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I was just thinking along these lines. Perhaps some company (one that is not so shortsighted) will do the job right. |
Er.. thank you all.. I think?
And yes, RR, I do not use all the games features, I am fully aware of that. I don't actually take it that seriously. I guess it's mostly because I have several other games running in let's Play at the same time. I invest in my channel and making new vids of all kinds of games, along with the other Lords (I share the channel with 4 friends, hence). Submarine sims are definitely not my primary hobby. I am just way to rigid for that. Hyperfocus is not my thing, at all :D I only recently read up on the entire Pacific theatre (thanks to, in fact, this game) and I know I barely scratch the surface. I'll submerge myself into the area and period as it suits me. And along the way I will be excreting a lot of BS (as is usual in a Let's Play) :P I also do a lot offline World War 2 related stuff, like miniatures. In fact, there is a Type VII C U-Boat model on my desk in front of me. But mostly, I stick to land warfare when it comes to that: http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p...nkColumn07.jpgT34 Tank That's about enough off topicness for now :) I'll be making and uploading parts 29 and on soon for those interested. Haven't taken the time yet with household chores and other real life stuff interfering :salute: |
No, a game company would do it wrong. They need to hire a game enthusiast, like Lord Cucumber, to do it for them. What these war simulation games need is somebody without a clue, somebody having a great time actually showing how the game works. The unspoken message is that YOU can play this game and have fun too.
If the game company did it, they would get newbies so mired in incomprehensible detail, showing off what THEY were proud of, that viewers' eyes would glaze over and they just wouldn't care. A little enthusiasm and ignorance shows that you don't have to know every feature of the game to have fun. THAT's what the rest of the public, those who Ubi makes grotesque Sims meets Silent Hunter atrocities to try to rope, really care about. It's a bit like my other hobby, radio control airplanes. The learning curve is vertical. There are simulators and they have some basic use, but people don't use them for that. They dial up the P-51 Mustang, fly it in the sim and they think they're ready. If they buy one the plane's lifetime is measured in seconds. But the newbie doesn't want one of those "boring" trainer airplanes. So his incorrect preconceptions doom him to failure. If someone actually puts him in contact with a trainer airplane and he finds out it is tons of fun, he can actually succeed. |
I'll be looking forward to future episodes, LC. I'm sure there is quite a bit to learn technique-wise, by watching, things that don't really relate to realism. And it's entertaining anyway.
The video files you end up with must be gigantic. What do you use to record your sessions? |
Fraps. I have a 450 GB harddrive set up for just recording. I usually end up with between 120 to 170 GB in raw videos. When processed, the files I upload rare go over 1.5 gigs (depends on video length, mostly). Really, really basic setup :)
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I just finished part 09 and so far I like it.
In his "Let's play" series, LC shows the public how an average player plays the game. He has a good grasp of what should be done, and usually fails hilariously to do it. We scream in impotent fury as he hires the wrong sailors, sails with empty seats, gives medals to machinist mates 3rd class, pushes the wrong buttons, dives for 6 hours whenever a plane shows up on radar, enters random values in the TDC, forgets to call off battle stations or silent running, fires closed tubes, and still amazingly sends enemy ships to the bottom. It's like Joe Hazelwood has been given command of a sub. He plays exactly like I do, except in his case it can be attributed to the distraction brought by having to provide a running commentary that is very entertaining and also provides very good explanation on what he's doing. I'm enjoying this series immensely. |
Best description so far! Here, you can have one of my Patrol Star medals....:D
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One of the better Silent Hunter Let's plays I encounter, the one made by youtuber Jefmajor is funny but only on stock version of the game.
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And yes, I should have checked crew morale, jcope, that would have been interesting. Though I wonder if it would have any effect, to be honest. Does TMO cover impending collission effects on morale? |
I'm pretty sure morale in the game is only related to damage + threat status (the game has three different states the sub could be in: normal (cruise), hunter, and prey modes). Since you didn't take any damage and weren't being hunted, the morale wouldn't have changed.
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great, a three weeks ago i watch all 50+. videos, i can say only i want more, very funny, my comments are under "dennyleso"
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other lets play is made by " jefmajor", a crazy man where torpedos dont count, his sub is used like torpedos against sampan....13 lets plays if i remember, but again, funny:D
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