Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Civ V, The Witcher, M&B:W, and Rift beta

Posted on December 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Some random notes for today: Played two games of the scenario included in the first DLC for Civilization V, very entertaining. It’s rather short (limited to 100 turns), somewhat easy (the other sides don’t play with the sense of urgency … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Civilization Series, Random, Rift, The Witcher | 5 Comments

How is the #1 WoW blogger not the #1 blog?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Clearly the massive carebears at… Massively made an error here, but somehow I’m only #7 on their list of top bloggers. Haters gonna hate I guess, but at least I beat TAGN. And as if more evidence was needed, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Site update | 10 Comments

WoW slain by Blizzard. Time to pick up the crown.

Posted on December 27, 2010 by SynCaine

Since about 2006 people have been predicting that the next big MMO would be a ‘WoW killer’ pre-release. Those people were all wrong, every assassination attempt has failed, and WoW still sits on the throne. Until Cata that is. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rift, World of Warcraft | 41 Comments

Blood Bowl on sale

Posted on December 23, 2010 by SynCaine

As some have already mentioned, Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition is on sale today on Steam. It’s a great game if you enjoy turn-based strategy titles, and our league is going strong. I’d say with this sale, it’s a good time … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood Bowl | 1 Comment

Rift’s biggest issue? The hype

Posted on December 23, 2010 by SynCaine

Has anyone seen anyone post about Rift? So hard to get info about that game… I kid, and of course, I myself wrote about it yesterday, so pot kettle black blablabla. Head over to Virgin Worlds to find the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Rift | 16 Comments

Rift talky talk

Posted on December 22, 2010 by SynCaine

The Rift NDA is down, Syp has a nice write-up. As expected, the rift system is WAR’s PQ system but more. I think the make or break for Rift will be just how big that ‘more’ really is. Opinions about … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Rift, Warhammer Online | 7 Comments

Darkfall: The Movie

Posted on December 21, 2010 by SynCaine

37 minutes of pure Darkfall PvP goodness. Screw L00se is the one calling the shots, and I love that vent is included in the video. It really shows off the coordination needed for top-end Darkfall PvP. Hats off to Zealots … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 1 Comment

Dragon Age 2 slipping off my radar

Posted on December 21, 2010 by SynCaine

I think I’ve mentioned before that I definitely looking forward to The Witcher 2 way more than Dragon Age 2, but this preview from Warcry just tipped the scale even more in favor of Witcher. Anyone else read the preview … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random | 8 Comments

Steam Sale

Posted on December 21, 2010 by SynCaine

I was going to say every game is 50% off or more , but then realized the exaggeration might cause some confusion. I then later realized it’s kinda accurate… Anyway, Steam Sale, huge, check it out. Titan Quest for $5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 10 Comments

Darkfall: Weekend update

Posted on December 20, 2010 by SynCaine

I played a lot of Darkfall this weekend, mostly due to League of Legends interest having mostly dropped to only playing with Aria. Inq seems to be semi-inactive over it as well. While nothing of amazing interest happened in Darkfall,  … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, PvP, Site update | 12 Comments