Clearly the most disturbing time ever to be a Subsim member

[Steeltrap]

SH2 is what caused me to wait about a year or more to buy SH3. I got it for about AUS$30 and the mods were already around.

Then I bought SH4 when it came out.



I imagine I'll wait some time before getting SH5.

Something the 'modern' game development philosophy teaches a consumer is "you're a mug if you pay full price for a game that will doubtless take 6 months to make stable/acceptable, at which point it will cost you 50% less".

The abortionate Empire Total War is a classic example.

Oh well.

[SteamWake]

I dont know about 'most disturbing of times' as others have said "seen it all before".

But hey, its a little bit of excitement.

Personally I've been amused by the SH5 section for quite a while now.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

ACTUALLY

the most disturbing time ever to be a subsim member is during

1. A power outage that leaves you without internet connection

2. A server Fire which leaves you without connectivity to Subsim.com

3. A motherboard melt down which results in no computer to connect to the internet with

I garuntee you, this: will break any addiction of subsim.com. Also tends to leave you uncaring about things you used to care about.

Originally Posted by Uber Gruber

While we're at it, lets mention the "Mod Wars" and the "Right, that's it, i'm leaving" statements and "hey, you stole my apple image" and and and.....sigh, so many happy memories.

Things like this. Drama is par for the course here. It's funny though, that mod war drove a wedge and forged dividing lines that persist to this day. Although, i could be wrong, i faintly sense the ice melting from that "cold war", but i think that's just wishful thinking. The real kick in the pants will be seeing what happens once the dust starts to settle from SH5's release. It's my intention to be an observer on the side lines this time, kinda like how one would slow down and rubberneck for a real bad 10 car pileup on the freeway. Won't be involved, will definatly be looking, but ultimatly will be just passing through.

[Ships-R-Us]

I have followed some of Ducimus' posts this evening and find them unsettling, and with cause. I fear we may lose one of our most helpful artists and genius. Godspeed to you and yours, Ducimus

[Tarnsman]

Now I am reminded where the SH4 interface came from SH2.

[Ducimus]

Don't worry Shipsrus, there are far more talented modders then I floating about. Not to mention any up and coming's that have yet to be seen. You'll see em coming out of the wood works once SH5 is released.

[Sailor Steve]

Ducimus is right again. After SH2 I was disappointed that only a couple of the bright lights who did so much great modding for that game were still around for SH3. And when SH4 came along there were still more new talents taking up the task.

SH5? Who knows what new name we'll be praising two years from now.

As for Ducimus, well, all I can say is...


















"There she was, just a walkin' down the street, singin'..."

[Tarnsman]

Past is Prologue


It will all be OK by 2012

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I garuntee you, this: will break any addiction of subsim.com. Also tends to leave you uncaring about things you used to care about.



Things like this. Drama is par for the course here. It's funny though, that mod war drove a wedge and forged dividing lines that persist to this day. Although, i could be wrong, i faintly sense the ice melting from that "cold war", but i think that's just wishful thinking.

The ice would melt a lot faster if you would just leave it alone. This only occurs after a lot of effort.

[Méo]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

This only occurs after a lot of effort.

Very true, just have to read the last one just before christmas...

I think some are just making fun in testing your limits.

[karamazovnew]

I remember that period, I actually thought the zombie thing was a custom avatar and I was thinking "Hey, Ducimus has a really cool avatar!". By the time I realized what was going on the mod-war had already ended and I still don't know what it was all about... Still searching tho.

EDIT: nevermind, found it.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Uber Gruber

While we're at it, lets mention the "Mod Wars" and the "Right, that's it, i'm leaving" statements and "hey, you stole my apple image" and and and.....sigh, so many happy memories.

And don't forget the "SH4 is way better than SH3" and "No, SH3 is way better than SH4" threads. Pure joy.

Ah, the memories...

I wonder how long it will be before we get a "Deck gun rate of fire" thread. You haven't witnessed Subsim at its best unless you experience first hand a deck gun rate of fire thread.

Admittedly though, the competition did lead to some great findings that led to SH3 being pushed well beyond the limits that anyone thought possible. And it was great to always see an inbox full of Neal's PMs.

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

and lets not forget the talk of a class action lawsuit against ubisoft because sh4 was full of bugs

There's really nothing that can top that, is there?

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Not to mention any up and coming's that have yet to be seen. You'll see em coming out of the wood works once SH5 is released.

Looking forward to it.

[sergei]

Originally Posted by JScones

I wonder how long it will be before we get a "Deck gun rate of fire" thread. You haven't witnessed Subsim at its best unless you experience first hand a deck gun rate of fire thread.

Seconded that. I remember when I was still a lurker starting to read a post about something seemingly unrelated, that degenerated into an argument about the deck gun that went on for about 15 pages.
As I was totally uninvolved it was a very entertaining thread.
Man, people get passionate about the deck gun eh?
Like you said, looking forward to the first deck gun ROF thread for SH5. Maybe we should give out a prize to the first person who turns up to complain about it?

I wonder how long it will be before we get a "Deck gun rate of fire" thread. You haven't witnessed Subsim at its best unless you experience first hand a deck gun rate of fire thread.

My all time favourite without a shadow of a doubt

Oh and FIFTEEN SECONDS!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by JScones

And don't forget the "SH4 is way better than SH3" and "No, SH3 is way better than SH4" threads. Pure joy.

Ah, the memories...

Memories? That one's still going on as we type.

I wonder how long it will be before we get a "Deck gun rate of fire" thread. You haven't witnessed Subsim at its best unless you experience first hand a deck gun rate of fire thread.

Oh, yeah. It starts with a complaint that "all the books say..." and gets into a learned discussion/tirade/attack, and six pages later somebody who's read something somewhere says "Well, if you'd read all the books you'd know the truth..." and it starts all over again.

No wonder poor Beery comes around so rarely.

There's really nothing that can top that, is there?

I'm sure we'll come up with something.

Originally Posted by Uber Gruber

Oh and FIFTEEN SECONDS!

FOUR SECONDS, stupid! If you'd just read any of the books...


Sorry, couldn't resist.