Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

WoW’s legacy on the MMO players mindframe.

Posted on April 4, 2008 by SynCaine

Tobold has a post up today about training players in WoW, and what can be done to improve the sad state the PUG scene is in. I think the PUG scene in WoW is hopeless though, that game is too … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

User created content, who needs it?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by SynCaine

Continuing today’s theme of linking to blogs from people who know a hell of a lot more about MMOs than I do, Raph Koster has a post today about the growing amount of user-created browser-based content that is hitting the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Warhammer Online | 14 Comments

The REAL war on terror.

Posted on April 3, 2008 by SynCaine

Lum posted this a few days ago, but only today did I actually read the linked article, found here. I’m not sure if saying it’s a bit surprising that congress has this much time to waste would be very accurate. … Continue reading →

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Awesome new WoW podcast!

Posted on April 2, 2008 by SynCaine

The sad part is 75% of the WoW population would consider this a legit WoW podcast. Also sad is that about 50% of what was said, while meant to be funny, is actually true. “If I want good PvP, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcast, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

Interesting read about F2P gaming.

Posted on March 31, 2008 by SynCaine

I’ll post my thought on this article tomorrow, no time today other than to say that if you are aiming for Nexon-like profits, go F2P. If you want to make serious money, the sub model in NA continues to dominate.

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Motivation for beta leaks.

Posted on March 31, 2008 by SynCaine

The topic of beta leaks and people who break the NDA always comes up around the time a new MMO is set for release, and given the growth of the MMO genre, the scale and depth of these leaks has … Continue reading →

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Top 30 silly names, maybe.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by SynCaine

Crave has a nice (if incomplete) list of funny videogame names found here. I’ve played a few of those, and I must say the names always confused me. Worth looking over IMO. I did enjoy the fact that of the … Continue reading →

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Unite casuals with the hardcore, don’t separate them.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by SynCaine

Listening to the latest Drone Bay podcast, a thought came to me while listening to the ‘mail time’ section. A new player basically asked what he can do about older players having tons of money, and an inflated economy making … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 10 Comments

Daily quests, daily grind.

Posted on March 27, 2008 by SynCaine

Now that 2.4 is out, many bloggers are posting their initial reactions to the patch, with most being overall positive. It seems the new area is a hit, and the players are enjoying the new daily quests that contribute to … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments

Delays, windows, hype, and cake.

Posted on March 26, 2008 by SynCaine

Warhammer Online has been delayed, again. Not a huge shock really, especially considering the whole ‘we are not making DAoC 2… ok fine we are’ design change, something I fully support. Hopefully at some point ‘soon’ anyone who buys a … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments