Category Archives: Rant

A Child rapist, Hitler, and the Skyrim UI Designer walk into a bar…

Posted on November 14, 2011 by SynCaine

Like pretty much the rest of the world, I was playing Skyrim all weekend (being sick helped in that regard actually). Anytime you play a game 20+ hours in the first few days, that says a lot about the game, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 62 Comments

EVE: Save the kids!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SynCaine

First off, Jester’s Trek is a great blog. Easily in my top 5 blogs now (congrats…?) His post today, commenting on yet another scam in EVE, brings up a topic I’ve been meaning to talk about since returning to EVE; … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant | 14 Comments

Who would you rather: Zynga or Blizzard?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SynCaine

In this corner, we have scam-factory Zynga. No longer allowed to scam its customers (much), they have moved on to bullying their employees. Be sure to friend them! In the other corner, we have the titanic titan (see what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments

EVE: But why can’t I get my epics NOW?!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Love this little line from the latest devblog: The ability to like posts and share content with your friends in the cloud while syncing your photostream with your mobile devices. Naw, just kidding. I feel like going on a turtle … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

Casual players are a dying breed

Posted on November 3, 2011 by SynCaine

Whenever the topic of casual games comes up, I always question who exactly these ‘casual gamers’ are, and I think the term itself is a little misleading. I think ‘casual player’ is more accurate. Gamer to me, be they casual … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 13 Comments

Fake life online

Posted on October 25, 2011 by SynCaine

I want to talk about the difference between PvP players who want to win, versus people online who are trolls or whatever meme is current this week to call idiots out as idiots, because I think people sometimes lump the … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Rant | 31 Comments

Mists of Pandaria is a great name

Posted on October 24, 2011 by SynCaine

On Friday I mentioned that it will be interesting to see how Blizzard and CCP differ in the next year when it comes to their flagship titles, but over the weekend, playing some EVE while thinking about Blizzard (I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, EVE Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Rant, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 31 Comments

It’s a race to the bottom!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Oh Blizzard. Free D3 to save WoW?(read: inflate sub numbers temporarily) Pandas? Pet fighting? A new race + new class + cap increase all in one expansion? It’s like WoW is in panic mode or something… On a slightly more … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments

My genre can beat up your genre

Posted on October 21, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m melting!!! Wait no, that’s a pretty level graph isn’t it? So if the sky is falling, and I’m stable, does that mean I’m crushing it as hard as you suspected? I guess it does right? Epeen measuring aside (did … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Rift, RMT, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 12 Comments

What the CCP layoffs and refocus tell us

Posted on October 19, 2011 by SynCaine

Is it just me, or is this good news if you are an EVE player? Yes, it sucks for whoever got laid off, and it sucks for WoD fans, but aren’t all the recent issues around EVE due to the … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments