Poll #2. [Try out the demo, and vote after that!]

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by -Storm-:
Do you play single or multi?
I only play SP 61% (20)
I prefer SP, but rarely I play MP 15% (5)
What do you think about the Dominions II. AI?
Average 27% (9)
Below average 27% (9)
Poor 18% (6)

I think someone pointed out already the fact that there is always a wide difference in the people using web forums over other discussion areas. Webbies tend to be soloists. People more into social interaction tend to painfully find their way into forums such as newsGroups and IRC chats. Ive worked for ISPs since they were invented and Ive seen this difference.

[Nerfix]

When do people freaking get it? Dom II is made for MP. You may not like the game but that doesn't give you any freaking rigths to post crap spam here. If you don't like the game, don't buy it!


You can play SP, ignore MP and whine but that won't change the fact:
Dom II is made for MP.

[Dekent]

I was under the impression Dom 2 was made for both sp AND mp, if that is not true I will wish to cancel my preorder...and btw THAT gives me the right to complain as I have already paid for the game.

[MythicalMino]

Last time I am going to post this....

Dominions IS both a SP and a MP game....BUT, the primary purpose of the developers was to make a game that they and their friends could enjoy playing vs. each other, aka, Multiplayer....

Sure, there is a SP part to it....but the PRIMARY purpose was to make a MP game

[Wendigo]

Dominions I gave me many many hours of satisfactory SP gaming before I started to play MP, there's no reason why the second incarnation should be any different for the newcomers.

And they will get an improved interface, a reduction in micromanagement, nicer graphics, cool music & more of everything (nations, units, spells...) as a bonus, what's not to like?

Heh, come to think of it, apart from MUDs Dom I is the only PC game I have bothered playing Online, so I guess I qualify as a SP gamer mostly.

[ October 28, 2003, 15:08: Message edited by: Wendigo ]

[Zerger]

I copy and paste what I posted in that other thread:

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.

[Patrik]

Originally posted by Shir Khan:
Hi, I just tried out this demo. This is a weird game, but I beat the AI on the hardest level in my second game.
I think this is not normal. In any other games, it is impossible to beat an AI so easily. I guess the AI must be very weak.

Can you (and all other people complaining about the AI) please be more specific? What settings have you used? What maps? What computer nations? How did the game progress? Most importantly - what mistakes did you notice the AI doing?

Most discussions in this forum have been very detailed and well argumented. So far I find the lack of substance in the Posts from people complaining about the AI... interesting.