PL: For those that want a quick raid fix.
OaC: For those that like seing there damage numbers go crazy and unlock lots of skills and play for hours.
Now here's why I think OaC is better over all:
First off I have played PL for about 6 months. I love that game, but PL is gonna have to step up its game now.
1. Graphics: They are a lot better than PL and to top it off, I have had a smoother experience on OaC too, framerate is better.
2. Way more skills and talents. There is a scrolling "skill bar" and it holds 6 skills. Next to it is a bar with 10 skill slots that can be hidden with a tap of the skill bar (and easily opened with another tap)
Over 44 skills per class. 44!
3. Customization: With so many skills, people will specialize and we will see a lot more different types of players in game. 4 races, 4 classes, 2 specializations per class (you can choose to specialize in both!)
4. Payment:$6. Then only $1 a month BUT YOU GET THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FREE. Gameloft promises to update often (we will have to see about this one). Can buy a 6 month sub for $3 (50 cents per month!)
5. Quests: They are alot better on OaC. One of them had me escorting people and defending them from assassins! Another had me infiltrate a boat to kill a pirate leader. More variety here than PL and the quests feel like Adventures, unlike PL's fetch quests.
7. OPEN WORLD. THIS GAME IS HUGE! Took me about 10 minutes to walk from a map section to another and the whole time i was doing quests along the way-kept things interesting on the trek. (You dont have to do the quests-can just run to the other town, ect)
8. GUILDS!!!!! You can see who's online and have GUILD CHAT ROOMS
9. Chat: There's Global chat, Party Chat, Guild Chat, Local Chat. If you dont want one in your chat feed, you can block the others.
10. Open world PVP (dueling) and 5 player instances (from what I have seen so far, don't know if this is the max).
Just found out that there is a dedicated PVP arena!
11. Pets. <3 I currently have a cute little snow wolf following me around. Dont worry it does nothing in combat so there isnt a balance issue. BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS ROLL ON ITS BACK AND SHAKE ITS PAWS IN THE AIR <3 Also, you can buy these pets with the in game currency
IN APP PURCHASES
You dont need anything besides the subscription. Gameloft only included the ability to buy gold with real money to (make money, duh) basically stop 3rd parties from farming gold and selling it to users (big issue on WoW). Very smart move on gameloft. And you dont need to buy any gold, you earn a good amount in game.
If you have any questions about the game feel free to ask!
PL is really going to have to step up there game now. Can't wait to see how this mmo battle turns out. Competition is a good thing! Forces people to do better jobs!
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