Category Archives: Rant

Options vs Momentum

Posted on June 13, 2011 by SynCaine

Whenever P2P vs F2P models get debated, the F2P crowd likes to point to the fact that most people will only pay one monthly sub at a time, which greatly limits how many games one can play in a given … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Rant, RMT | 5 Comments

Oh Bobby, you dumb gamer-hating puppet

Posted on June 9, 2011 by SynCaine

Linking to this because it’s hilarious. Only thing better would have been for the EA rep to inform Bobby’s aid that the BF3 demo is for gamers only, and that he is not ‘elite’ enough to see it. Sell that … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 20 Comments

Tarnished brilliance

Posted on June 9, 2011 by SynCaine

I’ve written about this before, but for some strange reason (solar flare?) it’s on my mind again today, so here we go. I hate Atlantica Online. I mean I hate it in that “I love you, I hate you, oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantica Online, Combat Systems, MMO design, PvP, Rant, RMT | 11 Comments

Delicious red drops of MMO community goodness

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SynCaine

What I object to is that in EVE the players with all the advantages are the leeches who pay nothing. In the F2P model the people who pay at least get some advantages over the people who leech. – Tobold … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, RMT, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Fun with lists

Posted on May 26, 2011 by SynCaine

What do the games listed below all have in common? Age of Conan All Points Bulletin Dungeons & Dragons Online Lord of the Rings Online Global Agenda Ragnarok Online Champions Online Everquest 2 Extended If you answered “failed to meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Allods Online, Darkfall Online, DDO, EQ2, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, Rant, Rift, RMT, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

I’m going to post about server transfers, again

Posted on May 24, 2011 by SynCaine

If nothing else, Trion wins the “talk about us” battle. I still don’t see how this is, in any way, something to be proud of or celebrated. Its server transfers for a themepark people. Tell me if this sounds familiar: … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, Rift, RMT, World of Warcraft | 10 Comments

Rift: Post-1.2 expert difficulty

Posted on May 19, 2011 by SynCaine

Random thought based off an instance run in Rift last night: the easier the content, the worse you play, the worse you feel, spiral downward of doom. T2 dungeons in Rift are now pretty damn easy, and in a somewhat … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, Rift | 10 Comments

Celebrating 12 years of themepark hate

Posted on May 12, 2011 by SynCaine

My enjoyment of virtual worlds goes back to Ultima Online, in large part because I loved the sRPG Ultima games, growing up on Ultima V and always being jealous of a friend who had a PC and had Ultima VI … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Random, Rant, Rift, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Time to make WoW accessible, end the elitism!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by SynCaine

Blizzard needs to stop being elitist with WoW, and allow the 100m or so Farmville players access to the game. Clearly tab-1-2-2-3 is too difficult. Assigning talent points is hard. Getting to 85 is a ridiculous grind. How is anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 28 Comments

Little Billy and his trophy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m not a fan of the “everyone is a winner” approach, be it Little League Baseball or MMOs. Handing out a trophy just for showing up is, to me, silly at best. I don’t care that little Billy is 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 26 Comments