Category Archives: Rant

Back to Azeroth?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by SynCaine

With the upcoming addition of the Looking for Group tool, we’re also in the process of tuning our Expert Dungeons to be completable with one appropriately geared healer per group, instead of frequently requiring a second full healer on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Patch Notes, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 51 Comments

SW:sRPG is really shaping up!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m sure by now many of you have read this glowing preview of SW:sRPG. If not, clicky and come back. While I’m not surprised that SW is WoW with the SW IP, this is something people have been denying for … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, SW:TOR | 23 Comments

Can you spot the fail?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by SynCaine

The picture. My guess? Jedi get cut from SW:sRPG right before launch, with promises to add them ‘soon’, and then Darth Vader gets removed 6 months in because he was causing too much lag. Lightsabers get reworked every month, each … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, SW:TOR, Warhammer Online | 9 Comments

SOE: Because someone has to make Blizzard look good

Posted on April 27, 2011 by SynCaine

I’m not one to kick someone when they are down… but this is pretty hilarious. Let me rephrase what SOE was trying to say: Dear not-really-valued money-source, Due to our technical incompetence, we kinda gave the internet your personal info, … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Rant, Rift, RMT | 17 Comments

Pre-release beta expansions of a re-launch… wait what?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by SynCaine

You can have an expansion to a game in beta? Wtf does that even mean? Should GW2 devs start hyping the expansion they have planned to launch when they go into closed beta? Zomg did anyone check out the awesome … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 10 Comments

The real reason for the tank shortage

Posted on April 25, 2011 by SynCaine

Let me start off by saying I enjoy playing the tank more than any other role in a themepark. I enjoy the challenge, I find the gameplay more entertaining, and well, I’m not a droolcup so playing DPS would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift | 14 Comments

Expansion vs Replacement content

Posted on April 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Prompted by the reminder that I massively ragequit Darkfall (account status: active), and reading this post on the Aventurine blog, reminded me of yet another reason why sandbox > themepark: over time a sandbox should get more/better content, while over … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, Rift | 24 Comments

Gear sucks

Posted on April 20, 2011 by SynCaine

Permanent gear is a massive design flaw in an MMO. Keep that in mind while reading. Inquisition on Sunrest has been running tier one experts for a bit now, and our general core is geared-up enough to start hitting up … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Rant, Rift | 32 Comments

Single Serving Friends

Posted on April 14, 2011 by SynCaine

I wasn’t going to make a post about this, but then the ancient relic known as Blogger ate yet another of my comments, and well, here we are. Tobold first had a post about how the cross-server dungeon finder is … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Rant, Rift, World of Warcraft | 26 Comments

Burnouts Anonymous

Posted on April 11, 2011 by SynCaine

Quick break from the PvE Sandbox series to make an observation about Rift, but no worries (you were worried, I could tell), another post in that series is coming soon. Over a month in and I’m still having a ton … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Age of Camelot, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Fallen Earth, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 27 Comments