Demigod (video game)
Demigod (English for demigod ) is a computer game by Gas Powered Games for Windows. It is one of the so-called Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, a mix of roles and real-time strategy game. The game title refers to the powerful player characters who struggle for supremacy over the different zones. The game is multiplayer and competitive.
Game mechanics
Origin of Demigod is the Warcraft III modification Defense of the Ancients, which influenced the game mechanics strong. There are two different types of Demigods, assassins and generals. Assassins rely on to kill in direct combat on their different combat skills to another Demigod. Generals make their own servants and support these and other demigods.
The player gets gold and experience points for defeating the enemy and conquering flags. During the player's Demigod rises in level, he will also receive new skills from each skill tree. Each Demigod has its own talent tree with a mix of offensive, defensive and team- related skills. Demigods can also buy items to enhance their skills.
History of development
On 9 April 2009 5 days before the original deadline (April 14, 2009) GameStop Demigod had published. In response, Stardock had all pre-ordered games released a day earlier the same on Monday 13 April 2009. Demigod originally appeared 8 demigods and was extended a few months after the release of 2 demigods.
Connection problems
On April 15, 2009 Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, submitted a status report to explain the connection problems the multiplayer component of the game. In the report, he explained that only about 18,000 of the 120,000 connections from legitimate users originate and that the overwhelming number of illegal users overload their system. Since then Stardock has taken steps to stabilize their online multiplayer system.
The patch 1:01 brought no improvement for players from Europe, Australia and Asia, as the proxy servers are not yet ready for these regions.
Stardock reimbursed players who have played only a few hours, the full price and players that have played more than a few hours, 75 % of the price.
On June 3, made Brad " Frogboy " Wardell, CEO of Stardock, the following statement in an internet forum:
"In my opinion, this game deserves a bad reputation. My disappointment about some things that I 've seen is too large to express them in words. This is one of the reasons why I have people from the Elemental project deducted Demigod to tackle problems and correct them. In my opinion were too many licensed "things" and not tested. If the Stardock / GPG team these things can not clean quickly, the game deserves to perish. "
Right now ( June 2011) are more patches available and the game is much more stable.
Reception
The reviews for Demigod are extremely different. Metacritic currently reports a total score of 77, the results from individual sites range here from 50 points to 92 points. The gaming site 1UP.com summarizes most of the negative and angry criticism that has received the game, together with the following quote: "If you are interested to throw away their money for a beta, and thus might be able to practice a little before everything running around, then they do it and increase the points a bit Everyone else should look up to that point something else, where Lydia Sung by Neoseeker the game was a perfect 10, in particular having regard to the stunning graphics and sounds of the game with the words. : " most of the games that are worth to be tested, look good and maybe have a decent soundtrack, but Demigod is absolutely stunning for the eyes and ears. Words can not describe how beautiful this game and my screenshots can not do justice to the. Cheat Code Central has given the game a "very good" given as a rating (4.3 / 5 )
GameSpot gave the game 6.5 out of 10 points, pointed out with reference to great online connection problems and the lack of tutorials or a campaign with Stardock history that they are currently working on all multiplayer problems. Graham Smith of PC Gamer rated the game with 8.1/10.Jason Ocampo of IGN gave the game 7.5/10 due to the poor network codes and said, " It is best to wait while the developers get to run everything before you decide to dive into Demigod. the magazine game Informer gave the game an 8 out of 10, where they praised the fun of DotA struggles as well as the structure and balanced characters. was criticized the AI, and that the game is only for players is interesting, interested in the multiplayer aspect as the single player is the rest of the game not just.