Category Archives: EQNext

This is a Castle Story post, 5 years after the last

Posted on August 18, 2017 by SynCaine

Way back in 2013 I posted that I bought Castle Story off a Steam sale, and wasn’t very impressed. Bonus content in the comments section of that post, good to see some things never change. Double bonus about that post … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 1 Comment

Amazon Games Studio is already dead

Posted on February 15, 2017 by SynCaine

Amazon Game Studios (AGS) is dead before it even released their first game. How do I know this? Because they signed John “After EQ1 everything I touch burns to the ground, with each failure burning faster then the one before” … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EQNext, FreeRealms, Kickstarter, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Random, Rant, SOE being SOE, Steam Stuff | 8 Comments

+1 for Smed, EQN is dead

Posted on March 11, 2016 by SynCaine

Another notch on Smed’s belt-o-failure has been added. Too bad no one in 2013 could have possibly predicted this… And so continues the story of the one-hit-wonder that was/is SOE, now with awkward bastard child Landmark hanging in the wind. … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, SOE being SOE | 12 Comments

2015 predictions review

Posted on December 15, 2015 by SynCaine

Prompted by Wilhelm again, lets look back at my 2015 predictions. DF:UW will shut down. The population is at an all-time low, AV is completely lost with the title, and Forumfall continues to stick daggers into the one game even … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Camelot Unchained, Clash of Clans, Crowfall, Darkfall Online, EQNext, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Kickstarter, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Random, Site update, SOE being SOE, SW:TOR, Trion being Trion, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

Finally MMO genre is free of Smed, at least for now

Posted on July 27, 2015 by SynCaine

Back from vacation, and this reentry Monday is ROUGH. After every vacation I question whether actually going on vacation is ‘worth it’, because coming back to 500+ emails to dig through isn’t a lot of fun, especially then all 500+ … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, EQNext, Random, Rant, RMT, SOE being SOE | 12 Comments

Hows that $150 trailblazer thingy working out for everyone?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by SynCaine

What’s the term for something that is 90% vaporware? Answer: An SOE product. Smed just doing Smed things!

Posted in EQNext, SOE being SOE | 4 Comments

Storybricks closes with a fantastically trolly mic drop

Posted on March 4, 2015 by SynCaine

Per MassivelyOP: [The] majority of the work we have done is about EverQuest Next and is co-owned by Daybreak,” the letter said. “We look forward to the release of EQN.”. If that one bolded line is all the MMO genre … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext | 5 Comments

How many lies are Smed and company going to tell before they all finally cash out?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by SynCaine

The slow and public execution of EQN continues. But don’t worry, dumping the software to help you make “strong AI” doesn’t mean you aren’t committed to “strong AI” huh? What’s next, firing the art team but reassuring all the fans … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, Mass Media, SOE being SOE | 8 Comments

Looking back at 2014, looking forward into 2015

Posted on December 15, 2014 by SynCaine

Time to review 2014 and make some 2015 predictions (I don’t get as fancy as some people and do two posts!) Here are the 2014 predictions: EQNL will have everyone loving it the first month of release. Shortly after just … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Camelot Unchained, Clash of Clans, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EQNext, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Star Citizen, SW:TOR, The Elder Scrolls Online, Trion being Trion, WildStar, World of Warcraft | 43 Comments

DOA: EQ Landmark

Posted on July 27, 2014 by SynCaine

66% off already on Steam huh SOE? Whelp, at least you have EQN coming… soon?

Posted in EQNext | 8 Comments