Category Archives: Combat Systems

DDO: Too fast?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by SynCaine

Am I the only one who thinks DDO would be a better game if everything inside a dungeon was at 50% speed? I think they have a great combat system, one that is both a little action hack-n-slash and also … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, DDO, MMO design | 13 Comments

More DarkFall expansion details

Posted on October 21, 2009 by SynCaine

The bad news about the next DarkFall expansion/patch is that is has been delayed until mid-November. The good news is we have some more info about what it will contain. Clicky here to read the Spotlight piece and all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes | 3 Comments

What the MMORPG genre could (and should) be.

Posted on October 19, 2009 by SynCaine

Last Friday’s post, and the links in the comments to Raph Koster’s posts (here, here, and here) (Thanks Brian) about the old Ultima Online eco system have sparked some old memories of what got me interested in the MMORPG genre … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Housing, MMO design, Rant, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 64 Comments

DarkFall: Attack on Aradoth

Posted on October 14, 2009 by SynCaine

DarkFall is really testing my writing ability lately, as it’s getting harder and harder to write posts without just typing “it was awesome” over and over. For the good of the blogosphere, I’ll try my best yet again today. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, PvP | 6 Comments

PvP-filled weekend in DarkFall

Posted on October 12, 2009 by SynCaine

I’m beginning to wonder if the rush of adrenaline I get from PvP in DarkFall is ever going to fade. I’ve been playing the game regularly now since February, and yet each fight still gives me that same sense of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, PvP | 5 Comments

Homeless in DarkFall, and back to DDO

Posted on October 5, 2009 by SynCaine

Considering I did not touch the computer all Sunday, a whole lot of gaming still happened this weekend. My clan in DarkFall making some poor siege-related decisions, my return to DDO, and some single-player gaming all happened. In DarkFall, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, DDO, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Housing, PvP, Random, Site update, The Casualties Guild | 10 Comments

DarkFall: Specialization rather than a skill cap.

Posted on September 29, 2009 by SynCaine

Another day, another quality post in the “Spotlight” section of the Darkfall forum, with today’s entry talking about Aventurine’s thoughts on a skill cap (not happening), and their plans for character diversity through specialization. Follow the link for all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 16 Comments

MMO sounds (of your doom!)

Posted on September 28, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s difficult to really explain how big an impact sound has in DarkFall to anyone who has not played it, yet has played other MMOs that promote sound as being important. Usually in those games the sound is ‘important’ because … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 19 Comments

The carebears of DarkFall.

Posted on September 18, 2009 by SynCaine

At times (or maybe just on blogs/forums) we get too focused on the type of player we expect to play a certain MMO. WoW is for carebears, LotRO is for role players, DarkFall is for hardcore PvPers, Aion is for … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Aion end-game, way ahead of WoW and WAR.

Posted on September 17, 2009 by SynCaine

Found this interview about Aion Abyss PvP after following a few links. After reading it, the WoW PvP grind pre honor revamp sounds tame and fun compared to high-ranked Abyss ‘PvP’, and WAR’s keep swapping has NOTHING on Aion’s PvQ … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online | 41 Comments