Platapus,
That is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard. Buying a POS, because it is a POS, just so that you can have more POS from Ubi.
Sub sims have been around for how long now? IIRC, the first one I played was Gato, back in the mid-80s. That's what almost 30 years ago. Supporting Ubi's half baked games is ridiculous! The only thing your supporting is Ubi producing more crap! They figure that the idiots will pay top dollar for any subsim, no matter how poorly it is done. The release of SHV is a fine example of this. Adding insult to injury they put one of the most draconian DRMs on the game. It is like putting the world's best car alarm on a rusty Pinto!
Maybe, if we don't buy Ubi's crap, they will drop the SH franchise altogether, and then a reputable company will pick it up and start producing better SH games. Look at Battlefront.com or Matrix Games, they are much better companies than Ubi!
Sure, you might not have a subsim every year, but, you will have a better sim than Ubi can produce.
I have so far voted with my wallet, and my $50 is doing very fine in the bank, thank you very much. Sorry, but the poor treatment Ubi gave SHIV has rather soured me on the company.
However, if Ubi shows ongoing support for SHV, I may purchase it in the future. But, given Ubi's track record, I don't see that happening.
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