Why is This?

irish1958 · 05-09-11, 08:51 AM

How come the SH3 forums (actually it should be "fora") are still so popular, with the number of viewers consistently out performing those for SH4 and SH5.

Gerald · 05-09-11, 08:58 AM

Perhaps because the SH3, paved the way for them.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-09-11, 10:04 AM

I don't know why, sorry.

But I do know that because of the current illiterati making the word forums common language it is now correct to use it in place of fora. Many other words have gone the same way.

Recently I complained to the BBC about a newscaster using 'stadiums' (

) and they pointed me in the new, correct way as featured in the latest edition of the OED.

It's only going to get worse.

Still, you can't help but lol

Sorry.

Jimbuna · 05-09-11, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

How come the SH3 forums (actually it should be "fora") are still so popular, with the number of viewers consistently out performing those for SH4 and SH5.

I don't know for sure but I could hazard a guess....better if I didn't though

Osmium Steele · 05-09-11, 11:35 AM

Because more people choose to play SH3 than the other incarnations, for myriad reasons.

Sailor Steve · 05-09-11, 12:48 PM

Why is this even worth mentioning? Sounds like stirring the pot to me.

irish1958 · 05-09-11, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Why is this even worth mentioning? Sounds like stirring the pot to me.

You're right, of course; my bad.
I just like this game better, I guess..

Fish In The Water · 05-09-11, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

How come the SH3 forums (actually it should be "fora") are still so popular, with the number of viewers consistently out performing those for SH4 and SH5.

Freedom of choice in action.

sublynx · 05-10-11, 02:27 AM

My reasons to prefer SH3:

1. SH5's reliance on a working internet connection. I don't want to have an internet connection while playing. A connection makes my system more unstable and eats up resources. I want to be able to play with my laptop and I am sometimes in places with no internet connection or a very bad internet connection, that might cut off now and then.
2. Tradition and culture. I used to play Aces of the Deep in the good old days and got used to thinking about the Atlantic battle and the European theatre of war. SH4's Pacific environment seems alien to me. As a European, it seems easier to me to relate to the game, when the map shows cities I have actually visited, sea areas and islands I've seen, and the measurements in SH3 are in kilometers and meters, which are something that I am accustomed to.

If somebody made a subsim with SH3+GWX's tactical environment and single sub action combined with the more strategical wolfpacks of Aces of the Deep, possibly with dynamic and historically oriented orders from BDU, I'd be ready to change the game and even pay a hefty amount for the game - I see no point in all the new games being priced the same. If I want a Ferrari, I should be ready to pay for the extra quality. As it is, SH3 with it's variety giving mods is more than enough for me.

Howard313 · 05-11-11, 09:52 PM

well i talk here because all i have is sh3, I opted to get sh3 over 4 and 5 because it'd be easier on my pc. In fact I was originally planning on getting 2, until I heard about it's lack of re-playability, so with 3 it is and with 3 I'll stay

FIREWALL · 05-11-11, 10:44 PM

I think it has alot to do with...

Sailor Steve · 05-12-11, 01:10 AM

On the other hand...on the subject of "forums" vs "fora", this has always been the way of language. I like to complain that "impact" is not a verb; you don't "impact" something. Then I found out that two hundred years ago Benjamin Franklin complained to Noah Webster about the same thing. His pet peeves were the use of "advocate" and "progress" as verbs.
http://founders-blog.blogspot.com/20...ebster-jr.html

And then I realized that I've always done it with other words. I "access" the internet all the time.

Of course nouns should never be used as verbs, especially proper nouns. If you disagree, I'm sure you can google any facts you need, and xerox me a copy while you're at it.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-12-11, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Of course nouns should never be used as verbs, especially proper nouns. If you disagree, I'm sure you can google any facts you need, and xerox me a copy while you're at it.

05-12-11, 05:27 AM

Because SH3 is the best.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-12-11, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

Because SH3 is the best.

Well we are in the SH3 side of things, was the same question asked in the other two?

Actually I think I've remembered why, the people in 4/5 side 'appear' to be a little less forgiving and friendly for people who don't RTFM, or read the myriad thread already existing on a particular subject. Personally I have all three, I love SH3 (GWX obviously, other supermods are available), don't think great of 4, and have only done the basic nav tutorial in 5 - that's not to say I don't like it, it did seem great and that can only be improved when I get round to adding mods, I just don't seem to find the gaming time to play at the moment (any spare goes on BF:BC2, and I make time on a Wed/Thurs evening for Arclight's DCS Flight Nights).

05-09-11, 08:51 AM	#1
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Why is This? How come the SH3 forums (actually it should be "fora") are still so popular, with the number of viewers consistently out performing those for SH4 and SH5. __________________ Irish1958

05-09-11, 08:58 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Perhaps because the SH3, paved the way for them. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

05-09-11, 10:04 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I don't know why, sorry. But I do know that because of the current illiterati making the word forums common language it is now correct to use it in place of fora. Many other words have gone the same way. Recently I complained to the BBC about a newscaster using 'stadiums' () and they pointed me in the new, correct way as featured in the latest edition of the OED. It's only going to get worse. Still, you can't help but *lol* Sorry. __________________

05-09-11, 12:48 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Why is this even worth mentioning? Sounds like stirring the pot to me. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-11, 02:27 AM	#9
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	My reasons to prefer SH3: 1. SH5's reliance on a working internet connection. I don't want to have an internet connection while playing. A connection makes my system more unstable and eats up resources. I want to be able to play with my laptop and I am sometimes in places with no internet connection or a very bad internet connection, that might cut off now and then. 2. Tradition and culture. I used to play Aces of the Deep in the good old days and got used to thinking about the Atlantic battle and the European theatre of war. SH4's Pacific environment seems alien to me. As a European, it seems easier to me to relate to the game, when the map shows cities I have actually visited, sea areas and islands I've seen, and the measurements in SH3 are in kilometers and meters, which are something that I am accustomed to. If somebody made a subsim with SH3+GWX's tactical environment and single sub action combined with the more strategical wolfpacks of Aces of the Deep, possibly with dynamic and historically oriented orders from BDU, I'd be ready to change the game and even pay a hefty amount for the game - I see no point in all the new games being priced the same. If I want a Ferrari, I should be ready to pay for the extra quality. As it is, SH3 with it's variety giving mods is more than enough for me. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

05-09-11, 11:35 AM	#5
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Because more people choose to play SH3 than the other incarnations, for myriad reasons.

05-11-11, 09:52 PM	#10
Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	well i talk here because all i have is sh3, I opted to get sh3 over 4 and 5 because it'd be easier on my pc. In fact I was originally planning on getting 2, until I heard about it's lack of re-playability, so with 3 it is and with 3 I'll stay

05-11-11, 10:44 PM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I think it has alot to do with... __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-12-11, 01:10 AM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	On the other hand...on the subject of "forums" vs "fora", this has always been the way of language. I like to complain that "impact" is not a verb; you don't "impact" something. Then I found out that two hundred years ago Benjamin Franklin complained to Noah Webster about the same thing. His pet peeves were the use of "advocate" and "progress" as verbs. http://founders-blog.blogspot.com/20...ebster-jr.html And then I realized that I've always done it with other words. I "access" the internet all the time. Of course nouns should never be used as verbs, especially proper nouns. If you disagree, I'm sure you can google any facts you need, and xerox me a copy while you're at it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-12-11, 05:27 AM	#14
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Because SH3 is the best.