Only 23% even attempted to play Multiplayer in Demigod.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009...y-multiplayer/
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For Stardock, the more significant shock of Demigod has been the discovery of the low number of PC gamers who play strategy games online. Demigod’s single player experience, while decent, did not get anywhere near the care that the Internet multiplayer experience did. Despite this, only 23% of people who have purchased Demigod have ever even attempted to logon to play Internet multiplayer.
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I personally purchased Demigod and thoroughly loved the online experience. I purchased it with a group of 5 others, and only three of us wanted to try games with strangers in it. Frankly, the three of them would not have played online had we not been there.
In the comments section, I was shocked to find so many people saying that they only played the campaigns in various RTS's and never went online with it. The fear of getting beat down by top players hurts the community a lot.
I guess this is why most companies refuse to even try to make a good RTS nowadays.