Category Archives: SW:TOR

The 5%

Posted on October 7, 2011 by SynCaine

Note: If this post comes off as a little rambly, sorry. Lot of thoughts swirling in my head + a massive headache = not going to fully explain every last detail. Feel free to comment for clarifications. I linked to … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Pricey mod

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SynCaine

Yesterday I made the comment that this might be the worst thing you can say about an MMO. If that’s true, is this the second worst? What I cannot forgive, is the fact they have failed to recognise the fundamental flaws … Continue reading →

Posted in SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 12 Comments

30 minutes to cap

Posted on September 23, 2011 by SynCaine

Tobold’s post today does a nice job of summarizing what’s gone wrong with MMOs in the last few years in terms of design. The best example is this part: If you consider a theoretical MMORPG with an infinite number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Asheron's Call, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments

Cogs are greater than heroes: Games and choice

Posted on September 7, 2011 by SynCaine

Choice in videogames has about as successful a history as games that will “make you cry”. 99.9% of the time the claim is BS, and that other .1% you had something in your eye. Point being when some marketing guy … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant, SW:TOR, The Witcher, World of Warcraft | 13 Comments

The more-of-the-same train just keeps on rolling

Posted on August 19, 2011 by SynCaine

Watching this video of the upcoming MMO Wildstar told me all I needed to know about the game (pass), but I find it interesting that what I see as “yet another WoW-clone” others see it as, well, here is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, MMO design, Rant, Rift, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

The new MMO business model?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by SynCaine

Not to bank on financial writers for solid reporting related to MMOs or anything, but this little blurb I found interesting for one reason: how important are initial sales for an MMO? Of course they are important, after all if … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 11 Comments

Is EA too cocky with SW?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by SynCaine

It’s not secret EA is basically banking the company on SW:sRPG, and from the outside looking in it SEEMS the game should be a hot ticket in its first month, but is EA a little TOO cocky here? First they … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Mass Media, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR | 27 Comments

Time, Money, and Glowsticks

Posted on July 21, 2011 by SynCaine

Between my post about new MMO pricing ‘methods’ and EA bending SW fans over with their $150 (more in EU)  CE, money has been the topic of late. My plan for SW:sRPG is to pick it up for $5 on … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, MMO design, Random, Rant, SW:TOR | 12 Comments

Speaking of innovation…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by SynCaine

The (not really all that) new MMO business model: Is your MMO ‘good’? If you lied and said “Yes”, go to A. If you ran out of money, need to ship the alpha, and said “No”, go to B. A: … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Random, Rant, Rift, RMT, SW:TOR | 17 Comments

M&B:W PoP army issue

Posted on June 6, 2011 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing a good amount of Mount and Blade: Warband (PoP mod) lately, especially with the newest version of PoP having fixed my last crashing issue. The game is pretty damn epic with everything maxed out, battle size set … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount and Blade: Warband, Random, SW:TOR | 3 Comments