Category Archives: RMT

Speaking of regression

Posted on June 21, 2012 by SynCaine

This is a rather ridiculous story. Paying full price for a single player game is no longer enough to fully play said game until the company lets you. Yikes. What’s even worst however is that not only has Blizzard already … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 27 Comments

Damn competitive market!

Posted on June 15, 2012 by SynCaine

To the MMO minor leagues! “The MMO market is very dynamic and we need to be dynamic as well,” he says. “Unless people are happy with what they have, they are constantly demanding updates, new modes and situations. So we … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, RMT, SW:TOR | 16 Comments

Help a noob out

Posted on June 7, 2012 by SynCaine

TAGN has a fine overview of the latest expansion for LoTRO, and specifically the money Turbine is asking for it. $70 seems outrageous for an expansion, especially when you consider that certain MMOs give them out for ‘free’, but that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, RMT | 11 Comments

EVE: Fighting RMT

Posted on May 14, 2012 by SynCaine

Really great post from Nosy Gamer about RMT and how CCP’s recent actions have impacted sellers. Well worth everyones time, EVE player or not.

Posted in EVE Online, RMT | 10 Comments

GW2: PLEX hypothetical

Posted on March 21, 2012 by SynCaine

As I was browsing fittings yesterday, I looked up what the new officer Invulnerability shield mods were going for in contracts. 16 billion and 17 billion, according to the only two listed. Now maybe neither will sell, and both listings … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Guild Wars, RMT | 6 Comments

GW2: Microtransactions, fantasy PLEX

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SynCaine

Full post here. Key line: it’s never OK for players who spend money to have an unfair advantage over players who spend time. This is good, and hopefully ArenaNet sticks to this. Unlike most devs, I currently have no reason … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, EVE Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, RMT | 15 Comments

SW:TOR – Connect the dots

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SynCaine

Quick note about the SW:TOR F2P weekend since a few people have asked me to comment: Did WoW do this? Did LotRO do it? Did WAR do it? Did Aeon do it? The answer is no. Now, if SW:TOR is doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 48 Comments

Marketing monkeys making noise

Posted on March 12, 2012 by SynCaine

Entertaining read from Jef Reahard over at Massively about F2P, from the mouths of some of the industries ‘best’ in that area. Not sure where SOE, NCSoft, Perfect World, and GamersFirst rank on your all-time list, but that is who … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

WoW: The train wreck is piling up

Posted on March 6, 2012 by SynCaine

This is what happens when you come crashing down kids; you start giving everything away in a desperate attempt to maintain. It’s almost sad to watch. Almost. PS: $10 says resurrected players count as ‘subs’ in the next quarter.

Posted in Mass Media, RMT, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments

Hero Academy Interview

Posted on March 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Thanks to this blog, Bart Tiongson from Robot Entertainment challenged me to a game of Hero Academy. Thanks to the games built-in chat, I asked if I could do a little interview with them for this blog. Bart put me … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Mass Media, RMT | 8 Comments