Category Archives: Guild Wars

Today is “post that GW2 has a release date” day

Posted on June 28, 2012 by SynCaine

GW2 missing races = WAR capital cities? Probobly not. Right? (I’m glad GW2 is coming sooner than later, if only to save the wife from murdering someone due to LoL-rage)

Posted in Guild Wars | 10 Comments

Bucket of rage

Posted on June 20, 2012 by SynCaine

Random ranting incoming: One ‘awesome’ feature does not an MMO make. “TESO is a copy/paste puddle of fail, but feature X looks interesting”. A cute gimmick feature can make an iPhone game worth the buck and download. It won’t get people … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, beta, Combat Systems, Dark Age of Camelot, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Random, Rant, SW:TOR, The Elder Scrolls Online, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

Blogging 101

Posted on May 31, 2012 by SynCaine

Remember that post about how to make it big in blogging? I present you with exhibit A. Well played Ravious, well played.

Posted in Blogroll, Guild Wars | 7 Comments

My favorite genre is coming back!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by SynCaine

MMOs are a niche genre in gaming. They are games that require additional ‘work’ beyond just loading something up, and to really get the most out of them you have to put in that ‘work’ consistently. They can also be … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 39 Comments

GW2: The game Mythic tried to make

Posted on April 30, 2012 by SynCaine

Let me get this out of the way first; GW2 is worth the $60. If it had a sub I’d feel differently, but as it does not, what GW2 does is worth the $60. All of the below is based … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, PvP, RvR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

GW2: First Impressions

Posted on April 27, 2012 by SynCaine

Super white login screen that initially blurs your text + loud music you can’t turn off + not being able to play thanks to some random error = Jesus MMO has finally arrived. But hey, its only beta and it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars | 38 Comments

GW2: Might as well

Posted on April 25, 2012 by SynCaine

I pre-ordered GW2 today in order to buy my way into the beta weekends. I was going to hold off, but since I don’t expect GW2 to failcascade like SW:TOR, I doubt the box price is going to drop anytime … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan | 45 Comments

GW2: Same old siege

Posted on April 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Quick thought on this post from Werit about a GW2 siege video, and the comment from Snafzg that sieging in DAOC, WAR, and (potentially) GW2) suck: sieges in Darkfall don’t suck. They don’t display the same “bang a door” pattern, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Age of Camelot, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online | 8 Comments

GW2: PLEX hypothetical

Posted on March 21, 2012 by SynCaine

As I was browsing fittings yesterday, I looked up what the new officer Invulnerability shield mods were going for in contracts. 16 billion and 17 billion, according to the only two listed. Now maybe neither will sell, and both listings … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Guild Wars, RMT | 6 Comments

GW2: Microtransactions, fantasy PLEX

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SynCaine

Full post here. Key line: it’s never OK for players who spend money to have an unfair advantage over players who spend time. This is good, and hopefully ArenaNet sticks to this. Unlike most devs, I currently have no reason … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, RMT | 15 Comments