Do we really want to ruin this forum with constant DRM and SH5 trashing?

[vonTorpitz]

Judging by the posts Ive read. I can tell feelings are running hot concerning the inadequacies of SH5. Most of all, it seems that Ubisofts DRM policy is the predominant gripe here. Given the amount of negative press this thing is getting its only a matter of course until Ubisoft pulls it. Incidentally,(and I am truly reluctant to post this in light of the anguish Ive read about) I have experienced zero problems logging on to SH5 through Ubisofts servers. Not once. Maybe Im lucky. To be clear though, I am not condoning the unfinished product SH5 or Ubisofts draconian marketing schemes either.
In any case, the thread was directed to those who have already bought the game and how we can make it better. If you like SH3 then play it. Im ready to move on. And I sincerely hope others who've bought the game are as well.
Either that or we commandeer a U -Boat, sail to Romania or whatever backwater Eastern European paradise this game was created in ........and nuke it.

[Taurolas]

Originally Posted by vonTorpitz

Judging by the posts Ive read. I can tell feelings are running hot concerning the inadequacies of SH5. Most of all, it seems that Ubisofts DRM policy is the predominant gripe here. Given the amount of negative press this thing is getting its only a matter of course until Ubisoft pulls it. Incidentally,(and I am truly reluctant to post this in light of the anguish Ive read about) I have experienced zero problems logging on to SH5 through Ubisofts servers. Not once. Maybe Im lucky. To be clear though, I am not condoning the unfinished product SH5 or Ubisofts draconian marketing schemes either.
In any case, the thread was directed to those who have already bought the game and how we can make it better. If you like SH3 then play it. Im ready to move on. And I sincerely hope others who've bought the game are as well.
Either that or we commandeer a U -Boat, sail to Romania or whatever backwater Eastern European paradise this game was created in ........and nuke it.

Lucky for you vonTorpitz, i bought the game, it patched itself and then it wouldnt load and wont go past the updating loader pop up window, so it would seem i purchased a game i cannot play... DRM strikes again! looks like i'm going back to SH4

[Sonarman]

Originally Posted by vonTorpitz

Either that or we commandeer a U -Boat, sail to Romania or whatever backwater Eastern European paradise this game was created in ........and nuke it.

I suspect as many here do that the torpedoes/nukes should be aimed instead at Ubisoft HQ in Paris. The Romanian dev team have their hearts in the right place regading the series and have simply not been given enough time/money to complete the job as intended by the bean counters and shareholder servicers above.

When push come to shove and someone has to explain why the game failed to HQ I hope someone at Ubi Romania will stand up for the future of the series and tell HQ they didn't give them enough time or money on this game, that they barely marketed it at all, made it the poster boy for the most hated computer "innovation" of recent times (DRM) and saddled it with a completely sub-standard & confusing manual. They don't listen to their customers hopefully Ubisoft HQ will listen to their staff. Or is it only shareholders that are their concern, If so then that's very bad business indeed.

[HundertzehnGustav]

LOLz

1 positive post

spawning a barricade of Artillery dropping down.

where are the other SHV lovers?

[Bilge_Rat]

Originally Posted by HundertzehnGustav

where are the other SHV lovers?

Too busy playing the game to keep dealing with this nonsense...

[TDK1044]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Too busy playing the game to keep dealing with this nonsense...

Yes. Both of them.

[janh]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

Yes. Both of them.

ROFL. But the purpose of this thread is hopefully not one party attacking the other here. So I would suggest to stop pointing fingers. Some people simply enjoy the game as is, and others have higher expectations. And both are entitled to their opinion, which each side should treat seriously if they want to be considered serious.

[Iron Budokan]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

Yes. Both of them.

[Subnuts]

'Ya know folks, I think the proper play on words here is "Give Patch A Chance." I think John Lennon would approve.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Too busy playing the game to keep dealing with this nonsense...

Excellent lunge!

Originally Posted by TDK1044

Yes. Both of them.

Excellent riposte!

There are a bunch of people enjoying the game, or trying to.

There are a bunch of people who played it, hated it, and said they'd be back when it was working better.

There are a bunch of people who will see if patches and fixes make it better, and then will buy it.

And there are a bunch of people who refuse to buy it while it's a force-fed online game.

Everybody has a different take, and everybody is more than willing to express there opinions. Everybody also seems to willing to take cheap shots at anybody who disagrees with them.

This is a thread asking players to give SH5 a chance. I'm more than willing to do that, once they'll let me play it.

It doesn't need to be a shooting war.

[sergei]

Well said Steve.
I'll happily admit that I am in one of those bunches of people you have described
But I try and remember that my opinion is just that. An OPINION.
And I can express it without being having a shot at someone else who happens to have a different one.
There really is no need to make the argument personal here.

[Nordmann]

I gave SH5 a chance (bargain bin for the win), and so far I have been enjoying it. There are issues of course, but that is no different from any release. I think most of the resentment stems from the net requirement, which is understandable, however the game itself is not quite as bad as some are claiming. The mod community is already bashing out some truly inspirational work, and I have no doubt that more is to come, this in itself makes the game worth playing.

Regardless of where you stand on the issue, there is no call for attacks against one another based on personal preference, which is what it comes down to at the end of the day. Some people will enjoy it, some will not. That is life.

[robbo180265]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Excellent lunge!

Excellent riposte!

There are a bunch of people enjoying the game, or trying to.

There are a bunch of people who played it, hated it, and said they'd be back when it was working better.

There are a bunch of people who will see if patches and fixes make it better, and then will buy it.

And there are a bunch of people who refuse to buy it while it's a force-fed online game.

Everybody has a different take, and everybody is more than willing to express there opinions. Everybody also seems to willing to take cheap shots at anybody who disagrees with them.

This is a thread asking players to give SH5 a chance. I'm more than willing to do that, once they'll let me play it.

It doesn't need to be a shooting war.

The most sensible post in this whole thread.

[Faamecanic]

Originally Posted by Sonarman

I suspect as many here do that the tops should be aimed instead at Ubisoft HQ in Paris. The Romanian dev team have their hearts in the right place regading the series and have simply not been given enough time/money to complete the job as intended by the bean counters and shareholder servicers above.

When push come to shove and someone has to explain why the game failed to HQ I hope someone at Ubi Romania will stand up for the future of the series and tell HQ they didn't give them enough time or money on this game, that they barely marketed it at all, made it the poster boy for the most hated computer "innovation" of recent times (DRM) and saddled it with a completely sub-standard & confusing manual. Since they don't listen to their customers hopefully Ubisoft HQ will listen to their staff. Or is it only shareholders that are their concern?

But I will add patience has worn thin with a lot of the VETERAN SH series users due to the fact A LOT of bugs that we saw in SH 3 have carried over to SH4 then to SH 5.

I understand the DEVS wanting to have have "Bigger and Better"...heck we all do. But to leave in OBVIOUS bugs from 2 iterations past, and introduce NEW OBVIOUS bugs (friendly ships moving in reverse, blocking your path) is unexcusable. All the eye candy and new functions (that are only half finished) will NEVER make up for such an incomplete release.

Better to work 99% of the bugs out of SH 4, THEN update the graphics (time permitted) and introduce a NEW campaign system (time permitted) then to release such an incomplete product like SH 5.

[STEED]

For the record, I'm not buying SH5 as I already got a U-Boat game that of SH3 and the find body of the modeling community here bought us GWX which is a hit with me, so I do not want two U-Boat games. Yes SH5 has better graphics so what, it was bound too. I was hoping to see a surface big fleet action but that was not the case, Ubi has only done what comes naturally, SH3 was a hit so they cashed in on it to bring us SH4 & SH5, thats business for you.

So to sum up for me, I not for buying it, as already stated, and I'm not knocking it as I have no right too, as I've not bought it.