Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Missing the Steam sale, not buying beta, leading in CoC

Posted on July 3, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick note about missing the Steam sale due to vacation: Unless Steam wasn’t sending out those “your wishlist game is on sale” notifications, I don’t think I would have picked up much, and I think the winter sale will be … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Clash of Clans, iPhone, Random | 4 Comments

I’m back!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by SynCaine

So every time I go on vacation, I debate stating so on the blog. Basically every time I say I’m on vacation, I find time to blog and it makes the whole “going away” message a bit pointless. Well this … Continue reading →

Posted in Site update | 9 Comments

Spoiler Alert

Posted on June 24, 2014 by SynCaine

Since I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about the previous post, might as well let everyone else in on our little game. Yes, the exact wording of the title was intentional. Yes, I am aware of the page rank and … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 14 Comments

Darkfall: Unholy Wars going F2P and other problems sink it

Posted on June 20, 2014 by SynCaine

Darkfall and I have had an interesting history (the fact that I heard about the first game from Tobold entertains me to this day), and unfortunately I think this post marks the final chapter. The game is going in multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, RMT | 45 Comments

Shameless Steam Card begging round 2

Posted on June 19, 2014 by SynCaine

If we are not friends on Steam we should be: Syncaine If you have Steam cards you don’t want, I’ll happily take them. Think of it as a small token for entertaining and educating the unwashed masses all these years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll | 13 Comments

Eador’s depth is borderline silly

Posted on June 17, 2014 by SynCaine

Aside from playing lots of Clash of Clans, the only other game I’m currently playing a good amount of is Eador: Masters of the Broken World. The more I play, the deeper that rabbit hole gets, and there is nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Eador | 5 Comments

Honest Trailer: FFVII

Posted on June 16, 2014 by SynCaine

Worth watching.

Posted in Console Gaming | 6 Comments

Big boy toys

Posted on June 12, 2014 by SynCaine

It wasn’t THAT long ago when video games were considered a kid’s toy. Now when someone asks me when I’m going to stop playing ‘games’, I tell them hopefully the afterlife has solid broadband. Given the above, it makes sense … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, RMT, Star Citizen | 3 Comments

Clash of Clan tips

Posted on June 11, 2014 by SynCaine

In addition to these 10 great tips, here are some of my observations from having played a decent amount of Clash of Clans now. 1) Learn the wallbreakers AI as best you can, as they are the key to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, iPhone | 2 Comments

DF:UW – Day of reckoning

Posted on June 10, 2014 by SynCaine

Today Aventurine is releasing their class removal, combat overhaul update to Darkfall: Unholy Wars. If the next few weeks aren’t a complete balance cluster, I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Worst-case here IMO is that a build that completely trivializes PvE is … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online | 1 Comment