading →

Posted in PUBG, Random, Rant, RMT, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

D:OS2 finished

Posted on October 25, 2017 by SynCaine

No spoilers here, just want to note that I wrapped up Divinity Original Sin 2, final playtime being 113 hours (that’s with restarting after completing act 1). Overall its still a great RPG, one that will be made better in … Continue reading →

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ESL: Twitch drops stink

Posted on October 19, 2017 by SynCaine

I’m still very much enjoying Elder Scrolls Legends (ESL), having purchased the final piece of the Dark Brotherhood expansion and collected its cards. I still have a few of the missions to beat on Master difficulty, but no rush on … Continue reading →

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DOS2: Late-game quality drop off

Posted on October 18, 2017 by SynCaine

While I stand by my recommendation of Divinity Original Sin 2, the later parts of the game aren’t as charming as the initial, which is a shame. Long games have a more difficult time sustaining their quality, and DOS2 is … Continue reading →

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Why are you not taking my money!?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by SynCaine

I’ve professed my love for Battle Brothers in the past. It’s an awesome, awesome game, so I was a bit sad when the devs announced they are done with the game. Well it seems they changed their minds, because they … Continue reading →

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Damnit, he was trolling this entire time

Posted on October 13, 2017 by SynCaine

“So being on the leaderboard means consistent game wins against the other good players, ergo being among the best.” – Gevlon, high on leaderboard, zero wins Great, now I have to pay off a bet, thanks a lot Gevlon. You … Continue reading →

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Being a completionist can be a problem

Posted on October 12, 2017 by SynCaine

Being somewhat of a completionist can be a problem with certain games, with one of those games being the absolutely excellent Divinity: Original Sin 2. I’ll try to keep this post as spoiler-free as possible, but if you are hyper-sensitive … Continue reading →

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Great games getting better

Posted on October 11, 2017 by SynCaine

I bunch of the games I love all recently got significant updates, so lets talk about them. Up first is Clash of Clans, where the Builder Base got town hall level 7 and all that comes with it. The two … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Inquisition Clan, iPhone, Random | 2 Comments

What are the odds of the sun rising in the morning?

Posted on October 9, 2017 by SynCaine

It’s starting! If you had October 9th, 2017 in the office pool of “When will Gevlon fail in PUBG and blame his failure on corrupt devs”, you win. In LoL it took him 1000+ games of being unable to leave … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PUBG, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments