Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

DF:UW patch, Civ expansion

Posted on July 9, 2013 by SynCaine

A new and fairly important patch has hit DF:UW today. Initial reactions are positive, which is saying something considering the link is to ForumFall. I’ve been pacing myself in DF of late; I’m currently at 57k prowess with a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, Patch Notes, Site update | 3 Comments

Civ V expansion July 8th

Posted on July 1, 2013 by SynCaine

First, its crazy that Civ V came out in 2010. I still think of it as kinda new. Anyway, the next expansion is coming out June 8th (already pre-ordered on Steam), and that date needs to come sooner. I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series | 8 Comments

Victory conditions and personal goals

Posted on June 27, 2013 by SynCaine

This Tobold post contains a lot of straw, and while I don’t think he believes some of the things he wrote, I do wonder if others might look at things in such a way. Before I get to that however, … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, MMO design, RMT | 19 Comments

The choices you can make

Posted on June 25, 2013 by SynCaine

Over at KTR, thanks to a RSS trigger from TAGN, the topic of groups has been brought up. I’m generally a “pro groups” person, but playing DF:UW has reminded me why and how most MMOs get the basics wrong. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Rift, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

DF:UW – A fishy patch day

Posted on June 19, 2013 by SynCaine

New DF:UW patch has been released today, which is always nice. One of the additions that I find interesting is the new fishing boat, mostly because it seems to cater to the exact behavior OTG has been doing since launch; … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Old Timers Guild, Patch Notes | 2 Comments

The difference between good and great games

Posted on June 17, 2013 by SynCaine

If there is one thing real MMO fans struggle with it’s the acceptance of ‘grind’ to justify progression or rewards. This is often expressed as “remove all the crap and just let us do the fun stuff”, and in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Eador, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design | 10 Comments

DF:UW – Two more videos of the triple siege night

Posted on June 13, 2013 by SynCaine

Rather than an extensive battle report, I’m just going to post the key details and let the videos fill in the blanks (aka: lazy blogging). Here is one from our initial enemies and then mercenaries point of view, and here … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Housing, Old Timers Guild, PvP | 2 Comments

DF:UW – Win some, lose some, win some more

Posted on June 11, 2013 by SynCaine

The last patch that AV put out seems to have fixed all crashing problems during a large battle, which is pretty damn awesome. My ping only spiked to 400ish once the entire night (3hrs or so?), and my FPS never … Continue reading →

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No Forumfall makes me sad

Posted on June 10, 2013 by SynCaine

The DF:UW forums have been down for over 24 hours, and it’s driving me insane. Funny how big a part of my enjoyment that aspect of the game is. Lots of siege action tonight for OTG. Should be interesting.

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random | Comments Off on No Forumfall makes me sad

Honesty

Posted on June 7, 2013 by SynCaine

GamesIndustry International recently spoke to David Reid, CCP’s chief marketing officer about both EVE and Dust 514. “The thing about Dust is not the shiniest guns or the perfect shooting mechanics; it’s about this meta-game, and the persistence, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, EVE Online, Mass Media, Rant | 10 Comments