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Coldcurse:
But playing with tablet also means that you need to use a stable wi-fi connection. I dont know how strong your wi-fi is but will this not result in more people leaving games due to connection problems? also this game is started in steam, Do you have steam on you tablet?

Squidslinger Gilder:
Playing GOIO via tablet or phone...the world goes: "YAY!!"

PC players go: "GTF OFF MY SHIP CELL PHONE BOY!"

Just sayin, it would happen.

macmacnick:
Coldcurse, Simple: as the game initially requires a login separate from steam, you would use that to log in to your Guns of Icarus account, and play from there; also, the wifi connection would be as bad/good as it would be on a PC, sometimes better, as tablets (such as that new iPad) can sometimes have better connectivity receivers utilizing protocols such as 802.11n or 802.11ac, which some computers used these days still don't have, (or the routers) also, with the rise of 4G networks, connectivity on a phone/phablet/tablet with data plan is speedy, with an average of 3 megabits per second downstream, 1.5-ish megabits upstream amongst cellular carriers. This is faster than the typical broadband network, so connectivity is not an issue.


Gilder, there could even be some perks to using a tablet, such as reduced response time, as signals do not need to travel through blootooth/cables from a peripheral device (i.e a  keyboard/mouse) to reach the processor, thus lowering response time.


Anyways, we'd need a way to move around: I suggest an on-screen direction pad (similar to the type used in Minecraft: pocket edition) and voice commands shouldn't be needed, as almost all popular tablet models have built in microphones (usually bundled with a camera) and if that fails, maybe sliding with 3 fingers would bring up an option on the side to choose which channel to use for text chat, which could bring up an onscreen keyboard to type with.

Squidslinger Gilder:
Nah. On screen touch controls are usually pretty terrible. I've played FPS games with them on my iPod. They never work well at all. Never be as responsive as straight keyboard/mouse. Or even a gamepad.

Dresdom:
I think we aren0t talking about actually play GoIo as is, but play a kind of support role. You just choose some options to guide the AI (repair X, shoot Y, try spotting etc). There's no need for a pad, maybe just the map, the ship's blueprints and the orders menu.

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