Category Archives: World of Warcraft

Is the MMO genre back to being a niche market?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by SynCaine

Anyone else seeing the irony of SOE making their next EQ game a WoW clone? My my how quickly things change, and am I the only one thinking SOE is going to find a new and creative way to screw … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Darkfall Online, EQ2, EVE Online, MMO design, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

You, me, and Darkfall.

Posted on July 8, 2010 by SynCaine

Thanks to the happy combo of my wedding + honeymoon, it’s rather unlikely this blog will see many (if any) updates in the next two weeks. Yes, this means you will need to go out and find your very own … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Site update, World of Warcraft | 23 Comments

I strongly support Blizzard’s RealID

Posted on July 7, 2010 by SynCaine

What could possibly go wrong if this fine gentlemen (I know it’s a girl, but damn…) knows your RL name, one that happens to be somewhat unique or she just knows enough about you to put the details together, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, World of Warcraft | 27 Comments

The newbie hero

Posted on July 1, 2010 by SynCaine

Yesterday’s post started the discussion about the perception vs the reality of a new player’s role in Darkfall, and what chance that player has of really contributing to Darkfall’s ‘end-game’ of massive PvP. It also brought up the issue of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

They get what so many others do not

Posted on June 28, 2010 by SynCaine

This clip from a recent interview over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun is why I love Darkfall and Aventurine (emphasis is mine). Tasos: We don’t really have an ideal player, but the players who would get the most out of Darkfall … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments

Chasing sheep money

Posted on June 16, 2010 by SynCaine

My comment yesterday about Warhammer 40k looking like WoW in the future was only partly based off the fact that, well, it looks like WoW in the future. The other factor in making that statement was the fact that in … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

DarkFall Community Publisher update #3

Posted on June 14, 2010 by SynCaine

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an updated on the Community Publisher program for DarkFall, mostly because nothing really noteworthy has happened concerning it until today. Sales slowed a bit after March, which seems like a rather random time … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Site update, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Anyone playing Mortal Online?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by SynCaine

Mortal Online went live today, and while I don’t have plans to play it, I’m certainly interested in seeing how it goes  and what players think. Has anyone seen any good posts about how launch is going or some early … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Guild Wars fail

Posted on June 9, 2010 by SynCaine

The quest to find an MMO to play with Aria has hit another snag. In short, here is how Aria views Guild Wars “go kill plants, kill more plants, then more plants. We do the same thing every time”. Granted … Continue reading →

Posted in Aion, Allods Online, Combat Systems, DDO, EQ2, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO design, Site update, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 35 Comments

Hardcore Casual: Now more accessible

Posted on June 2, 2010 by SynCaine

MMO blogs by and large have always been the home of the hardcore MMO follower, the elite few who love not only to play MMOs but to also talk about them at great length and in minuet detail. However I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EQ2, Mass Media, Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments