Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Digital board games are fine, mostly

Posted on September 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Quick post today, just to officially start the “back in the office” blogging era. Humble Bundle had a deal on PC games base on board games, like Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Pathfinder Adventures. Overall I’m happy with the purchase, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 4 Comments

The right and wrong of game design evolution

Posted on August 23, 2018 by SynCaine

‘Evolving’ a popular design sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. Lets look at two examples for today. First up in the ‘doesn’t’ category is Castle Burn, a mobile game that tries to be an evolution of Clash Royale. Like CR, Castle Burn … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash Royale, Combat Systems, crafting, Random | 1 Comment

Business is about to pick up

Posted on August 17, 2018 by SynCaine

Little programming update for everyone: I’ve accepted a new job, which means two very important things. The first of course is here (yes, this post is 99% an excuse to link to that song, because come on, its awesome), the second is … Continue reading →

Posted in Camelot Unchained, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Crowfall, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Site update, Steam Stuff | 10 Comments

EVE: Ghosts from the past, from another world

Posted on August 9, 2018 by SynCaine

Finally back from vacation, and while I was away I received (as TAGN did) an email from Rooks and Kings member LM about a new video he (they?) produced, focusing on the Chinese EVE server Serenity, and how the actions … Continue reading →

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Pre-vacation update

Posted on July 25, 2018 by SynCaine

No, I have not given up on the blog just yet. I actually have half a dozen posts in draft form, but none of them got finished. Ah well. Updates time. I got a new keyboard during Amazon Prime days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Combat Systems, Random, Site update | 4 Comments

I called Skyrim UI devs child-raping Hitlers once.

Posted on July 11, 2018 by SynCaine

I wasn’t going to post about this, but between the lack of any posting here, and how this snowball down shit mountain continues to roll, here we go. Buckle up because a few snowflakes are going to melt in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant | 2 Comments

PUBG: The Event Pass is good

Posted on June 29, 2018 by SynCaine

Let’s talk about the event pass for PUBG, shall we? For those that don’t follow the game, the event pass costs $10 and lasts for 28 days. During that time, you have a large set of objectives/achievements to go after, … Continue reading →

Posted in PUBG, Review, RMT | 2 Comments

Fantasy Football is here again, join up

Posted on June 27, 2018 by SynCaine

Quick note: We have two potential spots in our blog reader Fantasy Football league. If you are interested in joining, drop a note here (with a valid email) or email me.

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Total War: Warhammer DLC is pretty great too

Posted on June 20, 2018 by SynCaine

I wrote before about my enjoyment of Total War: Warhammer 2, and how while basically a reskin of the first game, its a reskin worth the $60 price tag. Today I’m going to talk about how the DLC is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 3 Comments

I am no longer fanatical about games

Posted on June 14, 2018 by SynCaine

Back in the day I was all in on consuming every last bit of info for an upcoming game. We (bloggers) almost all did it for Warhammer Online, but I’ve done it many times for many titles in the past. … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Crowfall, Fallout 3, Rant, Warhammer Online | 5 Comments