Demigod: Why is it taking so long to connect to people?

At least you can connect.  I can't connect to anyone at all and no one can seem to connect to me. Actually, I take that back.  I was able to connect to someone 1 time.  But they dropped out before everyone else connected.

I'm an engineer at one of the 3 major ISP's and I can't get this game to work online at the office or at home.  This is some seriously buggy network code.  I would suggest that is why it takes so long to connect.

Keep in mind, some stores release this game a week early, so they are scrambling like crazy to get MP working (ahead of time).  Get mad at GameStop or Target if you want this week.  But after a week from now you can start blaming it all on Stardock 

Nat traversal problems I would guess. I had to change my ISP to get a game connected in the beta.... hate to say it. And the game is so good too altho I was hoping for more than 8 maps to play on,.....

I am having the same problem.  I can log into multiplayer and then the computer spends tons of time connecting to other players.  Everyonce in a while I'll connect to one person, but after a while people leave and no game begins.  My internet speed should not be a problem, the last guy recommends changing ISP?  If that is the case I'm not sure its worth it?  So far the multiplayer aspect is a total no go, and the single player option is good,, for now.

same problem for me

Ive been trying all night to get in a multiplayer game, and I rarely connect to anybody at all. This game is such a let down so far. I really hope they get this fixed soon.

The game is great, I've played the single player and love the play style - this connect/networking protocol sucks.  Please GPG help us out here!

Yah but they released the game on the 15th right? So why did they release the game without properly testing MP?

Ya its better Some times Than others..... I find its best when u see GAME UPDATE... to go for a walk or a jog, for 15-20 minutes

i find it almost always Pulls through for me though...took like 5 minutes once, and i have Damn good internet LIKE DAMN good internet!

i even tried setting my dmz to my computer and still have problems.

what does early release have to do with anything? shouldn't the multiplayer be in place BEFORE the game went gold? what there was no beta?

 give me a break.

The answers simple newbfag netcode.... it fails atm and it's a fucking shambles to try and say otherwise. Any decent company makes sure that when selling a multiplayer game, that the damn *multiplayer* part works near perfectly.

When simple basics like a flakey second rate netcode are in place, it makes me wonder how the hell they will manage the game with future patches. If it's anything like the netcoding, i'll go get a refund for this wank....

I'm not gonna get a refund because I am hoping they will make it better but that's not to say I am a little angry at them for such obviously shitty stress testing.