Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Another amazing FreeRealms record!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by SynCaine

“First” concert record for Free Realms. The string of amazing press releases continues, which is at least a good source of entertainment thanks to Free Realms. And just like DarkFall is the place for all those basement-dwelling sociopaths, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update | 1 Comment

Phasing out ‘multiplayer’ in MMOs

Posted on June 3, 2009 by SynCaine

Tobold has a post up today talking about direct and indirect social interactions in MMO games. It’s a good read with interesting points, but is a somewhat odd topic to be discussing in a genre with Massive and Multiplayer in … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Fans of hype, fans of gaming.

Posted on June 2, 2009 by SynCaine

Hype in the gaming industry is a form of entertainment all its own, and history has shown that plenty of people LOVE getting wrapped up in the pre-release fanfare. This is not only something that consumes people in their search … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, beta, Diablo 3, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments

Puzzle Kingdoms and Sid Meier’s Railroad fill the DF void.

Posted on June 1, 2009 by SynCaine

With some time opened up due to playing DarkFall for PvP only, I gotten around to playing some other games. It’s been a while since I’ve played a quality turn based strategy game (something like Heroes of Might and Magic), … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, PvP, Site update, Warhammer Online | 7 Comments

Urge to play… fading

Posted on May 29, 2009 by SynCaine

I’ve stated all along that one of my favorite aspects of playing an MMO is the continual progression, both from an individual perspective and for the game overall. I like knowing that as I play, I continue to get stronger … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 27 Comments

Big DarkFall update, Aventurine-style of course

Posted on May 28, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s not often (ever?) that Aventurine gives it’s fans a preview of what’s ahead for everyone’s favorite and 100% perfect MMO, Darkfall, yet we got just that yesterday from Tasos. Or at least, we got a long post with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 8 Comments

DarkFall: US server population (non)issue

Posted on May 27, 2009 by SynCaine

With the all-but-confirmed US-1 (or NA-1) server being geared up for release, many in the DarkFall (and ForumFall) community are wondering if the player base can support two separate servers, using the current in-game population as a barometer. The all … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes | 7 Comments

DarkFall: NA-1 and quick in-game update.

Posted on May 26, 2009 by SynCaine

Rumor has it the DarkFall NA-1 server is coming in June. Consider the release history for DarkFall overall, would anyone be surprised if it’s a bit late? Granted setting up hardware and launching an MMO are two very different things, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 7 Comments

DarkFall: 3 month review

Posted on May 21, 2009 by SynCaine

Edit: My newer, one year review of DarkFall can be found here. DarkFall has been out just shy of three months now, and for me it’s been the most interesting three months of any MMO since UO, for a variety … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Site update | 23 Comments

DarkFall: New home, new friends

Posted on May 20, 2009 by SynCaine

Having worked out a deal with TheMercs alliance, we now have access to the city they took from Mortis Consortium. Most of our members are bound at the old NPC city TheMercs worked out of, which is just a short … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 27 Comments