To sync or not to sync ?

[The General]

'Sync' my games? Is that what you Yanks call 'Registering' your software?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by The General

'Sync' my games? Is that what you Yanks call 'Registering' your software?

I'm guessing you dont have the game or else you would know what this is about.

[Bilge_Rat]

I sync, simply because that is the default option and I have had no issues so far.

Is there an advantage to cancelling online saves?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I sync, simply because that is the default option and I have had no issues so far.

Is there an advantage to cancelling online saves?

Post #2 pretty much sums it up.

Oh and I swear I got someone elses saved game once because it put my sub in a location that I have never been to before. I just loaded another save. Should have looked at it more closely.

[piri_reis]

No, turned it of completely. Helps speeding up geting out of the regular "synching games" windows, though can't get rid of them completely.

[The General]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I'm guessing you dont have the game or else you would know what this is about.

I have the game and love it! It's just when you used the term 'games' plural, I wasn't sure if you were referring specifically to this DRM business (997th Thread regarding this issue by-the-way). How many games have you got that have DRM?! If the title of this thread is actually: 'Do you allow SH5 to sync your saved games?', then there are already 332 Threads with that title

I allow the sync of saved games, because it's quick, convenient and poses absolutely no problems whatsoever. Next question...

[Wurschtie]

Yes, we have a choice.
No, even if you check 'don't sync savegames online' it still syncs.

Yes, we need a "I tried not to. Didn't work at all that st*** b*** of sh***" answer in this poll.

[EAF274 Johan]

Got rid of it as soon as I figured out how after I lost a few hours worth of playing when I got synched with old savegames. Now looking for a way to get rid of the autosave function...

[robbo180265]

I turned it off after hearing that a few players have had problems. It seems to be less intrusive with it off too.

[Nemesis43]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I sync, simply because that is the default option and I have had no issues so far.

Is there an advantage to cancelling online saves?

Well, if you crash out of the game for any reason (it doesn't get shut down properly, allowing it to upload saved games), you'll lose all progress next time you start it, as the syncing process makes sure your saves are identical to what's on the server. I imagine the same thing happens if the game shuts down properly, but servers are down/inaccessible at the time.
This can be worked around by copying all your saves to another location before risking the sync, and if they get deleted, copying them back after the game has started and sits in the main menu.
I haven't had a chance to verify that turning sync off will actually turn sync completely off. However, if it does, that's what I'd recommend.

[Stormin Norman]

Last nite it took a really unusual long time to synch, so I just turned it off. I've not seen much time difference thus far, tho.

[SabreHawk]

Well I've left this alone and as it is stock. Reason being is I have no problem with it. And I like to leave something that hasn't any problems alone.
Besides if i ever have to uninstall and reinstall like I have once already, I wont have to start all over again. The online saves will be there and I can just pick up where I left off in spite of the fact that I reinstalled the sim.

[MaciejK]

Neh.