Category Archives: PvP

Don’t blame the Deathknight, blame the creator.

Posted on March 10, 2008 by SynCaine

Now that RMT promoter Tobold has returned (kidding), he linked some good blog posts about the upcoming Deathknight class, and what could possibly be done to implement them correctly without pissing off other classes, particularly warriors. All good reads, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Age of Camelot, EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Missed oppertunity in Hellfire Peninsula?

Posted on March 7, 2008 by SynCaine

Sorry for the slow updates recently, no major blogging topics have popped into my head lately. One quick observation I had last night. Hellfire Peninsula has an alliance and horde town, basically across from each other separated by NPC enemies. … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Fixing Alterac Valley.

Posted on March 5, 2008 by SynCaine

This will be the last post about AV for now, I promise. All previous commentary was based on the 51-60 bracket, and having finally hit 61+, I’ve experienced 61-70 AV. As bad as the 60 bracket was, the 70 bracket … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

A culture of losing; the WoW effect on PvP.

Posted on March 3, 2008 by SynCaine

Over the weekend I played a good bit of 51-60 Alterac Valley. Over the span of however many games I played, I noticed some interesting trends. The overall trend that I noticed is that PvP skill is highly lacking in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Age of Camelot, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

WoW progress update.

Posted on February 29, 2008 by SynCaine

After leveling at a moderate pace, my shaman finally hit 58 and is now ready to cross over to Outland, where I’ll get my first glimpse of TBC content. In my previous time with WoW (beta to a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Stop playing World of Warcraft, go play Starcraft Worlds!

Posted on February 27, 2008 by SynCaine

This might be a stretch and totally off base, but that’s part of the fun in writing a blog. You throw stuff out there, people to tell you that you are an idiot in your comments, and you enjoy the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

It’s e-sports, not RMT… Trust us!

Posted on February 26, 2008 by SynCaine

Blizzard has been against micro-transactions for a while now, sticking with the monthly sub model. Unfortunately that only generated 500 million last year, so like any struggling company they had to go to desperate measures and accept the RMT model. … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

Learn to play in the sandbox correctly noob!

Posted on February 26, 2008 by SynCaine

There are many differences between sandbox and theme park MMOs, but I think one that often gets overlooked, at least by fans, is the one I want to get into today: the ability to play a sandbox MMO ‘wrong’. Wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 11 Comments

Understanding the casual player

Posted on February 21, 2008 by SynCaine

One of the longest running debates in the MMO world is the casual vs hardcore debate, and one aspect that has always confused me is the usual ‘solution’ you hear from the casual crowd to even the playing field. The … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Damn you flu!

Posted on February 20, 2008 by SynCaine

The lack of updates is due to a nasty flu that hit me hard and is just now finally going away. In actually gaming news… well other than still working my way through The Witcher (still good, not sure about … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random, Site update, The Witcher, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments