Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Fallout76 going F2P is a ROUGH look

Posted on January 22, 2019 by SynCaine

This post assumes this rumor is true, because that’s a lot more fun than waiting for boring stuff like ‘the facts’. Assuming truth, this is a bad, bad look for Bethesda and the Fallout franchise. Consider that Bethesda has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, RMT | 2 Comments

Battle Brothers: Legendary retirement

Posted on January 17, 2019 by SynCaine

I’ve retired my company in Battle Brothers after 365 days (because achievement). It was a Veteran/Veteran/Ironman game, though it wasn’t true Ironman as I would use the force-quit trick to replay some battles that went exceptionally poorly. Without that trick … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Easy call was easy

Posted on January 12, 2019 by SynCaine

Well that didn’t take long. The Epic Store return policy now matches that of Steam, because I guess they realized letting people return games 2 weeks after purchase without an hours limit means a LOT of ‘game finished’ returns that … Continue reading →

Posted in Steam Stuff, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

LoL: I am the goblin king

Posted on January 11, 2019 by SynCaine

I’m back playing some League of Legends, after missing all of Season 8, and I think most of Season 7. Taking such an extended break means I’m basically starting from scratch in terms of knowing the meta, all champions, and … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends | 3 Comments

Battle Brothers: Fighting the Kraken

Posted on January 9, 2019 by SynCaine

Want to quickly update a topic I’ve discussed here a lot in the past; that difficulty often leads you to learning the inner mechanics of a game, and that is one spot a good game will shine. In the linked … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 3 Comments

Steam winter sale of 2018

Posted on January 4, 2019 by SynCaine

The Steam winter sale has come and gone, and I didn’t purchase a single title. I did get a bunch of trading cards though, so that’s something. One reason I didn’t buy anything is currently Battle Brothers is hording all … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Random, Site update, Steam Stuff | 9 Comments

Battle Brothers: Inching towards legendary victory

Posted on December 26, 2018 by SynCaine

I’m now 200+ days into my current campaign in Battle Brothers, and things are going well overall, though I’ve yet to complete a single legendary site. I have resolved two end-game crisis events however (orcs and noble war). What I … Continue reading →

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The influencer and the eSport star

Posted on December 17, 2018 by SynCaine

I’d love to say influencers don’t matter. I’d love to point and laugh at the Kardashians and call them talentless wastes of space, or joke about how vapid and soulless ‘instagram models’ are. Or to ridicule a game company for … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Mass Media, PUBG, Rant, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments

Blizzard confirms that Blizzard stinks now

Posted on December 14, 2018 by SynCaine

It took longer than I expected, but Blizzard has announced that Heroes of the Storm’s days are numbered. I’m sure all three current players are very disappointed. The news is significant for one major reason; this is the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in DoTA, EQ2, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, SOE being SOE, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

SuperCell sees Bethesda acting stupid, says “Hold my beer”

Posted on December 11, 2018 by SynCaine

Hot off the heels of Bethesda trashing their own reputation with idiocy, we have Supercell releasing a straight-up terrible update to Clash Royale, and then doubling down on that with this horrid Reddit post. Short summary of the major point … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash Royale, iPhone, Rant, RMT | 7 Comments