SHV, Your Intentions 3 Weeks Before Release - Page 3

janh · 02-11-10, 11:28 AM

The information presented is still very insufficient and, especially since it is so close to the planned release date it is a suspiciously similar situation to the premature buggy releases of SHIII and SHIV... I hope they this time don't care about their stock prices only, but about providing customers with an error free quality product.

I want to know whether we'll definitely get the 43-45 years and the missing subs in a SINGLE addon for a reasonable price as I consider this ought to have been part of this product already (if it shouldn't be seen as a step back from SHIII). Further, I am worried that the RPG elements and walking in the sub can't be turned off and end up being unnecessary micromanagement distracting from the simulation part itself. I have seen real subs from inside, and I'll watch a documentary or read to book to see the internals with all detail. I want to simulate subwarfare here, not hitting my head on a bulkhead.
Lastly, but equally important: I want to see how the campaign missions link together. Is it a continuous dynamic campaign, or a set of linked subcampaigns (within which you have the freedom to operate in that theater at will, but not say "leave the mediteranean to join the hunt at the coast of Africa at will)? I'd like to be able to change my AO if I wish (though the BdU might get my ass on a silver tablet doing so). I want to be sure it is not a scripted set of campaigns linked together within which you just have a couple of missions in each theater, but the freedom that you had in SHIII.

Oh, finally: With the DRM issue as is, it is still an unconditional NO to buying, so that needs to be reversed too before I'd consider SHV a significant step forward over SHIII.

Iron Budokan · 02-11-10, 12:44 PM

My mind hasn't been changed about this game. It will take a lot more than pretty pictures to do that.

02-11-10, 12:48 PM

I really do hope there wont be any attempt to do a

SHV, Your Intentions 2 Weeks Before Release

and a

SHV, Your Intentions 1 Week Before Release

threads and polls

Nisgeis · 02-11-10, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster

I really do hope there wont be any attempt to do a

SHV, Your Intentions 2 Weeks Before Release

and a

SHV, Your Intentions 1 Week Before Release

threads and polls

Unless... there's the accomapnying 'SHV, Did you do what you said, or did you cave in on the day of release.' poll.

Edit: Added the missing word.

COWBOY10 · 02-11-10, 02:02 PM

At the moment, I will be waiting for the reviews, See what Neal Has to say about it, and if anyone is having issues with the DRM.

Gonna be the first SH that I will miss on day one.

Sad times.

Will I buy, well to be honest if the reviews are good, and I can find a way to get around my bad internet then, well Maybe

Jan Kyster · 02-11-10, 02:48 PM

I've bought every (diesel) subsim released to date and would of course have bought this SH V too - looks very exciting!

- but I am not able to play it with this "always-online" requirement

If UbiSoft removes that DRM-thing, I'll buy three copies just for the support

- there's always a contest somewhere for them

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAMESLATEST

Another annoying thing is the need to be hooked to internet to play SH5. The preview copy would freeze if the internet connection was lost, and to launch the game, I had to logon to Ubisoft services first!

HKLE · 02-11-10, 03:29 PM

.. though technically not a problem for me, I shall not buy the game. I do not want to support such a behaviour from a publisher.

meanstreak · 02-11-10, 01:01 PM

I would be inclined to buy it because I have every other one of the SH series however I am soon to change jobs and will be living where I work.
Now I know for a fact that I can hardly get a signal on my mobile phone in the accommodation area because I stayed there for a short while last year and there is no internet provided wireless or otherwise and my mobile broadband USB stick is as much use as a chocolate teapot there.

So my hands are tied... I'm sure as hell not forking out £30 so I can caress the box, look at the cover artwork and read the manual.

Galanti · 02-11-10, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meanstreak

and read the manual.

We can only pray there will be a manual.

THE_MASK · 02-11-10, 07:33 PM

I have gone from never buying it with DRM to i will wait and see how things pan out . No major bugs . No problems with people connecting to ubi servers and staying connected . The game is moddable with the drm . Ubi needs to convince me though that they would patch it in the future if they would discontinue server support . This is my main sticking point .

DMB3428 · 02-11-10, 09:36 PM

I dont like the need for constant internet connection at all but I will be more upset if it turns out to be an arcadey point and shoot than a hardcore sim

THE_MASK · 02-11-10, 09:40 PM

If you watch Neals review video you can see he still continues playing while he is disconnected .

Reece · 02-12-10, 01:04 AM

Once DRM is removed (don't care how

) then I will buy it and play it!!

otherwise not!!

the_belgian · 02-12-10, 05:22 PM

i think i'm forced to wait untill i have a computer with more power to be able to get the full credit out of this sim that it deserves.
sad but true...

maybe by the time it turnes gold i have the cash to buy both the PC and the game

so for now i focus at SH4 U-boat missions(at least i'm still a german kaptain sailing in a smooth envoirement)

MasterCaine · 02-12-10, 10:15 PM

Pretty screen shots mean nothing if the game is released half-finished and buggy. We'll just have to wait and see.

View Poll Results: With new info available, what are your leanings compared to two weeks ago?
More inclined to buy	70	26.72%
Less inclined to buy	102	38.93%
Same	83	31.68%
See DRM in more positive light	12	4.58%
See DRM less positive light	54	20.61%
Indiferent to DRM	39	14.89%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 262. You may not vote on this poll

02-11-10, 11:28 AM	#1
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	... The information presented is still very insufficient and, especially since it is so close to the planned release date it is a suspiciously similar situation to the premature buggy releases of SHIII and SHIV... I hope they this time don't care about their stock prices only, but about providing customers with an error free quality product. I want to know whether we'll definitely get the 43-45 years and the missing subs in a SINGLE addon for a reasonable price as I consider this ought to have been part of this product already (if it shouldn't be seen as a step back from SHIII). Further, I am worried that the RPG elements and walking in the sub can't be turned off and end up being unnecessary micromanagement distracting from the simulation part itself. I have seen real subs from inside, and I'll watch a documentary or read to book to see the internals with all detail. I want to simulate subwarfare here, not hitting my head on a bulkhead. Lastly, but equally important: I want to see how the campaign missions link together. Is it a continuous dynamic campaign, or a set of linked subcampaigns (within which you have the freedom to operate in that theater at will, but not say "leave the mediteranean to join the hunt at the coast of Africa at will)? I'd like to be able to change my AO if I wish (though the BdU might get my ass on a silver tablet doing so). I want to be sure it is not a scripted set of campaigns linked together within which you just have a couple of missions in each theater, but the freedom that you had in SHIII. Oh, finally: With the DRM issue as is, it is still an unconditional NO to buying, so that needs to be reversed too before I'd consider SHV a significant step forward over SHIII.

02-11-10, 12:44 PM	#2
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My mind hasn't been changed about this game. It will take a lot more than pretty pictures to do that. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

02-11-10, 03:29 PM	#7
HKLE Bosun Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Linz, Austria Posts: 61 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	not buying as long as online requirement sticks .. though technically not a problem for me, I shall not buy the game. I do not want to support such a behaviour from a publisher.

02-12-10, 01:04 AM	#13
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,804 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Once DRM is removed (don't care how) then I will buy it and play it!! otherwise not!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

02-11-10, 12:48 PM	#3
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I really do hope there wont be any attempt to do a SHV, Your Intentions 2 Weeks Before Release and a SHV, Your Intentions 1 Week Before Release threads and polls

02-11-10, 02:02 PM	#5
COWBOY10 Gunner Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 92 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	At the moment, I will be waiting for the reviews, See what Neal Has to say about it, and if anyone is having issues with the DRM. Gonna be the first SH that I will miss on day one. Sad times. Will I buy, well to be honest if the reviews are good, and I can find a way to get around my bad internet then, well Maybe

02-11-10, 01:01 PM	#8
meanstreak Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I would be inclined to buy it because I have every other one of the SH series however I am soon to change jobs and will be living where I work. Now I know for a fact that I can hardly get a signal on my mobile phone in the accommodation area because I stayed there for a short while last year and there is no internet provided wireless or otherwise and my mobile broadband USB stick is as much use as a chocolate teapot there. So my hands are tied... I'm sure as hell not forking out £30 so I can caress the box, look at the cover artwork and read the manual.

02-11-10, 07:33 PM	#10
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I have gone from never buying it with DRM to i will wait and see how things pan out . No major bugs . No problems with people connecting to ubi servers and staying connected . The game is moddable with the drm . Ubi needs to convince me though that they would patch it in the future if they would discontinue server support . This is my main sticking point .

02-11-10, 09:36 PM	#11
DMB3428 Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I dont like the need for constant internet connection at all but I will be more upset if it turns out to be an arcadey point and shoot than a hardcore sim

02-11-10, 09:40 PM	#12
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	If you watch Neals review video you can see he still continues playing while he is disconnected .

02-12-10, 05:22 PM	#14
the_belgian Commander Join Date: May 2007 Location: a mile behind the sign"end of civilisation" Posts: 444 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	i think i'm forced to wait untill i have a computer with more power to be able to get the full credit out of this sim that it deserves. sad but true... maybe by the time it turnes gold i have the cash to buy both the PC and the game so for now i focus at SH4 U-boat missions(at least i'm still a german kaptain sailing in a smooth envoirement)

02-12-10, 10:15 PM	#15
MasterCaine Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 35 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Pretty screen shots mean nothing if the game is released half-finished and buggy. We'll just have to wait and see.