[iOS] Order and Chaos Online

[rittchard]

The first iOS WoW clone is apparently out.... in Canada! 

http://toucharcade.com/2011/04/26/gamelofts-order-chaos-online-hits-canada-presumably-launching-internationally-soon/

[rittchard]

Apparently this went live last night.  Any takers?  Anyone want to choose a server?  TouchArcade is on the Arcadian Forest server, not that I know anyone from there.  Otherwise I'll pick one and post something tonight....

http://toucharcade.com/2011/04/27/order-chaos-online-goes-worldwide-lets-take-over-the-arcadian-forest-server/

[Harkonis]

wouldn't it be easier just to keep playing D2 and Rift? ;P

[rittchard]

wouldn't it be easier just to keep playing D2 and Rift? ;P

Not to mention Majesty 2, MK9, Dungeon Hunter, Dragon Age 2, FF3 (iPad) and a bunch of other crap.  I've resigned myself that I won't really settle down in a game until D3 and/or GW2.  Just nothing else is really going to satisfy me.

In the mean time, I created "Rittchard" on Arcadian Forest server.  Will see how it goes

[rittchard]

Played for a little bit last night, pretty much what you'd expect in terms of gameplay. While I'm impressed they are able to run this on a mobile platform, I don't think trying to flat out copy WoW gameplay is the way to go about doing a mobile MMO game.

If for some reason you want a mobile (wifi only I think right now) WoW-clone, this looks to be as close as you can get at the moment.  They definitely found a way to have a bunch of people running around an area at a time and still be able to do questing/combat etc. - so that's a step beyond the instancing that Pocket Legends does. 

[KC]

rittchard, do you have any more impressions?

[KC]

I caved and bought the game and have now played for about two hours. So far, I've done only fetch and kill x number of bad guys quests. It does play like a mobile WoW clone, although so far, the loot drops have been pretty poor.

[KC]

After playing this a lot more, I've come to realize that I really miss the golden trail to your quest from Fable 2.  The arrow pointer keeps getting me lost.

[Gratch]

I've been messing around with this a little bit, and mostly like it.  Seems like I get lag deaths about once an hour though, which is going to cause major issues as I get a bit further on.  Playing a warrior named Stromos on the Arcadian Forest realm.

Is there any way to disable the global chat window?  It takes up a ton of screen real estate, and I don't give a rats-arse about the shit people continually spam on there.

[Aganazer]

They just released this on the HTC Sensation a few weeks ago. This game has been perfect for slow days at work.

I think I enjoy it even more than the current version of WoW. WoW was starting to feel too easy and too much content relied on gimicks. O&C reminds me of the early days of WoW. It feels a bit more like a real world rather than an amusement park and the difficulty is about right. Its still a total WoW clone, but it has struck a nice balance between the old and the new versions of WoW. Its also quite a bit better than Pocket Legends, Star Legends, and Warspear Online.

My only complaint is that it will eat a battery in about an hour of play. It also requires a Wifi connection to play. Other than that its pretty much dominated my game time for short breaks at work. I am always surprised at how much I can get done during a 10-20 minute game session.

Its also the only "real" game I have found for Android. I would love it if there were an Oblivion style 3D RPG, but the choices are still a bit limited on this platform.