[John Channing]

Originally Posted by jtm55

Hi All,

What's going on here? I've been coming to this Great Site now for years. One of Main reasons for me doing so was that Everyone had such a Positive attitude. While I rarely post I would always visit, to see what was new in the Subsim Community. I have every Silent Hunter Sim from the original Commanders Edition to Wolves of the Pacific, including the Pacific Aces Mod. Frankly I don't understand what's got so many Folk steamed up. The Developers worked very hard to put together this Sim, & for folk to try to make it seem as though it's half baked is just wrong. I see post were Folk are saying the Developers don't visit this Site & such. That's just wrong, they do. How is it that so many of the features that so many folk here have asked for are included in this fine Sim. Are there some Bugs? Judging from all of the negative post I've seen I'd say yes there are some. I personally haven't experienced any. I've been on two patrols, sunk about 28,000 tons of shipping, had hell depth charge out of me twice & I'm just loving this Sim.

I remember reading quite a while back right Here at this site about why there wasn't that many Subsims. The article went on to explain Subsims are somewhat complicated. If one wants to play & be effective & get maximum enjoyment out of the Sim, one must invest time learning how it's done. Well that eliminates a lot of Folk. The article went on to explain that Subsim Enthusiast are a demanding lot. That Developers don't relish the thought of puttting considerable time & effort in bringing a Sim to life only to have their efforts go unappreciated. Finally there was Money. Everyone wants to make a profit. Notice how money was last in the equation. The Developers are just as passionate about these Sims as we are. I'm sure They are working very hard to correct whatever Bugs that some Folk are having. A little patience isn't to much to ask now is it?

Sorry for the rant, I find it disturbing that so many Folk are knocking this Sim. It's Good right now & it's going to get even better. You wait & see.

Thanks for your post.

Yes... the atmosphere here has been distinctly non-Subsim-like around here for the last couple of weeks. If you note the registration dates and post counts of some of the more vocal members you will see that SH4 has brought in a lot of people that are somewhat new to this forum.

While that is a great thing it also means that they are not used to the level of maturity expected here. They don't understand (yet) that the purpose of this site ,well, one of them, is to develop a community that works with the developers to nurture our hobby... not spew venom about their work and then say "But I Support the DEVs".... like that makes all the difference.

Some think that this is a place to vent their frustrations and post their childish rants, and it is not. Neal has shown remarkable patience with a lot of them, and the Moderators are taking our cue from him, but I have known Neal long enough to know that even his patience has a limit, and some people are approaching that limit rapidly.

Anyway... this sort of this is, for the most part, self-healing. People who just want to bitch will quietly disappear, casual gamers that don't have the patience for a Subsim will drift away and that will leave the genuine enthusiasts. Things will be back to normal in a month or two.

In the meantime I think a little light housekeeping may be just around the corner.

JCC