Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Taking genius for granted

Posted on January 15, 2014 by SynCaine

As I interact with MMO players across the genre in different games, a common theme has started to develop; either you are an MMO player with EVE experience, or you aren’t. And I don’t mean ‘EVE experience’ in terms of … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design | 58 Comments

The Day LoL Died

Posted on January 14, 2014 by SynCaine

Whelp, it’s been fun. The picture of him is perfect too. That “would you like more welfare epics?” smile, those eyes that reassure you death is impossible, that hair that represents all his good ideas. Bastard. (This is the welfare … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Rant, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

ESO: Beta impressions

Posted on January 13, 2014 by SynCaine

(If this post breaks the ESO NDA… um, sorry?) I got to finally play ESO this weekend, and more than anything it surprised me. I wasn’t blow away and loved it, but I also didn’t hate it. I wish it … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, The Elder Scrolls Online | 25 Comments

ESO: “Nobody believes that The Elder Scroll Online would be hurt by its business model if it had a Free2Play model with a subscription option.”

Posted on January 13, 2014 by SynCaine

Totally dude. ESO would be just as good a game with cash shop ad loading screens, devs spending time coming up with ways to get you to buy yet another hat/wing/item (eventually of questionable power), seeing said items on people … Continue reading →

Posted in RMT, The Elder Scrolls Online | 16 Comments

That game under NDA…

Posted on January 12, 2014 by SynCaine

It’s not possible to die, is it? SDFKHDSGKHDSG GOD I HATE YOU THEMEPARK DESIGN!!! (Wish the NDA was down, and no, the entire post would not be a gigantic rip job.)

Posted in Rant | 11 Comments

F2P MMO X dies

Posted on January 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick observation: I find it interesting that pro-F2P people continue to point out that most new MMOs are F2P ‘for a reason’, yet don’t acknowledge that just about every month (or week), Massively has a new “this F2P MMO is … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 47 Comments

Themeparks: Raid or die

Posted on January 8, 2014 by SynCaine

I’m on record here saying I have little interest in WildStar, but that from the outside looking in I think the game has a chance. One reason is the devs acknowledging that their game won’t be for ‘everyone’, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, WildStar | 14 Comments

SOE being SOE, take 9431

Posted on January 7, 2014 by SynCaine

Jenks at TAGN about SOE’s latest bout with logic: Wait. They are going to give you the 500 spacebucks, but only if you log in… So we can we reasonably conclude that there are people who forgot to cancel their … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Rant | 22 Comments

Tower Wars Review

Posted on January 7, 2014 by SynCaine

More tales from the Steam Winter Sale; this one about Tower Wars. Tower Wars is a tower defense game, but with a twist! (gameshow voice) in that you are also responsible for buying, upgrading, and sending the unit waves against … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 3 Comments

ESO: The “make a good game” problem

Posted on January 6, 2014 by SynCaine

Clearly a Forbes writer is a big fan of this blog, what with this copy/paste job of an article. I’ll excuse the lack of a h/t this time, but clean it up will ya? Anyway, since everyone is jumping on … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, The Elder Scrolls Online | 23 Comments