No news for a while... GPG seem to have distanced themselves from this game (and star dock) and it would seem that all of their focus is on SC2. Stardock seem busy with their new game too... where does this leave DG?
I've already noticed that the number of players online is dropping a lot and find it impossible to get into a game most nights, due to lack of others online. Of the 60+ people in my friends list there's no more than 1 or 2 online these days...
Is DG just going to be written off as a failure? With the game only half complete upon release and no mention of updates to meet the basic requirements, it's looking like DG was maybe written off before it's rushed release and they may have just tried to quickly shove it out the door and try to recoup some costs on retail sales.
I mean seriously how can this game last much longer with:
No competitive gameplay features.
The broken ladder.
Lack of clan functionality, that's been promised all along.
No replay system, how the hell is this not in the game.
No ability for the community to modify the game.
The list goes on.
It's sad because given a proper software development cycle and some real beta testing this game could have been HUGE. Instead it is/will be relegated to the 'nice but... no' basket of gaming.
People wonder why no one is going to knock Blizzard off their throne, because other devs put out half-finished games and wonder why people don't want to play them.
