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    What will be the first major MMO on a tablet device?

    So what MMO will bring their franchise to tablet computing first? I always thought the first one to do so will have a huge advantage as they would be the first to venture out that way. I know their are some lesser known mmo's available but they just don't have an established franchise to pull it off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arcanian View Post
    So what MMO will bring their franchise to tablet computing first? I always thought the first one to do so will have a huge advantage as they would be the first to venture out that way. I know their are some lesser known mmo's available but they just don't have an established franchise to pull it off.
    arent there already mods to play wow on an ipad?
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    Making a good MMO on a tablet is hard. The touch screen can make controls feel bad and if you use a keyboard for it than why even use the tablet?

    Maybe at some point in the future it will happen but it would have to over come a lot of difficulties first.

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    It is 'possible' if for example you use a Windows 8 tablet with the keyboard, then just maybe some wireless mouse or something may work, and you can just use whatever internet is on the tablet.
    Mouse wouldn't be completely necessary I suppose.

    However, there is a hardware restrictions, as there is no 'actual VGA card' on mobile devices yet.
    There is also RAM (1GB is not enough).
    HDD space can be supported via a micro or normal SD card.
    Then there's your fun battery life, which I suppose can be be prolonged via battery packs or newer battery tech.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arcanian View Post
    So what MMO will bring their franchise to tablet computing first? I always thought the first one to do so will have a huge advantage as they would be the first to venture out that way. I know their are some lesser known mmo's available but they just don't have an established franchise to pull it off.
    Isn't Pocket Legends an MMO?
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    I thought there are already MMOs that are on a tablet device/smart phone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gamingmuscle View Post
    Isn't Pocket Legends an MMO?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Legends

    Depends on your definition of MMO I suppose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Remilia View Post
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Legends

    Depends on your definition of MMO I suppose.
    mmo yes, but an mmo like Diablo not an MMO-rpg like wow

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    Wow is playable on a tablet i think. And with the new windows 8 tablets every mmorpg i theory could be played on one.
    Only thing i am now waiting for is to see how titan would deal with this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sylf View Post
    mmo yes, but an mmo like Diablo not an MMO-rpg like wow
    I never understood how the idea of a lobby + instanced playing area = MMO.
    It was what caused Guild Wars 1 to be questionable as an MMO.

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    ORder and Chaos is an mmo that I recently downloaded, I liked it, but its still clunky, plays really nice on my galaxy note though. http://orderchaosonline.com/


    Only reason I havent been playing it so much is because of MoP and Ive been loving a dungeon crawler called Heroes call.http://toucharcade.com/2012/06/15/heroes-call-review/
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    RuneScape if you consider that a major MMO. They're already working on it

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    Quote Originally Posted by ~Valen~ View Post
    That's brilliant, way to think ahead.

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    Runescape, most likely.

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    Project Fiona anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ~Valen~ View Post
    It's a nice idea that could lead to something, but at the moment, mixing it with gamers that aret using a mouse and keyboard will put you at a serious disadvantage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sylf View Post
    mmo yes, but an mmo like Diablo not an MMO-rpg like wow
    I wouldn't really call 4 people massively multiplayer, by that categorization every game that has online play and a lobby is an mmo.
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    maple story or runescape.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naidia View Post
    It's a nice idea that could lead to something, but at the moment, mixing it with gamers that aret using a mouse and keyboard will put you at a serious disadvantage.
    There is a keyboard set up for Windows 8 that can be used. It's one of the few things they did from the start for their new tablets. It's also really not all that bulky from the looks of it.
    As for mouse, /shrug. Maybe some bluetooth would work?

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