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tomoose · 05-15-09, 10:04 AM

That's right, SH 2. I remember waiting in anticipation for that combo to arrive but forgot why it never came to pass.

I still think that SH3 with the Destroyer Command aspect would be huge but admittedly for a particular audience! That would make for serious online play. With all the emphasis on online flying squadrons and online FSP squads it would be a real treat to see an online wolfpack vs an online convoy escort etc. Admittedly this would have to be designed in such a way to take into account the time aspect given that stalking a convoy takes a helluva lot longer than your usual online 'shooter' or flying game. The only way around that would be an ability to save an online game and be able to pick up where you left off on another day etc (there I go, thinking out loud again,LOL).

SH3 online was a novelty at first but didn't have the appeal (the clunky connectivity GUI etc didn't help at all).
I know SHIV has an online aspect to it but it's never seemed to work for me and I haven't really seen anything great posted about it. Besides it's just not the concept I was hoping for.

I remember a cheezy little game back in the days of DOS called Wolfpack which let you play one or the other (I think there was a screenshot of that oldie on subsim a while back).

05-15-09, 10:04 AM	#12
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Right!! That's right, SH 2. I remember waiting in anticipation for that combo to arrive but forgot why it never came to pass. I still think that SH3 with the Destroyer Command aspect would be huge but admittedly for a particular audience! That would make for serious online play. With all the emphasis on online flying squadrons and online FSP squads it would be a real treat to see an online wolfpack vs an online convoy escort etc. Admittedly this would have to be designed in such a way to take into account the time aspect given that stalking a convoy takes a helluva lot longer than your usual online 'shooter' or flying game. The only way around that would be an ability to save an online game and be able to pick up where you left off on another day etc (there I go, thinking out loud again,LOL). SH3 online was a novelty at first but didn't have the appeal (the clunky connectivity GUI etc didn't help at all). I know SHIV has an online aspect to it but it's never seemed to work for me and I haven't really seen anything great posted about it. Besides it's just not the concept I was hoping for. I remember a cheezy little game back in the days of DOS called Wolfpack which let you play one or the other (I think there was a screenshot of that oldie on subsim a while back).