Category Archives: Random

Warhammer 40k MMO trailer

Posted on June 15, 2010 by SynCaine

In the grim darkness of the far future… you can look forward to the accessible achievement of facerolling the neon-shaded butchery of the 40k IP. Hey look, a 40k mod for WoW! Seriously, for a game with “Dark Millennium” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 23 Comments

Two games you should be playing right now

Posted on June 15, 2010 by SynCaine

Indie-game update time! Inquisition has been exposed to Eschalon, and some heavy hours have been put into the game as they too have been sucked in. As I said before, if you love old school RPGs, this one is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP, Random | 9 Comments

Anyone playing Mortal Online?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by SynCaine

Mortal Online went live today, and while I don’t have plans to play it, I’m certainly interested in seeing how it goes  and what players think. Has anyone seen any good posts about how launch is going or some early … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

That oldschool RPG feelin’

Posted on June 7, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing an oldschool RPG called Eschalon Book 1 by Basilisk Games for a little over a week now and loving every minute of it.  If you ever played any of the original Ultima games, or Might and Magic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 6 Comments

Hardcore Casual: Now more accessible

Posted on June 2, 2010 by SynCaine

MMO blogs by and large have always been the home of the hardcore MMO follower, the elite few who love not only to play MMOs but to also talk about them at great length and in minuet detail. However I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EQ2, Mass Media, Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

Send me free stuff, get praised.

Posted on May 12, 2010 by SynCaine

As I mentioned before, I received a copy of the Guild Leader’s Handbook to read and review, but Ravious over at Kill Ten Rats beat me to posting about it and says more or less what I would have said. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Site update, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

You say polish, I say rehash

Posted on May 11, 2010 by SynCaine

The Blizzard model has generally been to take a successful product, apply a Games Workshop IP to it, and release basically the same game with a new coat of paint and a high level of polish, one that will run … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Console Gaming, Diablo 3, MMO design, Random, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Why raiders hate to see the word ‘accessible’

Posted on May 5, 2010 by SynCaine

First I’d like to thank Ravious over at KTR for being an ass and posting a great review of The Guild Leaders Handbook. I’m also reading that book at the moment and more or less agree with what he has … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Patch Notes, Random, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments

“Yesterday was heavily laced with rage, to remember a single given moment is impossible.” – Boink 4/19

Posted on May 3, 2010 by SynCaine

On a lighter note for today, here is a little peek into life with my fiancé Aria. Turns out she likes FPS games and is an old-school CS player, so when she found out that I’ve been playing Bad Company … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, PvP, Random, Site update | 17 Comments

Perma-death to all Darkfriends!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Since 1997 and Ultima Online the concept of perma-death in an MMO has always interested me. I think a large part of it has to do with a core appeal of MMOs themselves; the fact that everything ‘counts’ and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, EVE Online, MMO design, Perma-death, PvP, Random | 29 Comments