Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Grim Dawn review

Posted on March 21, 2017 by SynCaine

Since the release of Diablo 2, way back in the year 2000, basically every ARPG has been trying to be Diablo 3, yet none have truly succeeded, not even the actual Diablo 3. I’m not going to go so far … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 6 Comments

Gaming is pretty great right now

Posted on March 20, 2017 by SynCaine

The “Gaming is in a great spot right now” trend continues, at least outside the MMO space (and in that too, if you happen to be flying a spaceship), so lets talk about a few of the items. Overall if … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Crowfall, DoTA, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, iPhone, League of Legends, MMO design, Random, Steam Stuff, World of Warcraft | Comments Off on Gaming is pretty great right now

EVE: I need a 10t ISK loan please

Posted on March 16, 2017 by SynCaine

Wealth in EVE is a funny thing. For a new player, your first million is special. For the average player, a billion ISK is a decent amount to spend on a single ship. For some groups a trillion ISK is … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online | 3 Comments

EVE: CCP is changing how PLEX will work, goodbye Aurum

Posted on March 16, 2017 by SynCaine

Changes to how PLEX works in EVE are coming, though no exact date on when this change is going live is given. As with any major change, I expect the PLEX market to be very active between now and whenever … Continue reading →

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EVE: Incursion running double feature

Posted on March 15, 2017 by SynCaine

Quick little EVE update for today. Due to mostly RL factors, I haven’t been able to play as much EVE lately as I’ve wanted. In particular, I haven’t been able to sit down for a 2+ hr chunk of time … Continue reading →

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Battle Brothers – Keeping pace, recovering from setback

Posted on March 13, 2017 by SynCaine

It’s rare in single-player games that you can bounce back from a setback. Usually you are either progressing towards victory, or you are defeated. Take for example a typical game of Civilization. At the start (on a decent difficulty level) … Continue reading →

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Battle Brothers full release coming March 24th, 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017 by SynCaine

If you don’t own Battle Brothers by now, you either A: suck, or B: avoid Early Access games at all costs. Well I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is I can’t fix your suck problem, that’s … Continue reading →

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It’s not the player, it’s the game

Posted on March 8, 2017 by SynCaine

Over at Tobold’s blog, across a number of recent posts, the familiar topic of why MMOs in general have declined has come up again, this time framed in the context of whether it’s the players or the game that has … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Tobold being Wrong, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments

Battle Brothers – Difficulty that keeps the pace

Posted on March 6, 2017 by SynCaine

I’m really, really enjoying Battle Brothers, to the point that it’s heavily cut into my EVE time and I’ve been in maintenance mode (market, industry, and PI updating only) the last few weeks now. Luckily EVE isn’t going anywhere, and … Continue reading →

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Battle Brothers:Death comes in many forms

Posted on March 1, 2017 by SynCaine

The best stories in gaming aren’t written by developers, but by you. The best stories in gaming are often enabled by developers who set the table, who provide the environment, but then let you drive the narrative and its ultimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Random | 9 Comments