Category Archives: Rant

Stealing content: More on Allods

Posted on March 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Every time I go to write a blog post for today, the only thing on my mind is how silly Allods (and the majority of the F2P market) really is. People FEARING upcoming patches? People calculating how much they will … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, RMT | 17 Comments

We are talking some big numbers here

Posted on March 3, 2010 by SynCaine

Two things of grave significance have happened today. Two very generous gifts delivered to MMO fans. The first, Aventurine will give you $5000 if you come up with the coolest DarkFall-related promotional item. That’s $5000 dollars, not potatoes or onions … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, Darkfall Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, RMT | 34 Comments

Tell me if you have heard this one before

Posted on February 26, 2010 by SynCaine

Another day, another F2P MMO talking about how many free accounts people have signed up for, with today being DDOs day in the sun. What separates DDO from the average F2P game however is that it’s not terrible, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, DDO, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 10 Comments

F2P model in the US: Putting nails in its own coffin

Posted on February 21, 2010 by SynCaine

Back in the early days of the “F2P revolution”, the biggest challenge for the average MMO gamer was trying so sift through the hundreds of terribad titles to find the one or two semi-decent (for a ‘free’ game) titles to … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, Atlantica Online, FreeRealms, MMO design, Patch Notes, Rant, RMT | 20 Comments

Allods Online: ‘Open beta’ day 1

Posted on February 17, 2010 by SynCaine

Tell me if this sounds slightly familiar: overcrowding, spawn-stealing, loot lag, idiot chat, kill/collect 10 whatevers. Nope, it’s not 2004 and WoW, it’s 2010 and Allods Online. Amazing how far we have come after all these years! But it’s cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Combat Systems, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

Friday Blog War: Full Scale Assault

Posted on February 12, 2010 by SynCaine

Bathrooms suck. EVE sucks. Monkeys suck. Kids suck. No wait your cool. No you do suck. Groups of rats suck. Puzzles suck. Potshots (what?) suck. Game devs suck. Ideas suck. Your cool. Canada sucks. Emos suck. Love you. WAR sucks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Site update | 17 Comments

Tobold’s name won’t be in this title, but Syp’s is!

Posted on February 11, 2010 by SynCaine

While comically a few are taking recent event a little too seriously, at least some see the entertainment in it all. I wish Syp and Tipa well in their Friday Blog War, and will be accepting their royalty payments shortly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Site update | 12 Comments

Yet another post with Tobold in the title

Posted on February 11, 2010 by SynCaine

Try to follow along here, because this gets a little tricky. Tobold says he does not read my blog anymore, yet in that same paragraph he says: “So every time I make some blog post about some PvP game, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Site update | 26 Comments

How awfully ‘keen’ of you Tobold

Posted on February 10, 2010 by SynCaine

Whenever Tobold talks about EVE, it’s always entertaining, but sadly it’s the “Keen” kind of entertaining, if you know what I mean. And just a day after making a “WoW is too easy and not fun now” post (wish someone … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, crafting, EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 67 Comments

Oh themepark, how I missed you so!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by SynCaine

It looks like Saturday will be the first night Aria (the fiancé) and I try to get back into some MMO gaming together, with the Guild Wars trial up first. Hopefully she likes it, my very brief time with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 33 Comments