First, about the Deckgun. I think the Deckgun should be somewhat effective. I like GWX's Deckgun. It's pretty accurate if the sea state is very calm. When the sea is rocking your boat somewhat it's accuracy is compromised and you need to get closer. But when you make a hit, it's pretty powerful. I have taken down 7000 tonners with just several shots(5 to 7) when hitting them below the waterline. If I do not hit below the waterline then it can take quite a few more shots, depending on the size of the ship. BUT, it does not take 50 shots with the Deckgun in GWX in my experience. And although I personally think 50 shots to take down a ship sounds a little weak, the good news is that should be moddable. Something to keep in mind is that they could have developed the game in such a way that it is pretty much all closed off and very difficult to mod. But fortunately they seem to make the sim with modding somewhat in mind. A good decision I think, don't you?
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Originally Posted by Shipshape
I will not complain any more about the bugs in SH4 but just start a debate about why we, the paying customers, time after time should get a nonfunctional product from UBISOFT. I´m sure that when SH4 is patched to version 1.4 or ma by 1.5 it will be a god simulator. As of to day it probably will result in frustration and flashbacks from the last time you bought a subsim branded by UBISOFT. And of course some of you under if I have the hardware and latest drivers and experience, yes I've been a PC user and subsimmer since 1986.
Best regards to you all out there.
Shipshape
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As a few folks have already responded, bugs can be expected. It sucks, but as Neal Stevens stated, patches can be expected for nearly all games since the 1993 to 1997 neighborhood. With that as a given, whether a person considers a product to be 'nonfunctional' becomes a matter of personal opinion. For instance,
one reason I might consider it to be nonfunctional is if it kept Crashing To Desktop every so often. Where I would draw that line might be hard for me to make though. CTD every 6 hours? 3 hours? 1 hour? For you, the items listed above may be enough for
you to consider it to be nonfunctional. But that is
your opinion and whether others think the same is naturally up to them, as replies are showing. The good news is, if the past the is any indication we can expect the product to recieve some support in the way of fixes with patches. If I do not receive support then that is when I stop giving my support.
Shipshape, your post pretty much states what was already expected, an imperfect product on release. How imperfect until it's considered nonfuctional is a matter of personal opinion. As far as I'm concerned I don't really see anything listed to where I would consider it as nonfunctional, unusable, or what have you. But that's just my opinion.
Regards