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The Settlers 2 – Lessons from the past

Posted on December 2, 2014 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing The Settlers 2: Tenth Anniversary edition (via GoG.com) a good bit lately, and it’s been a nice reminder to what gaming was ‘back in the day’, mostly in a good way. I won’t explain the basics of … Continue reading →

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Reader vote: Wasteland 2 or Divinity?

Posted on December 1, 2014 by SynCaine

Both are on sale right now for $26. If you could only pick one, which would it be? (I’m going to own both at some point, but which one should I grab first to fill time until after Xmas?)

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/taunt

Posted on November 28, 2014 by SynCaine

Can’t use till after Christmas.   Not playing Total War: Rome 2, Farcry 4, FFXIV, and Endless Legends right now because I want to play them without a single hitch maxed out. Luckily The Settlers II – 10th Anniversary edition … Continue reading →

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Burnout is a myth

Posted on November 25, 2014 by SynCaine

When WoW was declining due to one crappy expansion after another featuring accessibility-inspired dumbing down, some people tried to write this off as not being about the content, but just due to ‘burnout’. They would have you believe that after … Continue reading →

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Someone make this: Necromunda

Posted on November 24, 2014 by SynCaine

So when Mordheim was announced/posted on Steam, I mentioned how I’ve been mulling over the idea of a Necromunda game. Much like the PvE sandbox posts (though far shorter), here goes. All of the game rules, setting, and characters would … Continue reading →

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Mordheim is coming!

Posted on November 21, 2014 by SynCaine

I am interested in this. Two immediate thoughts; one is that I love the grid-less turn-based system. Assuming its pulled off correctly it should fit Mordheim perfectly. Two, the game looks slow as hell based on the videos, which I’m … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone: This kiddie pool sure has a lot of leaks

Posted on November 18, 2014 by SynCaine

More observations as I roll my face across the iPad ‘playing’ Hearthstone: Just like MtG (or basically most card games of this type), Hearthstone is a major Pay-4-Power game. Epic and Legendary cards are silly strong, and as soon as … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone: New Blizzard vs Old Blizzard

Posted on November 13, 2014 by SynCaine

TL:DR – Hearthstone is the perfect example of New Blizzard, and the perfect example of why I miss Old Blizzard so much. It’s still Blizzard, so they still have the whole polish thing going. For a great example of this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Diablo 3, League of Legends, Random, Rant, Review, World of Warcraft | 32 Comments

I’m officially back in WoW!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by SynCaine

Little note: If you are going to smash your face into the keyboard over and over again in blind rage, at some point you need to move past believing in clickbait and actually answer why financial numbers submitted to regulatory … Continue reading →

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We finally know why Titan was cancelled

Posted on November 7, 2014 by SynCaine

Answer? Because it was looking like this little derped-up TF2 clone. Let the “but how dumbed down is it?” speculation start now. Silly Blizzard interns, get it together already will you? Or is what’s left of real Blizzard working on … Continue reading →

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