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Vasburg · 08-06-2008, 05:07 PM

I probably misunderstood the concept behind the game. When I saw an isometric MMO with ingame bot, I thought it would be _very_ similar to Magic World Online (mwo.enjoymmo.com), since it's also run by the same company.

I did (and still do) love MWO, especially its bot-concept which allows me to be fully involved into an MMO while still having a real life.
So I was quite disappointed to see that in CO, the bot can only be used by "rich" people, opposed to MWO where everyone can use it without limits.
Especially since I noticed that the UI makes manually controlling your char and fighting monsters quite tedious. Also I read that the exp-curve later is getting steeper because of the built in bot; if it is anywhere as steep as in MWO (level 50 to 51 taking up to 2 weeks of 24/7 botting), playing without 24/7 bot will be next to impossible, basically forcing people to spend a lot of RL-Cash on that feature.
(Yes, I know, MMOs are a business as well, and you somehow have to earn your revenues. Doesn't mean that players are willing to support such greediness, though.)

Having no genders at all in your concept -- while being able to change gender with the equipment you wear -- is also something I don't really approve, since I usually don't pick unisex names.
Hairstyle and even gender being tied to costumes (which vanish after 7 days) is a huge turn-off to me.

I don't wanna critizise too much.
Aside from the stiff character animations, I really like the detailed graphics.
The whole setting with a SciFi and a fantasy world is refreshing and original.
Many core features of the game look very promising.

But it's some of the above mentioned basics that already turn me off quite a bit.

08-06-2008, 05:07 PM	#30 (permalink)
Vasburg Still learning the ropes Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25 Reputation: 10	I probably misunderstood the concept behind the game. When I saw an isometric MMO with ingame bot, I thought it would be _very_ similar to Magic World Online (mwo.enjoymmo.com), since it's also run by the same company. I did (and still do) love MWO, especially its bot-concept which allows me to be fully involved into an MMO while still having a real life. So I was quite disappointed to see that in CO, the bot can only be used by "rich" people, opposed to MWO where everyone can use it without limits. Especially since I noticed that the UI makes manually controlling your char and fighting monsters quite tedious. Also I read that the exp-curve later is getting steeper because of the built in bot; if it is anywhere as steep as in MWO (level 50 to 51 taking up to 2 weeks of 24/7 botting), playing without 24/7 bot will be next to impossible, basically forcing people to spend a lot of RL-Cash on that feature. (Yes, I know, MMOs are a business as well, and you somehow have to earn your revenues. Doesn't mean that players are willing to support such greediness, though.) Having no genders at all in your concept -- while being able to change gender with the equipment you wear -- is also something I don't really approve, since I usually don't pick unisex names. Hairstyle and even gender being tied to costumes (which vanish after 7 days) is a huge turn-off to me. I don't wanna critizise too much. Aside from the stiff character animations, I really like the detailed graphics. The whole setting with a SciFi and a fantasy world is refreshing and original. Many core features of the game look very promising. But it's some of the above mentioned basics that already turn me off quite a bit.