Category Archives: Uncategorized

EVE’s very own Ed Zitron encounter

Posted on May 7, 2010 by SynCaine

Ah all day work training, how I love you. At least it’s Friday. And as the week ends, I can’t help but reflect on the EVE-related activities of this week. For one, the game came out ahead if for no … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, Site update, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Why raiders hate to see the word ‘accessible’

Posted on May 5, 2010 by SynCaine

First I’d like to thank Ravious over at KTR for being an ass and posting a great review of The Guild Leaders Handbook. I’m also reading that book at the moment and more or less agree with what he has … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Patch Notes, Random, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 20 Comments

WoW: Not only is it full of griefers, but everyone is a racist

Posted on May 4, 2010 by SynCaine

A lot of people are always telling me to try World of Warcraft for it’s amazing 1-80 leveling journey and great economic activity. Finally I’ve caved in and decided to give it a shot, and here is what I’ve found … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Getting going with Guild Wars

Posted on May 4, 2010 by SynCaine

As has been mentioned here a few times, Aria and I have recently started playing the Guild Wars Trilogy after purchasing the game on sale from Amazon. I’ve rolled a Necro/Monk, she is a Ranger/Elementalist, and we started in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Site update, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

Ignorance in the sandbox

Posted on May 3, 2010 by SynCaine

WoW player and iconic carebear Tobold’s recent attempt to ‘get’ EVE (or as is clear to anyone reading between the lines, and pointed out countless times in comments, simple experience it on a surface level in order to bash it … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Ultima Online, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 41 Comments

Today’s reason to hate the French

Posted on April 29, 2010 by SynCaine

Well this is rather sad news. While I don’t personally care much for the Halo franchise, Marathon and especially Myth were two franchises that were head and shoulders above the rest of gaming in their respective genres (FPS and RTS), … Continue reading →

Posted in Bungie Studios, Mass Media, Rant, Uncategorized, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Bank Heists in DarkFall

Posted on January 26, 2010 by SynCaine

A player by the name of Darwoth recently compiled and posted 20 of his DarkFall clan vault heists (part one here, part two here), including how he did it, the conversations related to the events, and the contents of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 28 Comments

DarkFall: NA-1 Server

Posted on April 22, 2009 by SynCaine

For anyone interested in but not currently playing DarkFall, the number one question/statement is about the upcoming (‘soon’) NA-1 server. People are waiting to buy the game when that server is release, or are holding off digging deeper into DF … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

WoW tourists are good for the MMO industry

Posted on April 1, 2009 by SynCaine

There you go, April Fools.

Posted in Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Taking the Crusade of the Miserable on tour

Posted on March 26, 2009 by SynCaine

In an effort to bring our Crusade of the Miserable to distant lands, six Inquisition members set out last night on a trip across the world to visit the humans. No one in our group had ever gone that far … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 37 Comments