Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Another look into the future of Darkfall

Posted on July 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Some more info from my visit to Aventurine: The new, faster mount looks great. It has a sleek, horse/zebra/something look to it. No idea on its stats, but unless something has changed, it will arrive with the upcoming expansion. In … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design | 21 Comments

RealID, SC2, F2P EQ2, and why LoL does F2P right

Posted on July 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Taking a quick break from the Darkfall-related posts today to cover a few different topics. I’ve got a cold that won’t go away, which could explain my overly positive view in things. Or that’s just me, Mr. glass-half-empty-and-whats-left-is-likely-terribly-anyway. You have … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, EQ2, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Random, Rant, RMT | 13 Comments

Peeking into the future of Darkfall PvE

Posted on July 27, 2010 by SynCaine

Did you know that the undead in Darkfall have bad hearing, and due to that it’s easier to sneak up on them so long as they don’t see you? Did you know they have above-average vision at night? Did you … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design | 15 Comments

I’m back and full of Darkfall goodness

Posted on July 26, 2010 by SynCaine

Did you miss me? I’d say it’s good to be back, but really being back at work rather than sitting on a patio overlooking the caldera (google it) while eating breakfast that was just delivered is, well, not as cool? … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Site update | 21 Comments

You, me, and Darkfall.

Posted on July 8, 2010 by SynCaine

Thanks to the happy combo of my wedding + honeymoon, it’s rather unlikely this blog will see many (if any) updates in the next two weeks. Yes, this means you will need to go out and find your very own … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Site update, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments

I strongly support Blizzard’s RealID

Posted on July 7, 2010 by SynCaine

What could possibly go wrong if this fine gentlemen (I know it’s a girl, but damn…) knows your RL name, one that happens to be somewhat unique or she just knows enough about you to put the details together, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, World of Warcraft | 27 Comments

League of Legends

Posted on July 6, 2010 by SynCaine

The latest Inquisition craze is League of Legends (LoL), a F2P game from the makes of the extremely popular Defense of the Ancients map for Warcraft 3. LoL is in many ways DotA 2.0, build from the ground up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, PvP, Random | 10 Comments

WAR40k announces it’s going to fail

Posted on July 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Why not just make it official right now and announce you are merging servers, cutting staff, and going F2P? Love of god, why are GamesWorkshop IPs being treated like half-asses movie adaptation games and getting so screwed? Why can’t this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, WAR40k, Warhammer Online | Tagged | 27 Comments

The newbie hero

Posted on July 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Yesterday’s post started the discussion about the perception vs the reality of a new player’s role in Darkfall, and what chance that player has of really contributing to Darkfall’s ‘end-game’ of massive PvP. It also brought up the issue of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

A new flavor of tears, plus an expansion update.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by SynCaine

First, the comments section on this Massively article (great piece btw, riveting topic that someone should have blogged about…) is hilarious. Usually you have to go to MMORPG.com to get such ‘quality’ comments, but it seems people’s love for Darkfall … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Patch Notes, PvP, Ultima Online | 24 Comments