Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

WAR 1.2 patch first impressions.

Posted on March 4, 2009 by SynCaine

I only had a small chunk of time to play WAR last night and see what 1.2 brought, but what I saw I really liked. I might be willing (granted after only a day) to call 1.2 the patch that … Continue reading →

Posted in Patch Notes, RvR, Warhammer Online | 4 Comments

Wolves and Sheep

Posted on March 3, 2009 by SynCaine

With the release of Darkfall, the terms ‘wolves’ and ‘sheep’ have been thrown around frequently on forums and blogs. I figured this might be a good time to dig a bit deeper and try to find out just who really … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, DoTA, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

Only carebears play Darkfall

Posted on March 2, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s March 2nd, and the sheep are still playing Darkfall. This is a slap in the face to all those ‘hardcore’ wolves who signed up, as clearly all of you are slacking way too much. Get out there and gank … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Rant | 28 Comments

Old nightmares still haunt some people.

Posted on February 26, 2009 by SynCaine

Dear Lum, Some of us remember the torment that was pre-trammies UO for you. You got killed, ganked, decapitated, harassed, etc. People called you fat, and a picture of you ‘leaked’ out and was the source of entertainment for many. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Rant, Ultima Online | 53 Comments

Well I screwed something up…

Posted on February 25, 2009 by SynCaine

While editing the CSS for this blog, I changed… something… to make the header image disappear. Anyone have any idea wtf I could have changed to do this? The only change I made was editing the sidebar color. Is this … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 5 Comments

Congress: QQ more noobz

Posted on February 25, 2009 by SynCaine

“We have legislation here now with the money to do something about the schools, do something about water and sewage along that corridor in these 12 counties. And now the governor says, ‘I don’t want to accept the money.’ That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 12 Comments

The highs and lows of RvR, a worthwhile tradeoff

Posted on February 23, 2009 by SynCaine

WAR RvR is one frustrating bastard, and I’m not talking about city PQs, scenarios, or why the layout of T4 zones sucks/rocks. It’s frustrating because when everything aligns and you get the right (not even) number of Destruction and Order … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

Shocker, MMO questing sucks.

Posted on February 23, 2009 by SynCaine

Having gone back (again) to TES Oblivion, its once again painful how bad questing is in MMOs. When you compare the best quests from your favorite MMO, and you look at some of the better quests in a game like … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rant | 28 Comments

The iPhone app store = the MMO space?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by SynCaine

I found this article about iPhone apps interesting, especially from an MMO fans perspective, as I believe the study is a good reflection of society as a whole right now. In short, lots of initial interest followed by near immediate … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone | 5 Comments

Great Darkfall preview

Posted on February 19, 2009 by SynCaine

I guess it’s not vaporware after all :) I found this to be the best Darkfall write-up to date, as it’s written by someone with clear UO/AC experience, and that’s really the core audience DF is aiming for. While I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online | 18 Comments