Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

The story of Fallout 4 incinerating Tobold

Posted on January 4, 2016 by SynCaine

Seeing Tobold put his foot in a fire, and then vehemently deny that said foot is on fire has always been one of the better (only?) reasons to read his blog for a while now. The latest fire Tobold found … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Rant, The Witcher, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

The Witcher 3: Should I stop playing after finishing the Bloody Baron?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by SynCaine

My momentum to keep playing W3 is fading fast, and what I’ve read/heard about the game beyond what I have seen so far isn’t helping. The main issue is that every single reviewer that liked W3 talks about how amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in The Witcher, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Witcher 3 is a great story, and a terrible game

Posted on December 28, 2015 by SynCaine

I’m still making my way through The Witcher 3, so rather than a full review, consider this just some random observations from about 25 hours or so of the game. First, W3 is worth playing. Let’s put that out on … Continue reading →

Posted in The Witcher | 9 Comments

Give (me) the gift of Steam cards

Posted on December 22, 2015 by SynCaine

Shameless reminder/begging that if you want to throw some Steam cards my way, now would be a great time! That is all.

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2016 MMO predictions

Posted on December 21, 2015 by SynCaine

2015 was, FFXIV aside, basically a waste in the MMO space in terms of what was delivered. A bit of ‘wake up’ progress was made regarding F2P MMOs, but for the most part nothing new of significance arrived, though some … Continue reading →

Posted in Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, Final Fantasy XIV, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment

Fallout 4: Lets talk endings

Posted on December 16, 2015 by SynCaine

Stubborn has a post up about the ending to Fallout 4, and having just finished my second game, I figured now is a good time to talk about it here as well. Obvious major spoilers incoming. Context: I beat the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

CoC: Season 2 performance writeup

Posted on December 15, 2015 by SynCaine

Supreme Cream Performance – Season 2 (Text and stats by Delpez) This season flew by – only two derpy clans and ten proper wars. I don’t know if the matchmaker is improving, but really bad mismatches are becoming far less … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

2015 predictions review

Posted on December 15, 2015 by SynCaine

Prompted by Wilhelm again, lets look back at my 2015 predictions. DF:UW will shut down. The population is at an all-time low, AV is completely lost with the title, and Forumfall continues to stick daggers into the one game even … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Camelot Unchained, Clash of Clans, Crowfall, Darkfall Online, EQNext, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Kickstarter, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Random, Site update, SOE being SOE, SW:TOR, Trion being Trion, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

CoC and DB get big updates

Posted on December 10, 2015 by SynCaine

Lot of big updates in the mobile gaming world that myself and many blog readers are part of, so lets talk about them! First, did I know Damian Schubert works on Dungeon Boss? He’s the hotbar salesmen from SW:TOR right? … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Inquisition Clan, iPhone, Random, RMT, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Defeat leads to victory, and victory means defeat

Posted on December 8, 2015 by SynCaine

How many times have you quit playing a game because you lost? How many times have you quit a game because you won? The first is rarer than the second, right? We view defeat as motivation to improve and try … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, MMO design, Random, Rant, Uncategorized | 5 Comments