Seriously?!?! No PT boats in a game called "PT Boats"!??!

Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml · 03-18-10, 05:46 PM

I can play as a British MTB boat...or a German Schnellboot...but no American PT boats?! This is EXTREMELY disappointing for me. My grandfather was quartermaster on PT-556, and he was really looking forward to me showing him this game.

This is like calling a game "B-17" and then having nothing but Lancasters to fly!

Dale1957 · 03-25-10, 08:59 AM

there are some 80ft elcos you can use in the russian missions,but thats it.

VFC_Baxter · 03-25-10, 03:11 PM

I believe a game Battlestations Pacific has real PT boats in it.

tater · 03-27-10, 11:45 AM

Before the obvious post appears chiding OP by stating that PT boats operated in multiple theaters, which is true, if you sell a game in the US with 'PT" on it, people will ALL assume the PTO, President Kennedy, etc.

For the US, include the PTO, or rename it MTB: KotS or something, PT carries way too much implication in this market.

If you made a game to sell in Russia about tanks and it was just Shermans on Okinawa, Russians would be rather disappointed, no?

PL_Andrev · 08-19-10, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml

I can play as a British MTB boat...or a German Schnellboot...but no American PT boats?! This is EXTREMELY disappointing for me. My grandfather was quartermaster on PT-556, and he was really looking forward to me showing him this game.

This is like calling a game "B-17" and then having nothing but Lancasters to fly!

Hey, boy!
"PT-boats" doesn't mean "American PT-boats"

Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml · 08-19-10, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Antar

Hey, boy!
"PT-boats" doesn't mean "American PT-boats"

Well, let's see. The German boats were S-boats for Schnellboot...the British were called MTB boats...The Italian boats were called MAS boats...The Russian boats had TK designation. The American boats were called PT boats. So yes... "PT-Boat" should be the American one.

Leandros · 11-12-10, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml

...the British were called MTB boats.

Hmmm.....not MTB boats.....MTB's.......

Pulver · 04-28-13, 07:23 PM

I agree with those who think the game title is kind of a "bait and switch". If it were named Schnellboot, MTB, Coastal Patrol or anyhting other than PT Boats, I might have bought the game, but the difference is I would have been satisfied. Leaving the Pacific out was a grave mistake for this game.

Red October1984 · 04-28-13, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml

Well, let's see. The German boats were S-boats for Schnellboot...the British were called MTB boats...The Italian boats were called MAS boats...The Russian boats had TK designation. The American boats were called PT boats. So yes... "PT-Boat" should be the American one.

The man has a point guys....

Dale1957 · 07-24-14, 06:51 PM

any word on any expansion packs or patches? it's long over due.

biosthetique · 10-09-16, 01:36 PM

Warthunder is working on the extension, since they are re-making the game in MP!!!!

biosthetique · 10-09-16, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml

I can play as a British MTB boat...or a German Schnellboot...but no American PT boats?! This is EXTREMELY disappointing for me. My grandfather was quartermaster on PT-556, and he was really looking forward to me showing him this game.

This is like calling a game "B-17" and then having nothing but Lancasters to fly!

Nice try.

As Unkle Neil seems to be thinking otherwise in his PT Boat review since for him: the ELCO, KOMSOMOLETS, VOPSER, G5 are PT boats.

"In all, there are some 12 or so PT boats to control, from the Elco, Komsomolets, Vosper and sub-like G5. Each boat is represented well with different guns and controls, and the game physics lend an authentic feel to the way they handle, turn, and drift. Unlike helosims and tanksims I have reviewed, I do have some experience driving speedboats and PT Boats shines here. You can also control the direction of destroyers, subs, and merchants, but not actually"

03-18-10, 05:46 PM	#1
Kapitan Franz-Josef Lemml Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 21 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Seriously?!?! No PT boats in a game called "PT Boats"!??! I can play as a British MTB boat...or a German Schnellboot...but no American PT boats?! This is EXTREMELY disappointing for me. My grandfather was quartermaster on PT-556, and he was really looking forward to me showing him this game. This is like calling a game "B-17" and then having nothing but Lancasters to fly! __________________ _________________

04-28-13, 07:23 PM	#8
Pulver Nub Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 3 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 0	PT Boats (?) I agree with those who think the game title is kind of a "bait and switch". If it were named Schnellboot, MTB, Coastal Patrol or anyhting other than PT Boats, I might have bought the game, but the difference is I would have been satisfied. Leaving the Pacific out was a grave mistake for this game. __________________ Pulver, Ensign, USNR 1163618

03-25-10, 08:59 AM	#2
Dale1957 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Herndon,Virginia Posts: 121 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	there are some 80ft elcos you can use in the russian missions,but thats it.

03-25-10, 03:11 PM	#3
VFC_Baxter Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Adelaide SA Posts: 46 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I believe a game Battlestations Pacific has real PT boats in it.

03-27-10, 11:45 AM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Before the obvious post appears chiding OP by stating that PT boats operated in multiple theaters, which is true, if you sell a game in the US with 'PT" on it, people will ALL assume the PTO, President Kennedy, etc. For the US, include the PTO, or rename it MTB: KotS or something, PT carries way too much implication in this market. If you made a game to sell in Russia about tanks and it was just Shermans on Okinawa, Russians would be rather disappointed, no?

07-24-14, 06:51 PM	#10
Dale1957 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Herndon,Virginia Posts: 121 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	any word on any expansion packs or patches? it's long over due.

10-09-16, 01:36 PM	#11
biosthetique Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SD Posts: 266 Downloads: 652 Uploads: 0	Warthunder is working on the extension, since they are re-making the game in MP!!!!