Category Archives: RMT

I paid to skip the fun parts of this game and now I’m mad the game isn’t fun!

Posted on March 13, 2020 by SynCaine

A few gameplay observations for Mighty Party, and then some commentary on the business model. For gameplay, our guild is finishing up our first Turf War, which is the guild-based PvP event. Basically how this works is there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Inquisition Clan, Mighty Party, Rant, RMT | 3 Comments

CR: Trophy Road is a good addition to the game

Posted on April 15, 2019 by SynCaine

A big update has hit Clash Royale, bringing a new card (earthquake), balance changes, and some upcoming game modes. The biggest addition IMO is the introduction of “Trophy Road”, which adds rewards as you move up in trophy ranks. The … Continue reading →

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CoC:Pay to get it now

Posted on April 11, 2019 by SynCaine

Small item for today, but I thought it was kind of brilliant. In Clash of Clans, the last updated added seasons, where for $5 you get additional rewards for completing tasks (if you don’t pay you still get some rewards … Continue reading →

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Season Passes are the new hotness, and I’m OK with that

Posted on March 25, 2019 by SynCaine

I’ve always been a fan of the subscription model vs cash shops in games. Back in the day this conversation was limited to MMOs, but today basically everything uses some hybrid model, either starting with F2P or a box+shop/dlc. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, League of Legends, PUBG, Rant, RMT | 9 Comments

Fallout76 going F2P is a ROUGH look

Posted on January 22, 2019 by SynCaine

This post assumes this rumor is true, because that’s a lot more fun than waiting for boring stuff like ‘the facts’. Assuming truth, this is a bad, bad look for Bethesda and the Fallout franchise. Consider that Bethesda has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, RMT | 2 Comments

SuperCell sees Bethesda acting stupid, says “Hold my beer”

Posted on December 11, 2018 by SynCaine

Hot off the heels of Bethesda trashing their own reputation with idiocy, we have Supercell releasing a straight-up terrible update to Clash Royale, and then doubling down on that with this horrid Reddit post. Short summary of the major point … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash Royale, iPhone, Rant, RMT | 7 Comments

We are in a golden age of dev support

Posted on September 28, 2018 by SynCaine

The last post was about unreasonable fan expectations for ongoing support in videogames. Today let’s talk about some games that continue to get such support, even though the likely financial benefits are minimal. First though let’s set the table here; … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, RMT | 2 Comments

I demand endless support and content, for free of course!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by SynCaine

One area I feel gamers are getting a little too entitled around is the length and breadth of support for released games. Before the days of the internet, once you bought a game, that was it. You had the finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, RMT, Steam Stuff | 1 Comment

Gamers are dumb

Posted on September 18, 2018 by SynCaine

I was reading an article about the recent lootbox stuff in Europe (forget which article/site) and was amused by how many comments were cheering governments getting involved in regulating video games. Cheering on old, out-of-touch politicians who for sure aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, RMT | 31 Comments

PUBG: The Event Pass is good

Posted on June 29, 2018 by SynCaine

Let’s talk about the event pass for PUBG, shall we? For those that don’t follow the game, the event pass costs $10 and lasts for 28 days. During that time, you have a large set of objectives/achievements to go after, … Continue reading →

Posted in PUBG, Review, RMT | 2 Comments