Hello,
never thought i would ever say that, but SH V is a tad better than the impression you get from reading the posts here or at the UBI Sh5 forum
I ordered it early, but gave it back since the online conncetion broke down all the time, leaving me with an unplayable sim - so i gave it back and got a refund with no problem.
I bought it again now after i heard there's only an initial connection needed any more for verification. I do not like that either, with such online requirements and sh!t sites like Facebook companies and governments can produce rather exact profiles out of what and when you play, or where you keep looking while surfing the internet. This is superfluous for the game itself, but just wants to get information on your habits, your likes and dislikes as a consumer, or your personal opinions on the government, or anything.
The initial dev teams ideas were good, but it is obvious they did not have enough time to complete it - pressure from the publisher, deadlines ? We will never know ..
With the free mods done by the community it is a very enjoyable game, even more at a price of now 9,99 $.
SH4 is still better developed (OMEGU and KiUB mods), but SH5 will get there.
Greetings,
Catfish