Chris "Syeric" Coke

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Date registered: July 25, 2009
URL: http://www.gamebynight.com

Latest posts

  1. Follow me at MMORPG.com where I cover games and hardware! — November 20, 2017
  2. Virtual Tabletop Face-Off – Roll20 Vs. Fantasy Grounds — May 5, 2017
  3. If you’re not reading Rant On Rob, you should be — May 4, 2017
  4. Book Review: Little Heaven by Nick Cutter — July 27, 2016
  5. Book Review: Death Follows by Cullen Bunn — March 16, 2016

Most commented posts

  1. FFXIV is Meant For Consoles; a Suggestion for ALL Players — 453 comments
  2. Two Cataclysm Beta Videos — 230 comments
  3. Book Review: Death Follows by Cullen Bunn — 126 comments
  4. Virtual Tabletop Face-Off – Roll20 Vs. Fantasy Grounds — 79 comments
  5. Are players wrong to feel entitled? — 49 comments

Author's posts listings

The “Twit Generation” vs. Us – and Why Your Memory is a Little Cloudy

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a. MMORPG

September 21, 2011

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Apparently SynCaine and I stirred up a bit of a controversy yesterday on where exactly MMOs should be heading and who should be playing them. That’s well and good, but reading some of the responses has me a little concerned, so let’s dig a little deeper. Let me just say, unequivocally, if you’re one of …

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Want to see a bunch of guys getting left behind?

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a. MMORPG

September 20, 2011

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Then head over here. Leaving all comments on agreeing or disagreeing with (some of) the sentiments Syncaine shares aside, I was left with the distinct feeling that this is the type of player that  the MMO industry is forcing out.  And I’m not talking about just Syncaine here, just to be clear, but he represents …

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The Worst and Deadliest Spy [Deus Ex]

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b. Console, c. PC Gaming

September 9, 2011

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I got into the PC gaming scene late. As a result, I missed a big chunk of classic games. Deus Ex was one of these. When Human Revolution started advertising, I pretty much wrote it off as another Square Enix non-RPG. (Their history isn’t very good in this regard). Without knowing anything of the franchise’s …

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How Schools Create Tomorrow’s Gamers

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a. MMORPG, b. Console, d. Everything Else

September 6, 2011

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Raise your hand if you remember Oregon Trail – the original Oregon Trail. How about Where in the World if Carmen San Diego? Math Blaster? Probably a lot of you do. Where did you first encounter them? If you said “in school” you can happily stand beside the majority of twenty-, thirty-somethings as the first …

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A 3DS Revision Already? [What About Current Owners, Guys?]

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b. Console

September 2, 2011

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Despite claims to the contrary, there’s been some speculation lately that the 3DS may be in line for a hardware revision. Think “3DS Lite” or “3DS XL.” Given that the system only launched a scant six months ago, this would come as a big surprise. The thing is, the system has pretty much bombed. If Nintendo …

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F2P STO Means I’ll Play It

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d. Everything Else

September 1, 2011

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So there’s a bit of a kerfuffle going on right now about Star Trek Online going F2P. First off, let me just say: Wilhelm is right, why wasn’t this game free-to-play already? It’s for that reason that I entirely agree with a big part of said fuffle: The game simply wasn’t worth $15 a month. …

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Like a Leper, We Try, Try Again

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a. MMORPG

August 31, 2011

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It’s an interesting thing, being limited in what you can play. My motivation to hop into MMOs has dropped to next to nothing, yet my interest in doing so has skyrocketed. When I’d usually be logging on RIFT, I’m instead logging into a match of Call of Duty: Black Ops on my PS3. Inevitably, matches …

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Techies! I need your help — which RAM should I keep?

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d. Everything Else

August 29, 2011

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Hi Guys, I need your help. This post isn’t about MMOs but if you have some tech know-how, I’d really appreciate your opinion. I need all the input I can get. This weekend has been trying. I put together a new motherboard/CPU/RAM combo and made the mistake of not checking what RAM the motherboard manufacturer …

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Sorry, Gamestop, That’s Not How It Works [Stealing Stuff You Paid For]

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b. Console, d. Everything Else

August 24, 2011

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You know, I try to cut Gamestop some slack. Sure, I know about how they open games to keep discs behind the counter. I even know how they let their employees rent games which they turn around and sell as “new.”  This… this is something else. In case you can’t open the link, here’s what’s …

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Everybody Hates Rogues [RIFT]

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a. MMORPG

August 22, 2011

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I’m sorry rogues, but we really don’t like you very much. You’re quick, you’re stealthy, and you have a penchant for leaving things lodged in our backs. Not to mention, what’s with all the shadow and smoke? 80s horror movie fan, are we? Here’s another thing, who wears leather these days? Again, I’m getting the …

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