Just a reminder and some info on Demigod which should be hitting Digital/Retail week after next (Tuesday 14th). Hopefully this interests some people.

Http://www.demigodthegame.com

The all father has vanished, creating an opening in the pantheon. To fill the void, Demigods from across from the mortal world must wage war against one another in a bid to ascend to true godhood.

Demigod is a real-time, tactical strategy game that includes extensive role-playing elements. Choose from several Demigods, each poised for battle with their own unique capabilities and awe-inspiring powers. Vanquish other would-be gods as you gain levels, increase in power, unlock the power of mystic artifacts and slowly battle your way closer to joining the Pantheon.

The 14th isn't next week :) But yeah, this does look interesting, I'm looking forward to giving it a bash.

yeah i totally cant wait :D

It's just retail DOTA isnt it?

Wow, never thought i'd be so interested in a game..

How much is it meant to cost instore?

last edited by Damo at 09:06:43 05/Apr/09

Usual game price I believe. The digital download on release day + retail box combo comes in at around $100 AU delivered.
Yes, this game is based on the DotA platform.

Digital Download of the game is $40US or around $56AU.

I've had the beta since day one and while the game has come a long way during that time I still think it's too early for a general release. I might post some impressions when it comes out, as I paid for my copy last year.

NDA holding you back? Spill the beans already!

Usual game price I believe. The digital download on release day + retail box combo comes in at around $100 AU delivered.

Negative! Game is $83 delivered to Australia retail box and also includes digital download... win win win win win!!!

Wow really? Thats pretty sweet

Negative! Game is $83 delivered to Australia retail box and also includes digital download... win win win win win!!!

Sif pay for a box. $56 digital download only ftw.

Maybe cheaper to download, but f***..if you accidently delete install file, gotta d/l it all over again..

burn it to a dvd

Sif pay for a box. $56 digital download only ftw.

umm this is the collectors edition includes posters, sound track etc... worth $83 online when EB will no doubt sell it for $100 +

Yeah depends on what day you pay becuase of the stupid US dollar. More ups and downs than Yimmeys. My $100 included the Collectors Edition mailed to me and Digital Download on day of release (3GB).

Yeah depends on what day you pay becuase of the stupid US dollar. More ups and downs than Yimmeys. My $100 included the Collectors Edition mailed to me and Digital Download on day of release (3GB).

I fail to see how this is the case CeMaX... read the fine print dude.

If you sign up for the pre release with cc details it will give you the exchange rate on that day.

Read the fine print and it says that it will take the money out of your account at the exact exchange rate on the day of the release so yeh

I'm not sure where your $83 comes from? $71.52 + Shipping on my invoice = $100.16

last edited by CeMaX at 16:43:26 05/Apr/09

last edited by CeMaX at 16:44:35 05/Apr/09

$30 postage? what a rip

I bought my copy when the exchange rate was still good, so suck on that one :P

Still beats EB. Comes in a month later and they will charge over $100 for the CE.

Normal package - $93
Collectors edition - $102

This is from amazon with 3-5 days delivery, would be alot less if you do 8-16 or 18-32


http://chaos.com/product.asp?intProductID=3137973&intArtistID=1421560

Have it for $74

last edited by Damo at 18:27:24 05/Apr/09

Amazon can suck my balls. Last time those f***ers sent me a package it arrived screwed, half open, 1 of my books was damaged and another FELL APART as I picked it up. I told them and they offered to send me another book for free, but wanted me to pay for postage which they worked out to be around $40 australian for a f***ing book. Here... I just added this 1 book to my cart picked the fastest shipping and this is their estimate for a 200g book, AT MOST.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3677/totalf***ingballtearing.jpg

Back on track though this game looks pretty damn interesting. will have to give it a look over a bit more when it comes out

are you guys silly? ? ?

goto the games official website. www.demigodthegame.com

click pre order download + retail box = $83 inc postage at current exchange rate. but also says that the purchase order will go through on the day of the GAMES RELEASE...

That's where I ordered.

Just went to EB games at garbo, guy said $89, but not on sale till may 7th...

May 7th here, goes on sale in the US on april 14th, which means if you buy the digital download version you get it april 14th.

ahh, gotcha..

Digital it is then..

ahaha DM is an animu fag.

You have no idea how much of an understatement that is

Seems like it's already leaked.. I don't care, just under 10 hours and I can download it.. :)

Whoa retail Dota! That looks awesome! :D

pedo bear comin at ya look out lolis. raep raep raep -_-;

I f***ing love you Hashy.

This seems more like a weird version of TD with heros than Dota.

DM we should touch each other and swap anime shows. I enjoy One Piece. No Seriously its great.

While One Piece is quite horrible, i'm not totally opposed to the touching part of your invitation

what about Kodomo no Jikan?

Anime owns.

#AusDemiGod revival/start? lol ....pity i have no time for games :( maybe after May!

I refuse to answer the question on the grounds I may incriminate myself

This seems more like a weird version of TD

Um no.

Essentially you have 2 choices of 'heroes'. One is your DOTA style hero with abilites that make you pwn. The other is more of a general type hero, which summons other units or 'buffs' units to make them imba - so a support character really.

The games pacing feels a bit slower than DOTA IMO, and it does feel so triggy happy. There are various points on the battlefield which you can capture to either increase the gold you receive, increase exp etc etc - so these try and increase the pacing of the game, you can even capture the portals which spawn the enemy creatures.

I hope there's an AUS following for the game, because otherwise the lag does become a factor. Also I know the developer spoke about post launch support for the game too - new heroes, abilities maps etc, I just hope this actually is realised, as that's what has kept DOTA so interesting.

Game seems great so far. Yes, does definately need some sort of DemigodAU group so to speak. Have to wait and see what tomorrow brings once I can legally play Online.

I'm interested in this one, seems like they've been listening to their community during testing and patches, and the concept seems sound. I think I'll try a copy via a friend before I grab it off stardock though (bit wary after space siege, unrelated as it is.)

Heres hoping they've put the supcom engine to good use!

Dont go hell for leather into tourney mode first off. A Couple of 1v1 Skirmishes should give most people the basic idea. Use an Assassin DG from the right side for the most basic play.

gay..here was me hoping i could download at midnight..bloody yankees and making me wait another 16hours so they can catch up to us to april 14th..

oh god, word of advise, wait for a demo or something, because this game is terrible.

I believe theres a demo scheduled for next month, fwiw.

Seems like the sort of game I think I'd rather play with friends though, or on a lan, seems like teamwork is pretty important and you never get proper teamwork happening playing in random games on the net.

casa, are you just being gay as always when you get a game that you're no good at..

Seems like the sort of game I think I'd rather play with friends though, or on a lan, seems like teamwork is pretty important and you never get proper teamwork happening playing in random games on the net.

Yeah, thats the same problem with DOTA. People dropping out or just generally sucking and ruining the game.

Anyway I'm downloading the full game now (as I was in beta test I get it a tad early). I have my reservations about the title as I think, given that I was in the beta, they released it too soon.

awesome game.. Thumbs up :D

even runs fine on my lil laptop =D

Yeah having some awesome fun so far. Post your names for friends list addage. Now I have the legal release I'll register and post mine shortly.

Handle = Cemax

casa said it's s*** so it must be s***, also sif pay for dota

Sucks to be that smaller, indie studio who's releasing that fantasy game that is like dota, they've been totally beaten to the punch by the Demigod team. Wouldn't suprise me if thats why they rushed it out now when it (maybe) wasn't quite ready. Can't remember the name of it though, had something to do with legends.

Edit: http://www.leagueoflegends.com/ thats the one

evilegend = ep :)

I picked this up, only played a few games single player so far and I'm still pretty overwhelmed by what exactly everything does, but its pretty cool, I'll prolly give it a bash online over the weekend.

Khelzor is my name on it

1.) go into a skirmish lobby
2.) set gold to high
3.) select ranged (preferably) demigod or the beast looking guy
4.) start game and run to the rare shop
5.) buy huge attack speed increasing items and lower your attack speed to around 0.8
6.) ???
7.) PROFIT!

Having rook attack on a 0.4 attack speed, AND have a chance to do 4x damage with a crit (which lands around 2.3k) is just insane. If you want to be real brutal, the poison dog looking thing demigod goes even more insane because of his skills

The unclean dog thing looks stupid though, why would I want to be a dog!

Torch Bearer in Ice spec. Battle me :P

Unclean beast is probably the best assassin though (great passive bonuses, increased movement speed, strong ranged and melee damage), followed by regulus and torch bearer, then rook in last (mainly because of his big size and slow base speed). For generals I'd reckon Oak>Erebus>QoT>Sedna.

Unfortunately the general specific stuff is pretty crap (items, passive skills, etc.) A few minions early on can help a bit, but a little ways in I seem to find that I would've been better off just playing the general as an assassin, focusing on whatever attack or defense skills they have and spending gold on movement speed/health/attack/mana type items, and basically ignoring the minion trees and items.

If you play Queen of Thorns that way you end up with 4 points or so spare because she has so many skill lines related to her minions, then you just end up dumping them wherever which is a bit lame.

Some of this could be fixed with scaling minions and item improvements, but they've had these problems in beta for quite some time so I'm not hopeful it'll ever get properly fixed.

The game uses the same p2p net backend as Supcom (as you would expect). That means connection issues are pretty common.

Torch Bearer in Ice spec. Battle me :P

qft cemax :D

Crazy addicted atm eP. Gotta get another match going. I hope more connection issues etc get sorted before the Aus retail release date.

Is it super hardcore online already? Is it like, join a match, and get owned immediately?

No Khel. It isn't.

IMO it does seem rather balanced and have won/lost with many different combo's of characters (not that it's perfect though).

The maps are bigger, and characters have a slower walking speed, so the overall pace is a bit slower than dota. Still, I have come across a few fairly well organised teams already. Or maybe they just seemed more organised because my teammates kept getting themselves killed :p

each and every game is a new game so everyone is equal, experience aside. fun fun except I havent even been able to play online yet :@

need to get everyone onto www.gameranger.com

easy way to play online :D

Gameranger seems to work! Rather a surprise actually.

Gameranger looks good. acnt on there is Strik3r if you wanna add me. The 2 games i've tried to play so far have been international hosts - little bit too laggy for me.

But I have been trying all week and still have not had a SINGLE game of online play. Which is gayer than the beat.

Get your router issues sorted already!

Try Hamachi EP - AUSDemigod : demigod