Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Friday + Sunny = Win?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by SynCaine

Good weather makes you feel guilty about playing an MMO, discuss. PS: So nice out here today in MA.

Posted in Random | 7 Comments

Understanding failure, the PoTBS story.

Posted on April 17, 2008 by SynCaine

As has been well reported, Pirates of the Burning Sea is cutting down on servers, going from 11 to 4. While PR would like you to believe otherwise, it’s fairly clear that the game is underperforming, and the reduction in … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, PvP | 18 Comments

Curt Schilling on ‘The Instance’ podcast.

Posted on April 15, 2008 by SynCaine

The Instance, which is always worth listening to anyway, stepped it up a notch with this show and featured a lengthy interview with Curt Schilling. Along with a ton of WoW talk, they go into general game design, a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | Tagged | 2 Comments

WoW burnout already?

Posted on April 14, 2008 by SynCaine

This weekend our little guild of friends took our first steps into Karazhan. We did fairly well, considering that for many of us it was our first time seeing the encounters, and that for the most part we were equipped … Continue reading →

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

You can’t have everything, sorry.

Posted on April 11, 2008 by SynCaine

Keen has a post up about his recent experience in DAoC. The gist of it is that after the ‘newness’ of being back in DAoC wore off, the fact that the PvE in DAoC is not as on-rails as more … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Combat Systems, Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, Site update, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

South Park and the Patriots.

Posted on April 10, 2008 by SynCaine

Somewhat of a bittersweet post today, considering it is related to the disaster that was the last Super Bowl. However, despite the pain of reliving that memory, these two South Park clips are indeed quite entertaining. Enjoy!

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Same old EA.

Posted on April 9, 2008 by SynCaine

I’ll be honest and say I’m a bit disappointed by EA and this story about one of their games. First off I have not heard anything about the actual game or the boycott surrounding it, but the fact that a … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random | 3 Comments

Damn you DoTA!

Posted on April 9, 2008 by SynCaine

Quick update today: DoTA is evil in it’s addictive nature. Every time you have a quality, down-to-the-end 5v5 game, it just adds fuel to the fire. Amazing that something of such quality was created as a mod, and also amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random | Tagged | 13 Comments

Daily quest, RMT, and the end-game in WoW

Posted on April 8, 2008 by SynCaine

Many people credit daily quests with making earning gold in WoW easier, and that part of the reason Blizzard added so many of them was to combat gold farmers by making lots of gold available to everyone. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Ding 70, now what?

Posted on April 7, 2008 by SynCaine

Over the weekend my girlfriend and I both hit 70 in WoW, marking the first time she has ever hit the cap in an MMO. It’s somewhat bittersweet of course, as part of the fun in WoW is gaining xp … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments