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Reply to Stardock 2009 report in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

I really like and appreciate the visibility. I work for a large .com, and evangelize StarDock (utilities, specifically) with the many developers and other technocrats that freely roam our campus. I do project management for software development (delivered to primarily internal customers), and normally have a policy of very carefully controlled stonewalling over the release of detailed information to anyone. This is precisely to avoid unrealistic expectations and to dodge b

Reply to R2P Framework in Demigod Demigod Forums

.net 3.2? ... Interesting. Also, .net 3.5 should run on any up to date XP installation. Really, upgrading to .net 3.5 is not unreasonable. There is a lot of fantastic functionality added in it, specifically functionality that make applications like R2P much easier to write and maintain. Also, .Net 4 is right around the corner (with more really cool functionality added.) If you're using some hacked version of XP where you cannot update, then I

Reply to Demigod: The Single Player Game in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

[quote who="Spooky__" reply="87" id="2417490"] even you spooky have found new bugs, how many persist since beta?Sure, but I don't aggressively and offensively complain about them. I file bug reports by posting them on the forum, sending the report in to support@stardock.com and actively help the devs resolve issues. All you do is complain and insult the developers, talking about how any "idiot" could have resolved this easily in no time, etc. etc. And that in almost ever

Reply to Demigod: The Single Player Game in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

[quote who="CelMare" reply="82" id="2417367"] Quoting hughnibley, reply 79 CelMare, cry more? more ignorance? you may be satisfied with the sitution. but why do you must make fun of one that is not? i payed the game like you and thus have the same right like you to complain or tell how satisfied i am. you are tired of my disapointed posts? i am tired of your posts of ignorance. so what gives you the right to attack me personal

Reply to Demigod: The Single Player Game in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

CelMare, cry more?

Reply to If you don’t have Ready to Play, sign up in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

Joking aside, R2P is pretty dang cool so far. In my brief experience so far it helped find people that were relatively chill to play with. We actually interacted and worked as a team and everything. Two thumbs up.

Reply to If you don’t have Ready to Play, sign up in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

Dude, don't work on Sunday! You should be getting drunk in preparation for Monday!

Reply to Demigod, Marketing, and You! in Demigod Demigod Forums

These are all some really good ideas. Big pay off with relatively very little cost.

Reply to People are assholes. in Demigod Multiplayer Demigod Forums

I actually have found this community to be relatively mild. Have you played many other competitive online games? I've found that apology when I make a dumb mistake goes very far. Personally, I play almost exclusively in PUG's, and generally assume that I'll have to carry my team; not out of condescension, but because it prevents me from getting annoyed at the performance of other players. I've found people to be generally respectful, although you get the occasional r

Reply to Demigod Overlay Updates in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

Are you guys serious? You are upset that people that don't want to play against pre-mades will find out that... you are... a pre-made. And this new update... will allow them to easily discern that you are not someone they want to play against. It is bad that players know the truth? Yes, yes, we need team matchmaking modes. But, crying about people finding out that you are a pre-made and wanting the developers to encourage obfuscation o

Reply to Demigod Overlay Updates in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

This is fantastic. You win at computers sir.

Reply to Demigod Preview: The Demon Assassin in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

I'd heard this character was going to be named 'Dick Cheney.' Scary.

Reply to Demigod: So much for piracy in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

[quote who="bozwell" reply="5" id="2293294"]Kaerar, you have an amazing ability to muddle your arguments. Just because software contains DRM, that doesn't mean that developers don't care about their games, nor does it mean they churn out crap sequels with little to no care, nor does it mean they will have poor after-sale support. Put simply, not a single thing you've listed is relevant, not even in the least, to the decision to put DRM in. Most people are pretty poor writers

Reply to Frogboy's end of June message in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

You are a great American and a true patriot sir. Please enjoy your time off. Don't check your e-mail; leave the phone at home; go off the grid! We'll keep things running. With duct tape.

Reply to Rook Power & Towers in Demigod Demigod Forums

I am completely stunned that people would be arguing that Tower Rook is op. He is one of the easiest builds to counter if you're paying attention. First, using towers correctly is not easy, and takes a skilled player. There are few really skilled players, and even fewer that choose the rook, and even fewer that choose tower rook. Really. He moves like he's sprinting through jell-o, his abilities are all slow, and his tower farm takes forev

Reply to Demigod: How games are made in Demigod Journals Demigod Forums

Just to throw in my short two cents; I work do software project management, and while I only deal with internal customers, I can at least vicariously commiserate with specifically Stardock, but vicariously GPG. While the developer and publishers have responsibilities inherent to developing and releasing a product, I don't think many people understand the complexities that are involved in such a large project. Or to put this more specifically, the class project where you wrote a pr

Reply to Just ONE person cant connect to me every game. in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

[quote who="Abimilech" reply="7" id="2215159"]This happens to me too. Game connections worked fine for me until Qwest "upgraded" my Internet to 7Mbps and gave me a new modem/router. So, I am in the unique position of being sure that the router is the problem. Even in DMZ, the router is causing a problem where 1 or 2 people can't connect to me. My router is an Actiontec M1000, and searching these forums, I see there are several people havin

Reply to BOTs in mutiplayer games. in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

Heck, even just give ME the opportunity to kick my bot. It is almost always better to NOT have the bot, than to have one. The bots just feed free XP/gold to the opponent making things drastically uneven.

Reply to Game Hangs on Internet Menu Option in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

I'm getting the same. I got past the hang to the login screen, and then it told me me password was incorrect. I cried.

Reply to SUPPORT: Solving Connectivity Problems in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

Resounding success!! Friends, romans, demigods, lend me your ears. I come to bury this issue, not praise my abilities. The evil men do oft lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones. But let this not be for Demigod and GPG. The masses have told you this game was buggy, if it were so, it was a greivous fault. And grievously has GPG answered for it. However, I found the solution to my demigod game problems. I use an ac

Reply to SUPPORT: Solving Connectivity Problems in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

I have a rather bizarre issue. I tried connecting to skirmish/pantheon/custom games for days, and no dice. I once connected to one person. So, as a last ditch effort, I hosted a game myself, and immediately 2 people joined. My brain literally melted and started dripping out my nose. But I noticed a disturbing trend. In the connection info, even though they were in the lobby and chatting with me, it showed them as not connected. And more, no on els