How's the hold out crowd holding up? - Page 11

BigBANGtheory · 03-21-10, 12:39 PM

Its not just about DRM is also about quality, I am holding out fine whilst the game is in it current state and yeah I probably would pay $100+ for the perfect subsim game.

Boats · 03-21-10, 12:53 PM

Yeah, DRM aint the only gemlin in the works, not by a long shot. If the game had rave reviews with the DRM being the only fly in the ointment I think there'd be a lot fewer holdouts.
Just look a Neal's reveiw as an example. There's a guy that didn't have any problems with DRM before the sim was released. And I'm thinking that DRM didn't influence his review one iota. Those execs need to play their own game.

As for me, I remember what was done with SH2 and that's the only hope I have att.

tater · 03-21-10, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavell

Of course they do. Which is why I'm sure they'd drop the SH series before they dropped the DRM. They know it's almost universally hated, and those that don't hate it aren't exactly for it. They're getting hammered for it all over the place. Any site that allows user reviews/comments has had its SH5 rating dragged into the toilet over DRM. If they were going to back down, they would have.

True. I know that I will seek out new ubi releases to ding down on places like Amazon as a sort of sport, even assuming I never buy another.

the_belgian · 03-21-10, 01:06 PM

so,in the first post in this topic the big question is to buy SHV while DRM is still the only way to play the game,right?
i think i took that risk and even more!i knew my computer wouldn't reach the minimum requirements but that could not stop me from buying.
i was even able to have some playing in the historical missions as long as i didn't try to get on deck,for a unknown reason i can get up the stairs,climb up but with two steps to go i seem to run into a invissible wall(!?!).
but as far as i have been able to play and look at the game it's worth waiting for a new PC.
DRM,and i know i repeat myself on this one,is just a temporary problem that will be solved in time...

KiwiVenge · 03-21-10, 01:38 PM

I have to admit, after a weekend without server problems I am pretty damned close to buying this game.

Cavell · 03-21-10, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KiwiVenge

I have to admit, after a weekend without server problems I am pretty damned close to buying this game.

What's stopping you?

KiwiVenge · 03-21-10, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavell

What's stopping you?

Not sure if I will be able to enjoy it if I experienced some of the myriad of problems that various folks seem to be having that makes the game unplayable. Server issues would of driven me nuts so was waiting to see if that problem settled down, and now it seems to of. At least for this past weekend.

I feel like I should know better and give it time before buying it, yet the pull to give it a go is definitely there. Yet I would have such a "I knew better but bought it anyway" feel if I did buy it and then had some of the bigger problems others are having and end up shelfing it because it doesn't work for me.

Nisgeis · 03-21-10, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KiwiVenge

Not sure if I will be able to enjoy it if I experienced some of the myriad of problems that various folks seem to be having that makes the game unplayable.

I've been playing for hours and hours, as have others, so there can't be any bugs that make the game unplayable. Sure there are a few bugs, but none that actually stop you playaing the game. There have been people who have said that this and that for them made the game unplayable - e.g. 'You can store electric torpedoes in the external stores?! WTF?! That's a game breaker for me! I hope everyone at Ubisoft dies' etcetera. If you aren't prone to throw your toys out of the pram and are open to a new way of playing, you won't have that problem.

KiwiVenge · 03-21-10, 03:19 PM

Ok, this holder outer has caved lol
Should have the game in the next day or two.

Boats · 03-21-10, 03:45 PM

Welcome to the club Kiwi.

Armistead · 03-21-10, 03:53 PM

I'm still sailing the Pacific, happy and free. I won't buy SH5 until all the bugs are fixed. I can't play a game that is arcadish and even a few silly bugs ruin it for me. I don't want just a playable game, I want a realistic fun subsim. If I played it now I would end up just putting it on the shelf.
Hopefully in several months it will be patched, DRM dropped and a few supermods to make it a great game and I should be able to get it in a bargain bin...

Skiiwa · 03-21-10, 08:14 PM

Sh4 with mods is still GREAT!. Thank U MOD TEAMS!!!!!

I will never buy this title unless the DRM is removed.
Hell, I may NEVER buy it just on principle

At this moment I will not be buying another Ubi title..

Lord help us all if IL-2(Storm of War) is published by Ubi.

Chris

Flopper · 03-21-10, 09:05 PM

I'll buy it right now if no DRM. Otherwise, I'm going try to hold off until it's 5 dollars. SH3 rules.

SteamWake · 03-21-10, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Skiiwa

Lord help us all if IL-2(Storm of War) is published by Ubi.

Chris

Urkkkk.. choke ... gasp....

Spartan · 03-21-10, 09:47 PM

Doing just fine. DRM is pure evil and never believe otherwise. The sooner the vexing blight is gone from games the better. Any DRM beyond a basic serial number only harms legit customers.

I have likely saved over $3,000 the past couple years not buying UBI or EA games because of DRM. Additionally, arguably I have saved ten times that amount from not making music purchases either outside of Amazon where I'm at about the $4k mark in music purchases since it stopped using DRM.

03-21-10, 01:38 PM	#155
KiwiVenge Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 168 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I have to admit, after a weekend without server problems I am pretty damned close to buying this game. __________________ \"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.\"

03-21-10, 03:19 PM	#159
KiwiVenge Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 168 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ok, this holder outer has caved lol Should have the game in the next day or two. __________________ \"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.\"

03-21-10, 08:14 PM	#162
Skiiwa Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 8 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	Doing Great Sh4 with mods is still GREAT!. Thank U MOD TEAMS!!!!! I will never buy this title unless the DRM is removed. Hell, I may NEVER buy it just on principle At this moment I will not be buying another Ubi title.. Lord help us all if IL-2(Storm of War) is published by Ubi. Chris

03-21-10, 09:05 PM	#163
Flopper Weps Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Asheville, NC, USA Posts: 356 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	I'll buy it right now if no DRM. Otherwise, I'm going try to hold off until it's 5 dollars. SH3 rules. __________________

03-21-10, 12:39 PM	#151
BigBANGtheory Officer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: British Waters Posts: 243 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 0	Its not just about DRM is also about quality, I am holding out fine whilst the game is in it current state and yeah I probably would pay $100+ for the perfect subsim game.

03-21-10, 12:53 PM	#152
Boats Loader Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ME Posts: 84 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Yeah, DRM aint the only gemlin in the works, not by a long shot. If the game had rave reviews with the DRM being the only fly in the ointment I think there'd be a lot fewer holdouts. Just look a Neal's reveiw as an example. There's a guy that didn't have any problems with DRM before the sim was released. And I'm thinking that DRM didn't influence his review one iota. Those execs need to play their own game. As for me, I remember what was done with SH2 and that's the only hope I have att.

03-21-10, 01:06 PM	#154
the_belgian Commander Join Date: May 2007 Location: a mile behind the sign"end of civilisation" Posts: 444 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	so,in the first post in this topic the big question is to buy SHV while DRM is still the only way to play the game,right? i think i took that risk and even more!i knew my computer wouldn't reach the minimum requirements but that could not stop me from buying. i was even able to have some playing in the historical missions as long as i didn't try to get on deck,for a unknown reason i can get up the stairs,climb up but with two steps to go i seem to run into a invissible wall(!?!). but as far as i have been able to play and look at the game it's worth waiting for a new PC. DRM,and i know i repeat myself on this one,is just a temporary problem that will be solved in time...

03-21-10, 03:45 PM	#160
Boats Loader Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ME Posts: 84 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the club Kiwi.

03-21-10, 03:53 PM	#161
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I'm still sailing the Pacific, happy and free. I won't buy SH5 until all the bugs are fixed. I can't play a game that is arcadish and even a few silly bugs ruin it for me. I don't want just a playable game, I want a realistic fun subsim. If I played it now I would end up just putting it on the shelf. Hopefully in several months it will be patched, DRM dropped and a few supermods to make it a great game and I should be able to get it in a bargain bin...

03-21-10, 09:47 PM	#165
Spartan Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Doing just fine. DRM is pure evil and never believe otherwise. The sooner the vexing blight is gone from games the better. Any DRM beyond a basic serial number only harms legit customers. I have likely saved over $3,000 the past couple years not buying UBI or EA games because of DRM. Additionally, arguably I have saved ten times that amount from not making music purchases either outside of Amazon where I'm at about the $4k mark in music purchases since it stopped using DRM.