Category Archives: Random

Time, Money, and Glowsticks

Posted on July 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Between my post about new MMO pricing ‘methods’ and EA bending SW fans over with their $150 (more in EU)  CE, money has been the topic of late. My plan for SW:sRPG is to pick it up for $5 on … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Random, Rant, SW:TOR | 12 Comments

Speaking of innovation…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by SynCaine

The (not really all that) new MMO business model: Is your MMO ‘good’? If you lied and said “Yes”, go to A. If you ran out of money, need to ship the alpha, and said “No”, go to B. A: … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Random, Rant, Rift, RMT, SW:TOR | 17 Comments

Innovation = Lowered Expectations

Posted on July 18, 2011 by SynCaine

This article is making the blog rounds today. It’s interesting enough, and also a little comical (count how many people complain about innovation, and then count how many of them are “Currently know for” a sequel). While mostly console-focused, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Heroes of Might and Magic 6 beta update

Posted on July 18, 2011 by SynCaine

Over the weekend I was able to play some Heroes of Might and Magic 6 (beta) hotseat multiplayer, and overall came away impressed. I’ve also now played enough of the single-player to get a solid feel for that as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Random | 5 Comments

Terraria and MineCraft: The sandbox is coming back?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by SynCaine

I picked up Terraria when it was on sale, and so far it’s a very interesting game. In a nutshell, it’s a more ‘gamey’ Minecraft in 2d. There are plenty of reviews out, so I won’t do one here, plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

Good F2P, bad F2P

Posted on June 30, 2011 by SynCaine

A proper free-to-play game allows players to enjoy the game and still spend money based on the amount they feel comfortable with Psychochild The “they feel comfortable with” is, for me, the key part here. Comfort to me is when … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantica Online, Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, MMO design, Random, Rant, RMT | 10 Comments

An hour with the Heroes 6 beta

Posted on June 29, 2011 by SynCaine

The Heroes 6 beta was released yesterday, and I was able to spend 60 minutes with it (exactly, according to Steam). Consider this a complete review. Basically. If you enjoy EG. Graphically the game looks/feels like a Heroes game, but … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Random | 8 Comments

TL/DR post on accessibility

Posted on June 24, 2011 by SynCaine

Accessibility brings content to the players that they previously would have had to make an effort to reach. If the players would rather quit than make the effort to reach the content, what does that say about the content itself?

Posted in Random | 9 Comments

Knighturn on the iPhone and what I’m playing

Posted on June 22, 2011 by SynCaine

Knighturn for the iPhone is a great TBS game with terrible, terrible graphics. I’m actually convinced it’s a social experiment to see just how many people judge a title based on looks alone, as everything BUT how it looks is … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, League of Legends, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Site update | 4 Comments

Options vs Momentum

Posted on June 13, 2011 by SynCaine

Whenever P2P vs F2P models get debated, the F2P crowd likes to point to the fact that most people will only pay one monthly sub at a time, which greatly limits how many games one can play in a given … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Rant, RMT | 5 Comments