Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

BB: New event fills in some gameplay gaps

Posted on May 12, 2015 by SynCaine

I was able to experience one of the new events in Boom Beach recently, and I must say it really is a game-changer for me. Some background first. Prior to this update, upgrading defensive buildings, especially over offensive options, wasn’t … Continue reading →

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FFXIV: Might need to move up that “bigger than WoW now” timetable

Posted on May 11, 2015 by SynCaine

FFXIV isn’t out in South Korea? That was news to me, and has a huge impact on when FFXIV will eventually overtake WoW as the biggest real MMO out. Serious one-two punch coming up, with the expansion and now hitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy XIV | 10 Comments

CoC: Supreme Cream! vs Spergs of War

Posted on May 9, 2015 by SynCaine

(Writeup and stats by Delpez) Supreme Cream! Vs Spergs of War That was close (and fun!) – with about an hour left on the clock we were still trailing by six stars, and with eight minutes left we were four … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 29 Comments

HS: Now not even a footnote, and the clock has officially started for the FFXIV takeover of WoW

Posted on May 6, 2015 by SynCaine

Bla bla bla WoW is dying, will soon be overtaken by FFXIV for most subs, SynCaine right again, etc etc etc. Honestly if any of this is still surprising to you, that’s on you. Pay attention and join the cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 27 Comments

Mobile games the HC community is involved in, and why you should be as well

Posted on May 5, 2015 by SynCaine

One of the major aspects we originally loved about MMOs is that they got updated, which was somewhat unique to the genre. In 2015 that is no longer the case, with just about every genre having at least a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, DomiNations | 2 Comments

GTA: Real GTA

Posted on May 4, 2015 by SynCaine

Guessing you have seen this already as its being linked all over the place, but just in case, this video of GTA using real people and a drone as the camera is A+ work.

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Crowfall: The words on paper still sound good

Posted on May 1, 2015 by SynCaine

Latest updated here, talking about the Eternal (personal) kingdom. I like everything presented, although I think the real make or break aspect of this is going to be how beneficial it is to join someones EK vs just building up … Continue reading →

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FFXIV: Should I be worried about the expansion?

Posted on April 29, 2015 by SynCaine

Quick concern here; currently I’m lvl 35 in FFXIV, and odds aren’t great that I’ll have time to hit 50 and do most of the end-game stuff in the game before the expansion hits. From those who are 50 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy XIV | 12 Comments

More Steam mod talk, including Gabe comments

Posted on April 27, 2015 by SynCaine

And the “Steam selling mods” debate rages on. Good times, around what is honestly a great topic and, IMO, a major shift in gaming overall. And just to be very clear, I am 100% for this shift, as I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Steam Stuff | 50 Comments

CoC: TH8.5 strategy writeup

Posted on April 24, 2015 by SynCaine

(Written by Delpez) TH8.5 Since we have a number of players on the brink of TH9, I thought I’ll share my experiences as a new TH9, especially the upgrade system known as 8.5. A while ago we ran into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans | 5 Comments