[Ideas/Suggestion/Questions] Recipes, Material and personal Look

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Hio Guys,

 

I didn't play the Beta yet, cause I wont be shocked when I will play the Final Game Spring 2009 (hope that you don't enjoy your work and be careless by finding the bugs :D ). Therefore I don't know if some of the Features I will suggest are allready implanted or not:

- How about Recipes like in DotA ? You need a few "low" Level items which are primilay weak in its Effects/Attributes, but when you combine them with others and a recipes, you get and Extraordanary Item.

- When you got the Idea of the Recipes/Items, what would you think about Material to forge some Items at a Blacksmith. Perhaps you could find randomly some Iron Ores, woods or Leather Skin (after killing Creeps or Buyin them at a Market Place).

- The Question I had in the "DotA inspirated DemiGods" wasn't answered so I guess this isn't implanted yet: the Neutrals. When you consider to integrate Neutral Creep Spot/Buildings etc., could you perhaps think of some Maps with a neutral Fraktion which attack both or with which you can handle ?

- I don't know if this is a good Idea, but what about a "Quest Mode" ? So in a specific Map you can choose to solute a task with the help of your friends (not just smashing/Bashing the enemy to the ground).

- I couldn't find an answer so: Are ranged Gods (with a bow) allready planned, so not just Gods who do Damage in Melee Range ?

- After you unlocked Achivements and you collected them (I read that in an Article so dunno if it is right), will it be possible to make it unique ? Will you have the chance to colour them with your self choosen colours or make a Symbol you drawn at a "Chain-Mail" ?

- Will a LAN Game without Internet Connection be possible ? If not it would be great, if you do (<--ikes LAN Partys) ^^

- Will the Game shipped/distributed all over the world to the different countrys (for instant to my, Germany). If you allreay planned global offering, will DemiGods get a Text Translation (Subtitles in Sequences) or will it stay in English (I have no Problem with that, it is just to consider my decision of which way I order the Game, Boxed or just online). Will the Retail Version got an Manual/the Online Version just a PDF and stuff like that ?

Hopefully you can understand what I meant and think about it ^_^

 

[Edit]

I forgot to say that a main Problem in DotA is a 3-3 Game and all are Ganging. I gues this wouldn't happen in DemiGods since there are Generals and Assasines, but we will see after balancing. But there was another Idead I got. I don't know if you allready know the WC3 Map "Castle Fight" (*click*), the goal is the same: Destoy the base. But instead of playing a solorunning hero who kills creeps, you are just the Constructor (in DemiGods the General), who builds Buildings which creates Units. You have to chose wisely, cause every Unit has Different Strenght and Weaknesses (besides special abilitys). Perhaps you can get some concrete Inspirations of Units by looking the different races/units |-)

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

 

First of all, bleh to Recipes.. They get too complicated, plus Demigod right now is pretty fast paced and I'd hate to waste too much time finding the right items at the right shops etc..

 

In the 1 map we can play there seems to be no room for neutrals. I don't know how the other maps will look, but in the current map its just the lanes. That's it. You can't go anywhere where there isn't a battle going on really. :P

 

As to Questmode.. Apparently every map has a different objective to win.

 

There is currently 2 ranged Demigods of 3 available. One is a caster, one is a Crossbowman.

 

I have no answer for achievements. I think I got one but we have no access to them which leads me to your LAN question. Currently all you can play on right now IS LAN :P. No internet Multiplayer or plain Singleplayer :P

 

I can't answer your last question but I'm pretty sure Demigod will be released in as many Countries as possible on the same release date.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

- How about Recipes like in DotA ? You need a few "low" Level items which are primilay weak in its Effects/Attributes, but when you combine them with others and a recipes, you get and Extraordanary Item.

If they only take certain items, I hate the idea. It cuts down on flexibility, increases the learning curve arbitrarily (memorization =/= skill), and is generally obnoxious. If you mean a number of items of a certain strength, I still prefer being able to pay to have items upgraded, but not enough to be overly bothered if you get item agnostic recipies.

- I couldn't find an answer so: Are ranged Gods (with a bow) allready planned, so not just Gods who do Damage in Melee Range ?

Right now, regulus and torchbearer are ranged, and the rook has ranged attacks. Three for three ain't bad :grin:

- When you got the Idea of the Recipes/Items, what would you think about Material to forge some Items at a Blacksmith. Perhaps you could find randomly some Iron Ores, woods or Leather Skin (after killing Creeps or Buyin them at a Market Place).

This would be interesting, but I still prefer pure gold because then you get more flexibility than with needing items. It would be an interesting consideration if you could still buy the items without the materials for a higher price, so you could choose one of a diverse class of items for considerably cheaper.

- I don't know if this is a good Idea, but what about a "Quest Mode" ? So in a specific Map you can choose to solute a task with the help of your friends (not just smashing/Bashing the enemy to the ground).

I think that the single player campaign may be like this because frogboy described it as "a series of quests", but I'm not sure what that quote really means.

- Will a LAN Game without Internet Connection be possible ? If not it would be great, if you do (<--ikes LAN Partys) ^^

It is now. This beta, all online multiplayer is over hamachi.

- Will the Game shipped/distributed all over the world to the different countrys (for instant to my, Germany). If you allreay planned global offering, will DemiGods get a Text Translation (Subtitles in Sequences) or will it stay in English (I have no Problem with that, it is just to consider my decision of which way I order the Game, Boxed or just online). Will the Retail Version got an Manual/the Online Version just a PDF and stuff like that ?

The version Stardock is selling is US localized. You could wait until a European publisher is announced, or you could get the English version via Stardock. Your choice, the English gets beta and I'm not sure about localization, while the localized boxes don't have disgustingly high Shipping and Handling costs (Like $20, because the collectors edition is about 3 pounds)

 

Hope this answered (most of) your questions :grin:

EDIT: oops, got a little too wordy and got beaten to the punch. So it goes.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

No to both recipe things.

-I don't think there will be neutrals.  I think they're rather dumb.

-It would be need if we could mod in RPG type coop maps, sure.

-There is already a demigod that has a harpoon launcher...

-Of course lan is possible.. it's how everyone is playing now.

-There is people in Korea playing the beta now.  Game is only in english though.

 

Maybe you should of preordered the game?

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

 

I think he preordered but didn't play beta because he chooses not to.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

I'm pretty sure he's yet to order, because he talks about 'considering his options'.