Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

FFXIV: People are nice due to design

Posted on February 19, 2015 by SynCaine

I haven’t done an update post about FFXIV since our return, in part because I wasn’t sure what to write beyond “Playing FFXIV again, still the best themepark out, still has that WoW-vanilla-but-in-2015 feel”, but this post from Loire is … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Final Fantasy XIV, MMO design | 2 Comments

Games Workshop hates money, and me

Posted on February 18, 2015 by SynCaine

I recently tried the Warhammer conversion mod Warsword for Mount and Blade, and it was a pretty wild 24 hours in my brain. Right after installing it I got that amazing rush of “omg this is going to be awesome” … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Rant, Warhammer Online | 20 Comments

Great interview about indie gaming

Posted on February 18, 2015 by SynCaine

VentureBeat has an excellent interview with Jeff Vogel, the creator of Avernum and other indie RPG games. Very much worth your time. H/t to Armagon for the link

Posted in Mass Media, Random | Comments Off on Great interview about indie gaming

Quick thought about the next Fallout game

Posted on February 16, 2015 by SynCaine

The next Fallout game from Bethesda will hopefully be a two-to-five hour, linear, on-rails ‘aim for you’ shooter with a bit of story, but most of the story will be comic relief rather than a more series take on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Random, Rant | 6 Comments

CoC: Supreme Cream vs Mexico 2.0 2/13/2015

Posted on February 14, 2015 by SynCaine

(Stats and writeup by Delpez) Supreme Cream! vs. Mexico 2.0

Posted in Clash of Clans | 5 Comments

As has been said and proven countless times, niche MMOs work

Posted on February 14, 2015 by SynCaine

I’ve bagged a lot on Mortal Online in the past, mostly because at launch it was a trainwreck. Amazingly this was sometime just after the release of Darkfall 1. Since that time DF1 closed to make room for DF:UW, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

CoC: Pre-war stats vs Mexico 2.0

Posted on February 12, 2015 by SynCaine

(Stats and writeup by Delpez) Mexico 2.0 Pre-War My first thought was that the matchmaker had lost its marbles. After working the numbers I know this to be true! Just by looking at TH and experience levels, this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans | 9 Comments

Speaking of must-buys

Posted on February 12, 2015 by SynCaine

Pillars of Eternity looks ok I guess… :mind blown: If only 1 out of 10 Kickstarters produces a game, but that game is PoE-level, then Kickstarter is worth every single dollar spent/donated.

Posted in Kickstarter | 10 Comments

Hearthstone is Blizzard’s first non-hit, that’s important

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SynCaine

Let’s keep talking about Hearthstone, if only because talking about it is way, way more fun than playing the game, and because HS is IMO a perfect example of New Blizzard in a nutshell and perhaps a good indicator of … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random, RMT, World of Warcraft | 51 Comments

The little tent-pole that could, and the little blogger that couldn’t

Posted on February 10, 2015 by SynCaine

Because some people are getting a little too excited over next-to-nothing, lets actually look at everything said recently from everyone’s favorite video-game producer. “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the #1 release of the year and the franchise’s cumulative revenue … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 22 Comments