Monthly Archives: November 2019

This War of Mine gets free “Final Cut” update

Posted on November 25, 2019 by SynCaine

I glowingly reviewed This War of Mine back at the start of 2016. To date its still one of the more unique and powerful games I have ever played. The game received a free update recently, which is a testament … Continue reading →

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New Blizzard should rename themselves Daybreak 2.0

Posted on November 22, 2019 by SynCaine

The story of New Blizzard screwing with WoW Classic continues, but first a recap. New Blizzard starts with a comically low number of services for Classic prior to name reservation, which meant that any planning guilds did prior to this … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Rant, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Rolling Horde characters on Mankrik

Posted on November 21, 2019 by SynCaine

Due in part to New Blizzard stupidity (more on that in a different post), we are rolling Horde characters on the PvE server Mankrik. If you have wanted to join up with us but missed the boat with our Alliance … Continue reading →

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Outer Worlds: Thoughts after finished the main quest

Posted on November 18, 2019 by SynCaine

I beat Outer Worlds this weekend, finishing the main quest. I specifically state the main quest because I skipped all side quests from about the halfway point in the game. My character was level 24 at the end; the level … Continue reading →

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The broken promise of the MMO genre

Posted on November 8, 2019 by SynCaine

Could you imagine playing the same videogame for a decade? Ten years, one game? If this question was asked in the 90s, it would seem silly. That would be at least two generations of consoles, and PC hardware was changing … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Clash of Clans, Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, iPhone, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments

Old Blizzard teaching New Blizzard the same old tricks

Posted on November 7, 2019 by SynCaine

There are two ways to take the news that New Blizzard is finally learning from Old Blizzard about how to make an MMO. On the one hand, maybe it gives you hope that New Blizzard can turn Retail around and … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

The Outer Worlds: A few more thoughts

Posted on November 4, 2019 by SynCaine

A few more thoughts on Outer Worlds as I continue to play it: To start, I’m still very much enjoying it overall. It’s not flawless, but has far more good than bad, and even the bad isn’t ‘oh god this … Continue reading →

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Blizzard and J Allen Brack reverse course on the Hong Kong situation

Posted on November 1, 2019 by SynCaine

Blizzard, and more importantly, J Allen Brack, have publicly apologized for incorrectly handling the Hong Kong / Blitzchung situation. If we are being 100% honest, this is about as much as Blizzard could have done at the very opening of … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, Site update, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments