Category Archives: Random

Zero relation, I’m sure

Posted on January 10, 2011 by SynCaine

Blog post with the most comments? This one, about the EQ2 installer being super fast and accurate. Lum today, about SOE having some trouble with DCO related to uninstalling. Just sayin’.

Posted in beta, EQ2, Random | 7 Comments

Last day of Hardcore Casual

Posted on January 3, 2011 by SynCaine

Dear Reader, This is no longer an MMO blog, it’s now just a blog about Mount and Blade: Warband. I hope you understand, but lets face it, you are likely too busy playing M&B:W to read blogs. If I were … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, Site update | 21 Comments

Yet more proof that Darkfall > EQ2

Posted on December 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Man among boys. Taking candy from a baby. Darkfall vs EQ2. In a shock to no one, a Darkfall player dominates a league full of EQ2 carebears, stomping them until the very end, and looting their precious shiny off their … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Site update | 8 Comments

Civ V, The Witcher, M&B:W, and Rift beta

Posted on December 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Some random notes for today: Played two games of the scenario included in the first DLC for Civilization V, very entertaining. It’s rather short (limited to 100 turns), somewhat easy (the other sides don’t play with the sense of urgency … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Civilization Series, Random, Rift, The Witcher | 5 Comments

Dragon Age 2 slipping off my radar

Posted on December 21, 2010 by SynCaine

I think I’ve mentioned before that I definitely looking forward to The Witcher 2 way more than Dragon Age 2, but this preview from Warcry just tipped the scale even more in favor of Witcher. Anyone else read the preview … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random | 8 Comments

Steam Sale

Posted on December 21, 2010 by SynCaine

I was going to say every game is 50% off or more , but then realized the exaggeration might cause some confusion. I then later realized it’s kinda accurate… Anyway, Steam Sale, huge, check it out. Titan Quest for $5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 10 Comments

Looking back at 2010

Posted on December 17, 2010 by SynCaine

Prompted by Lum doing it, lets review my 2010 predictions and see how I do. I’m not sure when I’m going to do my 2011 predictions, but my guess is sometime next week. I’ve not really thought about 2011, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Fallen Earth, League of Legends, Random, Site update, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments

Kingdom Conquest tips

Posted on December 10, 2010 by SynCaine

A lot of people have the same questions about Kingdom Conquest, so rather than typing them out on my iPhone, I’ll just put some info up here. First and most importantly, always work towards a quest goal, as they will … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random | 30 Comments

More than five hours

Posted on December 7, 2010 by SynCaine

Installing and patching The Witcher from it’s v1.0 CD to 1.5 is, I believe, humanly impossible. First you download the huge 1.4 patch, only to have it inform you that you need to install the language pack. Grab that 400+mb … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 2 Comments

Losing on the interwebz

Posted on December 3, 2010 by SynCaine

You admit defeat on the internet when talking about an upcoming game when you state “this is just the beginning; they have future plans for feature X that could make it really great”. The game is not out yet, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 11 Comments