Category Archives: Random

Oh Bobby, you dumb gamer-hating puppet

Posted on June 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Linking to this because it’s hilarious. Only thing better would have been for the EA rep to inform Bobby’s aid that the BF3 demo is for gamers only, and that he is not ‘elite’ enough to see it. Sell that … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 20 Comments

M&B:W PoP army issue

Posted on June 6, 2011 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing a good amount of Mount and Blade: Warband (PoP mod) lately, especially with the newest version of PoP having fixed my last crashing issue. The game is pretty damn epic with everything maxed out, battle size set … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, SW:TOR | 3 Comments

The Settlers 7 review

Posted on May 31, 2011 by SynCaine

Last week I picked up The Settlers 7 when it was on sale from Steam. I think the sale dropped it down to $25 or so. Right as I hit buy I felt a bit of regret, as I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 5 Comments

Busy week IRL = Quick thoughts

Posted on May 23, 2011 by SynCaine

Yes, the Warband Saga post was a lie. But I can explain! Basically I’m on day 173 in my game, which means I’m beyond the intro phase and well into the mid-game. The post I started to write was first … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Patch Notes, Random, Rift, RMT | 11 Comments

Single server time, soon?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by SynCaine

My Raptr name is Syncaine. Feel free to buddy me. That is all… for now. Is technology ever going to get to the point where we no longer need shards for an MMO? If yes, will design shift to accommodate … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, MMO design, Random, SW:TOR | 15 Comments

Celebrating 12 years of themepark hate

Posted on May 12, 2011 by SynCaine

My enjoyment of virtual worlds goes back to Ultima Online, in large part because I loved the sRPG Ultima games, growing up on Ultima V and always being jealous of a friend who had a PC and had Ultima VI … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Random, Rant, Rift, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

I found those missing 600k WoW players!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by SynCaine

Right here. Clear message to Blizzard; one sparkle pony won’t be enough to retain real gamers! Oh and yea, one step closer to the apocalypse. A big one.

Posted in Mass Media, Random, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment

Witchers, Heroes, Thrones, Rift

Posted on May 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Just some quick hits for today. I finally, for the first time, beat The Witcher. My previous two attempts both fell short due to mass bugs (at release) and a comp change (a few months ago). Now, on the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Patch Notes, Random, Rift, The Witcher | 16 Comments

The Ancient Gaming Noob is a crybaby

Posted on April 25, 2011 by SynCaine

Proof

Posted in Random | 4 Comments

PvE Sandbox MMO: The End

Posted on April 19, 2011 by SynCaine

I believe I’ve covered the main areas I wanted to hit on in my PvE Sandbox series. There are a ton of other, smaller systems to consider and discuss, but to keep things somewhat high-level I’ll leave it as is. … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random | 11 Comments