Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Asshat or PvPer: Which will Warhammer Online have?

Posted on July 9, 2008 by SynCaine

I read a recent post from MMOG Nation via MMOWTF today that got me thinking, or rather re-visiting an idea. The post pointed out the differences in PvP mentality going from a PvP server to a PvE one in WoW, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 11 Comments

Civ Revolution = Civ for dummies.

Posted on July 8, 2008 by SynCaine

Reason why Civilization: Revolution does absolutely nothing for me. “…its injection of pace makes for a more exciting – if marginally less cerebral – strategy game.” – X360 Magazine UK As I wrote a while ago, it’s basically a kid’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Console Gaming | 13 Comments

Mass media gets an MMO story right, no joke.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by SynCaine

In a clear case sign of the apocalypse, NYTimes.com has posted a positive article about an online game, one which was for the most part fairly accurate, informative, and a good read. Very impressive Seth Schiesel! It’s funny timing too, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, World of Warcraft | Comments Off on Mass media gets an MMO story right, no joke.

EVE mission running report: A good night followed by some bad luck.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by SynCaine

More EVE reporting for today, as I had quite an eventful weekend in New Eden. It started off on a high note, as I was joined by two members of Black Lion Legion to assist me with a level 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online | 12 Comments

Level 4 missions in EVE, and my silly Rohk battleship.

Posted on July 2, 2008 by SynCaine

As I wrote a few days ago, I hopped in my Rohk battleship and did a few level 3 missions to get myself back into EVE, but those proved far too easy, and I was itching to try a level … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online | 12 Comments

/yawn and DIAF you grumpy fun hating bastards.

Posted on July 1, 2008 by SynCaine

Having been away from blogs for oh… 3 days, I missed most of the initial reaction to the Diablo 3 announcement. I also just kind of assumed everyone would be excited for it, as the previous two Diablo games are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Graphics don’t age like wine.

Posted on July 1, 2008 by SynCaine

Plenty of people have already broken down every single frame and image of Diablo3, so I won’t go into it here save for two concerns: 1)      It looks good (but not Crysis amazing) now, but given that it won’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, PvP, StarCraft Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Breaking down MMO burnout, and ways to avoid it.

Posted on June 26, 2008 by SynCaine

Rick over at /random expressed concern that his longtime guild may not be as hyped for WAR as he is, and that their time together in the game may be rather limited due to general MMO veteran burnout, a legitimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Console Gaming, Dark Age of Camelot, MMO design, PvP, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online | 19 Comments

One year of blogging done, and what a year it has been!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by SynCaine

It’s been a year already? I initially started blogging for what I believe is the most common reason: to have a place to keep all my thoughts and ideas about gaming in one place. What originally started as just ‘something … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EQ2, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Podcast, PvP, Site update, SotNW, Ultima Online, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments

MMO history, that Bartle guy, and why WoW2 won’t blow your mind.

Posted on June 23, 2008 by SynCaine

It seems we had a busy weekend in the MMO blog world, fueled by an interview with Richard Bartle done by Michael Zenke over at Massively. As with anything remotely interesting posted on the internet these days, the responses to … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Console Gaming, EVE Online, MMO design, Perma-death, PvP, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments