Category Archives: Random

Payday the right way, DF:UW boats, ESO beta

Posted on February 28, 2014 by SynCaine

Random bits on a Friday. Payday 2 received a nice free update recently, adding a new difficulty level to every heist and two new enemies, among other changes. The game continues to be another good example of how to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP, Random, RMT, The Elder Scrolls Online | 7 Comments

Pathfinder Online: How low is acceptable?

Posted on February 23, 2014 by SynCaine

The newest Pathfinder Online video is out, and um… yikes. I’ve said here before that I like a lot of the ideas Pathfinder has behind it. On paper, a lot of things that I believe make a sandbox work they … Continue reading →

Posted in Pathfinder Online, Random | 6 Comments

Banished Review

Posted on February 19, 2014 by SynCaine

Banished is a title I’ve mentioned here a few times, and it was finally released yesterday. Spoiler alert: I love the game. To quickly cover some basics; Banished is a city building game set in a non-historic medieval setting. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 5 Comments

Stay in school kids

Posted on February 12, 2014 by SynCaine

A few of us have been laughing ourselves to tears over the latest ForumFall post-of-the-year entry, and someone insisted I share with the rest of the class. Fair warning, the rage is very strong here. “You have no clue what … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random | 35 Comments

SOE is going to pleasantly surprise you because they are SOE

Posted on February 5, 2014 by SynCaine

Oh Smed. The guy knows he works for SOE right? The “we haven’t done anything right since EQ1” studio? The studio that NGE’ed SWG probably shouldn’t be trying to get people back by reminding them of that, especially since the … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 6 Comments

Might and Magic X: Legacy review

Posted on February 4, 2014 by SynCaine

Gaming nostalgia is a weird thing. Sometimes the idea of playing something again is a lot better than the actual act of doing it. Ultima Online is one such game for me. It still holds up in many ways from … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 3 Comments

The basics of RUST, and it’s lessons for the MMO genre

Posted on January 22, 2014 by SynCaine

If many recent MMOs are 3-month titles, a game like RUST is a one-monther. Now, before you start raging, that’s not an outright ‘bad’ thing; many games aren’t design for prolonged play, and that’s perfectly fine. Unless, you know, your … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random | 9 Comments

Rust is not an MMO

Posted on January 17, 2014 by SynCaine

Picked up Rust to play with some friends. So far (2 days in) it’s fun. Alright killed someone and had them rage in global, and yes, it’s ‘that type of game’. I also think Rust is a perfect example of … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random | 1 Comment

Tower Wars Review

Posted on January 7, 2014 by SynCaine

More tales from the Steam Winter Sale; this one about Tower Wars. Tower Wars is a tower defense game, but with a twist! (gameshow voice) in that you are also responsible for buying, upgrading, and sending the unit waves against … Continue reading →

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This perfectly sums up a few games

Posted on December 16, 2013 by SynCaine

Favorite part was finding a fountain in a chest and placing it outside. What a pretty fountain it was. After that I lost interest. Not sure if there is more interesting stuff out there. – Fabrulana at TAGN SotA, EQNL, … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, Random, Rant | 1 Comment