Category Archives: Rant

Smed being Smed?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by SynCaine

SOE being SOE is well established, but do we now need a sub-category for them with Smed being Smed? I think we might. I present you exhibit A: “We will NOT be selling Guns, Ammo, Food, Water… i.e. That’s kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, SOE being SOE | 9 Comments

Hearthstone: Wake up, roll dice, return to nap

Posted on December 4, 2014 by SynCaine

If you’re like most people, well actually if you are like most people you aren’t playing Hearthstone. But if you are among the select few who found the game way, way down in the app store somehow, I’m sure by … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Burnout is a myth

Posted on November 25, 2014 by SynCaine

When WoW was declining due to one crappy expansion after another featuring accessibility-inspired dumbing down, some people tried to write this off as not being about the content, but just due to ‘burnout’. They would have you believe that after … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, DoTA, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, League of Legends, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Hearthstone: This kiddie pool sure has a lot of leaks

Posted on November 18, 2014 by SynCaine

More observations as I roll my face across the iPad ‘playing’ Hearthstone: Just like MtG (or basically most card games of this type), Hearthstone is a major Pay-4-Power game. Epic and Legendary cards are silly strong, and as soon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, RMT | 20 Comments

Hearthstone: New Blizzard vs Old Blizzard

Posted on November 13, 2014 by SynCaine

TL:DR – Hearthstone is the perfect example of New Blizzard, and the perfect example of why I miss Old Blizzard so much. It’s still Blizzard, so they still have the whole polish thing going. For a great example of this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Diablo 3, League of Legends, Random, Rant, Review, World of Warcraft | 32 Comments

Who hasn’t wanted to kill someone over a balance change?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by SynCaine

Oh Gamergate, why are you so entertainingly funny? The fact that comments aren’t enabled on that story is a crime, because the CNN comments section makes the Massively comments section look like a Mensa meeting. I’m not going to fully … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant | 15 Comments

AA: Today in Trion being Trion

Posted on October 7, 2014 by SynCaine

If you have been keeping up with all of the issues AA is facing thanks to Trion (queues, bots and hackers going unpunished, spammers destroying public channels for hours at a time), my guess is you have also picked up … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Rant, Trion being Trion | 12 Comments

AA: Trion is really doing a great job, example 1 billion

Posted on October 6, 2014 by SynCaine

Take your time Trion, no rush. It’s not like the economy in a sandbox is important or anything.

Posted in ArcheAge, Rant, Trion being Trion | 16 Comments

AA: Trion does its best to ruin a good thing

Posted on September 29, 2014 by SynCaine

ArcheAge makes for some rather interesting blogging fodder, and hopefully I can get through the major points and get my point across in a way that makes sense, but no promises, as this might get rambly. Let’s start with the … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, MILK Corp, Rant, Rift, RMT | 17 Comments

Bungie beats Blizzard yet again, this time in public view

Posted on September 26, 2014 by SynCaine

If you were a Mac-based gamer back in the 90s, you were likely familiar with Bungie. While Mac gaming was overall highly inferior to PC gaming, perhaps the biggest bright spot was Bungie, who for whatever reason made Mac-only games … Continue reading →

Posted in Bungie Studios, Rant | 14 Comments