Category Archives: Random

Internet People

Posted on October 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Not much to add to this other than lulz, so true.

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The average WoW player.

Posted on October 27, 2010 by SynCaine

If only my MMO of choice offered cross-server, anon pug groups with voice chat so I could, maybe, just one day, collect ‘epics’ with this guy.

Posted in Random, World of Warcraft | 40 Comments

Pearls of Wisdom

Posted on October 12, 2010 by SynCaine

From a thread about “Low Elo Hell” in League of Legends: Bad players don’t know they are bad, that’s why they are bad, and they will continue to be bad thus elo hell is created as an excuse. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Random | 5 Comments

The cost of saving a buck

Posted on October 12, 2010 by SynCaine

I picked up Final Fantasy 2 for the iPhone not long ago and have really been enjoying it. It’s a classic RPG much like FF1 was, but for a few reasons, FF2 has so far been better. One reason is … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random | 4 Comments

Things learned from Shining Force

Posted on October 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Some random thoughts today all stemming from having finished Shining Force on the iPhone: First, I just realized the first gen iPhone that I have is really slow compared to the latest phone. Now this might not come as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random, Site update | 5 Comments

PAX East 2011

Posted on September 29, 2010 by SynCaine

PAX 2011 is still a few months away, but I picked up two 3 day passes yesterday just to ensure availability. I foolishly missed PAX 2010 and ended up regretting it, so that same mistake won’t be made in 2011. … Continue reading →

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Battle over the crown to the fail kingdom!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by SynCaine

Colossal wall of fail text crits you for over 9000. Man where to start. First and foremost, one would think someone would try to distance themselves from a pile of utter fail instead of trying to take credit for every … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Tropico 3 Review

Posted on September 7, 2010 by SynCaine

As previously mentioned I picked up Tropico 3 for $6 thanks to the current Direct2Drive sale, and I’m very glad I did. The game is a very lighthearted and comical take on the SimCity genre, and made for a great … Continue reading →

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Six years = 6 bucks sale

Posted on September 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Direct2Drive is having another sale, this time offering various games for $6 to celebrate the site’s sixth anniversary. Now when the cost of entry is $6, it’s kind of hard to argue ‘value’ here. I mean I’ve spend more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 13 Comments

Breaking down failure is fail

Posted on August 30, 2010 by SynCaine

It’s funny how we (myself firmly included in this) react when an MMO fails. We always ask why, and break down what went wrong based on that specific title, focusing on key bullet points (haha, good one self). APB is … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Random, Ultima Online, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 10 Comments