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Harmsway! · 07-05-10, 06:55 AM

There are only two reasons why I don't own SH5 and they have nothing to do with the current state of game play.

#1 is my hardware won't support it
#2 DRM

My problem with DRM is this. Forget price, what if SH5 is the best subsim out there and I am crazy about it. Then one day UBI decides to no longer support the servers. Then what do I do. I can't launch my favorite game?

Now I truly believe UBI will relieve the log-on requirement before they shut down but there's no way to know. Why should modders expend the effort to find that there work can't be used. Let's hope this is never the case but right now it set up to fail.

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Next topic playability.

What am I nuts that I don't care about the current state of game play? Well from what I've been reading the mods take care of the main issues and its only going to get better. The biggest issue of the weak campaign play is only temporary. All of the SH series needed a rewrite on the campaign side. What would SHIII be without GWX or SHIV without RSRD or OM?

Come on...this is what UBI is doing well. They give us a mission editor that you don't even need to know code for. We can re-write missions and even campaigns. And they leave parts of the game open for those of us that can code.

I have no doubt that SH5 will one day be the best subsim there is. Let's only hope we can launch the sim without the need for online connection.

07-05-10, 06:55 AM	#78
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	There are only two reasons why I don't own SH5 and they have nothing to do with the current state of game play. #1 is my hardware won't support it #2 DRM My problem with DRM is this. Forget price, what if SH5 is the best subsim out there and I am crazy about it. Then one day UBI decides to no longer support the servers. Then what do I do. I can't launch my favorite game? Now I truly believe UBI will relieve the log-on requirement before they shut down but there's no way to know. Why should modders expend the effort to find that there work can't be used. Let's hope this is never the case but right now it set up to fail. --------- Next topic playability. What am I nuts that I don't care about the current state of game play? Well from what I've been reading the mods take care of the main issues and its only going to get better. The biggest issue of the weak campaign play is only temporary. All of the SH series needed a rewrite on the campaign side. What would SHIII be without GWX or SHIV without RSRD or OM? Come on...this is what UBI is doing well. They give us a mission editor that you don't even need to know code for. We can re-write missions and even campaigns. And they leave parts of the game open for those of us that can code. I have no doubt that SH5 will one day be the best subsim there is. Let's only hope we can launch the sim without the need for online connection.