Category Archives: Rant

The MMO genre isn’t dead, its just lacking good MMOs

Posted on September 11, 2018 by SynCaine

I’m of the firm believe that the MMO genre is struggling primarily because there hasn’t been a good MMO released in years (insert “since EVE” or “since Darkfall” joke here). The struggle isn’t about gamer tastes changing to loves MOBA … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, MMO design, Rant | 6 Comments

Digital board games are fine, mostly

Posted on September 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Quick post today, just to officially start the “back in the office” blogging era. Humble Bundle had a deal on PC games base on board games, like Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Pathfinder Adventures. Overall I’m happy with the purchase, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 4 Comments

I called Skyrim UI devs child-raping Hitlers once.

Posted on July 11, 2018 by SynCaine

I wasn’t going to post about this, but between the lack of any posting here, and how this snowball down shit mountain continues to roll, here we go. Buckle up because a few snowflakes are going to melt in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant | 2 Comments

I am no longer fanatical about games

Posted on June 14, 2018 by SynCaine

Back in the day I was all in on consuming every last bit of info for an upcoming game. We (bloggers) almost all did it for Warhammer Online, but I’ve done it many times for many titles in the past. … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Crowfall, Fallout 3, Rant, Warhammer Online | 5 Comments

Murder, nazis, and hentia for everyone!

Posted on June 8, 2018 by SynCaine

Here is my toss on the burning fire that is blog posts about Valve changing its policy to allow any game that isn’t illegal or trolling on Steam, in which I argue its a good move that will likely have … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Steam Stuff | 9 Comments

Paying full price for a reskin

Posted on June 5, 2018 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing Total War: Warhammer 2 lately and really enjoying it. Funny enough, I actually pre-ordered it way back, but am only now finally getting around to playing it. At least it’s still $60 on Steam, so it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 3 Comments

Snap reaction to Fallout 76 announcement

Posted on May 30, 2018 by SynCaine

If its a full Fallout game, awesome, though West Virginia seems a bit odd for a location. Guess they can’t all be Boston though, now can they? If its a spin-off titles using the Fallout IP, we’ll see. I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Mass Media, Rant, The Elder Scrolls Online | 9 Comments

CR/CoC – Give me better guild tools already

Posted on May 23, 2018 by SynCaine

Business trip this week to Europe, which means no PC gaming. It also means having to deal with the fact that the savages in Europe have not yet discovered toilet paper better than single-ply sandpaper. Seriously, how is it that … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Rant, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

LiF MMO: Postmortem

Posted on May 10, 2018 by SynCaine

The only thing more frustrating than playing a bad gaming is having a good game end early, and Life is Feudal MMO is just such a game. I want to be very clear here, I really, really enjoyed LiF. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Rant, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Turmoil review

Posted on March 23, 2018 by SynCaine

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of Turmoil and its new DLC for review. Sometimes a game comes along that you didn’t know you wanted to play, but when given the chance, you realize its a title you really, really … Continue reading →

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