Overview Order & Chaos 2: Redemption OverviewOrder & Chaos 2: Redemption is a huge 3D open-world MMORPG developed by Gameloft for Android, iOS, and Windows mobile devices. Experience the sequel to the highly popular, Order &, now even bigger and better. Choose from 5 different races (Human, Elf, Mendel, Orc, and Kratan) and 5 distinct classes (Warrior, Ranger, Mage, Blood Knight, and Monk). Journey through a deep fantasy world and complete over 1,000 quests alone or with friends.
Customize your character with thousands of skills and pieces of equipment to collect. Defeat monsters with action, tab-targetting combat designed for touch controls and challenge others in intense PVP. Full Review Order & Chaos 2: Redemption ReviewBy, Herman Y.Order & Chaos 2: Redemption is a free-to-play, 3D fantasy MMORPG developed and published by Gameloft, the creators of Order & Chaos Online and Heroes of Order & Chaos. Order & Chaos 2: Redemption is the long awaited sequel to Order & Chaos Online, Gameloft’s flagship MMORPG which came out in April 2011 and has over 5 million downloads worldwide. Order & Chaos Online was one of the first mobile that had a fully persistent, open world and drew most of its inspiration from the highly popular PC MMORPG,. Order & Chaos 2: Redemption follows a similar path but has many new features reminiscent of.
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After over 2 years of development with a team of 120 employees, Gameloft has made yet another hit MMORPG that will set a new standard for mobile MMORPGs. Classes and Character CreationWhen players begin Order & Chaos 2, they are given two free character slots (with 3 more that can be purchased) to create their very own character. Players can choose between five different races (Humans, Elves, Mendels, Orcs, and Kratan) which have unique racial bonuses but does not affect the game’s story or starter area. Kratan is a new reptilian race in the Order & Chaos universe and can only be male while all the other races have an option for both male and female. After choosing a race, players can select one of five classes: Warrior, Ranger, Mage, Blood Knight, and Monk. Warriors are Rage-based, tanky melee fighters, Rangers are swift, ranged archers, Mages are magic-based, AOE spell bombardiers, Blood Knights are two-handed, melee demon slayers that sacrifice health for their abilities, and Monks are magical support and attack hybrids that can both heal and dish out damage. Each class has very different abilities and play styles and is useful in various situations.
They are also restricted to certain class-locked equipment. In addition, players can customize their character’s appearance with very limited hair, face, and skin color options (much less appearance customization than in the first game) during the Character Creation. A Fully Persistent, Open WorldOrder & Chaos 2 has a large persistent world similar to most PC MMORPGs, much like in the first game. When players begin, they can choose one of two starting areas that feature their own sets of quests and storylines.
Players can choose between protecting citizens as a city watch in a bright, colorful port village known as Mariner’s Landing or defending miners as a mercenary in a dreary, small mining town. Both starter areas are fully open world, filled with players running about, and eventually merge into one main storyline. The graphics look great- not as good as most PC MMORPGs- but a step up from Order & Chaos Online. The character models look more realistic than in the sequel but retain a slightly cartoony, fantasy feel to it.
The environments are detailed and are filled with monsters, trees, NPCs, objects, unique terrain, and more such that the world does not feel barren, and ranges from bright, colorful grasslands, to dark, wet forests, to mysterious, frozen dungeons. There are many different towns and maps to discover and explore, and each map has convenient portals scattered around to quickly teleport between (after players have discovered them). There are also random events that can appear around the world like in Guild Wars 2. A New Form of QuestingQuesting in Order & Chaos 2 is similar to the sequel with many welcome additions.
Quest NPCs are scattered around the world and talking to them brings up the standard “page of text” quest dialogue. Occasionally, players can make choices in how to respond to NPCs but the choices do not have much effect on the story or the rewards. The story is mildly interesting and there are some story-based instances every now and then that are engaging to play through. Quests usually involve killing monsters, gathering material, clearing dungeons, defeating bosses, and speaking to other NPCs. In addition to the standard “theme park” questing, Order & Chaos 2 has a new type of questing called “Instant Questing” which resembles the quest style of Guild Wars 2. Certain NPCs provide “Instant Quests” that players can complete by filling a “helping NPC quest bar” via completing objectives such as killing monsters or gathering objects. This type of questing is unique in that there are multiple ways to fill the bar and is not as generic and limiting as general fetch quests.
Some quests can be frustrating if many players need to gather the same item or defeat the same monster which results in a lot of waiting around and fierce competition among players in the same area. The Limiting Vigor SystemOne big restriction towards questing in Order & Chaos 2 is its Vigor system, which is somewhat like an energy system.
Every day players have a certain amount of Vigor, which is the amount of experience they can earn each day. The amount of Vigor is relatively large so most players under 20 won’t be affected negatively by it. When players use up all of their Vigor in one day, they can continue playing the game, but cannot gain any more experience until the next day. This somewhat resembles the energy/stamina systems seen in other mobile games in that it limits how much progress players can make in one day, although like mentioned before, players can continue to quest, farm, run dungeons, etc., even when they are out of Vigor. One good thing about the Vigor system, however, is Double Vigor.
Any leftover Vigor left unused in one day will turn into Double Vigor the next day, which is essentially double experience. Therefore, players who do not use up all their Vigor in one day will be able to level twice as fast the next day (for the amount left unused). This greatly benefits casual players while limiting more hardcore players. The Vigor system is something most players will dislike but compared to most mobile games, it isn’t too bad. Order & Chaos Now with Action CombatWhile the original Order & Chaos Online greatly resembled traditional PC MMORPGs with its standard auto-attack, point-and-click combat, Order & Chaos 2 attempts to change things up with a slightly more action-oriented combat system. While the game still involves tab-targetting, players can now attack faster by consistently pressing the attack button, which makes the game feel more like an action RPG.
Players can still auto-attack without pressing the attack button, but attacking is slower this way. There are skills to use which can be activated by pressing its hotkey above the attack button and players can move while attacking which is a feature most suited for Rangers, Mages, and Monks.
Like usual, players can tap to move or move with the virtual joystick and can rotate the camera by dragging the screen. Overall, the combat feels more fast-paced and satisfying than in Order & Chaos Online and works well on mobile devices. Other FeaturesOrder & Chaos 2 has many features that add much more depth to the game. The game has a crafting system in which players can craft equipment via a menu that involves creating and combining material to craft a piece of equipment (i.e. Weapons, armor, and accessories). Players can also gather crafting material around the game’s world as well as obtain them from defeating monsters. The game also has special Heritage weapons that, unlike regular weapons, can be upgraded and powered up by sacrificing other weapons.
Trade-wise, players can purchase and sell items easily through the game’s auction house which simplifies the trading process. Order & Chaos 2 also features a PVP Arena that players can participate in for a limited amount of times a day that involves fast-paced, competitive action and a leaderboard, and well as friendly PVP duels that players can challenge others to at any time. There are also instanced, party dungeons starting at level 15 where players can find rare equipment, as well as solo Dream dungeons that players can run 3 times a day. Cash Shop/In-App Purchases (IAP)Like Order & Chaos Online, spending money is not necessary in Order & Chaos 2 but gives advantages in PVP, leaderboard rankings, speed of leveling, and equipment. Players can reach end-game (max level) without spending a single penny if they are willing to grind for experience and farm to obtain powerful equipment or upgrade their equipment. Spending money provides cosmetic items, such as wearable ears, backpacks, and wings, as well as experience boosts and temporary stat boosts. With Runes (premium currency), players can also purchase in-game gold, inventory expansion, and character slots, and refill part of their Vigor.
Like the original game, Order & Chaos 2 also has daily treasure chests that allow players to draw random useful items every couple of hours with the possibility of obtaining rare equipment. One of the chests, however, can only be opened with Runes and has the potential of giving out powerful equipment and rare materials, giving a large advantage to paying players.
In order to do well in PVP and to join top guilds, players probably will have to spend money in order to stay competitive equipment-wise. Another big aspect of the game is the H.E.R.O. System, much like a VIP system in other games, that gives various bonuses, and purchasing Runes increases the H.E.R.O. Rank for even greater bonuses. These bonuses include experience boosts, crafting material, and other useful rewards and convenience items such as portable banks, crafting tables, mailboxes, and more Vigor. Overall, spending money is not necessary to progress in Order & Chaos 2 but gives many advantages in convenience, leveling, crafting, and equipment. Additional Information Order & Chaos 2: Redemption Additional InformationDeveloper: GameloftPublisher: GameloftPlatforms: Android, iOS, WindowsRelease Date: September 16, 2015Order & Chaos 2: Redemption was developed and published by Gameloft, a France-based mobile gaming company with subsidiaries in 28 different countries.
Order & Chaos 2: Redemption is the sequel to Gameloft’s award winning, mobile MMROPG, Order & Chaos Online which came out in April 2011. Order & Chaos 2 reached over 100,000 downloads one week after its release and is set to reach over 1 million downloads within a month. After four years of content updates for Order & Chaos Online, Gameloft will be shifting most of their attention now to Order & Chase 2 instead. At the moment, Order & Chaos 2 is not cross-platform between Android, iOS, and Windows.
Order & Chaos Online represents a landmark moment in MMO gaming
After seeing the teaser trailer put out by Gameloft last month, Order & Chaos Online quickly fell into the “too good to be true” category. That is, until we played it. The trailer promised an MMORPG experience that took everything we loved about World of Warcraft and stuck it onto an iPhone. Not only did it deliver on that promise, but it took us the better part of a week for us to pick our jaws up off the floor long enough to write this review.
Order & Chaos Online does what the majority of us had previously thought was impossible: it delivers an MMO experience on iOS devices that’s as deep, as rich, and as satisfying as any PC MMO out there. In 589MB, Gameloft has put together a game that might have taken some PC developers 15 gigs to accomplish. To call this release anything short of monumental really sells short what a landmark moment this really is.
As I usually do in my MMO experiences, I chose to start the game as a Warrior (though players also have the option of choosing a Mage, Ranger, or Monk). The game offers plenty of pop-up tips for MMO newbies, though veterans of the genre will feel right at home with what Order & Chaos Online has to offer (World of Warcraft veterans will feel more at home than most).
Like most MMO’s, the game largely centers around collecting and completing quests. As you do you’ll engage in combat, earn experience, and spend talent points to customize your character in any way you want. Since I tend to play solo more than in groups (a strange trait for an MMO gamer, I know) I’ve been putting most of my talent points into Warrior skills that will deliver big damage and cover my own butt. If I were a more social gamer, I could have selected from a variety of skills that would be of a big benefit in group play. Like any good MMO, Order & Chaos is all about tweaking the character to my play style rather than the other way around.
One of the biggest challenges in bringing a PC-style MMO to a portable device is handling all of the menus and commands. When you have as much real estate as you do on a PC monitor, it’s easy to line up 20 or so icons that represent different attacks and spells to be clicked on – but on a 3.5 inch touch screen? That gets a little tough. Fortunately Gameloft have proven themselves the kings of making tricky control transitions to touch screens work.
Controls feel natural and intuitive, and very little has been sacrificed in the jump from PC to touch screen. Movement is controlled by pressing your left thumb anywhere on the screen, and the camera is controlled by doing the same thing on the right. You can assign all of your spells/attacks to a wheel in the right hand corner of the screen, which is both quick and simple to navigate in the heat of battle. Additional spells and items can be stored in a special pop-out menu by tapping a tiny arrow on the right side of the screen. Inventory, character stats, social elements, and every other menu you can think of can be brought up by tapping on your character portrait. They’ve even incorporated an auto-run feature – this game literally has everything you could want in a portable MMO.
Order & Chaos Online is a living breathing world – lag free – populated by real players looking to quest with you, trade with you, and welcome you into their guilds. From combat to crafting, nearly every level of play that you could want in a PC MMO is here, and it fits right in your pocket.
The only real complaint to be had here is lack of originality. It’s not just the general gameplay; everything in Order & Chaos is cut and paste from World of Warcraft – from the cartoony art style to the fact that you don’t get penalized for your death until level 10. Heck – my Warrior’s attacks even mimicked the attacks of a warrior in World of Warcraft with little more than a name change to set them apart.
Everything is copied from WoW, from the biggest elements to the tiniest brush strokes. Moment for moment, this is simply World of Warcraft with a different world to explore, perfectly optimized for the touch screen, and a few elements left on the cutting room floor. As a Warcraft fan, I can honestly say that this lack of originality is more than appreciated. If you’re going to steal, steal from the best.
On the flipside though, there will no doubt be some MMO faithful that gripe about the things that don’t appear in Order & Chaos Online. The class and race selection, for example, is limited to only four options right now. Also, there’s no Player vs Player combat (though duelling is allowed). And the servers feel a little overcrowded already, with sometimes a dozen or so people sitting around waiting for the same bad guys to spawn. But these are all things that could (and likely will) be remedied in a future update.
Order & Chaos Online represents a watershed moment in gaming. Sure it’s little more than a flawless imitation of a popular PC game, but it’s a flawless imitation of a popular PC game that nobody would have ever thought could work on a portable device. We’ve gone on for nearly a thousand words here, and we’ve barely scratched the surface of the game. This is utterly majestic, and pushes the bar way beyond what we would have ever thought possible on an iOS device. If you’ve ever considered yourself an MMO gamer, Order & Chaos Online is a must have for your collection.