Topic 'Android support for WoW???' in forum 'World of Warcraft' - dslreports.com

Re: Android support for WoW???

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:23:54 EDT

Gork posted :

said by Nick D:

The kernel is Linux (or linux-like), but its APIs are all Java-based.

I appreciate you bringing this up because the information is interesting to me. I didn't know Android was based on Linux, as pandora advised, and actually feel a little bit let down to learn this.

However, at least according to Wikipedia, its APIs are written in C:

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Android consists of a kernel based on the Linux kernel 2.6 and Linux Kernel 3.x (Android 4.0 onwards), with middleware, libraries and APIs written in C and application software running on an application framework which includes Java-compatible libraries based on Apache Harmony.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(o···_system)

Re: Android support for WoW???

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:53:26 EDT

stonhinge posted : I you want to play WoW on something portable, get a laptop and save your sanity. Now, if you just want chat/AH, there is an existing option.

Frankly, i wouldn't even want to think about playing WoW on a tablet.
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Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:16:04 EDT

Snakeoil posted : There is only one MMO, that I am aware of, that plays on PC, Mac, Linux, and Droid devices. That game is vendetta online »www.vendetta-online.com/

I don't know how the game play is on a droid device however. Though I can't imagine it being all that great. I have found playing FPS on the Ipad and my Nexus 7 to be a pain in the butt. I just can't get the "fine" finger sliding needed.
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Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:12:21 EDT

Snakeoil posted : I use a keyboard at times with my nexus 7. Also, I've read that people have used a usb hub to connect keyboard and mouse to the device. I guess they didn't have a blue tooth keyboard/mouse sitting around the home.
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Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:12:27 EDT

Nick D posted : The kernel is Linux (or linux-like), but its APIs are all Java-based.

Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:06:48 EDT

pandora posted :

said by Nick D:

This is a huge technical challenge, because Android is Java-based, and the Mac and PC clients are C++-based. So you'd either need a huge rewrite, or one helluva translation layer.

Given that playing a hotkey MMO without a bunch of hotkeys (meaning a keyboard), a tablet version of WoW seems not super useful.

The tablets and even cell phones support bluetooth. A keyboard and game mouse could probably be connected. IIRC Android is a Google variant of Linux.
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Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:04:56 EDT

Nick D posted : This is a huge technical challenge, because Android is Java-based, and the Mac and PC clients are C++-based. So you'd either need a huge rewrite, or one helluva translation layer. There IS an Android native library, but I think its more of a compatibility tool than a useful feature.

Given that playing a hotkey MMO without a bunch of hotkeys (meaning a keyboard), a tablet version of WoW seems not super useful.

Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:57:15 EDT

bt posted :

said by pandora:

$249 for an Android notebook (Chromebook?) doesn't seem that bad. Local storage is inadequate for WoW, but it comes with a 100 GB cloud drive.

Local RAM is inadequate as well on that model. The 32GB Nexus 10 might be able to pull it off at minimal quality settings.

Re: Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:17:57 EDT

Krisnatharok posted : Perhaps in a couple years. I see a lot of obvious hurdles to implementing this--bandwidth requirements just being one. MMOs are hard on CPUs as well.

This would require something similar to Onlive to pull off. Onlive's demise doesn't bode well for that sort of implementation.
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Android support for WoW???

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:11:13 EDT

pandora posted : Google is releasing an Android based laptop, 2 related tablets and has a billion or so Android smartphones. Does anyone know if Blizzard has given any thought to implementation of World of Warcraft on the Android platform??

The new Google devices are here - »play.google.com/store/devices ... $249 for an Android notebook (Chromebook?) doesn't seem that bad. Local storage is inadequate for WoW, but it comes with a 100 GB cloud drive.
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