How much do you value difficulty?

karamazovnew · 12-24-09, 12:32 AM

With the recent scare about the SH5 interface, I fear that speculation might do more damage than good in the following months. From what we have seen so far, SH5 seems to already offer a great deal for gamers. Realism freaks will likely continue to cry fault and will rely on mods in the years to come, as they have done with both SH3 and SH4. Realism means difficulty. Sometimes realism can make a game so difficult that players respect it, but find it prohibitive. Falcon 4 and Black Shark are good examples of sims that I value and cherish, but I've never been good at them. Also realism can provide a bit of Role-Play. Having many options and many things to do can be immersive. But doing them all is difficult.

So I'd like to open a poll regarding your difficulty needs in relation to how you are currently playing SH3 or SH4. This isn't about what you want to see in SH5, or even how you would like to play it in the future. We all have our reasons for playing the game, vanilla or modded (love the navy, love WW2, bored of XBOX games, etc). But this isn't about that. I want for you to think clearly and pick your current style of play.

1. Minimum Difficulty (for me, SH is a game):
I view SH as an exotic shooter. I don't like to mess around with plots or tactics. I want to sink everything in sight, the bigger the better. If I get sunk, I load up the last save and keep on going. But I usually never get sunk

2. Moderate Difficulty (for me SH is a challenging sim):
Plotting, manual targeting, tactics are still a bit of mystery to me, but I keep on trying. I try to follow orders, plan my attacks with plotting. I like to know what's going on in the game. I like realism but I don't want it to get to the point of frustrating me. I know that the game can offer more, but this is all I can give it.

3. Normal Difficulty (for me SH is reason enough to join the Navy, if it weren't so boring!!!):
I love a challenge. I want as many realistic options as possible, which I can toggle off while I learn the art of this sim.

4. Real deal (for me SH fills that gap I never knew I had):
This is my sub. There are many other like it, but this one is mine. If it goes down, I go with it. I care about my crew and I respect my enemy. I learn from them and from my mistakes, to be able to give this job 100%, with or without manual targeting. If I bring down a few ships and then get my crew home, it means I've done my duty.

I'd like to point out that for 3 years after SH3 came out, I was a perfect example of Option 1 and I still respect it. Please don't try to boast as it would defeat the purpose of such a poll. Which is to remind Ubi who we are and what we expect from them in the future.

View Poll Results: How do you currently play SH3&4?
Minimum Difficulty	9	5.33%
Moderate Difficulty	8	4.73%
Normal Difficulty	54	31.95%
Real Deal	98	57.99%
Voters: 169. You may not vote on this poll

12-24-09, 12:32 AM	#1
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	How much do you value difficulty? With the recent scare about the SH5 interface, I fear that speculation might do more damage than good in the following months. From what we have seen so far, SH5 seems to already offer a great deal for gamers. Realism freaks will likely continue to cry fault and will rely on mods in the years to come, as they have done with both SH3 and SH4. Realism means difficulty. Sometimes realism can make a game so difficult that players respect it, but find it prohibitive. Falcon 4 and Black Shark are good examples of sims that I value and cherish, but I've never been good at them. Also realism can provide a bit of Role-Play. Having many options and many things to do can be immersive. But doing them all is difficult. So I'd like to open a poll regarding your difficulty needs in relation to how you are currently playing SH3 or SH4. This isn't about what you want to see in SH5, or even how you would like to play it in the future. We all have our reasons for playing the game, vanilla or modded (love the navy, love WW2, bored of XBOX games, etc). But this isn't about that. I want for you to think clearly and pick your current style of play. 1. Minimum Difficulty (for me, SH is a game): I view SH as an exotic shooter. I don't like to mess around with plots or tactics. I want to sink everything in sight, the bigger the better. If I get sunk, I load up the last save and keep on going. But I usually never get sunk 2. Moderate Difficulty (for me SH is a challenging sim): Plotting, manual targeting, tactics are still a bit of mystery to me, but I keep on trying. I try to follow orders, plan my attacks with plotting. I like to know what's going on in the game. I like realism but I don't want it to get to the point of frustrating me. I know that the game can offer more, but this is all I can give it. 3. Normal Difficulty (for me SH is reason enough to join the Navy, if it weren't so boring!!!): I love a challenge. I want as many realistic options as possible, which I can toggle off while I learn the art of this sim. 4. Real deal (for me SH fills that gap I never knew I had): This is my sub. There are many other like it, but this one is mine. If it goes down, I go with it. I care about my crew and I respect my enemy. I learn from them and from my mistakes, to be able to give this job 100%, with or without manual targeting. If I bring down a few ships and then get my crew home, it means I've done my duty. I'd like to point out that for 3 years after SH3 came out, I was a perfect example of Option 1 and I still respect it. Please don't try to boast as it would defeat the purpose of such a poll. Which is to remind Ubi who we are and what we expect from them in the future. Last edited by karamazovnew; 12-24-09 at 01:18 AM.