Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Finally MMO genre is free of Smed, at least for now

Posted on July 27, 2015 by SynCaine

Back from vacation, and this reentry Monday is ROUGH. After every vacation I question whether actually going on vacation is ‘worth it’, because coming back to 500+ emails to dig through isn’t a lot of fun, especially then all 500+ … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EQNext, Random, Rant, RMT, SOE being SOE | 12 Comments

Legends of Eisenwald Review

Posted on July 18, 2015 by SynCaine

A few days back I had written about whether Early Access on Steam was working or not, and today I want to give one example where it worked perfectly. Legends of Eisenwald is a game that likely never gets made … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review, Steam Stuff | 1 Comment

That’s not how things work lady

Posted on July 15, 2015 by SynCaine

I’m getting more amusement than I should out of the Amazon Prime Day ‘outrage’, but Jackie Dana ‘wins the internet’ with this: This was the worst sale ever on Amazon. A bunch of crap no one wants that still sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 12 Comments

Hearthstone: The more dice the better

Posted on July 14, 2015 by SynCaine

I’ve posted my overall thoughts about Hearthstone in the past, but the TL:DR is that its less a card game and more of a graphical dice simulator. It looks like a M:TG clone, but the gameplay is a lot more … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random | 28 Comments

Blood Bowl 2: Pre-order and such

Posted on July 10, 2015 by SynCaine

You can now pre-order Blood Bowl 2, and for the PC you pick either the Wood Elves or the Lizardmen as a pre-order bonus. It looks like additional races will be DLC, which honestly is a better fit than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood Bowl | 6 Comments

Early Access: Is it working?

Posted on July 9, 2015 by SynCaine

Being in somewhat of a ‘main game’ lull, I’ve been looking over my 100+ list of Steam games of late. In particular, I’m checking back in with a some of the Early Access titles I’ve purchased in the past but … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 1 Comment

Fallout: The complete history

Posted on July 7, 2015 by SynCaine

In case you have some spare time, go ahead and read this complete list of all major events in the Fallout Universe. Pretty great stuff, and should get you nice and ready for Fallout 4.

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FFXIV: The good kind of difficult

Posted on July 6, 2015 by SynCaine

One of the aspects that soured me on WoW post TBC (although even prior to WotLK this was already somewhat of a trend in the game, just much slower) was the decrease in challenge in the ‘normal’ game, with only … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy XIV, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Are Clash of Clans and Boom Beach MMOs?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by SynCaine

This is mostly just food for thought, and spoiler answer: No, but its real close. To really answer this question, you first have to ask yourself what you value most in an MMO, and how many of those factors does … Continue reading →

Posted in Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, MMO design | 5 Comments

Time Warp – D:OS thoughts

Posted on June 29, 2015 by SynCaine

Welcome to the newest feature for the blog (which means this will be the only time it is used); where I blog about an older game you have either already played or have no interest in playing. Should be really … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Time Warp | 2 Comments