Category Archives: Mass Media

Dear EuroGamer, this is how you do it.

Posted on February 18, 2010 by SynCaine

In a shocking development, a game reviewer tries to pass off a half-assed review of a smaller title and slams it for lulz, only to have that niche community call him out on it. The true shocker here of course … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 16 Comments

DarkFall Review: One Year Later

Posted on February 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Before I get into the review itself, I want to just set straight why I’m writing this review, as judging from the pre-post there was some confusion. It should be very clear to anyone around here that I really enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, crafting, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 50 Comments

A bit about the old dinosaur that is MMO pricing

Posted on January 22, 2010 by SynCaine

We have a new blogger in our midst (thanks for the link KTR), and his first post is so good that I’ve already added him to my daily list of sites to visit (feed readers are for nerds). The post … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, Random, RMT | 18 Comments

This just in: fans cheer/jeer during rivalry

Posted on January 18, 2010 by SynCaine

First off, if you are going to address someone, don’t be cowardly and do it anonymously, if for no other reason than to keep your readers from having to decode what you are talking about. Just trying way, way too … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update, World of Warcraft | 26 Comments

Ignorance is not bliss

Posted on January 14, 2010 by SynCaine

I don’t have much interest in personally playing Star Trek Online. Between being totally happy and engrossed with DarkFall, not being a huge fan of the ST IP, generally not being a big Cryptic fan, and not seeing/reading anything about … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Fallen Earth, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant | 31 Comments

Not that I wish death often, but here it can’t come soon enough

Posted on January 13, 2010 by SynCaine

I have somewhere around 3000 hours logged into World of Warcraft according to Xfire (most of that in vanilla, some in BC just prior to WotLK), so when someone with 3000 hours has trouble deciding if the screen shot used … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 16 Comments

2010: Year of the Tourist?

Posted on January 10, 2010 by SynCaine

Tobold is asking who plans to be a tourist in 2010 (continuing his new adult entertainment blog theme in the process), which got me thinking whether 2010 itself might not just be the ‘Year of the Tourist’, and furthermore whether … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, Random, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Amazing DarkFall Promo Video of Astonishing Wonder

Posted on December 16, 2009 by SynCaine

Now normally my super secret plan to get rich from this blog by pimping DarkFall is super secret, but since I feel like getting a soda at lunch today, go watch this video and then buy DarkFall through the link … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, Site update | 17 Comments

Passing MMO judgment

Posted on December 1, 2009 by SynCaine

I few days ago a wrote a post about why I believe Warhammer Online failed to live up to it’s potential/hype, and Tobold took the following line and ran (out of context) with it: Because unless you are a believer … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, beta, Combat Systems, Console Gaming, crafting, Darkfall Online, DDO, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Fallen Earth, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 76 Comments

Mark Jacobs should have listened to his own blog.

Posted on November 27, 2009 by SynCaine

File this one under “Dark Humor”, but Mark Jacob’s (former Warhammer Online lead designer) now-dead blog was called “Online Games Are a Niche Market”, a title that at the time was used as a joke because Mark believed MMOs had … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 33 Comments