Category Archives: Kickstarter

Before I give you money Massively…

Posted on February 6, 2015 by SynCaine

First, Syp needs to check his damn spam filter and get my account out of it over at Biobreak! As for the site, three simple request: 1: The majority of the main content should never require me to click once … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, Mass Media | 8 Comments

Could Kickstarter have made World of Darkness possible?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by SynCaine

This World of Darkness article is sort of a good read. I say sort of because how many times have we read an MMO story about managers asking for one unconnected feature after another, code being reworked, and a game … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, MMO design, Random | 13 Comments

EVE Empires reminder, blog update

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick reminder that the Kickstarter for the EVE Empires  book is winding down, and if you want to jump in and own something that is likely to be very awesome, do so now. Blog has been slow this week as … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Kickstarter | 2 Comments

EVE: History, now in hardcover

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SynCaine

EVE’s history book now has a hardcover option on Kickstarter! Easy +1 from me on that, especially since the hardcover will feature additional stories and art compared to the softcover. This will, in addition to being a great read, make … Continue reading →

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Pathfinder Online: What 1.9m gets you

Posted on February 6, 2014 by SynCaine

The latest dev blog from Goblinworks, makers of the upcoming Pathfinder Online (currently holder of the very distinguished “Next sandbox MMO least likely to suck” award) talks money, specifically that they spent 1.9m in 2013. Numbers are fun, especially once … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, MMO design, Pathfinder Online, Star Citizen, SW:TOR, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

Pillars of Eternity Gameplay Teaser

Posted on December 11, 2013 by SynCaine

Hello :rapidly throws money at screen: Can something be Baldur’s Gate 3, but not be Baldur’s Gate 3, but yea, pretty much be Baldur’s Gate 3? Video says: Yes, yes it can.

Posted in Kickstarter, Random | 6 Comments

SOE Kickstarting EQNL

Posted on November 21, 2013 by SynCaine

Let’s circle back to that EQNext:Landmark thing, shall we, because I think there is some interesting stuff going on between SOE and the way they have approach this. The $100 “get in beta, possibly get ‘power’ if location is a … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, Kickstarter | 4 Comments

MMO Future: Suits and timebombs

Posted on October 24, 2013 by SynCaine

A lot of good back and forth dialog happened yesterday, which you should go read if you haven’t. Thanks go out to Brian (Psychochild) Green for putting up more of a fight than the hotbar salesmen from SW:TOR. I’d like … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, EVE Online, Kickstarter, MMO design, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, The Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft | 77 Comments

Kickstarter – TMI?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by SynCaine

It’s been a few months now since I helped fund a few Kickstarter projects, and I’m happy to say all of them appear to be progressing nicely. That said, I’m rarely interested in the content of their weekly email updates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter | 6 Comments

The blogs reflect the genre

Posted on July 10, 2013 by SynCaine

This post about blogging over at TAGN, along with the comments, is worth reading, even if you are only vaguely interested in the topic of MMO blogs. As the posts-per-day rate here has slowed over the last two months, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Camelot Unchained, Darkfall Online, DDO, EQ2, EVE Online, Guild Wars, Kickstarter, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments