Category Archives: Random

It’s like the good old days. Thanks SOE!

Posted on March 20, 2008 by SynCaine

Now this is an interesting story. First off I have to say that Massively has really been impressing me lately. First they listened to the community and moved a ton of their Second Life stories to their own section, and … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Random | 8 Comments

Showing some love, an extended blog roll.

Posted on March 19, 2008 by SynCaine

Blogs have blog rolls, which in theory show what other blogs the author enjoys and would recommend his/her reads to look at. While basically functional, blog rolls are somewhat limited in that they are basically just a name and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Site update | 7 Comments

RL > Blog time.

Posted on March 17, 2008 by SynCaine

Busy monday at work today, hence no real update here. Lot of WoW over the weekend, just more leveling and some BG’s thrown in. I can’t wait to hit 70 and be done with PuG BG groups, it’s getting painful. … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Giving some credit to Massively, and dumping on SL.

Posted on March 11, 2008 by SynCaine

Due to a combination of WordPress thinking I’m a spam bot and Darren not checking his spam filter, my comment on his post yesterday never showed up. No worries though, the world is not missing much, as it was basically … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

Fun with blog stats.

Posted on March 4, 2008 by SynCaine

Recently WordPress has upgraded their stat tracking page to show lifetime blog post views, which is quite nice and provides a better view of what drives traffic. Taking a glance at mine, I was a bit surprised which posts have … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Site update | 5 Comments

Stop playing World of Warcraft, go play Starcraft Worlds!

Posted on February 27, 2008 by SynCaine

This might be a stretch and totally off base, but that’s part of the fun in writing a blog. You throw stuff out there, people to tell you that you are an idiot in your comments, and you enjoy the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, PvP, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

It’s e-sports, not RMT… Trust us!

Posted on February 26, 2008 by SynCaine

Blizzard has been against micro-transactions for a while now, sticking with the monthly sub model. Unfortunately that only generated 500 million last year, so like any struggling company they had to go to desperate measures and accept the RMT model. … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

Damn you flu!

Posted on February 20, 2008 by SynCaine

The lack of updates is due to a nasty flu that hit me hard and is just now finally going away. In actually gaming news… well other than still working my way through The Witcher (still good, not sure about … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random, Site update, The Witcher, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Weekend reading, but only for white people.

Posted on February 15, 2008 by SynCaine

Through the magic of the ‘Top Blogs’ list here at WordPress, I found this site. Very well written, and certainly some funny stuff.

Posted in Random | 1 Comment

Back in the day…

Posted on February 7, 2008 by SynCaine

A quick but important note today, one that is long overdue. If you have never read WTFman.com, do yourself a favor and head on over. While I don’t agree with the site on all points, I still find it a … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Random, Ultima Online | Comments Off on Back in the day…