Category Archives: SW:TOR

I miss Massively

Posted on May 2, 2012 by SynCaine

Remember when Massively was a solid MMO news site that reported all things MMO and did not Tobold its comments section? Good times back then. Today, the site somehow misses reporting on the biggest MMO player event of the year, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, Rant, SW:TOR | 84 Comments

Three amazing games and everyones favorite mistake

Posted on April 16, 2012 by SynCaine

In shocking news no one saw coming, SW:TOR is doing really well. Someone should start a “is it 6 months yet?” meme. That would be cute. Hey at least the game is free now, how very FFXIV of EAWare. Speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, EVE Online, Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, Random, SW:TOR | 18 Comments

Wish I had kept that 50 on my account

Posted on April 13, 2012 by SynCaine

Busy day at work means you just get a link. /agree with Paragus Only question left is who came up with this? The Mythic failures, or the “Sundays are busy” crew? Put me down for $5 on white shades.

Posted in SW:TOR | 39 Comments

If only it had snowed more

Posted on April 5, 2012 by SynCaine

EVE is not the only game that people say stupid things about. From everyone’s favorite comments section, I give you this gem: Linking apparent server populations to subscriber numbers might be an indicator, but in reality, it’s really just conjecture, … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, SW:TOR | 25 Comments

Blizzard already quit SW:TOR, still thinks WoW sucks

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SynCaine

“Of course people are trying Star Wars — our development team are trying Star Wars! I’m one of the few people who’s still playing it actually, but yeah we’ve seen a dip in subs. It certainly has to at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 16 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

Dungeon Finder – Gateway to an sRPG world

Posted on March 14, 2012 by SynCaine

Keeping a sense of community while still meeting the needs of the community as a whole is a huge challenge for us. We fundamentally believe that having a sense of community is an important thing for the long-term health of … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 56 Comments

SW:TOR – 1.2 is amazingly entertaining

Posted on March 13, 2012 by SynCaine

I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it; SW:TOR is the most entertaining thing out in the MMO space. The latest ‘content patch’ can be found here.  “I didn’t realize the scope until I saw the video for it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, SW:TOR | 18 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

The more things change…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by SynCaine

In a sign of the apocalypse, Keen is playing Darkfall again (100% joking, everyone should be playing Darkfall (unless they are playing EVE)), which brings about the old “I’m playing Darkfall until the minute something better comes along” comment we … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Allods Online, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Rant, Rift, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments