I think I read somewhere that they'll probably be coming this week. I think this will be the case, just trying to confirm. These coupons will only work through Stardock (boxed) and Impulse (digital download) right?
I really cannot stress enough the importance of group automatches for the competitive scene considering this is a team game. Also, if you're taking it the next step forward with clan wars to buffer the competition, we also need a replay system.
Jaradakar makes a well thought out good point.
What about group automatches though?
I'd kinda like to keep this post alive so we can really just get some reassurance. I managed to get a few games hosted by me hosting tonight.
I just feel like that is a repeated pattern.
A few friends and I tried to play Demigod tonight after a week plus long wait after failing a time before. We gave it 6 tries today and we failed 6 times today. I know this isn't as much your fault as it is GPG's P2P system but this is getting a bit dissapointing today. I want to see the competitiveness of the game take off and I really want to get into this game but I cannot get into a custom game or a skirmish game as I get stuck with bots. Not to mention the Pantheon does not start up unti
I've always wondered what separastes a 8.2 and and 8.3 for games. I like Gametrailer video reviews though.
This is bugging the crap out of me. Ever since I played around with this program on Windows 7 64 bit (a mistake in hindsight) this program has hijacked my icons and I cannot get rid of this. I've tried switching themes, restoring default, but these icons always stay the same. Its ruined my desktop icons and My Computer icons too.
Also, which video does Brad mention the team automatch?
[quote who="Tekkor" reply="11" id="2162690"] lol so those last 2 posts i made trying to clarify and extend the bridge there you just like "ehh whatever I like cola". lol [/quote] I can keep arguing if you'd like. Its a hard concept to understand that internet people give up.
I suppose there's no point in arguing this anymore. I guess it would be better just to wait for the automatch and beat everyone =)
Single person. So a single person's ranking is dependent on 2 random other people? What kind of skill is this going to reflect in the ladder? Luck?
How many times do I need to say this to get the point across? You bought the wrong game if you wanted to go online and play with other people by yourself. Competitive strategy games are not and never will be about people just thrown together and told to go. I'm not sure how you can even support a ladder with random teams. There cannot be any support for it other than just that. The whole point of a ladder is the ladder season which theoretically ends in a tournament. I don't understand why an
Don't be mistaken. I want a premade automatch system. And to be frank, the more skilled players generally do automatches in online games. Its just too convoluted to make a system where is separates premades and non premades. You bought the wrong game if you're looking for a single player type approach here. Again, this game is clearly aimed as a team game. It needs to stay that way.
My problem with this argument is you're wanting to make a competitive game less competitive. You're allowing options that essentially will make games easier than others. What do you expect Stardock to do when they want to hold tournaments? Hold separate tournaments for all the separate ladders? Its not feasible. That's the problem here.
This sounds very carebearish. You cannot cater to everyone. Having separate systems decreases the matchup frequency. Why does there need to be an automatch for people who play solo? There's custom games for that. This is not Starcraft or Command and Conquer where 1v1s reign supreme. This is a team game. There is no need convolute matters more by catering to every person's playstyle. Again, no one is complaining about this in Red Alert 3. If you don't want to play like this, then you c
You cannot logistically support a team based game by creating a system that caters to single players. The game does not have any built in voice chat. Pantheon -should- be a tournament where people who want to play together fight against other people who want to play together. If a person wants to avoid that he should join a custom game. The more skilled players generally do ranked games more than custom. I will use Red Alert 3 as an example. We had 1v1 for a while but the community wa
No no no. You need to have premade teams and 1 system. This is a team game. It would be really silly to divide the community in a way where people have separate ladders and such. We need 1 system. It works for Red Alert 3, it'll work for Demigod.
[quote quoting="post"] Parthanon Arranged Team - You can play with friends! However this cannot be the same ladder as people who randomly join vs other random players. Its not fair to have an arranged team of 2-5 players on voice chat with a perfected strat and selected heros to fight against any random group of "noobs"[/quote] It does not make sense to have separate ladders. This game was designed around a team effort.
Don't worry about it. Willingness to stick with the game and learn as a community is what matters most.
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[quote who="TritaNz" reply="9" id="2150713"] Quoting Syfted, reply 7This isn't even a question, arranged teams are mandatory for this game to have any kind of potential... This.[/quote] This.
Its a great position to be in. Really fun getting to debate people to death about the efficiency of the right moves and most deadly stratgies =D As well as getting to talk a lot about a game you love.
I think this request makes obvious sense. It makes perfect sense for a game like this to have atleast a 2v2 premade automatch system. This game is all about teamwork and atleast premade automatches should be included. Any ideas on whether this can be implemeneted, Stardock?
You make a great point. This review is not far for a problem than can be fixed in a few days. Reviews need to understand a game is an evolution over time. Great response. I love your company. And yes, I bought Demigod.
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