Well its hard to say because we dont really have any figures on how activity on other RTS games are like - so is this drop large, or small? Hard to say :)
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[quote] http://dgstats.insidesupcom.de/ Overall there is a decline.[/quote] The same as basically any other RTS that has ever existed out there....With the exception of SC/WC3 (they dont count as normal RTS :P) The decline of total games has really been a "soft" one. With v1.2 comming around and the 2 new DG's things are looking good.
A game that constantly averages 1500 players online IS NOT DEAD OR GOING TO DIE. End of story. If you compare it to SC/WC3(DotA) than it is a very small amount - but so is every other RTS out there. I think this game averages more (or maybe the same) as RA3/CnC atm.
If you want balanced teams/balance DG combo's dont go to Pantheon. Its a random quickmatch system which imo is for noobs (or is very noobish - although it can be fun to be play whether your good or not). Play Custom Games if you want balanced matches :D
If you guys have any doubts about the activity just visit http://pantheon.demigodthegame.com/opengames.asp and check yourself. Ofc Summer Holidays are over and people are waiting for 1.2 but I personally havent felt/seen a significant drop in players.
[quote]I really hope that the guys at GPG are putting their heads together to find a way to get players paired against more appropriate opponents.[/quote] [quote]http://forums.demigodthegame.com/365963[/quote] lol....
[quote]Really though your list doesn't match mine at all, polynomial's list doesn't match yours, and kitkun's doesn't either. We're all just offering completely different favorites without explanation as though they were flavors of ice cream, not the sums of their distinguishable features with both good and bad points that could be incorporated into the next map or excluded from it.[/quote] This thread is a success then. I have learnt that so far there is no one preferred map. I intially
[quote]I think cataract is unbalanced because it has both health flag and light gold flag in the same side. it gives advantage to the dark team.[/quote] Or does it make it easier for the light to protect both :P ? Works both ways - not a huge difference. Leviathan is too slow paced for me. I hate how long the walk to the citadel is. If they made the lanes shorter it would be an awesome map but it doest. It makes the map boring imo. [quote]What a pointless thread this i
In order - from worst to best: Crucible Exile Leviathan Brothers Zikurat Prison Cataract And I have only played Mandala once with a.i so I havent played it enough to rank it fairly on the list. What do you guys think?
Who thinks there should be an option for this? If there were unranked matches I would gladly play with noobs and agaisnt premades as I have nothing to lose. This would probably put activity up by a bit and people would be play more and care less about their stats.
When posts start becoming like this they get a bit pointless. The gameplay is absolutely different in both games - its all a matter of opinion on which you like more. For example, I like Demigod - but I hate HoN/DotA. No one can convince me other wise - its just a matter of opinion and which I happen to like more.
Maybe if you could host unranked games people wouldnt care if they got or didnt get stomped vs premades :)
I always have a notification on the side from my last nick I used. It never goes away...annoying.
Agreed.
Im curious if you guys would rather when someone leaves their character does too - and no A.I or anything is left behind?
Very nice guide...you hit a lot of important things spot on ;) Everyone should give this a read
[quote]au contraire, i thin HoN is much more Noob-Friendly, there are 3 different Tiers for matchmaking:Noobs Only (can join only up to level 5),[/quote] Its not noob friendly. The community is extremely harsh with noobs and the game has an extremely high barrier of entry.
i lol @ you
Pretty much agree with that list. Ofc most people will have a few DG's swapped by a place or two but generally its the melee demigods (without Rook) followed by the ranged.
Balanced/Neutral comparison. Nice :)
Ok :) I was just curious as to what the general thought on this was. I had just played a match where people were agreeing that hunting the a.i shouldnt be done and the next people were saying they should.
Auto-attack reg can be very effective. However, it depends on a lot of things - enemy DG combo, your teams DG combo, whether the enemy DG's all stack HP/Armour (which counters it well). However, even with auto-attack build I have learnt taking at least level I snipe is VERY important.
A build I sometimes do is taking Staff of Renewal - start off with scale helm + armour. You can now snipe every 9 seconds instead of 12 which is really useful. Mines/MotB also has shorted cooldown - def. worth it imo. I wont list the exact build but you basically want to max out snipe, mines and MotB asap and throw in a tracking device upgrade somewhere between there. You can put any extra points into anything that suits the situation - maim, stats etc.
I never understood why Stardock didnt organise a quick money tournament. So cheap and yet has such a large effect on the community. Nice list there Kestrel
This is Stardocks fault for allowing a.i matches to count on the ladder. Prussian can do whatever he wants...dodge human and play a.i - w/e. As lame as it is, we cant really tell him to stop doing it. Stardock need to fix this...