The State of Demigod...from a players POV

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I really can't complain about much.  The only thing that I am really annoyed at is the split MP community.  I'm just shocked that not everyone updated to the beta patch.  Other than that though, I am HAPPY with Demigod and can only thank GPG and Stardock for such an awesome gaming experience and all their unrivaled support.

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I haven't played an online match yet so I can't really say anything about connection problems or anything like that but seeing the devs try to address any problems that players come across to the best of their ability is definately a plus. As far as single player goes however, I'm definitely loving the game.  Wasn't sure about getting it at first but now I'm glad that I did go ahead and buy it.

Hope things get sorted out before it's too late. I know the game has potential.

I enjoy the game, and definitely think it could be amazing. 

I also love the transparency from the games creators, and at first it was above and beyond but now its what the people who purchased the game deserve for buying a game with the level of infurstructure difficencies that Demigod's MP currently has.

Lastly I believe while it is good to be optimistic all of the time it is also good to be realistic. I use a simple principle in my own life and it works really well... Advice for you guys. Under promise and over deliever! I think that while most posts are great that you should really stop saying that things will be fixed. Just release patches and release the notes of what the patch is intended to do, not what it will do. From what I can see the MP was not tested properly and now after release the community is basicly running multiplayer beta for you. 

Again, I like you guys alot... I think the game is great! So keep plugging away and fix this shiz

I'm FRUSTRATED with the movement bugs and interface responsiveness issues

I think the forums have already been used to death to vexx happiness, anger, sorrow and joy regarding the wild ride that has been Demigod. That said, I'm kinda proud this hasn't been a cry thread.

Stardock guys: You guys have been through a lot, have done a lot, and may still have a lot to do but I'm thinking in six months, it'll be worth it. You guys should write books/films talking about the events that have transpired here. The 30 min video Frogboy put out on day 7 was awesome.

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this game will fail so hard if u release it in the EU with such big connection issues...

if u make an MULTIPLAYER game, pls look into that the MULTIPLAYER part is even working

this game makes so much fun but im very frustrated about that i thrown out 30€ for an lagging game.

i dont have anything against ppl who are not from my country BUT if u play with ppl who dont live in ur country the game is unplayable, stuttering till all player leaves the game because its unplayable and such things.

Once stardock puts up an official known issues & bugs threads we won't need the constant flow of posts like this... until then...

from a player  pov hmmm

pov = private of vigina

pov = public  of  vietnam

pov = prisoners of venezula

pov = player of viagra

what is it

it's obviously Point Of View which is a common term !    

oh my god.......

/facepalm

lol  i knew it was point of view but i do like tsaying the dirtiest things that can be said  it is so fun messing with peoples minds

they are the dirtiest things you can come up with?

drity stupid of the top off my head yes  but u can right of the top off ur head seeing ads u read mine know what i did so it doesn't work

Didn't attempt online yet, but UI is a big letdown for me. You can click your own skills, click on items to activate and access some stats on you demigod. I mean, can you do anything less? I can't even tell who I'm teamedup up with!

Show me the team stats, show me the stats on my minions so I know when I have to summon more. Show me thw war rank so I know when to return to base for some upgrades without me memorizing how many times that dude sais "your war rank has increased".

And do I want to cast a spell? Boy am I in for a treat... Suppose I don't have enough mana. I hover the spell, says I need 700 mana to cast. But how many mana do I have? I don't know, I have to hover the mana bar now cause somebaody didn't think that numebr is important enough to be constantly displayed. By the time I hover those, I regenerate enough mana so now I can do a heal/shield/whatever. But who do I cast is on? Cause I don't know who's sustained the most injuries in my team anyway. And to find out, I need to find and hover everybody on the map.

It's about the third time I post this anyway, I guess I need to let Demigod rest and come back later this year...

Edit: I like the gameplay, I like that the game runs really well. It seems the game is also balanced very well, but I can't be sure as I've only played SP against AI till now. Oh yes, I don't like the AI, I've never had an AI ally support me in any way. And if I try to support them, I find they don't go for the objectives anyway.

I am HAPPY with the design of the game, the details on the Demigods and some of the maps is pretty breathtaking, and I love the backstories for each Demigod.

I am FRUSTRATED by the awful UI both in-game and in-lobby, it is way too simple and misses so many little things that could improve gameplay, people shouldn't be having to mod in simple things like numbers onto their mana/health bars or a clickable mini-map, they should of been in the release.

I am FRUSTRATED with connection issues only getting worse each patch for 2-3 weeks now, but hopefully this is about to turn around, because it is pretty gamebreaking and ruins the experience for a lot of people.

I am FRUSTRATED by the immense amount of Rage Quits that happen within the first 10 minutes of a game that you just spent 10-20 minutes setting up because of the slow connection system.

I am FRUSTRATED by the difficulty that EU ADSL players have in connecting to American players. I want to play with my UK buddies like IllegalDustbin!

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While stardock is doing an excellant job communicating with the community and trying to fix the game, in reality it is absolutely pathetic to release a predominately multiplayer game in this state.

And the thing that bugs me the most is why are there freaking AI bots when I do matchmaking, this has to be the most retarded feature i've ever seen in a MP game, we hit the MP button for a reason and AI bots have no business being in a MP game when u hit the matchmaking button for other players. But I am happy it is getting fixed and since it is stardock and they keep us well informed, I remain patient. But u still cant deny that the state of the game is pathetic right now. Gameplay is almost perfect and amazing right now tho

<3 Stardock

I am happy with...

- the gameplay

- the demigods

- the game design

- the effort to fix bugs

- the response to the customers

I am frustrated with...

- the stupid ai

- the lack of players in europe

- the favor bug

Hopefully I won't be frustrated for long.

Isn't saying it's from a player POV a bit redundant considering if you weren't a player it'd be obvious and if you were a developer again, it would be obvious.

TAB key - shows you your war rank and the teams and everyone's level, kills etc.  Pretty useful...would be really cool if it showed current HP...

~ key - hit this a few times to toggle the health-bars.

I hope with all the words these guys are talking/typing, I just hope that the MP gets fixed with connection issues.  4v4 in custom is 90% of the time impossible due to one of the 8 people. 

Other than that, reading the hype blogs about them staying up late and getting sh*t figured out is all awesome.  First game ever that I saw a CEO write constantly about it, but I'm still reading them hoping for some fixes... 

That means... still a lot to iron out of a game that was released about a month ago.  Client side or software side, I'm starting to think console games are getting easier to handle than PC for the "my time = money" aspect of being a consumer.

the game is not balanced at all as long the torch bearer can be chosen......

1 vs 1 sucks

in multiplayer 90% of the players leave before the game is over, and when u killed an enemy twice while they didnt kill you then the game basically is over (whats the fun in playing 30 minutes on when the game is lost anyway?).

at the moment u must be utterly stupid to upgrade your troops early on in the game, its basically the same as giving your money straight to the other player since this will make him level faster and get more income from the kills, on the other hand your troops can NEVERNEVERNEVER win from the demigod..even not u u would max upgrade them..doesnt sound like a balanced game to me at all.

i sincerely regret buying this game

I'm 'extremely' frustrated with the movement and targeting bugs which seem to be designed to strike at only the worst possible moments (instances where a split second can literally make or break a significant shift in the game). 

Opposing demigod just went critical and you need to finish him off?  No way.  You're either going for the minotaur next to him or you're just going to stop attacking entirely.

Want to use an ability to finish said opposing demigod?  Fat chance.  Until you manually move somewhere, your abilities are disabled.

Down to critical yourself and need to heal or bite or make some other saving play?  Denied.  Ability, once again, failed for no good reason.

Planning to use a speed boost to escape?  Well, you'll need to come to a screeching halt first.

Beyond that, I'm happy with everything else about this game which is why the above is just that much more annoying.

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Here is what needs to be done on the issues that we are frustrated with.

1. I want to see that users' experience rating at all times in the connection dialog.

2. The built in connectivity needs to be greatly improved and soon.

3. The split community should be temporary.