Can you give a link to that announcement?
I would be really glad for an alternative to p2p networking in Demigod. I was playing DotA for some time, and I havent got any problems due to server-client type of connection (ok, occasionally a lag, but we have to live with that until everyone will have fibre-optic connection at home :]). And that mod had higher max players than DG...
So I might like idea of everyone playing together or lower latency due to p2p but it makes the game unplayable online for me :/ (and i guesss for many others too)