Randomizer

It is said that there are no stupid questions but anybody who has taught for a living would probably, if secretly, confess that there are questions worthy only of eye-rolling and great heaving sighs of despair. They seem to happen here on the SH5 forum a couple of times a week and they really should stop.

I do not own SH5 and would probably not have bought it since I was and am fundamentally opposed the the core development principles behind the game; EI, role-playing the captain etc. Watching the DRM fiasco merely cemented a bias against the game from the start so it was with more than a little schadenfreude that I started regular visits here as the game release drama played out.

Along the way though, something odd happened...

Some very talented content creators decided to make the sow's ear into a silk purse and to all appearances have had remarkable success doing it at the cost of a tremendous amount of work. So it's understandable when the weekly "Is SH5 any good yet?" thread gets started, tempers can get short on occasion. Anybody with half a brain and a mouse can see what has been done by people who have demonstrated perseverance, innovation and intelligence correcting SH5's flaws and re-creating the game for free and for the SH5 community.

Although I still have no intention of buying the game, I lurk here in awe of the highly motivated and unselfish modding community that continues to spend time and effort on SH5. They deserve better than the pathetic "Are We There Yet?" nonsense from thread starters too thick, lazy or rude to take 5-minutes and read what's been done to SH5 since release.

Best of Luck and Good Hunting to all of those in SH5 land from one whom is still looking in but no longer laughing. Salute!