Really Final Pre-Release Pitch Test Poll (OK, so I lied before :)

panthercules · 01-25-08, 05:54 PM

OK - I know I said the last poll was the final one, but as some posters pointed out I forgot to mention last time (at the beginning anyway) that the wind/sea state in all the videos was exactly the same, and that these represent the maximum heavy weather conditions present in the game (15 m/s, or about 30 knot winds - sub sailing into the wind at ahead standard), and this information apparently would have influenced some folks' votes if they'd known it. Given the relative closeness of the votes in the previous poll, I was thinking it might be better to get a more informed view.

All three takes/videos below are the same as they were in the previous "final" poll, so if you remember how you voted and don't think knowing the info above would have changed your vote, then you don't have to view them again if you don't want to. I couldn't figure out how to blank out the poll results and let people vote again in the other thread, so I'm resorting to this approach to give people a chance to vote again based on "full disclosure" of the wind/sea state info as mentioned above.

Remember, please pick TWO CHOICES in the poll - first, which of the 3 did you like the boat movement best in, and second, which of the 3 did you like the way the water looked best in.

"Take 1" video is here:

"Take 2" video is here:

"Take 3" video is here:

Thanks for the help

(and this really is the last one before the release this weekend)

Will-Rommel · 01-25-08, 06:19 PM

Well, this is the worst environmental conditions we can run across in the game, so it have to be rough!

Voting 3 for both!

jdkbph · 01-25-08, 06:38 PM

2 for both... hands down. Again, the boat's rolling motion in 3 is way too rapid, and the ocean in 3 looks more like a bad day on the bay than the deep ocean rollers you should see way out there. 1 is a bit too tame on both fronts. 2 seems to be pretty much in the Goldilocks zone.

DeepIron · 01-25-08, 07:06 PM

2 on both counts...

Soviet_Warlord · 01-25-08, 08:47 PM

Yeah, I love the roll in #2. It seems perfect. Not too little, not too much.

Weather-guesser · 01-25-08, 10:31 PM

Still two baby!

longam · 01-28-08, 06:34 PM

#2 rode the wave good with good wave breaching, yet#3 rolled more to the waves.

kiwi_2005 · 01-29-08, 07:33 AM

I can't decide between 2 & 3 so i'll say both

I liked 3 slightly better cause it rolled alot - but both are equal in goodness, if that made sense...

01-29-08, 08:26 AM

I tried wanting 2 but I have to go with 3....and I still don't think the sea state is rough enough. Is that really the worst the sea gets in the game ? Compared to SH3 Atlantic Sea its, well, a bit tame.

kiwi_2005 · 01-29-08, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uber Gruber

I tried wanting 2 but I have to go with 3....and I still don't think the sea state is rough enough. Is that really the worst the sea gets in the game ? Compared to SH3 Atlantic Sea its, well, a bit tame.

Yeah but in SH3 all it is, is choppiness, the rougher it gets the more choppy, SH4 has more a wave motion but it too isn't right a bit better but nowhere near perfect. What we need is HUGE rolling waves when its rough, one huge wave after the other and our boats hits each wave with such an impact that we should see the odd vomit hit our screens from time to time

. Also the boats ride the wave like in Das boot during that storm we need waves like this! Yet im sure it would of been done by some modder bynow so my guess is it cannot be done this way.

One such game that did it well in the wave motion was a Sailing game of 2006 forgot the name but the waves were spot on. As the wind got up the waves turned into what any sailor would dread.

View Poll Results: Please read 1st post below and then pick TWO choices below.
I liked the boat best in Take 1	2	3.70%
I liked the boat best in Take 2	35	64.81%
I liked the boat best in Take 3	16	29.63%
I liked the water best in Take 1	3	5.56%
I liked the water best in Take 2	17	31.48%
I liked the water best in Take 3	32	59.26%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

01-25-08, 05:54 PM	#1
panthercules The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,336 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Really Final Pre-Release Pitch Test Poll (OK, so I lied before :) OK - I know I said the last poll was the final one, but as some posters pointed out I forgot to mention last time (at the beginning anyway) that the wind/sea state in all the videos was exactly the same, and that these represent the maximum heavy weather conditions present in the game (15 m/s, or about 30 knot winds - sub sailing into the wind at ahead standard), and this information apparently would have influenced some folks' votes if they'd known it. Given the relative closeness of the votes in the previous poll, I was thinking it might be better to get a more informed view. All three takes/videos below are the same as they were in the previous "final" poll, so if you remember how you voted and don't think knowing the info above would have changed your vote, then you don't have to view them again if you don't want to. I couldn't figure out how to blank out the poll results and let people vote again in the other thread, so I'm resorting to this approach to give people a chance to vote again based on "full disclosure" of the wind/sea state info as mentioned above. Remember, please pick TWO CHOICES in the poll - first, which of the 3 did you like the boat movement best in, and second, which of the 3 did you like the way the water looked best in. "Take 1" video is here: "Take 2" video is here: "Take 3" video is here: Thanks for the help (and this really is the last one before the release this weekend) __________________

01-25-08, 07:06 PM	#4
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	2 on both counts... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

01-25-08, 08:47 PM	#5
Soviet_Warlord XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 416 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I love the roll in #2. It seems perfect. Not too little, not too much. __________________

01-25-08, 10:31 PM	#6
Weather-guesser Lieutenant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Albany, New York USA Posts: 260 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Still two baby! __________________ NAVY! It's not just a job. It's a Buck Seventy-Five an hour!

01-25-08, 06:19 PM	#2
Will-Rommel Chief Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 320 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Well, this is the worst environmental conditions we can run across in the game, so it have to be rough! Voting 3 for both! __________________ -Fighting is a lifestyle-

01-25-08, 06:38 PM	#3
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	2 for both... hands down. Again, the boat's rolling motion in 3 is way too rapid, and the ocean in 3 looks more like a bad day on the bay than the deep ocean rollers you should see way out there. 1 is a bit too tame on both fronts. 2 seems to be pretty much in the Goldilocks zone.

01-28-08, 06:34 PM	#7
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	#2 rode the wave good with good wave breaching, yet#3 rolled more to the waves.

01-29-08, 07:33 AM	#8
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I can't decide between 2 & 3 so i'll say both I liked 3 slightly better cause it rolled alot - but both are equal in goodness, if that made sense... __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

01-29-08, 08:26 AM	#9
Uber Gruber Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I tried wanting 2 but I have to go with 3....and I still don't think the sea state is rough enough. Is that really the worst the sea gets in the game ? Compared to SH3 Atlantic Sea its, well, a bit tame.