Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

WAR open beta report: Night two with the dwarves

Posted on September 12, 2008 by SynCaine

Another fun night of Warhammer open beta for Aria and I, this time without her computer overheating. I only experienced one CTD, again after a death, but this time in a scenario, so it seems to be semi-random. I’ll have … Continue reading →

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Warhammer Dwarf starting area, and the heat monster persists.

Posted on September 11, 2008 by SynCaine

Aria and I finally got to play some Warhammer open beta last night, and overall had a good time. We created dwarves just for kicks (we will be playing DEs at launch). Ironbreaker for me, Engineer for her, and made … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Random, Warhammer Online | 7 Comments

Mythic employee Tobold talks WAR

Posted on September 10, 2008 by SynCaine

Tobold, Mr. I’m kind of a big deal official media source and Mythic shill blogger, has an opinion piece about WAR. He is wrong, of course, but what do we expect from a total sellout. (insert random Darkfall comment, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

The real Warhammer Online comparision!

Posted on September 9, 2008 by SynCaine

So full of win.

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“Dude, that game is so 2004”, and other WAR comments.

Posted on September 8, 2008 by SynCaine

Reading some of the early Open Beta feedback, one thing struck me as a bit curious, and I wanted to write about it here in the hopes that someone can explain it to me. Why is 2008 so different from … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, beta, Combat Systems, Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, MMO design, PvP, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Warhammer Open Beta mini-report.

Posted on September 8, 2008 by SynCaine

Preview weekend plus took place the last few days, and today is the first day of Open Beta for Warhammer Online. Unlike the first preview weekend, Mythic did not slip in a last minute gamebreaker like borked NPC pathing, and … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Warhammer Online | 5 Comments

AoC in a Wall of Text nutshell.

Posted on September 5, 2008 by SynCaine

If Yahtzee ever actually played a game for longer than 10 minutes, took a breath, stopped being a spoken word forum troll, and had to type, it might look something like this. Pure win.

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Mark Jacobs blog, Open Beta, and CPU issues.

Posted on September 5, 2008 by SynCaine

Mark Jacobs not only started a blog, but has been a one man typing machine ever since. It’s almost scary really; the guy posts and replies more than Tobold. I doubt our blog overlord will take this lightly, and has … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Random, Warhammer Online | 3 Comments

Is it Sunday yet?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by SynCaine

Open beta here yet…? Sorry one track mind right now, and currently the servers are down.

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Warhammer Online Open Beta, Launch, and the hype.

Posted on September 3, 2008 by SynCaine

The Warhammer Online open beta is just around the corner, and shortly after Warhammer will finally go live. While the game is by no means ‘finished’ or ‘perfect’, it’s actually in far better shape than what most people saw during … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment