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Originally Posted by Shiplord
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Originally Posted by Boris
What the hell did people expect?
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A functioning and complete game as it was described by the manufacturer. If that is supplied to me, I am pleasant to pay more than 50$ for it, but if not, then even 10$ are not worth for me. It cannot simply concern that today it is the task of the customers and modders to finish a game and make it playable it in such a way like it was the task of the manufacturer. If this is the trend, then I am no longer willing to support this with purchasing such a product. |
This is a built-in infinite complaint department. Define "complete game". What's next? SH IV didn't come with a salt water sprayer and fan to mount by your PC so you can feel the wind and salt spray on your face when you're on deck? How about the smell of burnt cordite when the deck gun fires? The sim is really not "complete" without those things, is it? My point is this: it is physically impossible for a sim to completely and unstintingly simulate the pacific submarine war to everyone's complete satisfaction with today's technology. This isn't the 'holodeck' on Star Trek. It's a computer sim. It has limitations. Everything cannot/will not be included. That is where modders step in. Bravo for them. It is a labor of love for them, I think, a hobby, to add to these sims. At least it has been for me.
As has been pointed out, you are getting a lot of work, expertise, expense, etc... from Ubi to provide a sim such as SH IV for 50 bucks US, or thereabouts. We subsimmers are a very small niche market. If the Ubis of the world don't see some ability to turn a profit by producing sub sims, there just won't be any more sub sims. It's just that simple. 15 years from now, you'll be trying to find a computer you can still play SH IV on. Keep whining, don't support these companies, (which actually do listen to our ideas and constructive criticism) and see what the natural consequences are. (read: No more sub sims.) Just my $.02
Regards,
Andrew Mylander