Category Archives: World of Warcraft

LoL TFT: Man I suck, oh wait I’m awesome!

Posted on August 26, 2019 by SynCaine

Tonight we sit in a queue to play WoW Classic, but today I want to talk about the roller coast ride I just went on with LoL TFT Ranked play. It started at around 80 points into Plat 3, the … Continue reading →

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WoW Classic: Lets keep it hard

Posted on August 22, 2019 by SynCaine

The hype train continues to chug along towards the release of WoW Classic. I’m excited. I created my characters to reserve names, and while doing so, some of that original WoW magic came back, even just in character creation. It’s … Continue reading →

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WoW Classic: We are playing on Skeram (updated 8/17/19)

Posted on August 13, 2019 by SynCaine

Reserving character names is open now, so it was time to pick a server. Initially we had a few different choices, but with queues being insane and a some servers being destinations for streamers or Brazilians, Grobbulus Stalagg Skeram ended … Continue reading →

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WoW Classic: The gentle nudge towards being social

Posted on May 22, 2019 by SynCaine

WoW Classic beta has started, and people are posting about it. This post from Rohan, who’s blog I can’t comment on without jumping through a dozen hoops thanks to the Blogger platform, highlights a major reason why I think overall … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

LoL – Improved, not changed

Posted on January 30, 2019 by SynCaine

Playing League of Legends again after over a year off has been interesting so far, and very entertaining. At it’s core, it’s still LoL, and I do enjoy that core immensely. This isn’t like going back to World of Warcraft … Continue reading →

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The influencer and the eSport star

Posted on December 17, 2018 by SynCaine

I’d love to say influencers don’t matter. I’d love to point and laugh at the Kardashians and call them talentless wastes of space, or joke about how vapid and soulless ‘instagram models’ are. Or to ridicule a game company for … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Mass Media, PUBG, Rant, World of Warcraft | 5 Comments

Blizzard confirms that Blizzard stinks now

Posted on December 14, 2018 by SynCaine

It took longer than I expected, but Blizzard has announced that Heroes of the Storm’s days are numbered. I’m sure all three current players are very disappointed. The news is significant for one major reason; this is the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in DoTA, EQ2, League of Legends, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, SOE being SOE, World of Warcraft | 16 Comments

2019 Predictions

Posted on December 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Looking back at my 2018 prediction post, two things jump out. One, pretty accurate. And two, pretty sad. CrowFall, Camelot Unchained, and Star Citizen. Those are the three titles mentioned. None of them launched. None of them had a major … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Site update, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Friday Conspiracy Theory – WoW Classic edition

Posted on November 2, 2018 by SynCaine

First, the fact that WoW Classic won’t be out until Summer 2019 is a joke, even by Blizzard ‘soon’ slow ass development standards, but we aren’t here to talk about that. What we are going to talk about is the … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 10 Comments

Game difficulty forces you to learn the details

Posted on October 26, 2018 by SynCaine

Az has a post up about his recent adventures in Hollow Knight and Dead Cells, two Metroidvania-style games (a style a very much do not enjoy). That post and the one before it sounded, to me, like he was playing … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, MMO design, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments