Category Archives: RMT

Honest Pay-2-Win

Posted on January 2, 2013 by SynCaine

Quick note before I get to the topic for today: Is it just me, or is The Witcher 2 freaking hard? I have the game on Normal after doing the tutorial, and I’m getting my ass handed to me every … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantica Online, DDO, Random, Rant, RMT | 11 Comments

LoL: Nitpicking Riot

Posted on December 20, 2012 by SynCaine

I like Riot a lot. I think they are basically the only show in town that does F2P right, and LoL has been the best game out for the last few years. I’ve spent more money on LoL in the … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Rant, RMT | 6 Comments

On second thought, the hobby horse seems very reasonable

Posted on December 13, 2012 by SynCaine

Pay to Travel, Turbine style. It’s going to be a really sad day when LotRO shuts down, because this kind of entertainment is almost priceless, and I’d hate to rely solely on SOE to provide it. (This is the part … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online, RMT | 7 Comments

Darkfall: Beta blues

Posted on December 12, 2012 by SynCaine

Darkfall Delay; part 72,343. First off, massive points for announcing the delay minutes before you are set to go live. There is trolling, and then there is AV. Just next level stuff that gets forumfall to exactly where it needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Darkfall Online, EQ2, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, Lord of the Rings Online, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

Kappa Sigma Turbine

Posted on December 5, 2012 by SynCaine

Forumfall loves to bitch about Aventurine. It’s basically a tradition at this point, and it’s pretty well deserved considering DF2010 is (maybe) coming out 12/12/12. Like how hard would it have been for someone from AV to just provide a … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Rant, RMT | 28 Comments

Pre-Darkfall filler

Posted on December 3, 2012 by SynCaine

With the (first?) delay of Darkfall 2, I’ve had some unexpected free time in terms of gaming, and I’ve tried to fill the time with a few different titles. Perhaps the “I’d rather be playing DF2” effect is kicking in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, iPhone, Random, RMT | 13 Comments

Bernie Madoff was a great investor. Used the wrong payment model.

Posted on November 8, 2012 by SynCaine

“I think there will definitely be failures within the next 12 to 24 months. Many who are entering the market right now are doing it as almost a money-grab. But subscription is dead. [Star Wars:] The Old Republic was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, DDO, EVE Online, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Random, Rant, Rift, RMT, SW:TOR, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments

Save the F2P children

Posted on October 25, 2012 by SynCaine

I think I’m slowly transitioning from hating F2P players to feeling sorry for them, somewhat similar to my changing views of WoW and its players. When WoW really mattered and every dev team was trying to clone it, I felt … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Rant, Rift, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 25 Comments

The magic future should be here any minute now

Posted on October 12, 2012 by SynCaine

The Massively comments section giveth once more: My favorite part of F2P is how most people perceive converting to that business model is a failure when the two MMO’s on that spear headed the movement, LOTRO and DDO, saw revenue … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 24 Comments

China is a scary place for MMO gaming

Posted on October 4, 2012 by SynCaine

The China MMO market sounds terrifying. The whole video is almost an hour, but all of it just sounds awful. And not just because of the money issue, but because none of these games are actually designed to be fun … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, RMT | 20 Comments