Monthly Archives: February 2019

Working ranked systems keep you at a 50% winrate

Posted on February 26, 2019 by SynCaine

I’ve written in the past about climbing the ranks in League of Legends, and how ELO hell is both a myth and a reality. What that post didn’t really talk about is win rates, and how any game with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, League of Legends, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Top AI beats SC pros, who else could it beat?

Posted on February 21, 2019 by SynCaine

Bit of interesting news in the world of gaming from a while back; an AI beat a couple top StarCraft 2 players. Here is a link to get you started, but if you dig deeper there is a lot more … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Mass Media, Random, StarCraft Online | 12 Comments

Potential return to Life is Feudal MMO?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by SynCaine

Quick note: We might be heading back to Life is Feudal MMO. The game recently released a major update, which among other things includes a new massive map (everyone on basically one ‘server’ ala EVE), offline training (EVE), vulnerability windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, MMO design, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Civilization VI – State of the game days before the second expansion

Posted on February 13, 2019 by SynCaine

I did a mini review of Civ VI back in Oct 2016. In the first paragraph, I write that Civ VI will feel better after some expansions/DLC. Its now 2019, and hey look, Civ VI feels better (with the second … Continue reading →

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Clash Royale and Clash of Clans update Feb 2019

Posted on February 6, 2019 by SynCaine

Mobile gaming update time. In Clash Royale we continue to drift between Legendary and the top of Gold. Basically, our core group is good enough to generally win wars in Gold, but once we hit Legendary, we get crushed. A … Continue reading →

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

Patriots win the Super Bowl, again

Posted on February 4, 2019 by SynCaine

Another Super Bowl, another Patriots win. Still can’t get one where they are up a comfortable amount towards the end so it can be fully enjoyed in the moment, but first world winner problems there. It’s just cool to be … Continue reading →

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Beholder short film

Posted on February 1, 2019 by SynCaine

Here is a link to my review of Beholder. Since that review the game difficulty has been toned down, and is now more enjoyable IMO. Today I was sent a link to the short film produced about the game. It’s … Continue reading →

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Another Battle Brothers DLC is coming!

Posted on February 1, 2019 by SynCaine

The latest expansion/DLC was announced today, called “Warriors of the North”. More ‘stuff’ is great news for me, as I’m still very much in love with BB. I’ve been playing ‘true’ Ironman games lately (more on that in another post), … Continue reading →

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