http://forums.demigodthegame.com/346815/

But the GameSpot review nailed us because of the connectivity with a 6.5. I’m pretty disappointed about that. [Begin Rant] First, I totally understand that connectivity is central to a game like this. I totally agree. But I think that should be weighted with what the average user who gets Demigod will experience and in reality, as annoying as this issue is, it’s not something that’s going to be an ongoing issue, it’s something that is likely to be taken care of in the next day or two. So this time next week, players will be happily playing but GameSpot’s review will live on. I suppose the solution going forward isn’t to send out review copies until the game is released and we make sure there’s no network issues. Afterall, in a week from now, the guy buying it from retail will have a great experience. [End Rant]

WTF. No wonder I don't play online games. These devs need to get their heads out of their asses. Almost all online games have issues on release. There's no excuse for it today not with the data they have of prior releases and WTF are you sending out review copies of your games (Before release?) when the full functionality of your game isn't ready yet (Backend not ready for demand)

A review should be exactly how the user experiences it even on release day (If you were incompetent enough to not have properly running servers on release what does this say for the future). If you screwed up by giving out early copies to reviewers and your servers couldn't handle the load then it's your own damn fault on both counts.