Category Archives: Mass Media

I’m going to player impact the shit out of this instance!

Posted on December 6, 2010 by SynCaine

“We’ll throw you into your very first instance, to get a feel for a very player directed experience.” Um… what? Oh and two faction in the Warhammer universe, good call. Have they announced a coordinated dance animation between Chaos Warriors … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Mass Media, Rant, WAR40k | 10 Comments

Rift: Define ‘dynamic’

Posted on December 2, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve yet to really look into Rift because, well, it’s an MMO in pre-beta, so right now the devs are telling you it’s gods gift to gaming, and they have the feature-list and staged videos to prove it! I did … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, Mass Media, MMO design, Random | 17 Comments

Quality Darkfall read

Posted on November 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Not much to add to this, other than it’s nice to hear someone approach Darkfall appropriately, rather than wondering when the first ‘epic’ is going to drop and ragequiting because someone interacted with them in an MMO. Looking forward to … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 10 Comments

The real Cataclysm

Posted on November 23, 2010 by SynCaine

Everyone and their uncreative grandmother blogging and gushing over the excitement of $8 levels, partial zone revamps (oh wait, those are free and not technically part of that $40, oops), and two character reskins. Please, please tell me how you … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Patch Notes, Rant, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

3000+ players playing lag-free? Ha, that’s impossible!

Posted on November 10, 2010 by SynCaine

A bit of a follow-up from CCP Veritas on that record-breaking fleet battle in EVE can be found here. I found it an interesting read overall, but it also once again highlights some of the major benefits EVE has going … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Thou shall play Darkfall!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Jef Reahard is asking Massively readers what MMO he should play next, and, well, the results are rather surprising. While no doubt ForumFall being notified is influencing the numbers, the sheer size of Darkfall’s current lead says something. The comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Mass Media | 15 Comments

The game has changed

Posted on November 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Not too long ago, a games ‘shelf life’ was measured in months, and once that window was closed, your game was forgotten and near-impossible to acquire. Ebay made finding older classics a little easier, but this was all done peer-to-peer … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, Random | 8 Comments

Darkfall: PvP video from Aventurine

Posted on October 27, 2010 by SynCaine

Aventurine posted an official video of the latest EU1 1v1 PvP tourney. Some nice camera work and good action clips abound, just wish it was a little longer. With godmode turned on (no collision, ability to fly, invisible), AV could … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, PvP | 8 Comments

Community Publishing Program interview

Posted on October 19, 2010 by SynCaine

Today on Aventurine’s Darkfall blog, Laenih posted an interview of your favorite bloggers favorite blogger, talking all about the Community Publishing Program. Learn how you too can upgrade to that Ferrari just by writing about the greatest MMO out.

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Site update | 6 Comments

WAR, SW:TOR, and the ‘death’ of the MMO genre

Posted on October 14, 2010 by SynCaine

God, where to start with this debacle? My anger at WAR has actually increased since leaving the game, for a number of reasons. When I left the game I thought it had a good base and was just missing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, Mass Media, MMO design, Perma-death, PvP, Rant, SW:TOR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 35 Comments