Okay GPG This Is Just Becoming A Joke.....

First off:

1. To release a strategy game like Demigod with no replay support whatsoever is just a complete joke.



2. Fine, you guys messed up seriously and didnt put replays in the game. Whatever. Why is it still not in 6 weeks after release?



3. Ok. There have been some huge connectivity issues and you have had other prioties etc. etc. etc. Why has no one from GPG even mentioned a word about it? There has been numerous topics about it, but you guys havent even given us a ETA or given us any comforting news about it to keep us up to date.



If you expect to hold up a good name with what I have just mentioned above its not going to happen. Releasing a game without replay support in the first place is just really really stupid. But then to not add it 6 weeks after release or even tell us anything about it is even worst.



Whats even more annoying is that replays are already half in. I can watch replays but they always freeze a few mins into it. I get the message, "a.i has taken over player X" and the game stops playing.



I mean, really, how hard is that to fix? Once you have done that replays are officially working.



Until then I cant take you guys seriously as a gaming company. |||Uh, perhaps that bug is the reason that they are not implemented. Infact, DG associates the .dgreplay extension to itself, so I'm fairly sure they intend to do it, along with observers, cheating, console, mods, etc|||They have had about 5 months to fix it since it was there in the beta. If they couldnt fix it in 6.5 months then im pretty sure they are never going to fix it, in which case they should find another method of implementing a replay system.



Even if your petty sure they will implement it - we dont really know. Thats one of my points, why cant they just make a 5 minute post explaining that it will be implemented in later or anything.



And I made a topic earlier urging GPG not to leave replays for a later thing to patch in. The reason for this is because they will keep having finding other priorities than replays, and by the time they add the replays in the game will be dead or a lot of people would have left because of it and the game may never take off in the e-sports/competitive scene.



Putting in a replay system in 6 months after release still isnt acceptable imo. It should have been there in the start, and since it wasnt it should have been patched in by now.



I have experience with this as with EaW they left putting in replays so late the game was dead by the time they added it and it was game over. I dont want to see this happen with Demigod. Not to mention I just had the most amazing game of Demigod ever and im itching to rewatch/post it but I cant |||Replays will be added. This is confirmed via Frogboy.



There's already a post addressing your concerns about GPG.



robotfrog|||When did Frogboy confirm they will 100% add Replays?



Can we have a ETA at the very least? This is such a huge important and basic feature I think we deserve one.



Everytime I ask Frogboy for an update on replays or ask him about them I get the reply,

"This is in GPG's hands, not mine".



So I have come here to ask. GPG have obviously not been communicating with Frogboy about the status for replays - if that post is right.



It doesnt really cover any of my concerns :\|||OK we can see you want replay's and that they are an important feature for DG. Nearly all here would agree with you, however your I want it now attitude when as expressed about GPG are working on it hard at the moment, isn't really helping matters much. It just sounds like an impatient 5yr old going "I want, I want, I want it now..."



Chill out wait a week and see what happens. It may take a week or a month but I think it's right behind fixing the connectivity issues that have plagued DG since launch. Personally I want those fixed before the replays.|||Why bring a flaming-like attitude to the topic? Its pointless and immature.



Im not saying I want it now. When did I say that?



All what im saying is that an update on how the replays are going or an ETA for it would be much appreciated and would help clear the cloud of doubt many people have for the game.



Quote:|||DalzK__|||Quote:|||Welcome to the way GPG does things.



2 years from now we'll be waiting for the huge fix-everything patch that somehow got lost at stardock QA.|||GPG have been doing great work so far on the other patches and have been working their *** by the looks of it.



And the Stardock QA doesnt take years to do like it does with EA and such.|||DalzK__|||Quote:|||DalzK__|||DalzK__|||Quote:|||For some people replays are important but not for all. For online players that play tournament it may be important but the connection quality is much more important. You can play without replays but you can not play without connection. So I think it is a good decision to fix that first.



In general there are different kinds of players with different priorities. So missing replays can be a point but is not the only one. For example for me replays are not important at all. I do not plan to play online in tournaments or in a league or something like that. Instead I am more kind of a casual gamer that plays single player or in the lan with friends and only sometimes online. So for me it is much more important that there should be more variaty. This means more Demigods and maps and there should be the possability for modding reactivated. This is in my opinion much more critical as mods are very important for long time fun. For example I would have stopped playing Supreme Commander much earlier if there would not have been so many mods and custom maps.

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Man DalzK__ you are really quite stupid. If I was was really flaming you, you'd know about it. BTW is it normal to double post or is it just reserved for people who CAN'T COMPREHEND WORDS PROPERLY?



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Gotta have some fun though, lets set this topic on fire |||Quote:|||I agree with Dalzk Replays are needed if gamereplays is going to have any impact on Demigod Which is normaly a good thing because its managed to keep games alive.|||DalzK__|||Quote: