Takes average 25minutes to set up multiplayer game

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   Was just thinking on average between the game locking up when you click the internet button, between the game locking up sometimes when you join a custom game and then waiting for 6-8 greens to successfully join and then the inevitable person who will quit once the game is ready to launch  im averaging a little over 25minutes wait if I want to play online. 

  Then on top of this another 25% of the time someone will rage quit early on thus ruining the game and making you go back to the 25minute wait drawing board.      Or 25% of the time someone will crash later in the game ruining the game.

 

although demigod has come a long way its still not easy and smooth to play online but it definatly is playable and sometimes you get lucky and can play right away. just saying 

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

i was going to post somthing but all ur post deserves is this line of text, not even one kitten

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

averaging a little over 25minutes
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25% of the time someone will rage quit
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Or 25% of the time someone will crash
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How did you obtain such accurate data, how did you setup to measure these, what was your sample size?

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

Actually that data seems about accurate for the leaver and crashing data.


But I can get a game going much faster than 25 minutes.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I have noticed nothing of the like. You are right though, the game has come a HUGE way. After the patch, I was amazed at how I could connect within a minute. WITHIN A MINUTE. Now I can't take my bathroom breaks during connection, I have to take a quick one while the game is loading. And the proxy servers, you hit the connection status and look at how much people are proxied. Demigod has come a huge way. It isn't as good as, say, WarCraft III or even Halo 3 (console lulz) but it is a lot more playable.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

I have never waited more than a couple of minutes to start a game. I wouldn't. I would give up after five, easy.

 

To the OP: I have had much more success with custom matches than with skirmish and pantheon games. The way I see it, let them figure out the match-making stuff... I'll play and practice with randoms until the time comes to get more serious about the game.

 

Edit: Oh. You were talking about custom games? I have no suggestions for you. Sorry.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

well will516  i never have to wait more than 1 minute to host and get a game started.  Demigod has no connection issues and every time i play a game it goes smooth and no one drops until the end...

LOL BS. 

 

 

      someone else having real high ping or other people dropping is an anomoly only ive encountered sure.. 

lets be real it seems to be running fine because of how the game launched but time yourself.  try playing 3 games.  open up demigod join a lobby wait for it to fill up and launch then if no one drops after first 3minutes count that as a successful game, if someone drops then re start.      Post your average wait for the 3games, 25mins might be a lil on the high side but its closer than you might think if you test it out.

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

Will516, I believe you were in the game I just tried to join earlier (TB/Rook/Reg vs UB/Rook/UB): I crashed on loadin, sorry about that. Didn't bail on you guys.