Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

NWN2 finished, final thoughts.

Posted on December 3, 2007 by SynCaine

I finally finished the original campaign in Neverwinter Nights 2, and overall the game was well worth the time. The game had some very challenging spots, a great story, and enough twists and surprises to make it worthwhile to finish. … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, NWN2 | 4 Comments

The good old days, reborn

Posted on November 30, 2007 by SynCaine

A few days ago I re-subbed to WoW, along with grabbing another account for my girlfriend. We created two Draenei characters, a Shaman (me) and a Mage (her), and starting our trek towards 70, with the goal of hitting one … Continue reading →

Posted in World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Playing the market, small scale for now.

Posted on November 29, 2007 by SynCaine

Wilhelm over at TAGN was been posting some great stuff about mining/production in EVE, which has given me more than a few ideas on how to play my second EVE account. My second account is a dedicated miner/industrial pilot, with … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MILK Corp | 1 Comment

More quality EVE talk, this time with copy/paste action.

Posted on November 28, 2007 by SynCaine

An excellent comment by Letrange was made on the ‘Gauntlet‘ post, and I feel it deserves it’s very own entry. I basically agree with him/her 100%, and the comment really brings up some key points about EVE. I think his/her … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, MMO design | 6 Comments

From nerd to world domination, one great game at a time.

Posted on November 28, 2007 by SynCaine

Darren over at Common Sense Gamer had a bit of news today based on a quote from Codemasters, with the basis of it being that they want to release one MMO per year. Being the ever lovable doom and gloom … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Lord of the Rings Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Back to WoW we go…

Posted on November 27, 2007 by SynCaine

After a long break I’ve decided to return to World of Warcraft, although in a very different manner. Instead of playing it to raid and be on the bleeding edge of content, the goal here will be to very casually … Continue reading →

Posted in World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Podcast goodness!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by SynCaine

I’ve finally popped my Podcast cherry over at VirginWorlds. (yay wordplay jokes) Darren was nice enough to have me as a guest on “Shut Up Were Talking” 14, along with Aaron and Adam. I think everyone had a great time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcast, Random, Site update | 1 Comment

More PotBS talk. The game is FUN!

Posted on November 23, 2007 by SynCaine

Seems the PotBS stress test to beta access is indeed true. I was able to log on last night and play on the beta server, which was a nice surprise. After a little more time with the game, this time … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea | 7 Comments

Frigate Tournament = Good times.

Posted on November 20, 2007 by SynCaine

Over the weekend my Alliance held a frigate tournament, open to all and in a FFA format. The rules stated you could use any tech 1 frigate with tech 1 fittings, named fittings were allowed. We flew out to a … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MILK Corp, PvP | 4 Comments

6 hours of PotBS.

Posted on November 19, 2007 by SynCaine

PotBS had its second stress test this weekend, and I was actually able to get in this time and give the game a shot, and it only took 12 hours of patching, thanks SOE… Download issue aside, and I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea | 7 Comments