After around 20 minutes of waiting(not complaining) for all 10 players to connect, we finally started the game.  Everyone, including me, was really excited to see how a 5v5 would play out since this was their first time.  I must say, it was the most fun game of Demigod that I've played so far.  I loved playing on the big map that is Mandala.  I was also surprised by the amount of action that was going on, considering the size of the map.  This is where I think Demigod shines - in a 5v5 multiplayer game.  I only hope that in time, all the connectivity issues will be solved so we will be able to get a 5v5 game going in less than 10 seconds(same speed that of battle.net).   If that happens, I wouldn't even have to think twice about dropping DotA for good.