Demigod

[Viper81]

Do we have any DotA players that have given DemiGod a go? I'd be interested to hear a comparison from someone's who's actually played DotA for a while, I think it's one of those games that takes more than few go's to appreciate it's depth.

[sammorris]

I have only played Demigod briefly so far (though that will soon change) and play DoTA a fair bit. The gameplay mechanic seems very similar, and while the skill and item builds are no less comprehensive, they are made a little simpler to understand.

[Viper81]

Cool. I've been waiting for a DotA type game that isn't just a graphical update of DotA so it sounds like it might be worth a try. Plus, I'm assuming the online community is a step up from the usual DotA crowd

[sammorris]

Probably, "noob - where was help?" and the likes...

[Ciber]

A gameplay video of Oak, for anyone that hasn't seen Demigod in action. In two parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-TUk...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMIq...e=channel_page

Enjoy!

[Ciber]

Another gameplay vid here, massive filesize though! http://forums.demigodthegame.com/351324

Unfortunatley with the connection problems I can't recommend buying the game at the moment. There is hope this will be fixed very soon though.

[Viper81]

So what is the multiplayer system, is it using gpgnet (the bane of my Sup Com days) ?

[sammorris]

It's Stardock's system isn't it?

[Ciber]

Yes it uses Stardock's Impulse Reactor.

[kalniel]

Just got the retail version.. the manual is surprisingly down-to-earth..

So you've bought your game, brought it home, installed it and something isn't working right? Didn't those losers test this game?
<snip>
Make sure you have the latest version of the game. New versions of games often remove lines of code like this:

pCrashOnBillJohnsonOfVirgina->(true);

[Ciber]

News for you. The update yesterday has fixed the connection issues for the majority of players. It is now much easier to get a game going. So I can now recommend the game to everyone. I had 3 very fun and very tense matches today, great stuff!

[Ciber]

If anyone is interested in joining a clan for this game you could do worse than these: http://forums.demigodthegame.com/352288

Also, ESL has a Demigod section for tourneys, ladders setc if you already have a clan or group: http://www.esl.eu/eu/demigod/

[Ciber]

The demo is finally out, 4 demigods, all 4 game modes, 1 map and online multiplayer. Get it on impulse http://www.impulsedriven.com/ or fileplanet http://www.fileplanet.com/203030/200...o/Demigod-Demo or gamers hell: http://www.gamershell.com/news_81176.html?gr_i_ni

[sammorris]

Why are demos coming out so much later than the game these days? It's almost encouraging piracy, the only way to 'try before you buy' is know a friend with the game, or pirate it :S

[kalniel]

Why are demos coming out so much later than the game these days? It's almost encouraging piracy, the only way to 'try before you buy' is know a friend with the game, or pirate it :S

Or just wait. It's not like the game changes for the worse in the time you're not playing it, the opposite if anything.

[sammorris]

Wait what, it must have been at least 2 months since the game came out, that's pretty steep.