The Big GLARING Reason NOT to opt into Beta

A Warning.

from Demigod Forums

Although the BETA has been released, and the access to the lobby sooner might make for the APPEARANCE of faster lobby-to-ingame action, but it really isnt. Even with the BUG fixes and the smoother performance (5v5 possible? yep!... if you can avoid the NAT nubs), there are two BIG reasons not to download the Beta:

1) Proxy servers are not fully initiated.  This is fine, most of us have had a greater success with NAT (85%-90% of the time, at least).  So NAT is still alive and kickin. This isn't so much of a big deal on its own, but coupled with the next point...

2) The main playerbase downloading this BETA (which has a prestige of fixing NAT issues) are the players WITH the NAT issues.  What this means is 95% of the games you join will be with others who are either too stupid to configure firewalls (and thus their NAT issues in the first place) or too arrogant to.  Expect player time-outs, NAT failure, and a LONG AS HELL lobby to game wait time.


Lies, you say? Well, think about the large portion of the community who DON'T come on these forums, and don't even know about the BETA patches!  They haven't had to come on here because their experience has not been hindered by NAT problems, so they have not had to seek help via forums.  Impulse doesn't have test patches defaulted in, so the "casuals" won't participate in this BETA if they haven't already had NAT issues.  To be cliche, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is on their minds.

Just wait until Monday when it is mandatory, and the larger non-NAT problem playerbase are required to move to the new patch, so the effects of those"Blackhole Players" (those with the NAT problems) are mitigated substantially.

Remember, this is merely a warning, information to keep you all aware.  Because i care. And i want Karma for my good deed :)

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

I downloaded the beta on both my pcs and my friends and I are able to get into games together much more quickly now.  In the last 3v3 I played there was 1 player who said oh I can finally get into the lobby now.  He was so terrible and farmed the other team so much that it ruined the game.  Ups and downs.

 

Oh, and asking for karma generally isn't the best method.  Don't believe me?  Go up to a girl and ask her for sex, see where it gets you.  Unless she's a hooker and you got a fat wallet it probably wont work so well.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

Good deed?  I just got into the first game ever for me on Demigod thanks to this beta.  If I had followed your advice I wouldn't have had that enjoyable experience.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

The Big GLARING Reason TO opt into Beta:

 

Chaosnaska isnt using it

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Azrailx, reply 3
The Big GLARING Reason TO opt into Beta:
 

Chaosnaska isnt using it

 

I tried it. I had more success with the live patch.  I thought "Well, why do you think that it? That someone who has NEVER had NAT issues is suddenly experiencing a ton?"

This is what i came up with. Just trying to keep mah /b/rothers informed.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Azrailx, reply 3
The Big GLARING Reason TO opt into Beta:
 

Chaosnaska isnt using it

I lol'ed.

 

 

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

rule no 1 + 2 chaosnaska

new***

^^

Reply #8 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Chaosnaska, reply 5

Quoting Azrailx, reply 3The Big GLARING Reason TO opt into Beta:
 

Chaosnaska isnt using it

 

I tried it. I had more success with the live patch.  I thought "Well, why do you think that it? That someone who has NEVER had NAT issues is suddenly experiencing a ton?"

This is what i came up with. Just trying to keep mah /b/rothers informed.

 

fair enough

i was just keeding around anyways

Reply #9 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Chaosnaska, reply 5

 

I tried it. I had more success with the live patch.  I thought "Well, why do you think that it? That someone who has NEVER had NAT issues is suddenly experiencing a ton?"

This is what i came up with. Just trying to keep mah /b/rothers informed.

I'm having the same issue.. no NAT problems with the live version.. Got the beta to see if I'd be able to successfully play with sound... Nothing but NAT disconnects so far =/

Reply #10 from Demigod Forums Top

Your arguments are quit good and convicting....

BUT on the other hand these problems of 2) will never be solved if not many people install the beta :)

 

And sadly but true: I deinstalled the beta because I tried to connect and didn't got any games in 2 hours....

So hopefully these problems will be solved if the beta version becomes the normal version.

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Miyamiya, reply 7
rule no 1 + 2 chaosnaska

new***

^^

 

Only apply to raids. Now whos the newfag?

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting ViViDGear, reply 10
Your arguments are quit good and convicting....

BUT on the other hand these problems of 2) will never be solved if not many people install the beta

 

And sadly but true: I deinstalled the beta because I tried to connect and didn't got any games in 2 hours....

So hopefully these problems will be solved if the beta version becomes the normal version.

2) will be solved by the influx of normal "casual" players on monday, mitagating the few amount of NAT "Blackhole Players".  Essentially watering them down.

Reply #13 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Chaosnaska, reply 12



Quoting ViViDGear,
reply 10
Your arguments are quit good and convicting....

BUT on the other hand these problems of 2) will never be solved if not many people install the beta

 

And sadly but true: I deinstalled the beta because I tried to connect and didn't got any games in 2 hours....

So hopefully these problems will be solved if the beta version becomes the normal version.



2) will be solved by the influx of normal "casual" players on monday, mitagating the few amount of NAT "Blackhole Players".  Essentially watering them down.

I hope so!

It would be awful if the reason for my 2 hour gameless round are new connection problems...

Especially since I can play from beta stage.