Dungeon Defenders Eternity

1. SneezeJunky

   Jul 28, 2014

   10

   So I would like to say that I believe the majority of the hate from the release of this game is from the long time players of the PC versionSo I would like to say that I believe the majority of the hate from the release of this game is from the long time players of the PC version of Dungeon Defenders. The players that have spent hundreds of hours farming and leveling and practicing with these mechanics. I am one of these people. But I also like the new release. Dungeon Defenders Eternity may be having issues getting started, but I also see more good changes than bad. I believe many Dungeon Defenders players feel like they have been forgotten or insulted by this new game. Not many people will admit to this, it is easier to get behind a bad rumor or the first negative aspect someone may find after playing a few minutes of the game. Jumping on a bandwagon is easier than trying to decide for oneself. The Dungeon Defenders players are not unjustified, this will change the game, which is something they have grown to love. No Dungeon Defenders players will be thrown under the bus because of this new game. Some people will like the old version and some people may like the new one. Things aren't as bad as they seem.
   
   I don't know why some people dislike this game so much. Players that allready own DD1 get it for only 4.99 €. + it has either removed/added or replaced everything that was wrong with DD1.
   
   DDE has all the addons that you would normally have to pay for.
   
   And it is not true that you can't play alone with your friends. You're able to make a private group that will only allow the group members to join your games.
   
   Giving it 10/10 because in my oppinion. It fixes and balances EVERYTHING that was wrong with DD1
   
   Pros
   
   - Way more balanced than DD1 ever will be
   - Way better loot system
   - New abilities
   - Game is updated regurlarly
   - Hacked gear + cheats reduced to a minimum because of Online only
   - Proper Currency
   - Crafting System
   - Gear is displayed on characters (Believe me when I say, that this is one of the most wanted features for DD1)
   - You can dye your gear
   
   Cons
   
   - New UI (Takes some time getting used to. But this is more of a personal preference)
   - Shared Tavern (works like a lobby, in DD1 players would have their own.) Though it isn't as bad when you first get the hang of it… Expand

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2. Unstoppabull

   Jul 30, 2014

   10

   Great game, already put in 45 hours. Never played the original, but this is really easy to pick up and learn.
   The forced online play isGreat game, already put in 45 hours. Never played the original, but this is really easy to pick up and learn.
   The forced online play is acceptable, because that's the only way to stop these *nerd* hackers. The coöp is very fun, as of now I finished the first campaign on insane, the second is alot harder so I've got something to work towards. Must buy, currently 25% off, value for money is great.… Expand

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4. DancingPillows

   Nov 25, 2014

   9

   The game did look like it was in pre-alpha because it was in it. The game has updated so many times within the past months. The developersThe game did look like it was in pre-alpha because it was in it. The game has updated so many times within the past months. The developers are keeping in touch with fans of the game. The game has a lot of glitches still, but half has been fixed.… Expand

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5. jstq

   Jul 27, 2014

   2

   This game looks like its in early pre-alpha state. Constant server problems, connection problems, terrible menus, half of its featuresThis game looks like its in early pre-alpha state. Constant server problems, connection problems, terrible menus, half of its features disabled, horrible balance problems.
   Good things:
   some anti-hack protection finally. DD1 was a terrible piece of hacking trash.
   That's pretty much it.
   Bad things:
   Most of the classes nerfed do the ground. Summoner... just forget about it. Its no longer uses its own defense units and its units is terrible now compared to harpoons. Monk has its auras radius completely nerfed and because of only that they are very weak waste of defense units.
   Balance issues:
   1) DPS heroes - while physical damage is total crap, towers do about 100k dps at level 60 (which is max level now by the way), elemental damage heroes can do... 2 million dps at level 20. Yeah...
   2) Survival - developers decided to rebalance it by... making it a single wave, so you cant swap heroes. Complete trash mode which also had no pet rewards. So one of the nice features of DD1 - combining different defenses, just got removed.
   3) Bosses - completely not tested and impossible to kill sometimes.
   4) Crafting - you get this blueprints dropped occasionally. Which require some crafting parts to craft that drops from chests. And from 50 hours of playing it I never saw a single one item that worth wasting them. Its like a regular dumpster drop that just requires you to waste some materials to be able to get it. Complete worthless addition to the game.
   5) Challenges - no point of doing them now. No rewards, no drops, not even experience from mobs. Nice change trendy, nice change indeed.
   6) Vywerns is a nightmare now. If it started to hit crystal/tower, its invincible to half of your towers because they just cant hit it.
   7) Dark elves warriors - not affected by slow auras, ignore towers, they will kill you and then kill your towers from behind. Good luck loosing the map because one elve just destroyed all the towers
   
   No nightmare, no challenges, no hardcore, no pure strategy, no enjoyable survival, no levels past 60, complete rebalance of gear that feels terrible and unbalanced right now. Survival on insane is simply impossible now at level 60 because it requires to combining buffs and auras and different towers and dps hero, but you cant do this. Maybe if you abuse the completely overpowered elemental damage hero with 20 million damage you can hold one line while second is hold by different hero's towers.
   
   First couple of days game had no single player. Now it has no private tavern and single player is completely loosing to multi player, because with every other player has its own mana chests and can actually use other hero, wow!
   
   Game performance is terrible. New shadows make game have 15-20 fps on my i7-4770k/16 GB/GTX660 PC.
   
   Servers is constantly lagging. If you played Path of Exile - you find something very very similar here. Client-server desynchronization. Constantly. Servers can be offline, you cant launch the game, you cant join tavern, you cant load level, you cant even start the level sometimes. If you are actually playing it - consider yourself lucky. Or not, because you wasted your money on this dumpster game that should be tested for another year before the release.
   
   The only hope left is patches. I suggest you to wait for a year and try this game later. Maybe developers will fix this horrible problems so the game will actually be playable.… Expand

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6. sildee

   Jul 23, 2014

   2

   Do NOT buy this game. This is a complete ripoff, the devs call it a 'definitive' version of the original game. It is NOT, in ANY way, betterDo NOT buy this game. This is a complete ripoff, the devs call it a 'definitive' version of the original game. It is NOT, in ANY way, better than the original. They took the mobile port and ported it back. Really?
   I had respect for the devs of Dungeon Defenders, but this broke me. They don't even have DLC in the store page, but the game DOES have micro-transactions. Complete and total ripoff.
   TL;DR = they took a crappy mobile port, and ported it back to PC/… Expand

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7. woqini

   Jul 27, 2014

   2

   I logged 1700 hours in the original DD. This version is crippled in so many ways, i don't know where to start. Don't even get me startedI logged 1700 hours in the original DD. This version is crippled in so many ways, i don't know where to start. Don't even get me started writing about all the Playverse bugs. Login errors, game disconnecs etc.… Expand

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8. Armando99

   Jul 24, 2014

   0

   It is a terrible rehash of DD. An straight port of a cellphone game where you are required to login into a third party service that is alwaysIt is a terrible rehash of DD. An straight port of a cellphone game where you are required to login into a third party service that is always online. That means no LAN support, no local COOP, there is also, in a mobile gaming fashion, a cash shop in what is now a global tavern, right now it serves vanity items only but who knows what the future will bring.
   
   As such the graphics are no better than the original DD, and even when Trendy calls this the definitive version, they left some of the original DLC out, so it also has less content.
   
   Upon release there was no single player mode, something that was quickly added back due to try and curb what has been a massive backlash from gamers and fans alike. Citing monetary concerns Trendy explained that it wasn't added on release to keep the servers' running costs low, which brings me to the final negative point.
   
   What you download from Steam is but a tiny client to login to their Playverse service, a thing that is not that different from GFWL, Uplay or Origin; after you have logged into Playverse then you will be have to stream the game itself into your local computer. As a matter of comparison, the original game is more than 8gb installed whereas in DDE what you download from Steam is 50mb. Take that in mind as you pay for a watered down version of DD that is 100% reliant on Trendy's servers, it's hard to think you will still be able to access the game in a year or two, when Trendy release DD2, for which DDE is basically a platform test.
   
   Trendy is not in the best shape right now having to lay off 20% of their staff recently, citing monetary concerns in server costs to not have single player available at launch, what guarantee there is they will not be closing doors soon and/or will stop support for DDE when DD2 is released?
   
   If after all this you still decide to try it, what positives there are?? Well, the single thing that most DD players wanted, server side item generation, that means cheating and hacked items will be minimal on this iteration of the game. Is that enough for you to pay the price of 0 ownership of a watered version of the game?? That decision is up to you.… Expand

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