It's Not "Just a Game" It's a Hobby!

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The subject matter is right in the title! It's not "just a game" It's a hobby. I feel like this is a topic the general public of gamers would like to sink there teeth into where as I would myself! Because of course frankly, I'm sick of hearing it. I know we have all been there, worked a full day of work, come home, take your pants off, grab a bag of Cheetos, and it's time do the one thing you have been thinking about all day. Kickin some ass online! You sign on, hop into a lobby, waited 10 minutes to get a stinkin match started, and the match starts, and some genius thought it would be funny to let you know midst game he just bought the game and he is going to sacrifice himself 20 times to the other team who is a group of premade Demigod Vets. Be damned if this upsets you because Johny D-bag has a doosey in store for ya, "It's just a game, man... get over it". This is just an example of the million possibilities T-bagins McGee can ruin your gaming experience. If anyone else out there just rage quit out of a match because this happened to you, or if your this jerkoff that likes to ruin everyones day online! Vent here... Plead your case, Bash/Flame them until your fingers are tired! Were listening!
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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

You're going to run into all different types of players if you play public games.  If you want to eliminate playing with a specific kind of player, don't play pubs.

I'd rather play with casual players than ragers any day of the week.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

There are several post about Ventrillo (voice chat servers) that accept decent players with the right attitude. These are what you call premades, just people who got togheter to play.

This game is all about team work and premade's are this games future, not pub/pugs.

Join one m8t, its a much richer game experince. You can still lose, ofc you can. But the chance that somebody just bought the game, or leaves when he/she dies a frustrating death is slim.

Adapt, and enjoy.

 

XUCH

Offworld Trading Company
Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

Or you could post them to the wall of shame

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

I wonder how on earth the ragers suggest people to learn playing the ame mulitplaye if we are not allowed to join mulitplayer games.

Playing against the AI is not a way to lern how to beat a human team in this game.

 

I am pretty new to this game, still in the majority of games I have played my teammate has just quittet without a word after a little while. Probably becasue I have done something he consideres unwise.

 

And I am left to fight alongside a AI against 2 humans. Ofc that ends with loss.

 

 

I never joins games labeled "Only pro'" and suchh. just normal games.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

 

ow Zachior,

 

What helped me allot, if you manage to win a game, ask those people if they want to play again with you. Do a few games with them, suggest to mabey get on Skype/Ventrillo/TS  togheter.

Next time you log in, try and contact those people again. Try and keep in touch with "better" people.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top


The subject matter is right in the title! It's not "just a game" It's a hobby. I feel like this is a topic the general public of gamers would like to sink there teeth into where as I would myself! Because of course frankly, I'm sick of hearing it. I know we have all been there, worked a full day of work, come home, take your pants off, grab a bag of Cheetos, and it's time do the one thing you have been thinking about all day. Kickin some ass online! You sign on, hop into a lobby, waited 10 minutes to get a stinkin match started, and the match starts, and some genius thought it would be funny to let you know midst game he just bought the game and he is going to sacrifice himself 20 times to the other team who is a group of premade Demigod Vets. Be damned if this upsets you because Johny D-bag has a doosey in store for ya, "It's just a game, man... get over it". This is just an example of the million possibilities T-bagins McGee can ruin your gaming experience. If anyone else out there just rage quit out of a match because this happened to you, or if your this jerkoff that likes to ruin everyones day online! Vent here... Plead your case, Bash/Flame them until your fingers are tired! Were listening!
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Get 'em Z!

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

Although I can sympathise, this is just the nature of public games and something you have to accept.

Which is why the answer is to get a premade together.

Reply #8 from Demigod Forums Top

Nope, just a game. Not enough depth to be a hobby. If you have RTS experience, in 1 month you can learn the tricks on the 5 popular maps, learn how to use every dg, learn all of the items, learn all of the favors, learn all of the cit upgrades.

 

Now, with replays and this forum, learning is even quicker.

 

Next step is to make a pre, but once you do that, you realize that other pre's won't want to play other organized teams, they prefer to smash pugs because ladder ranking = how many games you can mass, not how good are the players that you beat. Then you find yourself smashing pugs, then it's boring.

 

Whereas starcraft / warcraft / whatever... guys live in houses together, train 10 hours a day, and play the game for 10 years straight.......... that's probably more than a hobby, that's a lifestyle, but yeah there's not enough depth yet.

Maybe with 2 more demigods, some new maps, new favors, new items, and ladder matchmaking service, it could take 2 months to learn everything...... but yeah not much if you already know how to maneuver you way around a mouse and keyboard.

There's no dexterity involved. You just have 1 unit to control. The only thing you can improve is your decision making ability (knowing the matchups, maps, items, favors, DG's) which comes from experience which is how many games you play.

Reply #9 from Demigod Forums Top

double post, sorry, this happens a lot

Reply #10 from Demigod Forums Top

Cant a game be a hobby ?

To me demigod is a game, but it something fails at procuring me a good gaming experience (because of some crashs, because of some players, because of some lag).

I agree with playground legend : theres only a few 'pure' skill involved in demigod (not so true when it comes to micromanage minions from a general, because the game makes micromanaging hard). And thats exactly why I love this game, and I think it is a volunteer move from the developpers.

Reply #11 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Teleruin, reply 4
I wonder how on earth the ragers suggest people to learn playing the game mulitplayer if we are not allowed to join mulitplayer games.
Playing against the AI is not a way to lern how to beat a human team in this game.
I am pretty new to this game, still in the majority of games I have played my teammate has just quittet without a word after a little while. Probably becasue I have done something he consideres unwise.
And I am left to fight alongside a AI against 2 humans. Ofc that ends with loss.
I never joins games labeled "Only pro'" and suchh. just normal games.
End of Teleruin's quote

Being a noob online is hard for any game but especially for Demigod

Why?

Because on COD4, Unreal, Quake etc. one team mate can win it all with a million kill streak

On Supreme Commander, Middle Earth, Command and Conquer one team mate can build faster or better and win it all

On Demigod that just doesnt happen. If one team-mate dies the Whole team is affected pretty badly.

If you are a new here is a basic strategy. Be prepared to run and have an escape route planned. This isnt hard just make sure that when you try to run past your towers there is no chance of another of the enemies slipping in front of you. Even running at half health you may not always survive

This is something that new players find hard to deal with. No new player wants to run.

Basically. If you want a good game, open up rankings and join a good players only game and check everyone first.

If you are new and want a good game then dont Dare join any other type of game except noobs only until you have WON at least 40 games.

 

Other than that there is nothing we can do to solve your hobby Zachior. You obviously never played Supreme Commander. Where a game could last an hour then have your team mate quit without giving you his buildings. You learned patience.