Putting things into perspective.

smangs · 03-10-10, 09:50 AM

I am always amazed how passionate people get over silly stuff like a game. DRM or not, I will always buy it if I support the genre, especially a niche market like combat simulators.

After playing SH5 for like 20 minutes, I decided to shelf it for a while because there were just too many bugs and I did not like the interface but do I regret buying it? No, because there are just too few companies out there that are dedicated enough to even release a game like that. Also, SH5 has huge potential when the bugs get fixed and the modders get their hands on it. I hope that the GWX team will get together and get working on SH5 right away

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I really like Steel Beasts Pro's approach with using a dongle to play the simulator but of course I shelled out a lot more money for that one. However, they had long discussions with the community before they picked their copy protection method but I am sure that even hardware copy protection can easily be hacked. If you want publisher to continue to create high quality simulators then the only approach that works is to buy their games and introduce others combat simulators. Otherwise, you will end of with games like Gears of War 1/2 or Call of Duty: MW 2 that get great sales and awesome reviews but I find are more like watching a movie and leave very little room when it comes to being innovative in tackling problems.

I, for one, find it amazing that games basically cost the same now than they did when I still had my Commodore 64 (I still do own that one) and only cost very little to produce. You still had to use your imagination to even believe that those dots on the screen were enemy airplanes or tanks. If I look at SH5, I almost feel like too much effort/money is being put into making the sim look great and much is being lost on quality control or the playability factor. How about that 200-300 page manual that used to be normal for a decent simulator??? Spend more money on that than the role playing aspect of Silent Hunter 5. Today, developing a game costs almost as much as making a movie and you still only pay $50 or $60 for sometimes years of entertainment. Falcon4 has given me a whole decade of enjoyment so far and I spend more money now going out to dinner or to the movies with my family.

If you don't like SH5 in its current form then wait before buying or become involved in the modding community. I don't have time to become involved and anyone with children at home will probably understand that there are much more important things to do than playing games. However, I am immensely grateful for the dedication and the hard work that is being done by both the game developer and the modding community.

I probably get some stupid response from some immature kid out there for this post but my days of caring or getting worked up about things like that are long over.

BTW, sorry for this first post rant

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03-10-10, 09:50 AM	#1
smangs Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: United States Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Putting things into perspective. I am always amazed how passionate people get over silly stuff like a game. DRM or not, I will always buy it if I support the genre, especially a niche market like combat simulators. After playing SH5 for like 20 minutes, I decided to shelf it for a while because there were just too many bugs and I did not like the interface but do I regret buying it? No, because there are just too few companies out there that are dedicated enough to even release a game like that. Also, SH5 has huge potential when the bugs get fixed and the modders get their hands on it. I hope that the GWX team will get together and get working on SH5 right away . I really like Steel Beasts Pro's approach with using a dongle to play the simulator but of course I shelled out a lot more money for that one. However, they had long discussions with the community before they picked their copy protection method but I am sure that even hardware copy protection can easily be hacked. If you want publisher to continue to create high quality simulators then the only approach that works is to buy their games and introduce others combat simulators. Otherwise, you will end of with games like Gears of War 1/2 or Call of Duty: MW 2 that get great sales and awesome reviews but I find are more like watching a movie and leave very little room when it comes to being innovative in tackling problems. I, for one, find it amazing that games basically cost the same now than they did when I still had my Commodore 64 (I still do own that one) and only cost very little to produce. You still had to use your imagination to even believe that those dots on the screen were enemy airplanes or tanks. If I look at SH5, I almost feel like too much effort/money is being put into making the sim look great and much is being lost on quality control or the playability factor. How about that 200-300 page manual that used to be normal for a decent simulator??? Spend more money on that than the role playing aspect of Silent Hunter 5. Today, developing a game costs almost as much as making a movie and you still only pay $50 or $60 for sometimes years of entertainment. Falcon4 has given me a whole decade of enjoyment so far and I spend more money now going out to dinner or to the movies with my family. If you don't like SH5 in its current form then wait before buying or become involved in the modding community. I don't have time to become involved and anyone with children at home will probably understand that there are much more important things to do than playing games. However, I am immensely grateful for the dedication and the hard work that is being done by both the game developer and the modding community. I probably get some stupid response from some immature kid out there for this post but my days of caring or getting worked up about things like that are long over. BTW, sorry for this first post rant .