Thank you SHIV/ubi

bobo · 05-22-07, 09:49 AM

Thank you for inspiring me to go back to SHIII.
Not that my opinion matters any but to me even though going back to the pacific for SHIV was a logical choice, I think it was a gamble. I know SHIV is an improved version of the SHIII engine but to me III has extremely superior replay-ability than IV. I can't quite put my finger on why but the atmosphere just isn't the same in IV. Is it the theater of operations? The huge differences in the story/history of the two theaters? The lack of a sense of urgency? The IMHO clunky interface? The headaches that come with rushed code? All of the above? I don't know. I must admit though, I was really excited about IV and I love eye candy (more than I should). I played more than a few patrols in IV. I complained about the bugs and waited for the patches, then I gave it another chance. It's still yet to grow on me which is sad because environmentally it's a great looking sim. I still have stability issues with it (I know, don't give me any crap) that just exacorbate the annoyance. So to get my non-CTD'ing, non-beta, immersively satisfying fix for a subsim I've resurrected SHIII after months of being relagated to the dusty shelf that is nothing more than a wasteland of old retired games. It's for this that I say thank you, but above all, an even bigger thank you goes out to ALL the modders and folks who've contributed to making SHIII what it is today. . . . .

A superior experience overall.

Now if you'll pardon me, it seems I've recieved a radio report about a convoy in my grid.

05-22-07, 09:52 AM

Yup. Never had more fun playing SHIII since SHIV 1.2

SteamWake · 05-22-07, 09:52 AM

How creative of you

Im sure your backhanded insults will sting UBI to their core.

Its BS like this that will make them think "Why should we bother ?"

bobo · 05-22-07, 09:58 AM

SW...like they care what I think...

U-Bones · 05-22-07, 10:13 AM

Thanks for sharing, have fun.

elanaiba · 05-22-07, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobo

SW...like they care what I think...

Perhaps they care. I could see some possible results:

- improved SHIV through another patch
- a better overall SHV on release day
- no SHV at all, why bother with these people they say
- very few modding options in SHV, since modded SH5 might keep people from buying SH6
- frustrated developers
- lots of laughter in the office - "who is this bobo guy" ?
- strange looks, nodding, etc.

bobo · 05-22-07, 10:24 AM

The above is just my opinion, I do hope that someday SHIV will capture me. Afterall, I don't think it's completely crap, it has potential.

Thank you u-bones, I'm positive I've read something of yours that was helpful to me. Sincerely thank you.

U-Bones · 05-22-07, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobo

The above is just my opinion, I do hope that someday SHIV will capture me. Afterall, I don't think it's completely crap, it has potential.

Thank you u-bones, I'm positive I've read something of yours that was helpful to me. Sincerely thank you.

Welcome.

Perhaps you should also thank elanaiba for caring enough to read and comment. Has to be a tough place to visit atm...

AVGWarhawk · 05-22-07, 10:31 AM

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Afterall, I don't think it's completely crap, it has potential.

It sure does just as SH3 did. I will tell you, as much as I loved SH3 with the larger mods installed, I like SH4 better with minimally installed mods. Basically all I have is a few textures and the reduced radio traffic mod. If the game is this good for me in the basic vanilla state, it will only get better.

Anyway, SH3 has been completely removed from my computer. I do not have any intentions of loading it up again. To each their own I guess.

Dowly · 05-22-07, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by U-Bones

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobo

The above is just my opinion, I do hope that someday SHIV will capture me. Afterall, I don't think it's completely crap, it has potential.

Thank you u-bones, I'm positive I've read something of yours that was helpful to me. Sincerely thank you.

Welcome.

Perhaps you should also thank elanaiba for caring enough to read and comment. Has to be a tough place to visit atm...

I am quite surprised to even see him here anymore.

MONOLITH · 05-22-07, 10:45 AM

*Waves hello to Elanaiba*

Hang in there man.

elanaiba · 05-22-07, 10:49 AM

*waves back, got your PM too

*

Hanging....

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/featu...gedmanlge.html

DanCanovas · 05-22-07, 10:52 AM

i understand what your saying, I just can't get into Sh4 like I did 3.

Keelbuster · 05-22-07, 10:55 AM

I also agree - had one of my best SH3 careers since SH4 was released.

U-Bones · 05-22-07, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanCanovas

i understand what your saying, I just can't get into Sh4 like I did 3.

No shame in that.

05-22-07, 09:49 AM	#1
bobo Bosun Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Thank you SHIV/ubi Thank you for inspiring me to go back to SHIII. Not that my opinion matters any but to me even though going back to the pacific for SHIV was a logical choice, I think it was a gamble. I know SHIV is an improved version of the SHIII engine but to me III has extremely superior replay-ability than IV. I can't quite put my finger on why but the atmosphere just isn't the same in IV. Is it the theater of operations? The huge differences in the story/history of the two theaters? The lack of a sense of urgency? The IMHO clunky interface? The headaches that come with rushed code? All of the above? I don't know. I must admit though, I was really excited about IV and I love eye candy (more than I should). I played more than a few patrols in IV. I complained about the bugs and waited for the patches, then I gave it another chance. It's still yet to grow on me which is sad because environmentally it's a great looking sim. I still have stability issues with it (I know, don't give me any crap) that just exacorbate the annoyance. So to get my non-CTD'ing, non-beta, immersively satisfying fix for a subsim I've resurrected SHIII after months of being relagated to the dusty shelf that is nothing more than a wasteland of old retired games. It's for this that I say thank you, but above all, an even bigger thank you goes out to ALL the modders and folks who've contributed to making SHIII what it is today. . . . . A superior experience overall. Now if you'll pardon me, it seems I've recieved a radio report about a convoy in my grid. __________________ System Specs: HP xw8400 workstation Vista Enterprise 64bit 2x 3.00GHz dual core Xeon 6GB RAM Primary drive 4x 146GB 10k SAS Raid 0 Backup drive 2x 500GB SATA Raid 1 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB SBAudigy with 5.1 speaker setup HP 24inch Widescreen LCD

05-22-07, 09:58 AM	#4
bobo Bosun Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	SW...like they care what I think... __________________ System Specs: HP xw8400 workstation Vista Enterprise 64bit 2x 3.00GHz dual core Xeon 6GB RAM Primary drive 4x 146GB 10k SAS Raid 0 Backup drive 2x 500GB SATA Raid 1 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB SBAudigy with 5.1 speaker setup HP 24inch Widescreen LCD

05-22-07, 10:24 AM	#7
bobo Bosun Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The above is just my opinion, I do hope that someday SHIV will capture me. Afterall, I don't think it's completely crap, it has potential. Thank you u-bones, I'm positive I've read something of yours that was helpful to me. Sincerely thank you. __________________ System Specs: HP xw8400 workstation Vista Enterprise 64bit 2x 3.00GHz dual core Xeon 6GB RAM Primary drive 4x 146GB 10k SAS Raid 0 Backup drive 2x 500GB SATA Raid 1 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB SBAudigy with 5.1 speaker setup HP 24inch Widescreen LCD

05-22-07, 10:45 AM	#11
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Waves hello to Elanaiba Hang in there man. __________________

05-22-07, 10:52 AM	#13
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i understand what your saying, I just can't get into Sh4 like I did 3. __________________

05-22-07, 09:52 AM	#2
terrapin Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yup. Never had more fun playing SHIII since SHIV 1.2

05-22-07, 09:52 AM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How creative of you Im sure your backhanded insults will sting UBI to their core. Its BS like this that will make them think "Why should we bother ?"

05-22-07, 10:13 AM	#5
U-Bones Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Treading Water Posts: 847 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing, have fun.

05-22-07, 10:49 AM	#12
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	waves back, got your PM too Hanging.... http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/featu...gedmanlge.html

05-22-07, 10:55 AM	#14
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I also agree - had one of my best SH3 careers since SH4 was released. __________________