Both SH3 and SH4 were released in somewhat similar shapes and were given several patches.
SH3 which many are calling "better" is only in the shape that it's in because 1) it got initial support from devs in the form of several patches and, 2) the mod developers, especially the GWX team, have been at it for several years. If anything, the history of Silent Hunter since Ubi Romania took over tells us that we can expect great things from SH5.
The haters make me laugh. When SH5 is patched and overflowing with awesome mods, the same post-tards will show up here with questions like, "I've been away from SH5 for a while, what are the best super mods?"
