Category Archives: Guild Wars

The not-so-dynamic events in GW2

Posted on May 20, 2010 by SynCaine

My original idea for today’s post was to take a pre-release description of Warhammer’s Public Quests, replace mentions of WAR with Guild Wars 2 and PQs with Dynamic Events. Then laziness kicked in, so you are just going to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Uncategorized, Warhammer Online | 10 Comments

Why all but 330k people should hate EVE

Posted on May 14, 2010 by SynCaine

I’m starting to really hate EVE Online. I’m starting to hate it because it makes all other MMOs look like crude kids toys, like silly side activities you dabble in before getting back to the ‘real’ game. It makes events … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, RMT, Site update, Ultima Online, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Switching campaigns

Posted on May 10, 2010 by SynCaine

Over the weekend a decent amount of Guild Wars was played, both by Aria and I in the Prophesies settings and solo when I created a Dervish in the NightFall campaign. Our duo finally left the starter area, and overall … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Getting going with Guild Wars

Posted on May 4, 2010 by SynCaine

As has been mentioned here a few times, Aria and I have recently started playing the Guild Wars Trilogy after purchasing the game on sale from Amazon. I’ve rolled a Necro/Monk, she is a Ranger/Elementalist, and we started in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

Guild Wars to the rescue!

Posted on April 14, 2010 by SynCaine

Thanks to this sale of the Guild Wars Trilogy on Amazon (Thanks Massively), that is going to be the title Aria and I play for now. We had a good time with the trial (though in a very limited fashion), … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update | 6 Comments

Tobold’s name won’t be in this title, but Syp’s is!

Posted on February 11, 2010 by SynCaine

While comically a few are taking recent event a little too seriously, at least some see the entertainment in it all. I wish Syp and Tipa well in their Friday Blog War, and will be accepting their royalty payments shortly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Site update | 12 Comments

Warhammer still confused, DF>GW, and Ed.

Posted on February 8, 2010 by SynCaine

While it’s been some time since I’ve played the game, I still keep an eye on Warhammer Online to see what is being done with it, yet the more I look, the less hopeful I continue to be. Take this … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 25 Comments

Oh themepark, how I missed you so!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by SynCaine

It looks like Saturday will be the first night Aria (the fiancé) and I try to get back into some MMO gaming together, with the Guild Wars trial up first. Hopefully she likes it, my very brief time with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 33 Comments