Category Archives: Rant

SOE is going to pleasantly surprise you because they are SOE

Posted on February 5, 2014 by SynCaine

Oh Smed. The guy knows he works for SOE right? The “we haven’t done anything right since EQ1” studio? The studio that NGE’ed SWG probably shouldn’t be trying to get people back by reminding them of that, especially since the … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 6 Comments

So McQuaid it hurts

Posted on January 26, 2014 by SynCaine

I have a feeling SOE shutting down a bunch of “F2P ALL TEH WAY!” titles is going to lead to a lot of blogging gold, especially things like this nugget: Brad MqcQuaid, who made the now dead Vanguard and is … Continue reading →

Posted in Perma-death, Rant, Vanguard | 7 Comments

The “Premium Theater” MMO

Posted on January 16, 2014 by SynCaine

Story time. A few years ago the local movie theater introduced the Premium Theater. It’s $20 a ticket, which includes popcorn and soda. The entrance to this area is separate from the general entrance, its 21+ due to the area … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rant | 24 Comments

The Day LoL Died

Posted on January 14, 2014 by SynCaine

Whelp, it’s been fun. The picture of him is perfect too. That “would you like more welfare epics?” smile, those eyes that reassure you death is impossible, that hair that represents all his good ideas. Bastard. (This is the welfare … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Rant, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

That game under NDA…

Posted on January 12, 2014 by SynCaine

It’s not possible to die, is it? SDFKHDSGKHDSG GOD I HATE YOU THEMEPARK DESIGN!!! (Wish the NDA was down, and no, the entire post would not be a gigantic rip job.)

Posted in Rant | 11 Comments

F2P MMO X dies

Posted on January 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick observation: I find it interesting that pro-F2P people continue to point out that most new MMOs are F2P ‘for a reason’, yet don’t acknowledge that just about every month (or week), Massively has a new “this F2P MMO is … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 47 Comments

SOE being SOE, take 9431

Posted on January 7, 2014 by SynCaine

Jenks at TAGN about SOE’s latest bout with logic: Wait. They are going to give you the 500 spacebucks, but only if you log in… So we can we reasonably conclude that there are people who forgot to cancel their … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Rant | 22 Comments

Clones making clones

Posted on December 23, 2013 by SynCaine

Around this time of year, most blog authors will do year-end posts (hopefully I’ll get one up as well, but no promises), and I think a trend we will see this year was that 2013 was pretty blah for the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

And now some real dummies in action

Posted on December 21, 2013 by SynCaine

Steam Winter sale is happening now, and Valve has tied the pointless-but-cracklike trading card system into the sale. Card prices have jumped as people chase nothingness. Fools! That said, my account just hit level 15, so I’ve got that going … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Rant | 2 Comments

This perfectly sums up a few games

Posted on December 16, 2013 by SynCaine

Favorite part was finding a fountain in a chest and placing it outside. What a pretty fountain it was. After that I lost interest. Not sure if there is more interesting stuff out there. – Fabrulana at TAGN SotA, EQNL, … Continue reading →

Posted in EQNext, Random, Rant | 1 Comment