Dress the Part! Win an iPad Mini in Ecol Tactics Online

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiwFC0H16a2cxbFwGWd9zxPHZIuTXYZhtwbrfaPuuk1y3vSOQ4V_dm0-jCwaV1wxDrgT8MoJNjU3p484zvgxFBRtI8xjwtaeppO_zgOR-5A7Gp2q-m4cBZNNQEWWpRUUDIyWptus6VOVS/s1600/20-02101315095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiwFC0H16a2cxbFwGWd9zxPHZIuTXYZhtwbrfaPuuk1y3vSOQ4V_dm0-jCwaV1wxDrgT8MoJNjU3p484zvgxFBRtI8xjwtaeppO_zgOR-5A7Gp2q-m4cBZNNQEWWpRUUDIyWptus6VOVS/s640/20-02101315095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">24 Days, 23:12:36 Apr 02, 2013 00:00 ~ Apr 30, 2013 00:00 <a href="http://f2pwebgamez.blogspot.com/2013/04/ecol-tactics-online-review.html" target="_blank">Ecol Tactics</a> Players can now dress their part! Dress up and Enter to Win an iPad Mini, brought to you by GoCash!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gocashgamecard.com/">This Event Brought to you by GoCash!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/534987_10150641553353341_997410042_n.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Description: All Players who reach level 5 will receive their choice of Costume Items to dress their part! If you like playing a Cleric, pick your costume! Want to shake it up and confuse people? Dress as a Fighter while using a Bow! Every character that reaches level 5 will be entered to win an iPad Mini, brought to you by GoCash!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Details: All Players who reach level 5 will receive a Costume Coupon from NPC . Take this coupon to Sena and select which costume you would like to wear!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/nmK4QiN.png" />Costume Coupon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/fTRnSCz.png" />Costume Box - Contains 3 piece costume set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 Lucky Winners will receive an iPad Mini brought to you by GoCash!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Duration: April 3rd - April 30th</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rewards: All users who reach level 5 will qualify for the costume rewards! 5 Random Winners from the US will receive an iPad Mini, brought to you by GoCash following the Event! All users</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/fTRnSCz.png" />Costume Box - Contains 3 piece costume set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 Lucky Winners will receive an iPad Mini brought to you by GoCash!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/iPHLMCp.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Source:  <a href="http://ecoltactics.gamescampus.com/news/eventsdetail/1/3588" target="_blank">Ecol Tactics Online homepage</a></div></div></div>

Dress the Part! Win an iPad Mini in Ecol Tactics Online

24 Days, 23:12:36 Apr 02, 2013 00:00 ~ Apr 30, 2013 00:00 Ecol Tactics Players can now dress their part! Dress up and Enter to Win an iPad...

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Ecol Tactics Online (Review)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://ecoltactics.gamescampus.com/">Ecol Tactics Online</a>, a fun tactical MMORPG, has opened its door to everyone. With internet connection and a simple registration, you are entering an isometric world where evil creatures threaten the beauty and peace of the small town in daylight. Come to the fantastic land and do something wonderful and exciting!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwQtudoCFzZHKBXVg_RJDf91-jSd8PaCz7aDQsmlJUSQohfSBFfuZfmiWp3l4Uh47NDOMUOwBvpQ-_B0xsW6HiWDp-N7PWvHcOJetrFryCnY_y5C5jKFfCCv_AAxEOOPQIf9UALuylx25/s1600/ecol-tactics-online.jpg"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwQtudoCFzZHKBXVg_RJDf91-jSd8PaCz7aDQsmlJUSQohfSBFfuZfmiWp3l4Uh47NDOMUOwBvpQ-_B0xsW6HiWDp-N7PWvHcOJetrFryCnY_y5C5jKFfCCv_AAxEOOPQIf9UALuylx25/s640/ecol-tactics-online.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />You come to this land as an innocent child who runs into a dangerous monster but is rescued by four mercenaries timely. You are amazed by their heroic prowess and so determined to be a mercenary yourself. In this way, you start your hard training and a worthy life that brings happiness and blessings to the town. And in this way, the main storyline evolves bringing new battles and offering a motivation to do so.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsBP2gW4v7KtgaaMKIWjssc4XLsYdWU93z-1CTuQ9SgLL-D569DrwWuC3ua2hA6yYPy4pivjLKUVw_BEn6BzACPxstZX0ttUo2DcQ3jnUh5T_psx7CICgd14D9XLWkdg_EskG8drBS3Ze/s1600/ecol_tactics_cap13.jpg"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsBP2gW4v7KtgaaMKIWjssc4XLsYdWU93z-1CTuQ9SgLL-D569DrwWuC3ua2hA6yYPy4pivjLKUVw_BEn6BzACPxstZX0ttUo2DcQ3jnUh5T_psx7CICgd14D9XLWkdg_EskG8drBS3Ze/s640/ecol_tactics_cap13.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />In-game battles are tactical and turn-based. In every map, you can preview your enemy types and outlay, and then position your character and hired mercenaries in the starting squares (usually at one corner or side of the map). Battle starts immediately. All units in the battle take their turns to move or/and attack, when the sword marker is above their heads. Battlefield is grid-like, while ach unit has its own moving/attacking ranges limited by the blue/red squares. And each unit in its turn can only move once and attack one time basically, with the option of staying still for tactical needs.<br /><br />After a couple of battles you will pick up the basic mechanics and meanwhile come to realize there are more exciting features to learn and master. As in most games, you need to take quests from the NPCs in town, then go outside to the wilderness for a good fight, and return reporting to the NPCs to claim rewards. Unlike most strategy games, the different locations on the wild map are not for one-time challenge. Instead, they show up different themes and battlefields once a corresponding main story quest is accepted, albeit with the free trial option always available (yet seldom with good results especially for low level players).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbi2rJAyLoQK82y0An15S7G7os-68HgnPLRl5fzLQitqCjZzg-z5-QAQ7B54bkVepOPQuGwPoesL_uIqXKTQyvjkqe-CzZDwoeLwSylbFP9VdraEVhrxsKmNYpFRbiJoxYtaQgXU7bEMw/s1600/ecol_tactics_online_cbt_screenshot_02.jpg"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbi2rJAyLoQK82y0An15S7G7os-68HgnPLRl5fzLQitqCjZzg-z5-QAQ7B54bkVepOPQuGwPoesL_uIqXKTQyvjkqe-CzZDwoeLwSylbFP9VdraEVhrxsKmNYpFRbiJoxYtaQgXU7bEMw/s640/ecol_tactics_online_cbt_screenshot_02.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The initial quests are really important because it’s rewarding. Completing them will offer you various gears, items and different weapons, the much needed stuff that helps you through the upcoming challenge. As you busily shuffle between town and wilderness, you can earn experience, gold, gears, items, M-tickets, etc. in battle and from NPCs, which allow you to level up the character and also hire extra hands to battle. You fight as a lone wolf in the beginning, but will be able to hire mercenaries when you get gold and M-tickets.<br /><br />There are four types of base mercenaries including Fighters, Clerics, Archers and Mages. They fill into the standard archetype as in any role-playing game with their typical skills, play styles plus move/attack range in this game. Besides, every class has its own Elite version known as Warriors, Priests, Rangers and Sorcerers respectively with two advanced jobs in branch. For example, rangers can be either Snipers that fire really far or Breakers who can stop enemies from staying buffed; and sorcerers can be either Soul Master to deal destructive power or Warlock to drain enemy’s life. When you have enough gold or tickets, you can start hiring elite mercs and draw upon their strength the normal mercs don’t possess. Of course, that also means another layer of strategy to deploy to battle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqluQopVgIT9oKZBt9kaUcdGVYpQhQdPEdO-qIOuGonvNVjzNAz-lxepbw1uRKng9u-qR3eDRs2_TMmHBqauVFm_5wj7I_mAXFM07XP5u1Z1GH25Gf7FLpZBy8cjBYboqYVwLxGD9d7FH/s1600/1362549327318.jpg"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqluQopVgIT9oKZBt9kaUcdGVYpQhQdPEdO-qIOuGonvNVjzNAz-lxepbw1uRKng9u-qR3eDRs2_TMmHBqauVFm_5wj7I_mAXFM07XP5u1Z1GH25Gf7FLpZBy8cjBYboqYVwLxGD9d7FH/s640/1362549327318.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />As to your own character, it is the best because it can be any of the four classes. In the game, you start in default as a fighter, swords in hand, but you can shift into other play styles – just get the right weapon and skill stone (and you will get them by questing), put them on, and, ta-da, you turn into a different fighter. Do remember to change the skill stone, for the skills won’t change automatically with the weapon.<br /><br />From Merc types and skills to the varied attack/move ranges, they are important components of tactics, but not all available. There are Combos, too. You can create and master various Combos simply by trying different battle formations with teammates. When you confront an enemy with a teammate behind it, you will get a rear support combo that allows your teammate to attack simultaneously in your turn. When you attack with two teammates behind you in a line, you create a powerful Knockback combo that can push foes as far as three spaces away. Moreover, in different battle landscape, you can make combos by using the environment.<br /><br />The variety of maps is plentiful. You have forests, meadows, mountains, pits, etc. as backdrop, unfolding different landscapes from normal land to water, lava and ice, to name a few. And different landscapes have different effects, such as half range in water or swamp and fiery hurt in lava. Sometimes, these will affect combos as well. For example, if you fight on Ice, a normal attack will generate the push-back effect one square away. Under this circumstance, a teammate one space away behind can help achieve a knockback/backstab combo.<br /><br />Simply put, Ecol Tactics Online is really fun. The aforementioned is only a scratch of the immersive gameplay. There is also the duel between players, party exploration, crafting system, mini-map hints and so on to make the game an enjoyable experience. It’s beautifully crafted with solid tactical core. It’s recommended.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Source: <a href="http://www.mmohunter.com/">mmohunter.com</a></div></div>

Ecol Tactics Online (Review)

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Ecol Tactics Online (Preview)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://www.google.com.vn/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fecoltactics.gamescampus.com%2F&ei=XpVKUd3yIcbqiAfK6IHYBQ&usg=AFQjCNF5HNlYqYFz2i3scSSQ9Iy74GuS3Q&sig2=uGGZZ3S1pdRu00ChNDThyA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.aGc">Ecol Tactics Online</a> feels like the type of game that we should have been seeing a lot of at an earlier stage of the MMORPG game. I don't feel like the technology is so advanced that it wasn't an option before now. Heck it's just a turn-based tactics game at the core so what was the hold up? Instead browser games have been content for what feels like forever throwing trading card games and empire builders or a hybrid of the two with maybe a single feature that differentiates it from its peers. So of course when the announcement was finally made that GamesCampus was stepping outside the realm of client-based titles for a new browser game set to do just that, I know I wasn't the only one on our forums that got a bit giddy that a true tactics game was finally being made available online from a relatively well known publisher. But the question on everyone's mind of course was would it stand up to mobile giants like Ogre Battle Tactics, Disgaea, and Final Fantasy Tactics? MMOHut's Bakerman Brad and I jumped onto the private test server to talk to a member of the Ecol Tactics team and see for ourselves.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok0o7vi9aMx3dT-RHuSatGgsMB51nfcM22WLGKFGcLlSgwT4sLW0QScOY4moUuA6VEbhvJUtCoolD-A4Ojq04C79-mRIldBDMsGUkmYGW-MBykKTHByMitb_LUb_z98UHPwx08AmfsQwV/s640/Ecol-Tactics-Online-logo640.jpg" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>What I found in the tutorial was a serious throwback to my gameboy days of long Saturdays grinding away at my small army in similar tactics games. Ecol Tactics Online plays out just like any tactics game before it with hidden speed stats determining player movement order, a small line of icons at the top left of the screen showing upcoming turn order, and simplistic and easily navigated menus allowing you to position your characters, attack (whether through basic auto attacks or a huge variety of MP burning spells with different ranges and effects), or simply wait and choose a direction to face in anticipation of the enemy's movement. Status effects will also play a part in combat including drowsiness (lowers movement stat), sleep (stunned until attacked), paralysis (can use items), silence (no skills), and stuns (turn completely denied). That much I'm sure you guys could have guessed in any title brave enough to throw the word tactics into the name. Now let's talk about the features that set it apart (as well as those that make it generic).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/EcolCharacterCreation.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/EcolCharacterCreation.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Character Creation and the Tutorial</h3>Granted it's a browser game with small sprites so you're not going to see anything spectacular here. Choose your sex, your skin color (pale, normal, or dark) and your hair from around 6 or so options. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a bit more options here and would love to see at least a secondary option on hair color at launch so that you could mix and match it with the styles offered but at the very least we should see some cash shop options for improving character customization as there's no reason it should remain this basic.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MercenaryTypes.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MercenaryTypes.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards you go into a rather lengthy but at the same time quite cleverly written tutorial that does a fantastic job of introducing the 4 character roles you can fill in the form of your useless scrub of a character getting saved by a band of 4 mercenaries (1 of each role type) and their epic flaming tiger pet. Besides learning that warriors are cocky bros that wear their sunglasses at night, archers love short shorts, priests have the tranquility to fight without disturbing the sleeping cat on their head, and mages can throw massive waves of fire while somehow staying cool enough to not cook the egg in their hair, you also get your chance to try out each class in action against a huge array of powerful monsters. It was a fantastically fun way to test out some of the epic skills that can become available to your personal character or mercenaries you hire long before you ever actually unlock said abilities in the game. Though I was a little said when the bro thought my female character was a guy. Hopefully that's addressed as localization work gets finished.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Puberty.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Puberty.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Although the dialogue in the tutorial felt a bit forced, I saw a glimmer of hope following it that this game might actually develop a decent storyline. And if you're a true tactics fan this should be an important feature to you. I want to believe the Ecol Tactics team recognizes this as well but I haven't played far enough in to confirm it. On the bright side you won't have to worry about me giving up many spoilers.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Hubtown and Character Development</h3>So what is there to do once the tutorial ends and you're thrown into the middle of town with all the other chibi weaklings? It's time to forge your personal character's path to power and build a mercenary team able to support you in your quests.<br /><br />As I mentioned earlier there are four roles you can acquire, but what I didn't say is that your starting character can master all of them given enough time and patience! Each role has a different weapon requirement however so you will have to think carefully at the beginning of a battle before assigning your character as that's the weapon you'll use for the rest of the fight.<br /><br />The Fighter is the tanky front liner that specializes in blockbacks and other powerful skills that hit mostly in melee range though they have some devastating mid-range skills for clearing huge waves.<br /><br />The Archer is a support dps character that can do serious damage to single targets at range as well as line up some sick combo shots if the enemies are positioned correctly.<br /><br />The Healer can keep your party going strong and also has some intense AoE damage spells to keep them viable when healing and buffing isn't required.<br /><br />The Mage makes the map explode in pretty colors while tombstones rain from the sky.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/WindRoar.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/WindRoar.jpg" /></a><br /><br />As you fight battles you will slowly collect a series of skill stones that can be combined for a chance to unlock new skills in a given class. This becomes increasingly difficult to do though as the skills build up through a tree system and each time you'll need 3 of the highest tier of said tree to unlock the following skill. And towards the really high-end spectrum you might even have your items destroyed during the merging process. I expect mass nerd rage to follow but at least there will be a sense of pride for those that can achieve the ultimate powers of a given role. And with 350 skills total and a gold cost associated with attempting to merge skill stones it should be a long while before we see someone that can claim to be a master of all abilities.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/SkillProgression.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/SkillProgression.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Equipment also plays a major part in the strength of a character. The statistics are rather simple with 8 pieces of gear contributing to hp, mp, strength and defense (physical), Intelligence and Resistance (magical), Hit and Evade (Accuracy), and Movement and Jump. You can also acquire fashion sets to give your character that extra bit of personality.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CharacterPage.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CharacterPage.jpg" /></a><br /><br />As you build wealth you can choose to spend it in the auction house to further power up your character or hire mercenaries to take on tougher missions to obtain greater rewards. Mercenaries are a lot more static than player characters, usually bringing roughly one active and one passive skill for their given role. While you can hire up to 6 mercenaries and one AI controlled pet at a time, it's likely the better solution to seek out friends and collect similar quests in town to help each other out on. Starting at level 10 you can form parties consisting of up to 3 players each bringing 1 mercenary each. Just be aware that regular mercenaries cost 1,000 gold and rare mercenaries cost 5,000 gold so don't think you can build an army on a whim. This is a real gold sink.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MissionObjectives.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MissionObjectives.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The World of Maps and PvP</h3>Once you're all set to begin your journey you can simply leave the hubtown to clear various maps or perform quest objectives. At launch Ecol Tactics is set to have 100 total maps available, each with varying degrees of difficulty and rewards waiting to offer more replayability. Also if you completely clear all maps in a given area (each area hosts multiple maps) then you will unlock the challenge map that carries many unique features such as a competitive leaderboard and massive rewards including the occasional cash shop items. These maps however will throw some seriously twisted challenges at you such as exponentially increasing mob spawn per turn or even forcing you to strategically choose your movement to race monsters to a finish line while avoiding traps. Yea racing in a turn-based tactics game. It's in there. Though they're still fine tuning this particular "raid" so it might not be available until a month into the open beta.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Minimap.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Minimap.jpg" /></a><br /><br />PvP will also be a heavy focus in this game with 1v1 battles allowing players to test their might and mercenaries against rivals. A monthly PvP tournament with decent rewards is also planned. Word of 2v2 and 3v3 battles is also in planning but they haven't quite figured out a way to speed it up enough to keep players from getting bored waiting for 5 other combatants to make their moves. Still though it should make for an interesting mechanic having guild vs guild showdowns in a tactics game.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MapResult.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MapResult.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Tactics and Ambiance</h3>There's a few other tid bits of info I came across while testing this game that I'd feel would be incomplete to leave out of my write-up. For one there are strategic formations in combat that you can set-up to gain bonuses with your movement speed. If an archer is one diagonal space behind a teammate for instance, this grants a passive called suppression fire that boosts their critical strike chance. Also attacking foes from the side allows you to do roughly 10% bonus damage and 25% from behind. These attacks also give a boost to your accuracy and critical strike chances.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Combat2.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Combat2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you manage to hit a foe from the front with 3 attacks you can push them back 3 squares; this one is a life saver when trying to create some distance while healing up an injured mercenary. Another neat trick is surrounding an enemy on all 4 sides causes a 'blindness' effect that blocks their ability to move and lowers their accuracy in the process. I mentioned earlier that each character has a hidden speed attribute that determines turn order but you can strategically adjust this turn order by moving and not attacking to push your next turn up a few ranks and time massive combo attacks against your foes. While there is an auto AI option available for those feeling lazy and not wanting to control their troops, I can't imagine ever using it as I can't stand seeing inefficiency in my moves in a tactics game.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Emoticons.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Emoticons.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In terms of ambiance the music in this game is nothing to write home about. It's your usual chibi anime repeating tracks that get tiring after the first twenty minutes or so. Currently you can turn them off but I'd rather they just offered an option to lower the volume and the member of the team we interviewed said this was already in the works. While the characters are too small to have actual expressions they do offer a ton of Ragnarok styled emote bubbles you can pop up to show your emotions. While this is done through a clunky menu they are currently working on text commands to make the emotes more easily accessible. While the spell effects are incredibly flashy and one of the highlights of the experience I will say that the nonadjustable low resolution of the window takes some of the magic away. Also those with poor eyesight may have a tough time reading the text due to this tiny resolution. I did really enjoy the animated character models that pop-up next to text during cutscenes and hope more are included as the game develops.<br /><br />In terms of localization the game was looking surprisingly good so far. There were a few oddities as I've shown in earlier images in this article but overall they are doing a top notch job in the early stages and hopefully the later stages get just as much love. There's also a ton of new content on the way including a total of 250 maps, the crazy multiplayer raid with unique challenges I talked about earlier, and a level cap expansion from 30 to 40 once open beta hits.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cutscenes.jpg"><img src="http://www.onrpgblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cutscenes.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Final Thoughts</h3>Honestly there's a lot of strategy and a decent number of features included in this game, and I can't wait to see how it all plays out in terms of the PvP. Because after all tactics games have been around for ages but it was always a pain linking up gameboys or whatever device you had to test your goon squad out against your friend. If Ecol Tactics manages to do PvP right I imagine the rest of the game will fall into place and create quite a successful niche browser title at launch.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/srqehWiiiOI" width="560"></iframe> <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Source: <a href="http://www.onrpg.com/" target="_blank">OnRPG</a></div></div><div class="zemanta-related" style="clear: both; margin-top: 20px; overflow: hidden;"><h4 class="zemanta-related-title">Related articles</h4><ul class="zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image" style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0;"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="background: none; display: block; float: left; font-size: 11px; list-style: none; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px; padding: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 84px;"><a href="http://www.incgamers.com/2013/02/ecol-tactics-online-beta-key-giveaway/" style="border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; display: block; padding: 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.zemanta.com/148802858_80_80.jpg" style="border: 0; display: block; margin: 0; max-width: 100%; padding: 0; width: 80px;" /></a><a href="http://www.incgamers.com/2013/02/ecol-tactics-online-beta-key-giveaway/" style="display: block; height: 80px; line-height: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ecol Tactics Online beta key giveaway</a></li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="background: none; display: block; float: left; font-size: 11px; list-style: none; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px; padding: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 84px;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/free-for-all-taking-my-turn-in-ecol-tactics/" style="border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; display: block; padding: 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.zemanta.com/140248657_80_80.jpg" style="border: 0; display: block; margin: 0; max-width: 100%; padding: 0; width: 80px;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/free-for-all-taking-my-turn-in-ecol-tactics/" style="display: block; height: 80px; line-height: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Free for All: Taking my turn in Ecol Tactics</a></li></ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=b20fd49c-cb2d-4315-b915-7a0d81aa2c29" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div>

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