Category Archives: Random

We didn’t want those millions anyway

Posted on March 5, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve been reading a fair bit about this whole Infinity Ward vs Activision thing today, mostly from Lum, Jake Simpson, and David Taylor, and the whole thing really is a royal mess. Like others have said, I don’t see how … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, Random | 6 Comments

Visiting an old friend of the MMO blog world.

Posted on March 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Sandbox vs Themepark, I love this topic. But in this post Sid67 looks at the base words used to describe the two sub-genres in the MMO world, and disagrees with their meaning (and I’m fairly sure I was not the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Rant | 39 Comments

Some DarkFall plans, Final Fantasy on the iPhone, and Lost

Posted on March 3, 2010 by SynCaine

With the DarkFall trial of my two friends coming to an end this Thursday, we set out last night to work on their archery in preparation for a PvP trip tonight. While DarkFall does not limit what a new character … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, iPhone, Random | 7 Comments

DarkFall video contest winners!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by SynCaine

The DarkFall video contest is over, and the winners have been announced here. Congratulations to everyone who walked away with a prize, great stuff. I had a feeling the “Men at Work” video would win, as it’s not only an … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random | 2 Comments

A bit about the old dinosaur that is MMO pricing

Posted on January 22, 2010 by SynCaine

We have a new blogger in our midst (thanks for the link KTR), and his first post is so good that I’ve already added him to my daily list of sites to visit (feed readers are for nerds). The post … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, Random, RMT | 18 Comments

Dear Tobold

Posted on January 18, 2010 by SynCaine

Before this goes any further, I want to clear up a few things. I don’t hate Tobold. I only know him about as well as some of you, which is through reading his blog over the last few years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Site update | 21 Comments

This just in: fans cheer/jeer during rivalry

Posted on January 18, 2010 by SynCaine

First off, if you are going to address someone, don’t be cowardly and do it anonymously, if for no other reason than to keep your readers from having to decode what you are talking about. Just trying way, way too … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update, World of Warcraft | 26 Comments

King’s Bounty: Gold Edition silly sale

Posted on January 14, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve not downloaded it yet, but for under $12 this just seems like a complete steal for anyone who is a turn-based strategy fan, especially if you liked the Heroes of Might and Magic series. Given that I’ve played HoMM3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

Ignorance is not bliss

Posted on January 14, 2010 by SynCaine

I don’t have much interest in personally playing Star Trek Online. Between being totally happy and engrossed with DarkFall, not being a huge fan of the ST IP, generally not being a big Cryptic fan, and not seeing/reading anything about … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Fallen Earth, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant | 31 Comments

Another year, and still everyone is immortal?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Speaking of death (see post below), one thing I noticed while reading everyone’s 2010 predictions is that no one (that I saw) predicted an MMO would launch or be announced with perma-death. While MUDs exist or existed with perma-death, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, MMO design, Perma-death, Random | 24 Comments