Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

CoC: War stats vs MMA Gaming 1/25/15

Posted on January 27, 2015 by SynCaine

(Stats and writeup by Delpez) Supreme Cream! vs. MMA Gaming Supreme Cream Enemy Average TH Level 7.98 8.16 Average Player Level 72.07 75.18 Score 111 111 Total Attacks Used 80 85 Total 3 Star Attacks 29 27 Total 3 Star … Continue reading →

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BB: Task Force increased to 25, get in here!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by SynCaine

Quick Boom Beach Task Force (guild) update; I’ve raised the limit up to 25 people as we hit the 10 man cap quickly. Join up! Task Force name is Hardcore Casual, tag is #GQULQR2. Most of us are new to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boom Beach | 4 Comments

ESO: We are teaching console players what now?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by SynCaine

Quick note, because I’ve seen a few blogs state that ESO is dropping the required sub price in part because console players ‘don’t get how that works’. Quick, name the most successful console MMO to date (notably not a really … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy XIV, RMT, The Elder Scrolls Online | 15 Comments

CoC: MMA Clash pre-war statistics and analysis

Posted on January 22, 2015 by SynCaine

(Stats and writeup by Delpez) I’ve been working on a model to determine the likely number of stars one can achieve with dragon attacks, based on the defensive strength of the war base. More data is required, but in its … Continue reading →

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LotRO: You’ll never see Mordor

Posted on January 22, 2015 by SynCaine

Let’s talk about LotRO! Actually let’s not talk about the content of LotRO, because why make everyone suffer, but instead let’s talk about how things have gone for the game overall, and specifically under F2P. Spoiler alert: LotRO is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online, Rant, RMT | 17 Comments

ESO: Is it finally multiplayer Skyrim?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by SynCaine

So ESO is going B2P (pending what the cash shop contains, but I doubt they are going to sell you hotbars or guns out of planes), which is of some interest to me. While I wasn’t in love with ESO … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, The Elder Scrolls Online | 12 Comments

Credit to Massively for this one

Posted on January 20, 2015 by SynCaine

Granted, the good stuff is quotes rather than the writing/opinion of Massively, but still, this article about how Das Tal will be better than ArcheAge made me smile. That said, setting the bar at “better than AA” is like setting … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Mass Media | 2 Comments

Playing games “the right way”

Posted on January 20, 2015 by SynCaine

I think I’ve written about this before, related to MMOs and really ‘buying in’ when playing, but playing Avernum right now and recently having beaten Farcry has reminded me that sometimes, a key to really enjoying a game is “playing … Continue reading →

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$2 steal, Avernum is on sale right now

Posted on January 19, 2015 by SynCaine

Avernum: Escape from the Pit is on sale right now, 80% off to drop the price to $1.99. If you like RPGs, this is the easiest two bucks you can spend. The game is excellent (full review/post coming ‘soon’). PS: … Continue reading →

Posted in Steam Stuff | 7 Comments

Boom Beach: Task force “Hardcore Casual” created, join up!

Posted on January 19, 2015 by SynCaine

Last week I wrote about the current state of my Clash of Clans… clan, and wondered how best to run things given the usual casual/hardcore divide that most online group usually runs into. I believe I have part of the … Continue reading →

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