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Originally Posted by razark (Post 1390180)

Let's pretend you live in a small town that only has one barber.

You go for a hair cut, and he sets your head on fire. Are you going to keep going back just because you need to "be abit more supportiv"? He is the only barber in town, after all. If he goes out of business, you won't have a barber at all.

I'd ask the barber who cut his hair and go there.

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis (Post 1390212)

I'd ask the barber who cut his hair and go there.

He's bald.

I played SH3 and 4 vanilla out of the box (even without patches) for a long time without major issues generally, bugs I can deal with, this DRM I cannot (Literally, I can't use it weather I want to or not)

Remove the online requirement, Ubi has a sale.

I cut my own hair. It's short enough that it takes no effort at all. :O:

I was looking for the selection that describes my feelings, but didn't find it.

It's crap, but the modders just might be able to salvage it.

JD

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Originally Posted by Stronghold (Post 1389798)

I think it's a good time to express your feelings about the latest SH5 title.

Are you entertained?

That's what you're paying for with the least effort required... same as any other entertainment lol. :DL

I voted as follows:

It's not bad, but can be improved by Ubi.

It's not bad, but can be improved by modders.

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This is the first time I have refused to buy a game that ordinarily I would purchase on sight. I am so, so, SO glad I made this decision. I come here to the forums hoping for some news that would change my mind but only find solid reinforcement for my decision.

:up:

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Originally Posted by razark (Post 1390215)

He's bald.

And burnt probably:har:

Haven't bought it, not likely to.

That's cool. I'm pretty busy with other things. :)

"Haven't bought it, and never will" has been my position from the start, and still is. I hoped for further expansions for SH4, which would add RN, IJN and RNethN, thus making SH4 represent all nations whose navies used subs in the Far East as the Atlantic is less interesting to me.
No such luck. Instead, another U-Boot sim. It got worse: one sub type only, and only until 1943. Interest dropped further. Then the killer: DRM. I already had two sims with DRM (Distant Guns and Jutland) and much as I love these, I would definitely not buy them again because of the DRM SES use, even though it's by no means as intrusive as UBI's. This applies to ALL sims with DRM as far as I'm concerned. And judging by the reviews and everything that has been posted here and elsewhere, I'm not missing anything, really. The only things about SH5 that interest me are the ships such as "Emden", which hopefully will be reverse-engineered for SH4. Firstly, they would make great additions to the "Battle for the Baltic" campaign. Even more importantly, "Emden" would make a useful stand-in for the "Java" and "Sumatra" until somebody makes an accurate model for them- the RNethN's cupboard is rather bare :(.

I voted "haven't bought this game and I will probably not buy it".

From what I'm reading version 1.1 with mods is far superior to version 1.2 without. Ubi seem to have dropped the ball again.

My real position is will NEVER buy this as long as it is hamstrung by this version of DRM.

EVER.

Dredd :arrgh!:

I wonder how long the obsession around this game will last...

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Originally Posted by Méo (Post 1390423)

I wonder how long the obsession around this game will last...

The obsession with DRM you mean? They'll probably never get over it, unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins (Post 1389811)

Until the DRM is eliminated the game can be pure gold and it will STILL be a case of a game company treating us like criminals and asking us to trust them to continue to run a miserly three servers. Trust is a two way street and I don't trust 'em. End of story.

agreed capt. robbins 100%:yeah: