Premades are an essential part of this vibrantly alive game....
...yes, premades have monsterous advantages...
...yes, new players do not understand the dynamics that make premades, monsterously superior to a new players' geniune effort to enjoy this game...
...yes, the dissillusionment that repeated losses to premades have lost this game thousands of gamers... and may eventually lead to the multiplayer-death of this incredible game...
BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION... and Starcraft is so very close to realizing it... Clans can even the playing field... new players could be highly encouraged to join "New-Player-Clans" and be mentored on the realities of Demigod... premade advantages would not be such a incredibly harsh surprise... we would retain a higher precentage of new players and imo we would all benifit from higher retention...
...after all, however could premades continue to pump up their artifically high stats if they didn't have a continuous supply of new players to victimize... yes, premades victimize new players... often at the expense of the Demigod community when new players decide to leave...
...the original post of this thread is a sad, sad commentary on what will no doubt be the deathknell of this game if premades continue to degrade new-player membership... i love this game and supremely enjoy crushing premade players in the Pantheon... check my stats and see how many 95% winners I have beaten... lol... artificial stats do not stand up to honest Panth-competition... come on give it a shot... we are waiting...