Is the iPod Touch worth it?
 

I always had a strong curiosity about Graal being on the iPod Touch. I just can't seeing it being that much fun and fast paced as it is for the computer, but then i see that thread about Guilds (i love 'guild life'), and thought about the amount of players i hear that actually play Graal on the iPod Touch, and that sounds very appealing.

Now i really don't like the iPod Touch really, since i have a Droid and it's way better, but i guess my question is to you guys/gals, would you purchase it to play Graal on?

Spending that much money solely for the purpose of using an app that is ultimately entertainment and not useful seems a bit illogical, to put it respectfully. Graal has (or should have) the burden of being made accessible by more than just the iPhone. In my opinion it would reflect poorly on a person to believe otherwise.

Well considering the vast majority (80-90%) of players actually play on iPod Touch, which is much cheaper than the iPhone. It'd be better to ask if the iPod Touch is worth it.

If you only want one to play graal, then you'd better go for a iTouch rather than an iPhone.
I own one but I can say it's extremely expensive(when you buy it, and then when you use it !)

Droid is quite nice by the way, I'm sure they will develop a lot of applications for it.
In a few years, we will all worry about what device to use and which one to choose between them all anyway.
Technology <3

Don't waste money on an iPhone/iTouch just to play Graal on it.



No it isn't. Depends on whether you buy a plan with the iPhone or not.

In the long run, it would still cost you more than 150$

i've had friends with iphones/itouchs, as personally i'm way too poor to have/utilize one, so i only have some marginal usage with the devices. i also do not see how graal on the iphone could be "better" or even on par with PC graal, since it's clear that while the iphone has more players on a single server, it lacks what makes PC graal so awesome: the fact that you're on a PC. sparring and PKing have to be drastically different on the iphone, since that touch screen movement system must be terrible (in my opinion, from all the iphone games i've been able to play, the touch screen movement has never been good). the lack of development ability is also a turn off, as i'm sure there is no way to actually develop for the iphone unless you're on a PC; i can't see you uploading heads and other GFX as well or as easily

PC graal is where graal flourishes, since all of it's potential (or current potential) is realized. what makes graal awesome is that you can log on for 5 seconds and log off just as quickly, without much hassle or distraction from other things you might be multitasking on in addition. the fact that i, and others, have classic accounts also makes it better, since there is no payment for the app or account (or whatever they'll install) and a PC is something i need in addition to playing graal: i see no real use for the itouch or iphone when i can carry my laptop around, or have some other hand-held gaming device. unless you want the iphone/itouch for what it is, not just for graal, then i think it'd be a disappointing buy for you considering you play PC graal, and do not seem to have a need for the other functions

not if its just for graal -.-

The iPhone is a great piece of technology. Texting on it feels way better than a phone with buttons. I say buy it if you have the money. Only bad side is its on AT&T and I hate those people so much. I need a new phone company.

I bought an iPod Touch for Graal.
iPhone would end up costing more in the long run.

PC servers peak at about 60-70 players now, and cost almost twice as much per month as lifetime iPhone Classic.

iPhone is only waay more expensive for graal if you dont have unlimited internet.

I wouldn't purchase an iPhone/iPod Touch for Graal. I don't even play it (I have an iPhone), it's not appealing to me (at least Classic iPhone).

whoever would buy an iphone/itouch just for playing graal on, should probably be admitted into a mental institution.

I plan on getting an iTouch and keeping my Android then ditching the iTouch whenever it's released for android.

i had plans on getting an iTouch before graalAPP, but i didn't buy one.

it's called begin addicted.

I work at AT&T and would say that it's pretty dumb to buy an iPhone just for Graal.

If you want to play Graal I would go with the iTouch since it also has other capabilities such as music, videos, other apps, etc. Also, it's cheaper, imo.

Its called disposable income.

If you have had other incentives to over the past, or have wanted one... go ahead. But if you have never felt like it before, and think Graal is a system buyer... no. That's basically putting a $400(?) price tag on Graal. Just no.

400? Hah, try $900 (AUD at least, value wise it's the same but the number is probably higher in USD). I refuse to buy an iPhone for any reason at all.

I think the ipod touch is very much worth it, maybe the ipad if you want to spend a little more. But the fee's that go along with the iphone make it a lot more expensive than it's worth.

I meant is the iPod Touch worth it, not the iPhone, sorry. My other question is what's the player count exactly like, compared to the computer?

Sparring any fun? Pking?

its like 20 - 1 iphone being the 20

Totally worth it IMO.

ipod touc has:

Music
Videos
Wi-Fi internet
Many useful applications (calculator, tables and whatnot)
weather app.
An enormous library of pretty decent free and purchasable applications.
its TOUCHSCREEN!

:D

for my birthday i can get driving lessons or an iphone, which one should i get?

what kind of parents do you have that they are making you pay for your own driving lessons

well the lessons are over 500 dollars.....

tell them to teach you themself

This might put it into perspective

http://i44.tinypic.com/2lcahrq.png

and that's when this post was made, not on a weekend or anything.

elizabeth being able to drive makes my life just that much more dangerous.

that joke gets old after a while

And he doesn't even live in Canada! Yes, it's just that bad!

depends on the entertainment value you'd gain by having it.

I can't believe anyone would point out it isn't practical considering nothing about owning an iPod is practical as it is a pure entertainment device.

It would be more sensible if people highlighted what you can do on Graal iPhone so you could make a more educated guess of whether the entertainment received would be proportional to the cost.

Proportional to the cost of the mechanism? No amount of entertainment on Classic iPhone could amount to the price of that thing in the long haul! If this is the perspective one is going to use, the answer is a no brainer: Don't get an iAnything.

It depends. If I claim I only ever played Classic on my account then I spent about 1 and a half cents for every hours I played on Classic. That seems like a low cost relative to the entertainment received.

Obviously an iPod or iPhone would be much more expensive and make it closer to a dollar or more per hour eventually, but the iPod or iPhone provides more than a Graal account as well.

Maybe if we all give Unixmad $400 he'll make the PC version worth a ****ing damn.

Thanks TSAdmin, i have been using the Client-RC so i haven't noticed that at all. Now i just need to determine if that player count is a tease, or is Graal on the Ipod Touch that much fun, and better than the PC.

I'd advise to wait for an Android Client, it's the better platform - especially if you are technical interested.
The iPhone is a 500$ jail - no idea if you can throw out that money just to run an the certainly cool iPhone Classic

i've got a crapy 10$ phone, that came with 10$ worth of calls, and an ipod touch, i don't mind carrying around 2 devices, altho i imagine some people do.

Yeah, yet the ipod touch you got was no gift. It's being subsidized by the mobile phone company contract - no companies give out goods for free ;) (except its the welfare)

no no no, the ipod wasn't for free, but it isn't an iphone, it just cost me a single €170,- no expensive contract or anything, and because i also have the crappy phone i can just do about anything that i could with an iphone, but in 2 devices instead of one.

+ i don't have trouble unlocking/jailbreaking my phone.