Is this game worth to buy? Hum.

Shir Khan · #1 October 28th, 2003, 03:37 PM

I think no. I just tried the demo. Weird game.

1. The graphics is horrible, but it is ok, since I prefer gameplay.

2. Sounds are very bad.
3. The gameplay is cool, lot of units and spells.
4. The AI is very bad.
5. I am mostly playing alone, thus I won't buy the game. The AI offers no challenge.

I will visit the forum and the site of the game, maybe they can upgrade the AI, so it will be fun to play against the computer too.

Regards,
Shir

-Storm- · #2 October 28th, 2003, 03:45 PM

I agree. If you prefer SP, than it is pointless to order Dominions 2. now.
It is way to easy to kick the back side of the AI.

[ October 28, 2003, 13:47: Message edited by: -Storm- ]

Gandalf Parker · #3 October 28th, 2003, 03:51 PM

Too soon I think to make predictions but so far Dom2 seems to be providing proof for alot of the discussions in the newsgroup about Dom 1. There were alot of discussions that trying to improve some of the "user got to have" stuff would still fall short of those kinds of Users so keep to improvements along the line of things they did really well to hold the niche they had.

The thing that worries me the most is that alot of the things we used to balance the arguments with, the "yeah but" items were also changed with Dom2 (demo, price, maybe support) but as I say its too early yet to see if the pros and cons will balance out in their favor.

Richard · #4 October 28th, 2003, 03:57 PM

I am having a serious problem understanding how people can judge the AI from one days worth of play. What made it "so easy", was this based on one battle. Playing the full game, I know many of our testers found the AI quite a challenge, I am wondering if you have played the game long enough to see wht the AI will do in different situatins.

Nerfix · #5 October 28th, 2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shir Khan:
I think no.

Then don't buy it.

And when do people get it:
Dominions II is made for MP.

[ October 28, 2003, 14:06: Message edited by: Nerfix ]

Wendigo · #6 October 28th, 2003, 04:17 PM

I actually believe we are being trolled by this SK.

Which sane person would register in a forum of a game he doesn't intend to buy, only to say so? Why bother? This is just a person with issues, maybe a new incarnation of a previous troll.

I encourage these 3-4 posters who seem unable to articulate anything more complex that "the AI sux" and who have reached so firm conclussions after just a few hours of gameplay (if even that)to ellaborate on the issue and actually say
1.- why
2.- how they beat it &
3.- which is their paradigm of a good AI for a game of this type.

Pocus · #7 October 28th, 2003, 04:36 PM

There seem to be a bunch of people here which have days 720 hours long (perhaps they live on alpha centauri or Sirius).

Because I cant even start to understand how they accessed that the AI is weak in a game so rich in a matter of 4 hours playing time. 17 races, 1000 spells (and at least as many combos to do with them), 4 difficulty levels. Frankly, who do you think you are fooling?

Dont bother to register on the forum for unargumented trolling like that. Return playing the awesome AI you have in RTS games (that I play too by the way).

MythicalMino · #8 October 28th, 2003, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wendigo:
I actually believe we are being trolled by this SK.

Which sane person would register in a forum of a game he doesn't intend to buy, only to say so? Why bother? This is just a person with issues, maybe a new incarnation of a previous troll.

i think this too....and if it is true, then I think i know who it is

Actually, the demo was released at about 7 am yesterday morning, standard eastern time....at about 10:30 am, MStavros started posting about the AI...3 - 4 hours of gameplay....and then this new guy, saying the EXACT same things as another one....sounds dubious to me....

[ October 28, 2003, 14:49: Message edited by: cpbeller ]

MythicalMino · #9 October 28th, 2003, 04:52 PM

(in good Boromir fashion from Fellowship of the Ring)...

"They have a cave troll"

[ October 28, 2003, 14:52: Message edited by: cpbeller ]

Zerger · #10 October 28th, 2003, 05:07 PM

I found this very odd. I mean propably we all tried out this Dominions II. demo. Aren't we?
We all have opinion about it? Is that correct?
So if some ppl here don't like the AI, they are trolls? You can't be serious.

Okay why is the AI weak? Hm well I have no idea, that how is this AI working, but I played 5 games with the demo.

First game against 2 AIs @ hardest level: I beat them both easily.
Second game against 4 AIs on map 2, hardest level, I won again.
Third game against 1 AI on map 1, hardest level, I killed the AI easily.
Fourth game against 4 AIs on map 1, I lost this game, but I had a 3 front war.
I won the 5th game again against 3 AIs. [Hardest level]

I am not a veteran player. What do YOU think? The AI is good or not?
I am almost a newbie, and I can beat the hell out of the demo AI. I tend to think that the AI is bad.

If it is easy to kill the AI, what is your opinion about it than? Is it good? Guys even a newbie like me can crush the AI. Isn't this funny?

My question is: The AI will be better in the full game?

Other than the AI, the game is good. I love the graphics and the music is good too.
Too bad that I have no time for multiplayer, and I hate Pbem. It is too slow and annoying.