Category Archives: Rant

The thieving family man and his needs

Posted on August 25, 2010 by SynCaine

Great post over at Penny Arcade today about used games = stealing (via Tobold) that has really struck a cord with me. As readers here know, one of the things I hate most about this industry is that so many … Continue reading →

Posted in Console Gaming, Random, Rant | 58 Comments

Love and Rage

Posted on August 25, 2010 by SynCaine

One thing that I love about League of Legends is how rage-inducing it can get. It’s more or less a nightly occurrence on vent that one or more individuals will reach the breaking point after some horrible loss, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, League of Legends, PvP, Rant, Site update | 14 Comments

Umadbro? Naw just trollin’

Posted on August 23, 2010 by SynCaine

At what point did “I’m just trolling” replace “I was wrong” in the English language? I mean we have had to deal with a lot of stupid internet fads/memes/whatever before, but is “haha trolled” not the dumbest one yet? Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant | 25 Comments

WAR40k has a really, really bright future.

Posted on August 20, 2010 by SynCaine

I totally agree with Lum. Just get it out already and state that WAR40k will: Kill WoW. Will have 20m users. Won’t have a single issue at launch. And then make version 2.0 of the “bears bears bears” video making … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, WAR40k | 15 Comments

The Trinity: Keeping the masses safe since 1999!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by SynCaine

This post by ‘I played WAR before anyone else did’ Richard Bartle (via KTR) brings up some interesting points, with the big take-away for me being that the MMO genre would be a lot cooler right now if Ultima Online … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments

Putting a value on money

Posted on August 19, 2010 by SynCaine

I came across a rather shocking thread on the League of Legends board a few days ago, one where the author was arguing that LoL is not really ‘free’ to play, because in order to play at the highest level … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments

Selling epics in WoW; Coming soon thanks to a private server

Posted on August 18, 2010 by SynCaine

TAGN is wondering about the aftermath of the Blizzard vs Private server issue, and while he covers some interesting points, I think he (and as far as I’ve seen, everyone else) is missing a major, major bit of info here: … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, RMT, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

Sheep, and the numbers they don’t understand.

Posted on August 16, 2010 by SynCaine

I always get a chuckle when people misuse the “80% of EVE pilots never leave Empire” stat from CCP as some sort of indicator that even the majority of EVE players don’t like PvP. As anyone who has actually played … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

The more things change…

Posted on August 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Which list is longer: The differences between LotRO, WAR, and Aion, or the similarities between UO, EQ1, and AC1? It’s a rhetorical question of course, but highlights a point I was getting at yesterday, and relates to a post over … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Asheron's Call, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Rant, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments

RealID, SC2, F2P EQ2, and why LoL does F2P right

Posted on July 28, 2010 by SynCaine

Taking a quick break from the Darkfall-related posts today to cover a few different topics. I’ve got a cold that won’t go away, which could explain my overly positive view in things. Or that’s just me, Mr. glass-half-empty-and-whats-left-is-likely-terribly-anyway. You have … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, EQ2, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Random, Rant, RMT | 13 Comments