Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Clash of Clans: Join my clan!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick note: If you play Clash of Clans on the iPhone (and if you have one, you should be), join Supreme Cream! (include the exclamation point), a clan I’m helping lead and build up. The recently added clan war feature … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone | 16 Comments

Could Kickstarter have made World of Darkness possible?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by SynCaine

This World of Darkness article is sort of a good read. I say sort of because how many times have we read an MMO story about managers asking for one unconnected feature after another, code being reworked, and a game … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, MMO design, Random | 13 Comments

Double cheese weekends

Posted on June 4, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick one for today, which I think is going to build towards a more substantial post: is anyone else highly bothered by an MMO doing “double XP/loot/whatever” weekends? I think I’m primarily bothered by it because such events bring “this … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Random | 10 Comments

What we can learn as we watch little sprite people burn

Posted on June 3, 2014 by SynCaine

Tales of randomness incoming! I’ve been playing Sim City 4 lately. A game released in 2003, that is now on GoG.com, which was on freaking sale for $5 due to a 75% sale (so to recap: a game from 2003 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 2 Comments

The day the pilot died

Posted on June 2, 2014 by SynCaine

Sad to hear Jester is retiring from blogging. His blog quickly shot up to my daily ‘must read’ list, and his content quality and quantity was second-to-none. He was also my easy-access window into the deeper side of EVE design … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EVE Online | 3 Comments

A fresh start, or a kick out the door?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by SynCaine

When do you wipe an MMO? That question has been floating around Darkfall for a few days now, sparked by the massive dupe-fest that required a 5 day rollback, but grounded in the fact that the game has had major … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design | 8 Comments

Dupes and dupes?

Posted on May 27, 2014 by SynCaine

Finally back from work travel and a short vacation; has the genre fixed itself yet? It hasn’t, has it? Darkfall just had a fun bought with a massive dupe bug, one that apparently was very easy to reproduce so lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, The Elder Scrolls Online | 3 Comments

EVE Empires reminder, blog update

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick reminder that the Kickstarter for the EVE Empires  book is winding down, and if you want to jump in and own something that is likely to be very awesome, do so now. Blog has been slow this week as … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Kickstarter | 2 Comments

ESO: If you have played one zone, you have played them all

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SynCaine

If you have played one ESO zone, you have played them all. I think the above is the best way to sum up my feelings as of right now for ESO. It’s so simple, and yet I’m having trouble fully … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rift, The Elder Scrolls Online | 30 Comments

EVE: History, now in hardcover

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SynCaine

EVE’s history book now has a hardcover option on Kickstarter! Easy +1 from me on that, especially since the hardcover will feature additional stories and art compared to the softcover. This will, in addition to being a great read, make … Continue reading →

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