Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Switching campaigns

Posted on May 10, 2010 by SynCaine

Over the weekend a decent amount of Guild Wars was played, both by Aria and I in the Prophesies settings and solo when I created a Dervish in the NightFall campaign. Our duo finally left the starter area, and overall … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

EVE’s very own Ed Zitron encounter

Posted on May 7, 2010 by SynCaine

Ah all day work training, how I love you. At least it’s Friday. And as the week ends, I can’t help but reflect on the EVE-related activities of this week. For one, the game came out ahead if for no … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, Site update, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Why raiders hate to see the word ‘accessible’

Posted on May 5, 2010 by SynCaine

First I’d like to thank Ravious over at KTR for being an ass and posting a great review of The Guild Leaders Handbook. I’m also reading that book at the moment and more or less agree with what he has … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Patch Notes, Random, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments

WoW: Not only is it full of griefers, but everyone is a racist

Posted on May 4, 2010 by SynCaine

A lot of people are always telling me to try World of Warcraft for it’s amazing 1-80 leveling journey and great economic activity. Finally I’ve caved in and decided to give it a shot, and here is what I’ve found … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Getting going with Guild Wars

Posted on May 4, 2010 by SynCaine

As has been mentioned here a few times, Aria and I have recently started playing the Guild Wars Trilogy after purchasing the game on sale from Amazon. I’ve rolled a Necro/Monk, she is a Ranger/Elementalist, and we started in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

“Yesterday was heavily laced with rage, to remember a single given moment is impossible.” – Boink 4/19

Posted on May 3, 2010 by SynCaine

On a lighter note for today, here is a little peek into life with my fiancé Aria. Turns out she likes FPS games and is an old-school CS player, so when she found out that I’ve been playing Bad Company … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, PvP, Random, Site update | 17 Comments

Ignorance in the sandbox

Posted on May 3, 2010 by SynCaine

WoW player and iconic carebear Tobold’s recent attempt to ‘get’ EVE (or as is clear to anyone reading between the lines, and pointed out countless times in comments, simple experience it on a surface level in order to bash it … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Ultima Online, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 41 Comments

Preparing yourself for Civilization 5

Posted on May 1, 2010 by SynCaine

If you never played Civ 4, or you’re missing any of the expansions, Direct2Drive is having a ridiculous sale, which includes the Civ 4 Complete edition here. Might be the best $10 you spent all year if you enjoy strategy … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series | 7 Comments

Today’s reason to hate the French

Posted on April 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Well this is rather sad news. While I don’t personally care much for the Halo franchise, Marathon and especially Myth were two franchises that were head and shoulders above the rest of gaming in their respective genres (FPS and RTS), … Continue reading →

Posted in Bungie Studios, Mass Media, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Perma-death to all Darkfriends!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Since 1997 and Ultima Online the concept of perma-death in an MMO has always interested me. I think a large part of it has to do with a core appeal of MMOs themselves; the fact that everything ‘counts’ and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, MMO design, Perma-death, PvP, Random | 29 Comments