Category Archives: MMO design

Lifestyles of the rich and MMO famous.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by SynCaine

Quick question about EQ2 that hopefully someone can comment on and answer. Are most quests voiced, or only some/few? I noticed the first two camps all the quests had voice actors reading the quest, but the last camp that we … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, MMO design | 5 Comments

Look at me when I talk to you, damnit.

Posted on September 19, 2007 by SynCaine

Last night the gf and I hit level 11 in EQ2, and so far so good. I’m cautious not to get ahead of myself, since we all know the first few levels of most MMO’s are generally the best part, … Continue reading →

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Class discrimination.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by SynCaine

Over at Keen and Graev yesterday a great post was made on why the majority of MMO players seem to gravitate towards DPS classes. Here are some clips, along with my thoughts. “Big Number Syndrome, or BNS, is the addiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Looking in the mirror; the sickness that was WoW raiding.

Posted on September 13, 2007 by SynCaine

Recently I was thinking about the time I put into WoW, especially the last year that I played when I was basically logging on to raid or prepare for a raid. At the time I knew it was a major … Continue reading →

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EQ2 first impression, Vanguard trial request.

Posted on September 10, 2007 by SynCaine

So EQ2 finally patched itself up, only 4 hours or so later. I actually managed to watch all of Terminator 2 on DVD and still have some time to spare before I was able to create a character. On to … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, MMO design, Vanguard | 2 Comments

One great big lovefest.

Posted on September 7, 2007 by SynCaine

It’s been very nice reading all the comments in response to my post about the upcoming WoW expansion. If nothing else, it shows that a great variety of people play MMOs, and everyone has a different view of what’s good/bad. … Continue reading →

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It’s not you baby, its me. I’ve changed, and its time we move on.

Posted on September 6, 2007 by SynCaine

Funny how this whole blog traffic thing works, I write a simple ‘don’t care about the new WoW xpac’ post, and I get linked from major web sites and set a new single day hit record. Go figure. Also amusing … Continue reading →

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This is the world largest blog with the title ‘Hardcore Casual’ *

Posted on August 30, 2007 by SynCaine

LoTRO recently announced a 7 day free trial (good) and that they have ‘4 million characters’. (stupid) Why anyone today would report the number of characters their game has is beyond me, unless you want to compete with the awesome … Continue reading →

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Micro transactions hate the hardcore player.

Posted on August 28, 2007 by SynCaine

Payment options in MMOs have been fairly consistent since the release of UO, you pay a set amount of money per month, and you are granted unlimited access to the games servers and all its features. A current ‘hot topic’ … Continue reading →

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Going the distance

Posted on August 23, 2007 by SynCaine

Going to rip CrazyKinux today and follow his post by linking a good interview about EVE here. While a bit short, one question in particular brings up a good point about MMOs in general. Me: You mentioned there being a … Continue reading →

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