Since the last patch i have noticed the negative favor bug to be removed, but instead we have the 0 favor bug...
Since its kinda random what amount of favor points you will have available in game right now, (most of the time 0 though), the sides will be imba from the start, with a few persons getting them and other not.
This has been a issue since the start in online games, before the first patch it was just not synched between online and offline games, so each time you did a offline game your online favor was reset and vice versa. after the first patch we got the negative favor bug, and now we get the zero favor bug. Also none of the items once bought, are available indefinitely as intended.
Why is this bug so hard to squash and why is it taking so long? Is it really so low priority? This is in my view a major factor causing imbalance right now! Please prioritise this.
Given the number of people who can't play at all due to connection problems, *everything* else is low priority.
Play custom games and just turn favor off for now, or recommend that the host does - most people don't care especially now given most of the time they start with none. It isn't a low priority if you watch the day 7 movie they did in the journal section they talk about it a bit.
I've spoke of this before. The whole favor system is flawed. it doesn't prevent "rage quitting". What it does it teach you to rage quit earlier or rage quit after you've got all your favor. All it does it creates a WoW battleground like grind that noone likes and benefits the "haves" while putting the "have nots" at a severe disadvantage.
I don't think favor is going to be important after just a few games of play, and it certainly won't be a "grind" to get. It won't affect rage quitters one way or another.
I host all games with "favor off" for now. I haven't heard any complaints and have gotten a few props about it. I agree that the system stinks right now, but at least you have the option to run without it.
Edit: I just realized the new Pantheon started up again. This makes Favor more important.
Favor items are usually part of my builds. In beta I had access to all favor items and it was a lot of fun to have a variety of choices at the start of the game. Hopefully the favor item problem gets fixed soon.
I like Favor, It's almost like leveling your favorite hero. The more you play, the more points, the better starting items. I kind like the idea of mastering each demigod and unlocking items. And given that "most" Demi's have multiple builds the variety is nice.
I would like the favour thing fixed, kinda removes the point playign completely pointless skirmish amtches and other rubbish when the pantheon is down.
The thing with favour is really this:
It allows you to modify the base template of different heroes somewhat and gives them different edges/bonuses that otherside cannot see or predict... usually. This gives each differently setup demigod at least in theory a refreshing idea of being unique in earlygame. Later in the game with upgrades the earlygame bonuses really dosnt matter much.
I can understand the focus on connectivty issues, its still so full of it that im glad its being focused on. I got not much problems in connecting to games, but reasonably often client crashes under me in given multiplayer games or simply has a 'hiccup' and seems to disconnect me from other players. Yet its kinda... annoying to have a 'favour' that just isnt working at all.
"A bit" is more accurate than your statement implies, in a bad way. They talk about it for like under 5 seconds in one throwaway line, whereas they spend 99% of the video talking about connection problems.[e digicons]>[/e]
Favor bugs fundamentally breaking the game is the most important issue that must be fixed, and it really shouldn't be neglected any longer. [e digicons]>[/e]
And if it isn't being neglected, then that needs to be communicated in the dev updates instead of them commenting on 'new Demigods' and other pointless things like that instead whilst the main game remains broken.
I also like the idea of favor, like someone else in the thread said earlier it just adds another dimension of depth to your build/strategy. However for the time being I am also hosting games with favor turned off, at least until its fixed. I've started far too many games with no favor points while my opponents have started off with charms of life or blood of fallen. Late game, the items don't matter very much, but early game, they give you an exponential edge over other demigods.
For fairness, just turn off favor points in your custom games for now. Hopefully they will fix the issue before the next pantheon starts.
Next pantheon has already started. And Favor is still broken, giving some people that bother to edit ther game.ini file before each match an edge. (yes, you can set your own favor as of now but it gets reset after each match, so you have to quit game, edit the file to get the points you want, then relaunch game again after each match. the players that actually bother with this gains an distinctive edge over everyone else that settles with the 0 favor)
Favor borking is annoying.
Though it was still funny seeing the entire opposite team ragequit saying I got fed when I had no favor items.
Where do you find the game.ini ? I'm bored about being out geared waiting for the miracle patch...
The file is games.pref and is in your Demigod folder under My Documents/Games/Gas Powered Games/
Yop, ty I just found it. So I need to replace the "points" line, thats it ?
Sorry again but what is the line you need to change to have this extra favor ? Tried to change the "points" decimal but didnot work at all..
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