Category Archives: Darkfall Online

DF:UW – Being right isn’t always fun

Posted on August 28, 2014 by SynCaine

One of the better inside jokes around here is the concept of a ‘Jesus patch’, because all too often the fools tossing that term around are talking about an MMO that has either shut down or is a shell of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online | 21 Comments

Sandbox end-game: Why keep playing long-term?

Posted on July 21, 2014 by SynCaine

Let’s talk PvP sandbox MMO end-game today. One of my outstanding questions from the whole Warhammer Online saga is in a perfect world, what was the end-game for that MMO? I mean we know it was to raid the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, Pathfinder Online, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

Re-confirmed: I’m kind of a big deal

Posted on July 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Knowing how many ‘real people’ readers a blog has, much less how much influence a writer has on his readers, is almost impossible to tell. WordPress provides view/visitor statistics of course, but based on personal experience those numbers aren’t 100% … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update, Warhammer Online | 19 Comments

Spoiler Alert

Posted on June 24, 2014 by SynCaine

Since I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about the previous post, might as well let everyone else in on our little game. Yes, the exact wording of the title was intentional. Yes, I am aware of the page rank and … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 14 Comments

Darkfall: Unholy Wars going F2P and other problems sink it

Posted on June 20, 2014 by SynCaine

Darkfall and I have had an interesting history (the fact that I heard about the first game from Tobold entertains me to this day), and unfortunately I think this post marks the final chapter. The game is going in multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, RMT | 45 Comments

DF:UW – Day of reckoning

Posted on June 10, 2014 by SynCaine

Today Aventurine is releasing their class removal, combat overhaul update to Darkfall: Unholy Wars. If the next few weeks aren’t a complete balance cluster, I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Worst-case here IMO is that a build that completely trivializes PvE is … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online | 1 Comment

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

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

DF:UW – Sacrificing the game at the altar of false choice

Posted on May 13, 2014 by SynCaine

I’ve hinted at this before, but now AV has made their plans for revamping the ‘class’ system in DF:UW public, and rather than post this to the limited audience of Forumfall, I’d rather it get more exposure here on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design | 9 Comments