Author Archives: SynCaine

Unknown's avatar

About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

More freaks than elves, what happened to the NE Huntard kiddies?

Posted on September 23, 2008 by SynCaine

During the Warhammer Online beta, each poll showed Destruction being more popular than Order, sometimes vastly more popular. These numbers were always taken with a grain of salt, with the common response of “it’s beta, the casuals don’t play beta, … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 17 Comments

The true value of the CE edition of Warhammer, and my busted 9600GT card.

Posted on September 23, 2008 by SynCaine

I received my Collectors Edition of Warhammer Online over the weekend, and it was $30 well spent. All of the in-game stuff is hit or miss depending on preference (I like the DE face, most don’t), but at worst it … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Weekend of WAR

Posted on September 22, 2008 by SynCaine

Warhammer Online has been out for a full week now if we count the Collectors Edition head start date, and generally the response has been overly positive. There is little doubt that WAR is indeed the next ‘it’ game in … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | Comments Off on Weekend of WAR

This might be a problem…

Posted on September 19, 2008 by SynCaine

The SE version of Warhammer was ordered through Gamestop, and even though the order has shipped, it was shipped using the then promotion (free) value shipping, which according to Gamestop means 5-10 business days. Mythic turned off pre-order accounts this … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

WAR innovation: The Overlord speaks.

Posted on September 18, 2008 by SynCaine

As is usually the case, Tobold says what many of us have been trying to say; he just says it better. While I have been saying for a while now that WAR is innovative not because of one feature, but … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

Warhammer in the mail, woot!

Posted on September 18, 2008 by SynCaine

I figured I would make a quick post letting people know I’ve now received confirmation on my two Warhammer Online orders. Yesterday I received an email from Gamestop that my regular edition has shipped, and this morning I received an … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | Tagged | 2 Comments

Is Warhammer boring solo, and should anyone care?

Posted on September 17, 2008 by SynCaine

Reading over the numerous blogs covering Warhammer Online, it seems the game has managed to pull some solo-minded players out of their old habits and shown them the light with grouping. People are going so far as to say running … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | Tagged | 16 Comments

Escaping the queue monster, we jump ship and reroll!

Posted on September 17, 2008 by SynCaine

The lesser pre-orders logged in yesterday, and being the cheap lowlifes that they are, they caused server issues for all the true WAR fans that got a Collector’s Edition. DIAF scum! We should have seen it coming, that the server … Continue reading →

Posted in Warhammer Online | 5 Comments

RvR goodness in Warhammer Online

Posted on September 16, 2008 by SynCaine

Now that the ‘official’ report is over with (see previous post), lets get into the last two days and go over some highlights. Overall it was a great start for Warhammer Online, and despite the game being the same version … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online | 10 Comments

WAR launch Report *Official*

Posted on September 15, 2008 by SynCaine

MMO Jesus has arrived.

Posted in Warhammer Online | 2 Comments