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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
I understand. No one is stopping the voices here from saying "I don't like the online all the time DRM, I'm not buying SH5".
I know, I did not display public alarm with Starforce, but you do not know what goes on behind the scenes.
It is not because of the relationship between Subsim and Ubisoft. I know some people think that but they are being short-sighted. I have a relationship with some of the developers, because we have common bonds, like an affection for history, submarines, and a respect for the values of determination and effort in making a quality sub simulation; but the rest of Ubi is transitory, they are blowing hot with excitement over a game and next they are gone, off on their migratory career trail. I don't take that seriously. But I do feel that when we as a community spew forth a lot of common internet ranting, it makes us look bad and it cannot make the SH5 devs who are elbow deep in code trying to make the #(^)&*%$# game work feel any better. Taunts and insults like "following orders from Ubi HQ" do not affect me, but I think we should show class when mentioning the Romanian developers. I did not see a single person in Copenhagen tell Mike, Mihai, or Dan that they suck, they didn't know what they were doing, etc. Why would we want to do it here? Ranting may sound great to anonymous people who use a pseudonym, but I have to know the cause is right to stake my name and the reputation of my 13-year old website on it.
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Thanks a lot, for this detailed answer, Neal. But you forget, the romanian developers are part of the ubi-machine. This makes the whole thing of judging quite complex. And your personal relationship to some of the devs, lets SUBSIM not getting more objective, even i understand your point of view a lot better.
And they do follow orders, this is no taunt or ranting. Its no mysterious spoken word from a glass sphere, which they are following, right?
So, they are not that independent, one would wish to. Which does not mean, i do not believe in passion of their work! How could i be that ignorant. But the target of their hard works fits not the intention many would like to see here. Simply cause of the UBI HQ in their back. If they could have decided on their own, together with some skilled people from here...the SH5 would be mind blowing. No doubt on that.
But the strategy behind and the whole game concept are more or less far from what we all exspected to come, right?
So, one cant blame the devs for beeing unpassioned. But one (can) MUST blame UBI for the result we have now.