Category Archives: Random

Could Kickstarter have made World of Darkness possible?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by SynCaine

This World of Darkness article is sort of a good read. I say sort of because how many times have we read an MMO story about managers asking for one unconnected feature after another, code being reworked, and a game … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, MMO design, Random | 13 Comments

Double cheese weekends

Posted on June 4, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick one for today, which I think is going to build towards a more substantial post: is anyone else highly bothered by an MMO doing “double XP/loot/whatever” weekends? I think I’m primarily bothered by it because such events bring “this … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Random | 10 Comments

What we can learn as we watch little sprite people burn

Posted on June 3, 2014 by SynCaine

Tales of randomness incoming! I’ve been playing Sim City 4 lately. A game released in 2003, that is now on GoG.com, which was on freaking sale for $5 due to a 75% sale (so to recap: a game from 2003 … Continue reading →

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Steam number crunching

Posted on April 17, 2014 by SynCaine

Ars Technica has done some really nice work around Steam and what players are buying and playing on that service. If the stat that Steam makes up 75% of PC sales today is even remotely true, it only makes this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 5 Comments

SOE: This is not the dying-trend clone you are looking for

Posted on April 10, 2014 by SynCaine

What are many gamers sick of? Zombies. Specifically DayZ-clone zombies. This sentiment will only grow as more and more clones get dumped out. What is SOE working on? A DayZ clone poorly titled H1Z1! Do you SOE, do you! PS: … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 8 Comments

DF:UW – Ushering in the play to crush era

Posted on April 3, 2014 by SynCaine

“Play to Crush” was the marketing pitch for Shadowbane (SB), a somewhat short-lived MMO that was based around PvP conquest. The core reason SB died? The players crushed it. Server by server, one alliance would rise to dominance, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, Random | 7 Comments

My 15

Posted on March 24, 2014 by SynCaine

Via TAGN, my top 15 influential games. 1: Ultima Online This is an MMO blog, and UO was the first major MMO as we know them today. It’s also had the Ultima IP, which was huge for me. And as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bungie Studios, Console Gaming, EVE Online, League of Legends, Random, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Reviews vs Facts

Posted on March 19, 2014 by SynCaine

A while ago I had a conversation with someone about reviews. My basic point was that they don’t matter all that much, and that we sometimes think they do because the media that produces and relies on reviews tries to … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, The Elder Scrolls Online, WildStar | 20 Comments

Command Center

Posted on March 14, 2014 by SynCaine

Forumfall has a thread about everyone’s gaming area. Figured some of you might be interested in mine here as well. Click to enlarge.  

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random | 14 Comments

Total War: Rome 2 – The difficulty and the details

Posted on March 6, 2014 by SynCaine

I picked up Total War: Rome 2 during, as always, a Steam sale a while back. My only previous experience with the series was Shogun 2, which I played and enjoyed but was never fully blown away with. That said … Continue reading →

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