Category Archives: Final Fantasy XIV

Back to Final Fantasy 14

Posted on October 4, 2021 by SynCaine

Since the last post here I’ve been mostly playing Final Fantasy 14, having joined the many in quitting WoW over Blizzard being… New Blizzard? Let’s not focus on that, and instead focus on why I’m back playing FF14. In short, … Continue reading →

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WoW Classic: Breadcrumbs make the world

Posted on January 6, 2020 by SynCaine

WoW Classic update and some thoughts. Since transferring our original Alliance characters over to a PvE server, things have been going well, and our core group of five are now in the mid-late 50s. The current dungeon we are on … Continue reading →

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The broken promise of the MMO genre

Posted on November 8, 2019 by SynCaine

Could you imagine playing the same videogame for a decade? Ten years, one game? If this question was asked in the 90s, it would seem silly. That would be at least two generations of consoles, and PC hardware was changing … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Clash of Clans, Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, iPhone, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments

2019 Predictions

Posted on December 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Looking back at my 2018 prediction post, two things jump out. One, pretty accurate. And two, pretty sad. CrowFall, Camelot Unchained, and Star Citizen. Those are the three titles mentioned. None of them launched. None of them had a major … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Site update, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

2016 predictions review

Posted on December 16, 2016 by SynCaine

So my 2016 prediction post wasn’t much, mostly because I wasn’t all that into the MMO space at the time. I’m more into it right now (thanks EVE!), but lets see how I did with the little I said about … Continue reading →

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My top 10 Steam titles in terms of /played

Posted on August 22, 2016 by SynCaine

I like to look at my Steam ‘most played’ list, in large part because it combines the enjoyment of numbers and the strange addiction of lists. It’s not a complete view of my gaming history, given that my Steam account … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization Series, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Steam Stuff, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

So a good game sells a lot of copies? Get out of here!

Posted on June 2, 2016 by SynCaine

100m+ copies of Minecraft have been sold, and today the game sells 53k+ copies A DAY. Who the hell is still buying Minecraft? And I don’t mean that in a “Minecraft sucks!” way, because it’s a great game/tool, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Kickstarter, League of Legends, MMO design, Random, World of Warcraft | 12 Comments

Vanilla WoW today would have more subs than current WoW

Posted on April 14, 2016 by SynCaine

All the recent talk of vanilla WoW is right in my wheelhouse, and not just because its yet another feather in my giant cap of “things SynCaine was right about long before everyone else caught up”, but also because you … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Final Fantasy XIV, MMO design, RMT, Tobold being Wrong, World of Warcraft | 56 Comments

FFXIV: The view from level 50 as it stands today

Posted on February 29, 2016 by SynCaine

Having returned to FFXIV for a few weeks now, the experience has been surprisingly great. I’m level 51 on my main class (Paladin), and I’m currently working through the main quest content that was added in patches after launch. The … Continue reading →

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Recent gaming update

Posted on February 24, 2016 by SynCaine

Little bit of “what I’m playing” time. I wrapped up XCOM 2, but don’t have a whole lot else to say about it. I enjoyed the game, but I think it came out at the wrong time for me, as … Continue reading →

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