Category Archives: Mass Media

All cyber-bullies should die

Posted on March 26, 2012 by SynCaine

Is it just me or is Massively home to the softest people on the Internet? Case in point: Goon being a goon, Massively white knights come out in full force. I think my favorite is the “There we have another … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Rant | 117 Comments

EVE: Fanfest, Dust bombing

Posted on March 22, 2012 by SynCaine

Watched some of the EVE Fanfest stream. CCP showed off Dust orbital bombardment from within EVE, which was a bit unexpected. I’m still trying to figure out how the pacing is all going to work out. I mean by the … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Console Gaming, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Mass Media | 3 Comments

Blizzard already quit SW:TOR, still thinks WoW sucks

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SynCaine

“Of course people are trying Star Wars — our development team are trying Star Wars! I’m one of the few people who’s still playing it actually, but yeah we’ve seen a dip in subs. It certainly has to at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

SW:TOR – Connect the dots

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SynCaine

Quick note about the SW:TOR F2P weekend since a few people have asked me to comment: Did WoW do this? Did LotRO do it? Did WAR do it? Did Aeon do it? The answer is no. Now, if SW:TOR is doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 48 Comments

EVE: The best in the world

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SynCaine

This is an amazing read. It’s long, but if the real 4th pillar of MMOs interests you, it’s well worth your time (and I believe even non-EVE players should understand it). Stories of this scale ONLY happen in EVE, yet … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media | 15 Comments

SW:TOR – 1.2 is amazingly entertaining

Posted on March 13, 2012 by SynCaine

I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it; SW:TOR is the most entertaining thing out in the MMO space. The latest ‘content patch’ can be found here.  “I didn’t realize the scope until I saw the video for it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, SW:TOR | 18 Comments

Marketing monkeys making noise

Posted on March 12, 2012 by SynCaine

Entertaining read from Jef Reahard over at Massively about F2P, from the mouths of some of the industries ‘best’ in that area. Not sure where SOE, NCSoft, Perfect World, and GamersFirst rank on your all-time list, but that is who … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

WoW: The train wreck is piling up

Posted on March 6, 2012 by SynCaine

This is what happens when you come crashing down kids; you start giving everything away in a desperate attempt to maintain. It’s almost sad to watch. Almost. PS: $10 says resurrected players count as ‘subs’ in the next quarter.

Posted in Mass Media, RMT, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments

Hero Academy Interview

Posted on March 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Thanks to this blog, Bart Tiongson from Robot Entertainment challenged me to a game of Hero Academy. Thanks to the games built-in chat, I asked if I could do a little interview with them for this blog. Bart put me … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Mass Media, RMT | 8 Comments

David Reid hates themeparks

Posted on February 28, 2012 by SynCaine

Via JesterTrek, RPS has an interview from CCP CEO Hilmar Petrusson and new CMO David Reid about EVE, Dust 514, and other stuff. Nothing terribly interesting in terms of details, but I was fully entertained by Reid’s rather obvious hate for themeparks … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rift, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments