Category Archives: Rant

I strongly support Blizzard’s RealID

Posted on July 7, 2010 by SynCaine

What could possibly go wrong if this fine gentlemen (I know it’s a girl, but damn…) knows your RL name, one that happens to be somewhat unique or she just knows enough about you to put the details together, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, World of Warcraft | 27 Comments

WAR40k announces it’s going to fail

Posted on July 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Why not just make it official right now and announce you are merging servers, cutting staff, and going F2P? Love of god, why are GamesWorkshop IPs being treated like half-asses movie adaptation games and getting so screwed? Why can’t this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, WAR40k, Warhammer Online | Tagged | 27 Comments

They get what so many others do not

Posted on June 28, 2010 by SynCaine

This clip from a recent interview over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun is why I love Darkfall and Aventurine (emphasis is mine). Tasos: We don’t really have an ideal player, but the players who would get the most out of Darkfall … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments

Chasing sheep money

Posted on June 16, 2010 by SynCaine

My comment yesterday about Warhammer 40k looking like WoW in the future was only partly based off the fact that, well, it looks like WoW in the future. The other factor in making that statement was the fact that in … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Warhammer 40k MMO trailer

Posted on June 15, 2010 by SynCaine

In the grim darkness of the far future… you can look forward to the accessible achievement of facerolling the neon-shaded butchery of the 40k IP. Hey look, a 40k mod for WoW! Seriously, for a game with “Dark Millennium” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 23 Comments

MMO: It’s not a game

Posted on May 27, 2010 by SynCaine

First, it must be really fun to be this good at DarkFall. Quality stuff as always Umberto. Oh and don’t mind the creepy girl right at the beginning, this is an actual DF PvP vid of high quality. Personal jealousy … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, Uncategorized | 25 Comments

An offer not even worth refusing

Posted on May 21, 2010 by SynCaine

Dear internet advertising people, Offering me $10 to advertise on my blog is not a very tempting proposition. You see, I’ve already earned more in the time it took me to read your email than what you are offering, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Site update, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

The not-so-dynamic events in GW2

Posted on May 20, 2010 by SynCaine

My original idea for today’s post was to take a pre-release description of Warhammer’s Public Quests, replace mentions of WAR with Guild Wars 2 and PQs with Dynamic Events. Then laziness kicked in, so you are just going to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Uncategorized, Warhammer Online | 10 Comments

Why all but 330k people should hate EVE

Posted on May 14, 2010 by SynCaine

I’m starting to really hate EVE Online. I’m starting to hate it because it makes all other MMOs look like crude kids toys, like silly side activities you dabble in before getting back to the ‘real’ game. It makes events … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, RMT, Site update, Ultima Online, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 36 Comments

Snicker indeed.

Posted on May 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Our good friends at EuroGamer strike again. Read the comments over at Lum’s site for a link to the original review that was pulled down, along with some good points, like complaining about the lack of a level cap increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Rant, Uncategorized | 11 Comments