More and more of you are connecting to DOFUS, obviously captivated by the universe and its inhabitants. But have you ever found yourself cut off from the community, alone on a desert island far from the continent of the game? Well now, imagine the near future where the game and its world follow you wherever you go. Forget the barriers that ring the DOFUS kingdom while you read this article… Are you tempted? Well, come this way.

You’re out of the house, and you don’t have access to the internet. Ordinarily, you’d be gripped with a panic, but now, with your mobile phone, you can stay in touch with the community by accessing messages from the game and responding to them. Your friends see you’re connected and you can talk to them as if you were right there! After all, isn’t your phone made for communication?
Time goes by and you still don’t have your computer, but the game continues to develop without you… Maybe your territory is under attack or your collector is threatened… so as you don’t let the side down, you can activate alerts in the game to ensure you are notified in real time of the dangers that threaten your team.

The danger has been averted, but the world of DOFUS evolves ceaselessly, your enemies gain experience, while you… you choose to roam free but still evolve your character through combat with other mobile phone users. Your hero and inventory follow you no matter where you go, ready to act under any conditions. Between fights, you can even swap items in your inventory… Used properly, this can save you a lot of bother.
When you’ve overcome all your opponents, sit back and enjoy the latest DOFUS video or read some of the Manga while you await a combatant who’s worth getting your boots on for ;)

And so you see, the life of a wandering player will be as close to the game as these advances could be to today’s mobile phone technology. So hang on tight, and join us in our dream of making DOFUS a little bit more yours.

Addition to post, 20th December 2007

Upon reading some early remarks concerning the posts on mobile phone services for DOFUS, we thought it necessary to clarify certain aspects of the project.

First and foremost, “playing mobile” doesn’t mean “playing more” but rather, “playing differently”. It’s not a question of producing a distinct mobile version of DOFUS, but rather of offering new features in order to expand upon the community dimension of the game by allowing new forms of exchange between players.

By presenting the scenarios we did, we simply wished to get an idea of the community’s take on certain types of roaming play: we would love to mix game and mobile phone and we expect to deepen communication within the community.

What is more, one of the founding concepts of the project has always been the use of the portable phone. With this we propose something better than overpriced SMS messages within limited services. The need for these developments leaves room for us to create a service with real added value.
We hope to have responded in some way to your initial reactions and we remain open to suggestions of all kinds from the community.