Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

EVE: Farming Blood Raiders, big and bigger versions

Posted on September 13, 2016 by SynCaine

My ratting adventures against the Blood Raiders continue. I’m loving the Rattlesnake, as it handles everything including Sanctums just fine (25m or so per tick with those), and with the passive shield tank, it’s very minimal in terms of clicks, … Continue reading →

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EVE: Gevlon is still losing at EVE even when he is pretending to no longer play

Posted on September 12, 2016 by SynCaine

Can’t start a corp that lasts longer than a minute, can’t try impacting null without Lenny blowing him out of the water, can’t successfully tinfoil for longer than an hour, and can’t quit EVE despite saying he isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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EVE: Living it up in Delve

Posted on September 7, 2016 by SynCaine

Life for me in EVE continues on. Goons have now taken almost all of Delve, and KarmaFleet has made 7G-QIG our home. For the first time since joining goons I’m doing more KF-based stuff than alliance stuff, and it feels … Continue reading →

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EVE: I don’t think he is the only one

Posted on September 1, 2016 by SynCaine

From a comment at Polygon about EVE have an unlimited trial (or if you are bad/lazy, going F2P): I’ll probably give this another shot once the f2p launches. I have tried in the past but was overwhelmed by the multihours … Continue reading →

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EVE: Now with a not-exactly F2P option

Posted on August 31, 2016 by SynCaine

The line between a F2P option and an extended/unlimited trial continues to get blurred, this time by EVE Online. In some respects, this new option gives people access to all of the game (high sec, low sec, null, and WH) … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, RMT, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Over two years playing Clash of Clans!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by SynCaine

I have now been playing and blogging about Clash of Clans for over two years (first post using the CoC tag is dated June 11th, 2014), and I just now hit Town Hall 10 on my main account. The funny/sad/good … Continue reading →

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More on Mordheim

Posted on August 26, 2016 by SynCaine

My Mordheim review can be found here. This post is a bit of an update, as I keep playing the game and I’m liking it more and more. One of the things Mordheim does great is mix in randomization in … Continue reading →

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My top 10 Steam titles in terms of /played

Posted on August 22, 2016 by SynCaine

I like to look at my Steam ‘most played’ list, in large part because it combines the enjoyment of numbers and the strange addiction of lists. It’s not a complete view of my gaming history, given that my Steam account … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Steam Stuff, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

‘Female Protagonist” – More harm than good

Posted on August 17, 2016 by SynCaine

The all-female lead Ghostbusters movie bombed recently. I didn’t see it, mostly because I don’t care for that franchise and because previews looked terrible, but also in part because ‘all female’ or ‘female lead’ marketing puts me off. And not … Continue reading →

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Fallout 4 – Far Harbor thoughts

Posted on August 15, 2016 by SynCaine

With the Nuka World DLC coming August 30th (and based on the trailer, looking amazing!) I need to finish up the Far Harbor DLC sooner rather than later. I’ve done the main quest line, and some of the side content, … Continue reading →

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