Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Sandbox end-game: Why keep playing long-term?

Posted on July 21, 2014 by SynCaine

Let’s talk PvP sandbox MMO end-game today. One of my outstanding questions from the whole Warhammer Online saga is in a perfect world, what was the end-game for that MMO? I mean we know it was to raid the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, Pathfinder Online, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

CU: Finally something of note

Posted on July 17, 2014 by SynCaine

CSE, makers of Camelot Unchained, have been releasing a lot of info of late about the game and the ideas behind it. So far nothing has jumped out at me as terrible ala “The 4th pillar”, but at the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Camelot Unchained, Mass Media, MMO design | 7 Comments

What to throw money at: The next Civilization game is coming

Posted on July 17, 2014 by SynCaine

October 24th isn’t THAT far away… right? I never played Alpha Centari, so the Sci-Fi theme here is something new to look forward to for me. I also think the setting will allow the devs to bring in some ideas … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Steam Stuff | 4 Comments

Pathfinder Online: Everything but the game is looking awesome!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by SynCaine

I was recently talking to a friend about Pathfinder Online, with the gist of the conversation being that I love everything about the game on paper, from the design docs to what the devs have said, but actually seeing it … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, crafting, EVE Online, MMO design, Pathfinder Online | 12 Comments

Tales from Steam: 90% off

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SynCaine

So many questions about this. Like what is the end-game here? Because at 50 cents a copy, no amount of sales is going to amount to anything here, so what’s the point? 90% off is a bit much. This kinda … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Steam Stuff | 7 Comments

The humble bundle that keeps on giving

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SynCaine

League of Legends has been randomly lag-spiking for us recently, to the point where ranked play is now more frustrating than normal (a game mode that was already borderline more frustrating than it was worth). The real problem is that … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Random | 4 Comments

Please exit to your left, the ride has now ended

Posted on July 10, 2014 by SynCaine

So this post happened, along with 40+ comments. Give it all a read. Easy multiple choice question time: When you run out of ‘stuff to do’ in a game, what do you normally do? A: Keep playing/paying for the lulz … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Re-confirmed: I’m kind of a big deal

Posted on July 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Knowing how many ‘real people’ readers a blog has, much less how much influence a writer has on his readers, is almost impossible to tell. WordPress provides view/visitor statistics of course, but based on personal experience those numbers aren’t 100% … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update, Warhammer Online | 19 Comments

Risen related: Well that’s good timing

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SynCaine

Not only is Risen 1 and 2 on Steam sale today, but Risen 3 is coming out in August. Didn’t know any of that when I wrote my post below.

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Risen is a surprisingly great open-world RPG you should play

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing Risen since returning from vacation (picked up in a Humble Bundle pack a while back), and I’m very pleasantly surprised by the game. I went into it expecting/hoping for an “80% of Skyrim” type of experience, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Random, Review | 5 Comments