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Takao 04-12-10 09:21 AM

Why am I not surprised!

They'll delay the SHV patch, but...heaven forbid...they delay the SHV game.

Ubi:down:

TDK1044 04-12-10 09:28 AM

Ubisoft has a history in previous versions of the game of issuing patches that fixed many issues but which also caused a few new ones. Therefore, I would think that the delay is a very good thing.

So let's applaud them for acknowledging the problem and for taking the time to fix it.

Who knows if there will be any more patches after this one. In the past, we have always had three or four patches, but there's no guarantee of that this time.

I would suggest though that those of us who have spent a lot of time recently criticizing this Publisher, justifiably in my view, should also give them praise where it's due.

So, good job with this one, Ubisoft. Please continue to improve and support this game. :)

SteamWake 04-12-10 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nico09 (Post 1356662)
WTF does "Unexpected issues with localization"... mean.

There trying to find the right words for extreme speed. :03:

Nico09 04-12-10 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kylania (Post 1356836)
I think the point is the timing. For weeks now we've been impatiently waiting for this new patch to make the base game playable. Then, hours into the release day they quietly mention in a single forum deep in some single post that it's gonna be delayed ANOTHER week.

Did they JUST figure this out a few hours ago? If not, we should have been told sooner and more officially. Sure it's cool that we'll be able to import ships again but honestly ALL of this stuff should have been in game from the start, not two embarrassing and grueling months later.


What he said :cool:

piri_reis 04-12-10 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylania (Post 1356836)
I think the point is the timing. For weeks now we've been impatiently waiting for this new patch to make the base game playable. Then, hours into the release day they quietly mention in a single forum deep in some single post that it's gonna be delayed ANOTHER week.

You're right; It's just easier for me to say, because I've been away from subsim for a few weeks, just checking back to see if the patch was released. Took a break from SH5, so yeah for people that are here daily, I can see the frustration of a delay.

PS: Now the news of being able to import SH3/4 ships is just magnificent!

daftspore 04-12-10 10:00 AM

The whole thing I find bizarre is that we choose to play a nice market game that we are extremely fortunate that Ubi are creating a submarine simulator game in the first place.

I love combat flight simulators but apart from Falcon 4 (which is excellent) and the IL series of game it is severely lacking. We have Silent Hunter 3,4 and 5 which are all amazing games in their own right. Collegues at work laugh when I say I play simulators and don't understand why I wouldn't rather play COD modern warfare but give me SH5 any day (even in its current form).

The game at the moment is more than playable and enjoyable to play. If the patch takes one more week then so be it, at least it will have more features and I won't have to disable my excellent mods until next Sunday.

In my view £30 is not a great deal for a game like SH5 with the modding potential. I have bought Sh3,Sh4 and SH5 on pretty much the day of release and not been disappointed with any of them, though took a bit of time to get used to SH4.

I am looking at steal beasts pro which costs $125 and have to think more than twice if I want that outlay. :-?

robbo180265 04-12-10 10:00 AM

As annoying as the delay (and more so , the complete lack of customer service and announcements yet again) is...

The news about importing ships and also the work done to the AI is awesome and worth the wait IMO:up:

The General 04-12-10 10:10 AM

I suspect The Devs may have been recently told by the Suits to make this the last Patch. So, they're taking their time to make sure it's a good one. Which we appreciate :DL.

mcarlsonus 04-12-10 10:13 AM

+1
still believe the franchise has reached its end. Few of us left who have the attention span necessary to, "prosecute" plans, rather than simply reloading after, "wasting" various and sundry others...

Sub Marauder 04-12-10 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1356882)
First people say that the game is a mess and needs a patch. Then they complain that the patch is taking too long. Now they complain when the patch is delayed so that it's done right.

GET OVER YOURSELVES!

And the best news in the whole thing is that they're making it so SH4 ships can be imported! YES! :woot::yeah:

I guess when people make one huge mistake, it just magnifies later issues.

The General 04-12-10 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sub Marauder (Post 1356958)
I guess when people make one huge mistake, it just magnifies later issues.

Ok, I'll take the bait. What's the 'one huge mistake' of which you speak? You're not gonna say DRM are you? Don't you have anything original to say? What has DRM got to do with Patching a game?

kylania 04-12-10 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The General (Post 1356960)
Ok, I'll take the bait. What's the 'one huge mistake' of which you speak? You're not gonna say DRM are you? Don't you have anything original to say? What has DRM got to do with Patching a game?

DRM + game breaking bugs on release + 4 weeks of no communication + 2 weeks of waiting for a promised patch + 1 week of totally unannounced patch delay - ability to import SH4 ships = magnified sad panda. ;)

Westbroek 04-12-10 10:35 AM

I aim to continue being happy that there will be a patch at all. :D
Plus the news about the SH4 ships is very exciting to me.
Delay: slight irritation
Upside: Priceless

The General 04-12-10 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kylania (Post 1356971)
;)

Yeah, the ability to import SH4 models into SH5 is great news! I heard some guy asked if that meant SH4's U-Boat addon Sub models too?! :o

...And, there were some Iceberg models in SH4, maybe I can import those for my Mod! :rotfl2:

mcarlsonus 04-12-10 11:06 AM

If we're going to be able to get new ships, I hope we can get a REAL Recognition Manual, too! Could we bring the old one from SH4? It was occasionally a tedious read, but, had some interesting spots. No real plot line, though...and I couldn't dance to it...

Like many of us, I'm willing to wait as it appears to be a REALLY beneficial change! MORE than I ever expected!

daft 04-12-10 11:09 AM

Not really surprising at all considering how original deadlines seldom work out in the software business. In the short term the delay might annoy some people (obviously), but in the long run it is a good thing. We're getting a better patch next week (hopefully) than we would have gotten today. Hopefully there is more to come in terms of patches and add-ons.

I think the dev's took a well deserved rest after shipping (at least I hope they did, because they have certainly earned one) and now they're obviously back at it. I think SH5 will be absolutely awesome in due time. I really like what I've seen so far, so there is a good chance of that.

Brag 04-12-10 11:16 AM

They must remove DRM/OSP before I buy :smug:

Chillaxed614 04-12-10 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1356882)
First people say that the game is a mess and needs a patch. Then they complain that the patch is taking too long. Now they complain when the patch is delayed so that it's done right.


In all honesty I'm glad they're pushing it back to assure its done right the first time around. It's good theyre learning from past mistakes. I'm impressed at how fast the modders and devs are working together with what they've already got out on SH5 considering the short amount of time its been out. Im enjoying the the living hell out of SH4 right now with everything they've put together for it. Great job guys, keep up the awesome work, it's really appreciated :up:

robbo180265 04-12-10 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag (Post 1357020)
They must remove DRM/OSP before I buy :smug:

And what does that have to do with the topic of this thread exactly?


Yeah I'm glad that they are taking their time and seem to be addressing the major issues with this patch. I think I'll leave SHV alone till the patch is released. I'd hate to be losing another campaign.

Jeffg 04-12-10 11:59 AM

And thats why I still use SH4.

JeffG


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