kolban1

kolban1

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The status reports are good. No question on that. I don't know much about the gaming industry but I'd always believed that when a game ships, it has a relatively short window in which to "hook the market" before the next game comes along. I am a fickle game player ... I personally don't care too much about the distributors or developers. Presumably the employees are salaried and probably on a bonus plan related to the success of the game. I

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Thanks for the response. I'm an old-guy .... been working client/server computing since the 80s ... I guess when I said new technology like P2P it is all relative :-) As far as P2P goes ... can we think of any other games that have utilized P2P to keep their players in synch with each other? Neil

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In principle, I am all in agreement with attempting some new piece of technology such as "P2P". After all, if we didn't explore new options, nothing would ever progress. I haven't heard any compelling technical reasons why P2P was chosen ... but ... more importantly in my mind, I haven't heard why it isn't working like we would hope.

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I have bought the game and look forward to playing it. I am VERY far from wanting my monies back but Kudos to StarDock for being so open with us and their desire to build a loyal following. With a bill of rights like this ... that is a HUGE plus for them. I for one am willing to wait quite a while for the debounce and for things to calm down. That said though ... on-line is where the game's core will live or die so we should expect them to get t

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Thank you for posting these updates. I don't mind at all hearing that there are problems ... these things happen. What I do like to hear are honest and clear reports on what the resolutions will be ... it may sound cheesy, but it makes me feel included and makes me a lot less frustrated. Neil

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I am pretty much the same. I too have waited a LONG time for a game with few results. Note that I said "few" and not "no"... it can take an awfull long time to find a match but it can eventually happen. When I play at the Pantheon, I am not sure if the number of demigods listed are: 1. The total number of registered Demigod players 2. The number of Demigod players CURRENTLY playing at the Pantheon Instead of waiti

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