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hmatthias · 03-20-07, 01:13 PM

As an avid gamer, I often "hit the forums" around the release of a game that I am anticipating. It is always the same story once a game releases. There are a few people complaining about bugs, loudly, while the majority of folks are either working around the bugs and happily enjoying the game. I have the game, just haven't had a chance to play yet, and I am expecting bugs. It sucks, yes, but it is a fact of life. Silent Hunter III had some goofy bugs and other things (I remember hitting a large merchant with one torpedo, and it blowing up and splitting in two. Thought that was a little strange). Unfortunatly in this industry, QA is sometimes neglected, and we end up here. We will get a patch, and probably another patch, and some great modders will crank out some fun mods to fix sounds and such.

For all of you that play GWX in Silent Hunter III, remove the mod and just play Silent Hunter III, even at 1.4b. It is comical how less emersive it is. Remember, this game was generated to make revenue, and appeal to the casual gamer. Mods help it become more realistic and less "cartoon like"

Just my 2 cents

03-20-07, 01:13 PM	#1
hmatthias Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tired of the negativity, reality check time As an avid gamer, I often "hit the forums" around the release of a game that I am anticipating. It is always the same story once a game releases. There are a few people complaining about bugs, loudly, while the majority of folks are either working around the bugs and happily enjoying the game. I have the game, just haven't had a chance to play yet, and I am expecting bugs. It sucks, yes, but it is a fact of life. Silent Hunter III had some goofy bugs and other things (I remember hitting a large merchant with one torpedo, and it blowing up and splitting in two. Thought that was a little strange). Unfortunatly in this industry, QA is sometimes neglected, and we end up here. We will get a patch, and probably another patch, and some great modders will crank out some fun mods to fix sounds and such. For all of you that play GWX in Silent Hunter III, remove the mod and just play Silent Hunter III, even at 1.4b. It is comical how less emersive it is. Remember, this game was generated to make revenue, and appeal to the casual gamer. Mods help it become more realistic and less "cartoon like" Just my 2 cents