Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Yea but what about Latin language support?

Posted on April 12, 2017 by SynCaine

If you follow a game on Steam, anytime the devs post an update you see it in your Activity tab. It’s a nice feature, and makes it easy to keep up with games that receive frequent updates (like Early Access … Continue reading →

Posted in Steam Stuff | 2 Comments

Shared Battle Brothers game map code

Posted on April 8, 2017 by SynCaine

70a248 Set it to Expert, Ironman, random endgame. Goal is to retire at 30 days with the highest score (or last as long as you can until 30 days). Post the end result on Steam or link it here. Enjoy!

Posted in Random, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Shared Battle Brothers game coming up, would you like to join?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by SynCaine

The most recent update to Battle Brothers allows for map sharing via a map code, which got Obmar thinking it would be fun to have a bunch of us all play on the same map, and see who can last … Continue reading →

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Mount and Blade: Bannerlord fears and anticipation

Posted on April 5, 2017 by SynCaine

I have a subscription to PC Gamer magazine, which you might consider a bit odd given the amount of PC gaming news I read online. In part, its a nostalgia thing, but its also a decent way to read about … Continue reading →

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Early April gaming update

Posted on April 4, 2017 by SynCaine

Games I’m playing update. The most notable item is our Clash of Clans… clan is on a ten war winning streak, which I believe is our longest since the change to war matching to match win streak clans with others … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, EVE Online, Goons, Inquisition Clan, Random, The Elder Scrolls Online | 14 Comments

EVE – One small step for EVE, one giant leap for MMO-kind

Posted on March 30, 2017 by SynCaine

Over at TAGN, he has a post about the upcoming changes to moon mining. In short, the activity is going from a mostly automated process involving structures processing resources to one that requires a group effort to collect the rewards. … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, EVE Online, Goons, MMO design, The Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

ESO: Initial impressions, again

Posted on March 28, 2017 by SynCaine

Since time has recently allowed it, Aria and I looked for a new game to play co-op. Previously we played and enjoyed FFXIV, but once we got too busy, I continued to level my character to finish up the original … Continue reading →

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Battle Brothers leaves EA, Wartile is deep in it, and Grim Dawn review update

Posted on March 27, 2017 by SynCaine

Three quick items for today. First, Battle Brothers has officially left Early Access and is now released, so we can add one more example to the list of successful uses of EA. I’ve written a ton about the game, and … Continue reading →

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2v2 mode in Clash Royale is basically the best thing of all time

Posted on March 24, 2017 by SynCaine

Can’t… stop… playing… Well actually I can, because so many people are playing the new 2v2 mode in Clash Royale that I think the servers just died, letting me write this blog. This not only needs to be a full-time … Continue reading →

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Steam experiment, help out

Posted on March 22, 2017 by SynCaine

I copy/pasted yesterdays Grim Dawn review into Steam as a review. Could everyone here with Steam head over to the review and up-vote it? I want to test a theory related to reviews and ratings. Thanks.

Posted in Review, Site update, Steam Stuff, Uncategorized | 2 Comments