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Kavok · 01-19-10, 05:48 PM

It's the lack of progression that bothers me.

OK, I'm not a serious simmer like most of you here, I'd be perfectly happy with an underwater Doom 3 as I articulated previously.

However, I do want to see some progression and reward for my efforts. In Doom, as the game goes on I can get bigger and better weapons, harder enemies and more cool things going on in general. In SHIII I get new U-Boats, a better crew that I have looked after/promoted etc. and whole different types of ship. It's why I liked the renown and upgrade system of SHIII and got a good ribbing for it here!

With this, sure I might see some new classes of opponents over the 4 years, but aside from a new conning tower or two I'm stuck in the same s**tcan at the end of the war I was at the start and the reward for all my efforts is "Well, we're 2 years away yet, but for you ze war is over. And you're no better off than when you started."

It might be immersing and fun, but it sounds so desperately unrewarding as a campaign that I'm really bothered about it.

At least I don't need to buy a new PC yet.

01-19-10, 05:48 PM	#66
Kavok Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: K'Tithrak Mang Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	It's the lack of progression that bothers me. OK, I'm not a serious simmer like most of you here, I'd be perfectly happy with an underwater Doom 3 as I articulated previously. However, I do want to see some progression and reward for my efforts. In Doom, as the game goes on I can get bigger and better weapons, harder enemies and more cool things going on in general. In SHIII I get new U-Boats, a better crew that I have looked after/promoted etc. and whole different types of ship. It's why I liked the renown and upgrade system of SHIII and got a good ribbing for it here! With this, sure I might see some new classes of opponents over the 4 years, but aside from a new conning tower or two I'm stuck in the same s*tcan at the end of the war I was at the start and the reward for all my efforts is "Well, we're 2 years away yet, but for you ze war is over. And you're no better off than when you started." It might be immersing and fun, but it sounds so desperately unrewarding* as a campaign that I'm really bothered about it. At least I don't need to buy a new PC yet. __________________ "Hostile elements will be deleted!"