Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Playing to not have fun

Posted on April 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Hey look, someone finally tried an MMO near-everyone has been telling him to try. Of course, going into an MMO with the “I won’t be here long” mentality is like going into a restaurant right after you just ate a … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 40 Comments

DarkFall character update

Posted on April 12, 2010 by SynCaine

Best clan name I’ve seen in a while: Fat kids lag IRL (it’s funny because it’s true) My vitality title quest is finally done, whooo!. 200 Revenants was a haul, albeit a very profitable one. With the title bonus I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP, Site update | 4 Comments

The MMO hype-release cycle getting worse?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by SynCaine

Is it just me, or is the hype-release cycle in the MMO world getting crazier and less professional as time goes on? It just seems like not only are projects being announced as soon as someone comes up with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant | 20 Comments

Blogger recognizes other bloggers concerning developers recognizing bloggers

Posted on April 8, 2010 by SynCaine

Ravious over at KTR put together a nice piece talking about developers recognizing bloggers, which is rather timely considering Mythic’s recent invite of four bloggers to their offices. Various bloggers were asked for opinion, myself included. Enjoy!

Posted in Blogroll, Random, Site update, Warhammer Online | 2 Comments

PvP Hotspots

Posted on April 8, 2010 by SynCaine

The term “PvP Hotspot” is used often when describing some of the additions Aventurine has made to DarkFall since the games launch, and all too often I’m seeing players misinterpret what the design intent is behind these additions, and just … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Housing, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments

Civilization V: Here sooner than we thought?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by SynCaine

Not that these things are always (ever?) accurate, but since this is one game I’d be willing to kill someone with a blunt object for, Steam saying Civ V is coming out September 1st caught my eye. Please god (that … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Site update | 4 Comments

What any major publisher should fear

Posted on April 7, 2010 by SynCaine

From The Motley Fool comes this article about Nintendo being wrong about Apple and the free games market on the iPhone/iPod/iPad, which very nicely fits into the somewhat recent blogging trend of discussing social games and their impact on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, iPhone, Mass Media, Random, RMT | 9 Comments

DarkFall: The shift to group PvE and it’s PvP impact

Posted on April 5, 2010 by SynCaine

Now that I’ve had a little bit of time with the new patch in DarkFall, I can safely say the PvE changes are a definite step in the right direction for the game. It ultimately comes down to group PvE … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 12 Comments

DarkFall Patch: Group PvE now a real option?

Posted on April 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Ah DarkFall patch day, where the servers go down for longer than expected (can it really be unexpected when it happens every… single… time…?), the average ForumFall post is even more whiney, and while no one really knows how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 11 Comments

April Fools=Themepark, Halloween=Sandbox

Posted on April 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Ah April Fools Day, the redheaded stepchild of Halloween. Instead of normally reserved girls dressing up as sluts in ‘costumes’, we get normally unfunny people making ‘jokes’.

Posted in Rant | 9 Comments