People that I meet online, due to random match ups are pretty sucky. I personally come from DotA background and usually get pretty good scores, rarely going more than 1-2deaths. So I think it is more of a learning thing this community has to do.

If you can't control regulus early in the game, your in for a lot of deaths later.  He has by far the best dps in the game.  I believe you can get him to shoot twice per second for 200-400 dmg each shot.  My best counter strategy is lots of armor, I usually migitate 50% of dmg with erubus (he needs the armor anyhow).  Just remember armor doesn't do anything when abilities are used.

LOL @ all those kills.  Either that game was really long or you guys weren't very good.

edit: If any of those are AIs, then what's your point?  AIs can't tell us anything reliable about balance.

Regulus has 1 direct damage ability, the fact that it has a massive range does not excuse it for being a 1 trick pony. There are much better classes for quickly burning down demis and Regulus is not one of them, due to direct damage skills not being mitigatable.

Honestly, if you've gotten your Reg to +50% attack speed and above, with enough +WD to hit for 300+ on demis, the game is basically over anyways.

I must admit, I tried Regulus after everybody on the forums were shouting "NERRFFFF!!!!!!" and I have rarely had luck with him. His low health just screams for Erebus to Bat Swarm and smash him in the face and he won't be clearing the creeps anytime soon unless you are willing to invest serious skill points into mines (which I find useless against other Demigods).

Reg is definitely an absolute threat in the hands of a skilled player. His ridiculous range and with Maim is a great way to chase down running demigods and his tracking device with snipe hurts like heck, especially late game. I find Mark of the Betrayer a great way to take down spell casting Assassins who spam a lot and Angelic Fury is a great damage booster despite it's mana draining tendencies. I find that generals and UB can be absolutely devestating against weaker Regulus players. Generals with Monks/Clerics/Bishops greatly offset Reg's damage and Regulus absolutely cannot clear the minions out like Torch Bearer or Rook. Erebus is even more deadly, because of his ability to teleport right into Reg and just start to pound away. Give Erebus some +movement and Reg is pretty screwed.

I feel that Reg is the way to determine between the n00bs and pros. Lesser Reg players get crushed while better Reg players absolutely dominate. Is he overpowered? I don't think so. Give it some time though, and we will eventually see.

In Regulus's description it says "Good at killing Demigods". 

You also have to remember, that any Reg with that many kills went a DPS build, which means he has the worst health and armour in the game. 

I agree 100% with whatever the heck it is that you just said.

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I play Oak alot. His shield plus the telportation favor item makes it easy to avoid getting killed by regulus. I dont try and tackle enemy demigods at the early levels anyway, and from what ive seen if you dont give up any kills to regulus early game he falls behind. Basically early game just kill creeps and avoid regulus, he isnt great at stand up fights so take flags kill creeps and just take a few steps back when he wants to play with you. A regulus who gets little or no hero kills early game will likely be way behind by mid\late game.

Play conservativly and watch your back to avoid getting ganked, focus on creeps and you should be able to level faster than someone playing reg. Noobs tend to see an enemy Demigod and charge, when really behaving like that will just end you up with fewer creep kills and more deaths, these noobs are exactly what regulus preys on.

Im no 'DoTa pro' but in Demigod, I like seeing Regulus on the enemy team.

I've found this to be very true.  Early kills can really start to get the ball rolling.  In a previous game (sorry no screen shot) I was faced with a team that had two Regulus's that were working together very well and it was rough!  I lost that game and my early death by them really put me behind.  So Regulus can be really good, especially once he gets gear -- but that seems to be the case with almost all the demigods.