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Reply to [ATTN.: Stardock] Isometric Action RPGs in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="VictorTroska" reply="5" id="1976134"] Quoting JinxOfSin, reply 3Yeah, you should check out Dragon Age - it's basically Baldur's gate for the year 2009 (or whenever it comes out). It should be running off the newest ruleset, I believe (i don't really follow dnd... is it 3.5?). Dragon Age is not DnD game. Bioware/EA does not have rights to do DnD games so they make their own rules. But honestly I am not expecting much from DA, i have my NWN2+

Reply to Any comments on Space Rnagers 2 in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

Yes, pick it up. Space Rangers 1 was one of my favourite single player games I've ever played. SR2 is pretty good too, but doesn't offer as much new content & gameplay as I hoped aside from the love-it-or-hate-it RTS mini-games (I hated it).

Reply to [ATTN.: Stardock] Isometric Action RPGs in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

Yeah, you should check out Dragon Age - it's basically Baldur's gate for the year 2009 (or whenever it comes out). It should be running off the newest ruleset, I believe (i don't really follow dnd... is it 3.5?). Also, if you're looking for a game like that to play right now, have you tried Neverwinter Nights 2 + xpacs? It's got a huge campaign, tons and tons of classes - including epic classes - and just so much to do. In terms of dialogue, I still think Biow

Reply to Question: Who knows Dilbert? in Everything Else Demigod Forums

If you've ever worked in a non-creative environment (read: very management heavy), you'll have undoubtedly run into some of the people characterized in the Dilbert comics. Makes you kinda want to shoot yourself.

Reply to Demigod vs DOTA in Demigod Demigod Forums

[quote who="Soccer194" reply="13" id="1972146"]I myself like a game basicly the same as Dota because I hate Dota because every time i tried it people kept cursing at me because I was nub and didn't help me when the other team teamed up on me.[/quote] I hate to sound elitist, but again, if you haven't gotten really good at DoTA, I don't think you can properly compare the two. Most of DoTA's gameplay is not apparent to beginners (same way went for me at first). Allowing mult

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[quote]And I think alot of people, including Jinx, objected to the way in which this is implemented in that thread - with DG-specific items. The intention remains the same from both sides, though, which should be encouraging. So what are some other ways we can create deep gameplay using DoTA's lessons, in Demigod?[/quote] There's a lot of things in my above post that can be translated to demigod if they really tweak their numbers. Creep last hits and creep denies a

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I think one of the main reasons why DoTA fans are unhappy is partly because we're a bit too conservative. We're used to the aspects that made DoTA pros "pros". Things that would contribute to this would include (apologies for jargon - just ask if something's not clear) -last hits/creep denies -map awareness** -effective jungling (basically not participating in the normal lane squirmishes and just killing neutrals. for example, TB i

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No harm in speculating though :D In all seriousness, if we can keep discussions civil regarding demigod vs dota comparisons, the threads can be very constructive for GPG/stardock. On the one hand, they're trying to make the game more mainstream. However, I'm pretty sure they don't want to alienate DoTA players and would like Demigod to be attractive to them. I used to be a very hardcore dota player (you can probably tell) and most hardcore dota fans I know who tried

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[quote who="OrleanKnight" reply="1" id="1971797"]JinxOfSin, you're primary argument about the Demigods not having customizability is flawed in that even you failed to mention certain factors of the game which allow players to make their own builds the way they want. Right now it's obvious that if you are to think that the meager ability tree is the key to customization, I'm afraid you've been mislead. The ability tree ultimately doesn't do much to personalize your Demigod, and in the course o

Reply to Demigod vs DOTA in Demigod Demigod Forums

[quote who="ToxDrawace" reply="22" id="1971514"]Jinx... how long has DotA been around? How long have they been able to make updates? How many heroes did Dota start with? Plus they plan on adding more demigods eventually. How many maps does Dota have? Are there capturable flags in Dota? Are there Generals? To sum up, Demigod is new and while the number of demigods is likely to never reach the high 90s, there will be more as well as other updates to the game to

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[quote who="Trigeminal" reply="15" id="1970490"] We get it Jinx you hate demigod. That is why you asked for a refund and bitched that they wouldn't give a full refund even though you downloaded and played the game,... er wait... no it was "personal reason". You clearly love Demigod. Seriously, if you don't like the game fine, give a suggestion. Please stop coming on to say DOTA rules, demigod sucks. It really isn't useful to anyone.[/quote] I have gi

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[quote who=" C.C|L|Clyne ." reply="12" id="1969859"]My bad on the useless part for heroes on DOTA. All heroes in DOTA do have different rolls i just find some heroes not that usefull like rootrellen. Other then being a crazy tank i don't see any other roll for him. I still say there are heroes that are overpowered like axe or spiritbre

Reply to Love ARPG, Not a fan of RTS. Would I like Demigod? in Demigod Demigod Forums

From what you've described, I'd say yes and no. Yes, because Stardock is putting in a single player campaign where you build you character. No, because in the end, it still feels like an rts but you control a single hero (unless you're a general - no one outside of stardock has tried those classes yet) You mentioned you have played dota. I'd highly recommend you try it out. If you don't want to shell out cash for wc3+frozen throne, you can always use hamachi instead

Reply to In awe of the Frog in Everything Else Demigod Forums

[quote who="tetleytea" reply="1" id="1959250"]Not to take away from either Frogboy or any of the great Budweiser frogs, but Lord British was Da Man in his day, too. How many game company CEO's do you know have flown to space? The guy lives in a castle.[/quote] He's also quit the industry to presumably further persue his astronaut interests. His father was also an astronaut so it explains some things. The guy's really cool, but a bit e

Reply to Demigod beta 2 after the break and beyond in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="14" id="1954539"]Let's definitely bear in mind that these arenas ARE artificial. That is, the gods have placed these arenas specifically so that the Demigods can vie for the favor of the gods to ascend. It's not like Supreme Commander or even Warcraft where there's this chunk of territory you're trying to conquer. [/quote] That's absolutely true - which is why I was only somewhat disagreed with them. I agree with them be

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[quote who="lprometheus" reply="9" id="1954430"]Ok guys are you all complete idiots?? The rings against Demigods are a must for this game. Every great RTS has a counter so this is a great idea to balance the playing field. And the reason most of RPG cry babies don’t like is you don’t want to use your mind like an RTS player you want one over powered attack like ice stun so man up girls. On the note of the towers transforming to structures I think this is the best idea to date we n

Reply to Demigod beta 2 after the break and beyond in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

[quote]Please forgive me, but I HATE this idea. This would go a great length to eliminating the overall approach of the game, in that any one Demigod is not really ideal versus another. Again, I don`t want to see Demigod transform into a paper/scissors/rock "did I purchase the right counter" rts, which right now it most certainly is not. I don`t like the idea, nothing personal, to restate.[/quote] this.

Reply to Elemental - War Of Magic (Gamespy Preview) in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

I wasn't too impressed by the graphics, but the thing that really jumped out at me was how your avatar needs to funnel their power to create cities. Personally, I think this is a really good idea - this risk reward system of spreading out your power vs concentrating it all in one superman

Reply to In-game advertising, and why you should never buy Far Cry 2. in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="Uranium - 235" reply="2" id="1914472"] Just so we're on the same page, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, another Ubisoft game, still only allows ONE SAVE FILE for the PC version, which it corrupts and deletes the moment it autosaves, generally forcing you to start over at the very beginning of the entire chapter if you reload. Why did they never patch this critical game-breaking flaw?[/quote] Your example would be more of an exception rather than

Reply to They should change the name of "DRM" in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

I think the point of this would be as a backlash for disruptive drm. I have no problem with non disruptive drm and i agree that copyright infringement is bad for the developers in general. However, what I hate even more is politics that use psychology to try to implant certain presumptions into people's heads. I don't believe DRM truly exists because they assume all customers are thieves. In fact, the disruptive DRM is probably mainly targeting second hand sales (and also making th

Reply to They should change the name of "DRM" in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

I would encourage this. The name of something holds a lot of psychological sway in people's minds When copyright infringement was called copyright infringement, nobody cared. Then they changed it to piracy and also called it theft when neither are technically correct. Because of that play on words, it became much more serious. (That said, I don't think copyright infringement is good, but I don't like to mince words either). Changing it from digital righ

Reply to League Of Legends announced!!!(Dota 2) in Demigod Demigod Forums

[quote who="Trigeminal" reply="2" id="1914231"]We get it Jinx, you hate demigod, you want to cancel your beta, you want to move it to another account, and now LOL will rock Demigod. Frankly, I'm kind of tired of hearing it from you. Demigod stinks, it's for noobs, blah blah. We understand, if that is the case, move on. If however, you are still interested in working to help improve demigod, please try to be constructive. Not trying to be a dick here, bu

Reply to League Of Legends announced!!!(Dota 2) in Demigod Demigod Forums

WOW! This is great news! I've always been wondering where Guinsoo went. I mean, I liked Iceforg's dota version, but I started playing on Guinsoo's. To be honest, with this news, I don't really see how demigod can possibly be the "counterstrike" of rts/rpg games... I'm hoping that what Frogboy said is true - that the current Beta is garbage and the real one they have is leaps and bounds better. However, I'm cynical - I've heard the lies and I know the deal. &n

Reply to PC Gamer Editor calls shenanigans on the Gamers Bill of Rights in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

[quote who="UncleDrood" reply="8" id="1909326"] Awesome. I have said all along it was little more than a publicity stunt. Nice to see I'm not alone. I'm not denying Stardock themselves abide by it, and a few smaller publishers might, but EA, Ubi etc... NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. That is why it's a publicity stunt, as nobody can possibly believe the biggest publishers in the world are going to give a flying shit. EA make money hand over first without going along with pretty m

Reply to Another Company doesn't want my money in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

Keep in mind that DRM isn't to completely stop hardcore pirates - there's no stopping them short of creating a great online experience tied to cd-keys. The reason for all the DRM is to 1) stop casual piracy 2) stop second hand sales 3) try to stave off the inevitable hardcore pirates as long as possible (ideally for the first week after release) Most games fail the third point - especially big name titles. With the new type of