Category Archives: beta

Rift’s biggest issue? The hype

Posted on December 23, 2010 by SynCaine

Has anyone seen anyone post about Rift? So hard to get info about that game… I kid, and of course, I myself wrote about it yesterday, so pot kettle black blablabla. Head over to Virgin Worlds to find the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Rift | 16 Comments

Rift talky talk

Posted on December 22, 2010 by SynCaine

The Rift NDA is down, Syp has a nice write-up. As expected, the rift system is WAR’s PQ system but more. I think the make or break for Rift will be just how big that ‘more’ really is. Opinions about … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Rift, Warhammer Online | 7 Comments

Rift: Define ‘dynamic’

Posted on December 2, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve yet to really look into Rift because, well, it’s an MMO in pre-beta, so right now the devs are telling you it’s gods gift to gaming, and they have the feature-list and staged videos to prove it! I did … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, Mass Media, MMO design, Random | 17 Comments

Random thoughts or updates on not-so-random titles

Posted on November 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Thanks to Comcast being… well Comcast, online gaming for the last week has been sporadic and rage-inducing. I mean nothing says “I’m having fun now” like lagging in League of Legends, where for some insane reason you can still see … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Blood Bowl, Civilization Series, Darkfall Online, League of Legends, Patch Notes, Random, Site update | 5 Comments

More thoughts on Perpetuum

Posted on November 22, 2010 by SynCaine

I spent a solid amount of time playing Perpetuum over the weekend, wrapping up the introductory assignment (quests) line and a few Corp assignments after. I feel that I’m at the point now where I ‘get’ a good portion of … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, EVE Online, MMO design, Random | 2 Comments

Perpetuum Review (EG style)

Posted on November 19, 2010 by SynCaine

EVE – spaceships + robots = Perpetuum. Normally people write the above as a joke because something within the game is sorta like something from another game. Not the case here. At all. The above is fact. I’m 100% serious. … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, EVE Online, MMO design, Random | 15 Comments

Darkfall Re-Launch

Posted on October 18, 2010 by SynCaine

Tasos has clearly started trolling ForumFall. With his brief mention of Darkfall 2, new servers, and ‘future plans’, ForumFall has been working itself silly speculating and trying to figure it all out. He somewhat ruins the fun with this explanation, … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, crafting, Darkfall Online, DDO, MMO design, Patch Notes | 19 Comments

Battle over the crown to the fail kingdom!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by SynCaine

Colossal wall of fail text crits you for over 9000. Man where to start. First and foremost, one would think someone would try to distance themselves from a pile of utter fail instead of trying to take credit for every … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

FFXIV XP Cap: Rehab for MMO players?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by SynCaine

I’m starting to get a little worried here. First Tobold starts playing (and enjoying) a hardcore niche MMO, then he agrees that used game buyers are thieving parasites (not his words), and now we find ourselves again on the same … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Random | 9 Comments

Why MMO blogs ‘work’.

Posted on August 11, 2010 by SynCaine

In my last post I wondered aloud (or in text really) what an MMO blogger can do when he’s not playing an MMO actively and the genre itself seems to be in somewhat of a lull. Some supported the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Blogroll, Random, Site update | 14 Comments