Category Archives: World of Warcraft

WoW Classic: Already feeling the reduced difficulty

Posted on June 28, 2021 by SynCaine

Blog is not dead, just less attended. Such is life. Anyway, this post over at TAGN, which links to a video about Classic WoW, has inspired a post here. Remember when we had lots of good active blogs and this … Continue reading →

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Back to Old Azeroth again

Posted on May 18, 2021 by SynCaine

Quick little update here, WoW Classic Burning Crusade pre-patch starts today, and myself and a few others will be rolling new characters to once again take the trip through Azeroth. Expectations are to basically enjoy the 1-60 content again, mostly … Continue reading →

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Moving from MMOs to Mobile

Posted on July 30, 2020 by SynCaine

It’s funny how my gaming has flipped. Back when I started this blog, my main games were always MMOs, and I’d play other games to fill the gaps. At some point a big gap filler became mobile games, but initially … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, EVE Online, iPhone, League of Legends, Mighty Party, Random, Steam Stuff, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

WoW Classic – Ding 60

Posted on February 25, 2020 by SynCaine

A few days ago I hit 60 on my human rogue, which officially closes the book on the leveling game of Classic for at least that character. It was, as expected, an enjoyable run and a reminder of what Blizzard … Continue reading →

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WoW Classic: Breadcrumbs make the world

Posted on January 6, 2020 by SynCaine

WoW Classic update and some thoughts. Since transferring our original Alliance characters over to a PvE server, things have been going well, and our core group of five are now in the mid-late 50s. The current dungeon we are on … Continue reading →

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Reviewing my 2019 predictions

Posted on December 13, 2019 by SynCaine

Prompted by TAGN, it’s time to review my 2019 predictions. WoW Classic: It launched, and I did run a guild. Initially we had a lot of interest pre-release, but then oddly the overall interest splintered into a few different groups, … Continue reading →

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New Blizzard should rename themselves Daybreak 2.0

Posted on November 22, 2019 by SynCaine

The story of New Blizzard screwing with WoW Classic continues, but first a recap. New Blizzard starts with a comically low number of services for Classic prior to name reservation, which meant that any planning guilds did prior to this … Continue reading →

Posted in PvP, Rant, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Rolling Horde characters on Mankrik

Posted on November 21, 2019 by SynCaine

Due in part to New Blizzard stupidity (more on that in a different post), we are rolling Horde characters on the PvE server Mankrik. If you have wanted to join up with us but missed the boat with our Alliance … Continue reading →

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The broken promise of the MMO genre

Posted on November 8, 2019 by SynCaine

Could you imagine playing the same videogame for a decade? Ten years, one game? If this question was asked in the 90s, it would seem silly. That would be at least two generations of consoles, and PC hardware was changing … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, Clash of Clans, Dark Age of Camelot, EQ2, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, iPhone, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments

Old Blizzard teaching New Blizzard the same old tricks

Posted on November 7, 2019 by SynCaine

There are two ways to take the news that New Blizzard is finally learning from Old Blizzard about how to make an MMO. On the one hand, maybe it gives you hope that New Blizzard can turn Retail around and … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments