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Working ranked systems keep you at a 50% winrate

Posted on February 26, 2019 by SynCaine

I’ve written in the past about climbing the ranks in League of Legends, and how ELO hell is both a myth and a reality. What that post didn’t really talk about is win rates, and how any game with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, League of Legends, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Potential return to Life is Feudal MMO?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by SynCaine

Quick note: We might be heading back to Life is Feudal MMO. The game recently released a major update, which among other things includes a new massive map (everyone on basically one ‘server’ ala EVE), offline training (EVE), vulnerability windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, MMO design, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Battle Brothers: Legendary retirement

Posted on January 17, 2019 by SynCaine

I’ve retired my company in Battle Brothers after 365 days (because achievement). It was a Veteran/Veteran/Ironman game, though it wasn’t true Ironman as I would use the force-quit trick to replay some battles that went exceptionally poorly. Without that trick … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Easy call was easy

Posted on January 12, 2019 by SynCaine

Well that didn’t take long. The Epic Store return policy now matches that of Steam, because I guess they realized letting people return games 2 weeks after purchase without an hours limit means a LOT of ‘game finished’ returns that … Continue reading →

Posted in Steam Stuff, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Avengers 4 would be better if it was a musical

Posted on October 17, 2018 by SynCaine

“This sequel is too much like the original” statements drive me absolutely mad when I see them in reviews. It just doesn’t make sense, on so many levels. First, we are talking about a sequel to a game, right? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Steam Stuff, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Pillars of Eternity 2 review

Posted on May 29, 2018 by SynCaine

I’ve now completed Pillars of Eternity 2, so its time for a quick review. Do note however that I somewhat rushed to the finish in the final stages of the game, and I know I missed a lot of content … Continue reading →

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CR/CoC – Give me better guild tools already

Posted on May 23, 2018 by SynCaine

Business trip this week to Europe, which means no PC gaming. It also means having to deal with the fact that the savages in Europe have not yet discovered toilet paper better than single-ply sandpaper. Seriously, how is it that … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Rant, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

LiF MMO: Postmortem

Posted on May 10, 2018 by SynCaine

The only thing more frustrating than playing a bad gaming is having a good game end early, and Life is Feudal MMO is just such a game. I want to be very clear here, I really, really enjoyed LiF. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Rant, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

LiF: Guild report Feb 2nd 2018

Posted on February 5, 2018 by SynCaine

Oh how quickly things can change. Saturday at 10pm EST every week is Judgment Hour, an hour where guild realm claims (the larger outer area of each guild’s space) is vulnerable to attack. You can destroy buildings, dig up dirt, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Life is Feudal – Starting tips

Posted on January 24, 2018 by SynCaine

Here are some tips to get you started in Life is Feudal (LiF). Character creation: The most important thing to keep in mind is that your character has both a skill and stat cap, and nothing you do during creation … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Uncategorized | 1 Comment