Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Warcraft movie, so close to history

Posted on June 20, 2016 by SynCaine

Because there was a lot of chirping from the “100hrs/hated it” logic crowd on the last post, lets check in with that ‘totally not a bomb’ movie Warcraft. What’s that? It had a near-historic drop? How can a movie that … Continue reading →

Posted in World of Warcraft | 10 Comments

“Empires of EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online” Review

Posted on June 15, 2016 by SynCaine

Empires of EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online by Andrew Groen is a must-read for any MMO fan, even those who have never played EVE Online. I say this because the book does a masterful job … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, MMO design | 3 Comments

TW:W – Expanding on the awesome

Posted on June 14, 2016 by SynCaine

Having now played and finished campaigns with the Vampires, Dwarves, and Empire, I can safely re-confirm that Total War: Warhammer is awesome. Let’s expand on the awesome though, shall we? It’s funny how sometimes you can play a game series … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Steam Stuff | 2 Comments

Mount and Blade: Bannerlord siege

Posted on June 13, 2016 by SynCaine

I mean… why are you not taking my money already? I’ve been hyped for a lot of games over the years, I don’t know that any matches Bannerlord, in large part because I’ve played Warband more than any non-MMO game … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband | 1 Comment

“The Warcraft movie is awesome” – said no one

Posted on June 13, 2016 by SynCaine

Weird, I’m right again, this time with the prediction that the Warcraft movie would bomb. Oh and bomb it did, to the tune of 24m in the US on a 160m production budget. Given that the traditional model for the … Continue reading →

Posted in World of Warcraft | 44 Comments

EVE: So effecient

Posted on June 7, 2016 by SynCaine

99.9% ISK efficiency is good, right? First Super kills, felt good. Was lucky to jump into that fleet too as I had just finished up some Total War: Warhammer, and when that game is in full screen it blocks Jabber. … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online | 7 Comments

CR: View from the top

Posted on June 6, 2016 by SynCaine

Well, if ‘the top’ is Arena 8 in Clash Royale anyway. The climb has been very interesting, especially having two accounts to compare. My main as of right now is in Arena 8, while my second account is at 2900 … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash Royale, Inquisition Clan, iPhone | 4 Comments

So a good game sells a lot of copies? Get out of here!

Posted on June 2, 2016 by SynCaine

100m+ copies of Minecraft have been sold, and today the game sells 53k+ copies A DAY. Who the hell is still buying Minecraft? And I don’t mean that in a “Minecraft sucks!” way, because it’s a great game/tool, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Kickstarter, League of Legends, MMO design, Random, World of Warcraft | 12 Comments

TW: Warhammer -What saving the world really gets you

Posted on May 31, 2016 by SynCaine

Quick little ‘news’ report out of TW: Warhammer. As the Vampire Counts, I had finally eliminated the Empire, capturing the capital city of Altdorf. This was possible in some part because the forces of Chaos were running wild in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

Total War: Warhammer Review

Posted on May 30, 2016 by SynCaine

Total War: Warhammer is, IMO, simply the best version of Total War yet, and by a considerable margin at that. It’s an excellent strategy game, its an incredible use of the Warhammer IP, and it fixes so many of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 2 Comments