Getting others interested in SH4

Safe-Keeper · 04-03-07, 03:04 PM

I've told three classmates I've been getting the game, and neither seem very interested. One of them said he'd played a single sub game, Silent Service, I think it was, and found it incredibly boring.

Anyone else here trying to get others interested in Silent Hunter 4? It's a niche game indeed, but have anyone had any luck 'recruiting'?

Quillan · 04-03-07, 04:20 PM

It depends heavily on the person. I have one friend who is quite interested in the game, though he doesn't really have the time to devote to the campaign. However, a couple of other friends say that while they like the concept, they just don't have the patience to play it. They're more into the "action" concept, and the thrill of stalking up on unsuspecting enemy ships is lost on them. They don't like stealth games, either.

TDK1044 · 04-03-07, 04:26 PM

Usually the demographic will be a lot older for a sub sim, but kids who play chess and strategy games would probably go for it.

SharpShin · 04-03-07, 04:36 PM

I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

donut · 04-03-07, 04:44 PM

SHIV,is the best game on the market.

The Dev's,& modders will make it terrific.

"Build it,they will come"

Mush Martin · 04-03-07, 04:47 PM

Thats why we all come here to talk theres no one else within
fifty miles of any of us that gets it

Onkel Neal · 04-03-07, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SharpShin

I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

:rotfl:Me too!

John Channing · 04-03-07, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SharpShin

I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

HEY!

DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!

JCC

I'm really a pretty nice guy! Really...

Snowman999 · 04-04-07, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SharpShin

I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

I've been playing computer games since 1977 and can relate. Usually right after they tell me games are stupid or boring they follow up by asking me if I golf . . .

Avatar · 04-04-07, 01:13 PM

I think people find them boring cuz we live in the fast-paced, in-the-now, society. I have a twin brother and we grew up exactly the same. He has very little to no interest in subsims. btw, i'm 36 years old, and have been playing since Silent Service on the commodore 64, LOAD *, 8,1, when I was 16, and I guess it depends on what you like or not.
None of my friends would ever even consider playing a subsim. (oh what boring lives!)

fredbass · 04-11-07, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman999

Quote:

Originally Posted by SharpShin

I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

I've been playing computer games since 1977 and can relate. Usually right after they tell me games are stupid or boring they follow up by asking me if I golf . . .

Now that's funny.

I've told a few people what I play, but PC gaming really isn't there thing. I usually have an easier time explaining this kind of stuff to a younger crowd since my friends are a bit older than most gamers.

Of Course a great place to try and convince people to play any game is to make suggestions to fellow shoppers right in the store as they are browsing for something to purchase in the software gaming isle.

04-03-07, 03:04 PM	#1
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Getting others interested in SH4 I've told three classmates I've been getting the game, and neither seem very interested. One of them said he'd played a single sub game, Silent Service, I think it was, and found it incredibly boring. Anyone else here trying to get others interested in Silent Hunter 4? It's a niche game indeed, but have anyone had any luck 'recruiting'? __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

04-03-07, 04:20 PM	#2
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It depends heavily on the person. I have one friend who is quite interested in the game, though he doesn't really have the time to devote to the campaign. However, a couple of other friends say that while they like the concept, they just don't have the patience to play it. They're more into the "action" concept, and the thrill of stalking up on unsuspecting enemy ships is lost on them. They don't like stealth games, either. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No brain,no pain. SHIV,is the best game on the market. The Dev's,& modders will make it terrific. "Build it,they will come" Last edited by donut; 04-04-07 at 07:23 PM.

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Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thats why we all come here to talk theres no one else within fifty miles of any of us that gets it __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

04-03-07, 04:26 PM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Usually the demographic will be a lot older for a sub sim, but kids who play chess and strategy games would probably go for it.

04-03-07, 04:36 PM	#4
SharpShin Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 47 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I gave up a long time ago trying to get people interested in my interests. Some people will say how stupid or boring it is and it upsets me and I get all John Channing on them.

04-04-07, 01:13 PM	#10
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I think people find them boring cuz we live in the fast-paced, in-the-now, society. I have a twin brother and we grew up exactly the same. He has very little to no interest in subsims. btw, i'm 36 years old, and have been playing since Silent Service on the commodore 64, LOAD *, 8,1, when I was 16, and I guess it depends on what you like or not. None of my friends would ever even consider playing a subsim. (oh what boring lives!)