RIP silent hunter series

tonyj · 03-03-10, 02:45 PM

i'm sorry chaps, i'm upset.

this game is really, really, and i mean really, bad. play sh3 and its a pleasure, makes sense and just works.

sh5 is shockingly bad. I honestly think they released this halfway through the dev cycle.

i thought i was disappointed with sh4 but this reaches a new low.

i'm sorry to complain people but i had to get this off my chest.

Laffertytig · 03-03-10, 02:50 PM

you just cant beat a good, constructive post such as the one above

tonyj · 03-03-10, 02:52 PM

i think the bit about playing sh3 and then sh5 was supposed to be constructive. ie the difference.

The General · 03-03-10, 02:54 PM

Tonyj, how did you get hold of your copy?

tonyj · 03-03-10, 02:55 PM

General, i got mine from ShopTo before they ran out of stock a couple of days ago. Got it yesterday. apparently they have some more now.

Letum · 03-03-10, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

Tonyj, how did you get hold of your copy?

^this.

/raises a suspicious eyebrow.

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Originally Posted by Hitman

SH4 was terrible when released, but patches turned it into a decent game, and mods made it excel.

Is that the way it is supposed to work tho?

tonyj · 03-03-10, 02:59 PM

@Hitman, i hear what you're saying and your right eventually it will, fingers crossed be a good game.

I guess i was expecting them to learn they're lesson after sh4, about releasing a half baked game, but sadly this is in an even worse state, even after patch 1.1.

I just got my hopes up that it would be a good release and sadly its not.

Hitman · 03-03-10, 02:55 PM

SH4 was terrible when released, but patches turned it into a decent game, and mods made it excel.

From what I have seen so far, SH5 is as half backed as SH4 or even more -given that content has been reduced so much- but I think final judgement should be reserved for the end-version, with all patches applied.

It will depend on each player if the current bugs -and there are a lot- are a deal breaker or not, of course...

Greyghost · 03-03-10, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

SH4 was terrible when released, but patches turned it into a decent game, and mods made it excel.

From what I have seen so far, SH5 is as half backed as SH4 or even more -given that content has been reduced so much- but I think final judgement should be reserved for the end-version, with all patches applied.

It will depend on each player if the current bugs -and there are a lot- are a deal breaker or not, of course...

It is absolutely ashame that the players are basically required to finish the game for the devs. You shell out 50-60 bucks for the game and it's only half finished because they know you will buy it and the community will finish it with mods. SHIV I played for about 2 days and shelved it, it left such a bad taste in my mouth that even when I installed the mods I only played it for maybe another week and just said screw it.

I was looking forward to this game and told myself I was not going to buy it once I learned about DRM. I ultimately said the hell with it and I would try it. So far I am utterly disappointed. The auto TDC, one of the easiest things in this series, has been made completely useless. It completely sucks the life out of the sim when you line it up only to have a bout a 10% chance of actually getting a torp to hit. NO matter how close you are to the target.

Ubisoft really sucker punched all subsimmers with this release. I don't see how they released the game as is, to me it needed much much more time in development. I'm sad to say I think they are killing the Silent Hunter series.

Armistead · 03-03-10, 04:46 PM

SH4 sure is fun....

It is hard to believe they sale a game that unfinished. That's why I just can't buy new released games, but this sounds really unfinished. It's like having cake, but not being able to eat it. Just a few of those bugs would ruin the game for me, but I'm into realistic play, not arcadish and seems this one is arcade play. They have to know they released crap.

Hopefully I can pick it up in a bargain bin for $5 after it's patched and some mods are up in about a year.

Laffertytig · 03-03-10, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tonyj

i think the bit about playing sh3 and then sh5 was supposed to be constructive. ie the difference.

i think it was mainly the headline to your post which i found a bit ridiculous. SH3 and SH4 were both VERY rough around the edges but they both turned out to be decent subsims after time. i didnt even buy SH4 until 6 months or so after release due to its problems.

you may well be right, the SH series may be go down the toilet, but to be sayin that after a few days since its release is just daft.

tonyj · 03-03-10, 03:28 PM

maybe it was a bit over the top but you have to wonder where its all going. point taken.

Drifter · 03-03-10, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

you just cant beat a good, constructive post such as the one above

Oh please. What kind of response is that?

I'm afraid I have to agree with tonyj. SH5 is absolutely horrible in my opinion. Poor performance, one of the worst UI I have ever seen, very arcadish, not even a half-finished game. Totally, totally disappointed. I feel ripped-off.

sav112 · 03-03-10, 06:14 PM

As I said in a few posts I’ll buy this a year down the line, as this is just the usual stuff you get these days . The post with the destroyer wandering off when your surfaced was frightening to read.

For those who bought the game I hope the fix it soon and thanks for playing the game and bringing these many bugs to the attention of the forum.

Laffertytig · 03-03-10, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Drifter

Oh please. What kind of response is that?

I'm afraid I have to agree with tonyj. SH5 is absolutely horrible in my opinion. Poor performance, one of the worst UI I have ever seen, very arcadish, not even a half-finished game. Totally, totally disappointed. I feel ripped-off.

oh i dunno, its the kinda response from a guy who remembers very well seing these exact kinda posts from people after SH2, SH3 and 4 were released

and here we are at SH5. but then you probably wouldnt know these things judging by your newness round here.

anyways,

didnt i read some of your posts regarding how excited you were with the modding possibilities of SH5? maybe this game genre aint for you after all.

03-03-10, 02:45 PM	#1
tonyj Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: london Posts: 115 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	RIP silent hunter series i'm sorry chaps, i'm upset. this game is really, really, and i mean really, bad. play sh3 and its a pleasure, makes sense and just works. sh5 is shockingly bad. I honestly think they released this halfway through the dev cycle. i thought i was disappointed with sh4 but this reaches a new low. i'm sorry to complain people but i had to get this off my chest.

03-03-10, 02:54 PM	#4
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Tonyj, how did you get hold of your copy? __________________ *THE GENERAL*

03-03-10, 02:55 PM	#8
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	SH4 was terrible when released, but patches turned it into a decent game, and mods made it excel. From what I have seen so far, SH5 is as half backed as SH4 or even more -given that content has been reduced so much- but I think final judgement should be reserved for the end-version, with all patches applied. It will depend on each player if the current bugs -and there are a lot- are a deal breaker or not, of course... __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

03-03-10, 06:14 PM	#14
sav112 Gunner Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 92 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As I said in a few posts I’ll buy this a year down the line, as this is just the usual stuff you get these days . The post with the destroyer wandering off when your surfaced was frightening to read. For those who bought the game I hope the fix it soon and thanks for playing the game and bringing these many bugs to the attention of the forum. __________________

03-03-10, 02:50 PM	#2
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	you just cant beat a good, constructive post such as the one above

03-03-10, 02:52 PM	#3
tonyj Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: london Posts: 115 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	i think the bit about playing sh3 and then sh5 was supposed to be constructive. ie the difference.

03-03-10, 02:59 PM	#7
tonyj Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: london Posts: 115 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	@Hitman, i hear what you're saying and your right eventually it will, fingers crossed be a good game. I guess i was expecting them to learn they're lesson after sh4, about releasing a half baked game, but sadly this is in an even worse state, even after patch 1.1. I just got my hopes up that it would be a good release and sadly its not.

03-03-10, 04:46 PM	#10
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	SH4 sure is fun.... It is hard to believe they sale a game that unfinished. That's why I just can't buy new released games, but this sounds really unfinished. It's like having cake, but not being able to eat it. Just a few of those bugs would ruin the game for me, but I'm into realistic play, not arcadish and seems this one is arcade play. They have to know they released crap. Hopefully I can pick it up in a bargain bin for $5 after it's patched and some mods are up in about a year.

03-03-10, 03:28 PM	#12
tonyj Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: london Posts: 115 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	maybe it was a bit over the top but you have to wonder where its all going. point taken.