Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Gevlon has promised to delete his blog

Posted on November 18, 2016 by SynCaine

To quote the batshit insane one himself: “So no more pundit trying to explain how he was right while everything he predicted was wrong” Now where will the world go for tackle titan fits, how to get scammed by TEST, … Continue reading →

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Tyranny – Getting the hang of evil

Posted on November 17, 2016 by SynCaine

I mentioned before that one of my worries about Tyranny was whether playing the ‘bad guy’ would feel as good as playing the more traditional role of the good guy in an RPG, and how that would all be handled. … Continue reading →

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EVE:Still not actually F2P, but feel free to be lazy

Posted on November 15, 2016 by SynCaine

Today the unlimited trial accounts hit EVE. Or, if you just like using terms without actually considering meaning behind the words (Hi P2W), EVE is now ‘free to play’. Lets talk about that shall we? A simple question first. Can … Continue reading →

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Beholder review

Posted on November 11, 2016 by SynCaine

Note: I received a full copy of Beholder to review. Beholder is a weird game. On the surface, its a game where you are a building manager of an apartment in a fictional dictatorship, charged with the task of spying … Continue reading →

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The 2016 season of LoL is a wrap

Posted on November 10, 2016 by SynCaine

The 2016 season of League of Legends has ended, and the 2017 preseason is now live. I played less LoL in 2016 than prior years (just a little over 100 ranked games in 2016), and didn’t really follow the meta … Continue reading →

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Random Friday Rambles 11/4/16

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SynCaine

Random Friday ramblings incoming. Our clan in Clash of Clans (Supreme Cream!) hit level 10 after our last war. This is a rather big deal because now when we donate troops they get increased by two levels rather than one, … Continue reading →

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Tyranny -Finding the fun in being bad

Posted on November 1, 2016 by SynCaine

Tyranny, the next RPG from Obsidian (makers of Pillars of Eternity) is coming out Nov 11th and I’m cautiously optimistic about it. On the one hand, I trust Obsidian to make a quality RPG, and PoE was amazing. On the … Continue reading →

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Skyrim Special Edition

Posted on October 28, 2016 by SynCaine

Bethesda yesterday released Skyrim: Special Edition, which if you already owned Skyrim and its three DLC items, you got for free. For consoles, it’s a big upgrade in terms of graphics, but on the PC the baseline Skyrim:SE edition looks … Continue reading →

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EVE: Carrier has arrived

Posted on October 27, 2016 by SynCaine

A few days ago I finally joined the big kids club and purchased a carrier in EVE. The only step up left now would be joining the cool kids club and getting a super carrier or titan. Flying a capital … Continue reading →

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Mordheim – The undead are here!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by SynCaine

I’ve mentioned Mordheim: City of the Damned here before, and I want to mention it again today because the game just received its latest piece of DLC, the Undead warband. From just two battles, I can say I already love … Continue reading →

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