This forum.....

11-17-06, 04:10 PM

Hey Chuck - you're spot on. I'm about as new as you are and I marvel at the great tone of this forum. It really does have the sense of being a positive community. I was thinking a few days ago about saying something similar to you but thought it would sound corny. Then you said it - and it's not. Thanks.

I'm a 54 year-old and have been playing PC games (at a relatively shallow level, no pun intended) for 10 - 12 years but SH3 + TGW + this forum is the best yet. I like SH3 because I feel it involves some thought and logic, a little knowledge of the sea (which I have), some maths/trigonometry and it doesn't seem like kids' stuff. It also doesn't require fast-twitch muscles in your fingers like a FPS. I'm hooked and am really looking forward to GWX.

(PS: Have you seen Stabiz's SH3 movies on YouTube - fantastic!)

mr chris · 11-17-06, 04:14 PM

Kiwi Commandant just to let you know that GWX it going to blow you away

BTW how is NZ these days i lived there about 3 years ago for a while really great country

11-17-06, 04:19 PM

Gidday Mr C. It's a very wet late-spring Saturday morning. My wife is away for the weekend doing the Kerikeri Half Marathon with her friends. THAT means I can play SH3 all weekend without retribution. Yeehaa!

mr chris · 11-17-06, 04:24 PM

Hi there Kiwi im sure it will dry up soon.

Kerikeri if my memory serves me right that is in the bay of islands area? beautiful place

Ah brings back memeories

Well with a bit of luck my wife and i will be living back down there soon.

How is Auckland? i was last there in mid 03.

11-17-06, 04:27 PM

Bring your sub down here and we'll go out on the Hauraki Gulf and torp the non-Kiwi America's Cup boats!
(Now I'm getting silly...)

mr chris · 11-17-06, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Commandant

Bring your sub down here and we'll go out on the Hauraki Gulf and torp the non-Kiwi America's Cup boats!
(Now I'm getting silly...)

I hope you guys suffer no more broken masts this time round. I was in Auckland around that time in 03 the place was very hectic. I have alingli dead ahead asking for permission to fire:rotfl:

SubConscious · 11-17-06, 05:44 PM

Welcome to the forum! I concur with your assessment. In general, I think we have a mature and professional group here. I, too, have learned a great deal from the good folks here, which has greatly enhanced my game experience as well as advanced my knowledge of U-Boats.

I was a moderator on a RPG site for a while. The politics, arrogance, and pettiness I experienced had such a profound effect upon me that I stopped playing the game entirely almost three years ago.

The subsim group, relative to my past experiences, is like a breath of fresh air.

Oh, and you may periodically hear rumors about a supermod called "GWX". I think it's a long-standing hoax, as I haven't seen anything other than a monstrous carrot on a stick.

11-17-06, 04:10 PM	#1
Kiwi Commandant Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hey Chuck - you're spot on. I'm about as new as you are and I marvel at the great tone of this forum. It really does have the sense of being a positive community. I was thinking a few days ago about saying something similar to you but thought it would sound corny. Then you said it - and it's not. Thanks. I'm a 54 year-old and have been playing PC games (at a relatively shallow level, no pun intended) for 10 - 12 years but SH3 + TGW + this forum is the best yet. I like SH3 because I feel it involves some thought and logic, a little knowledge of the sea (which I have), some maths/trigonometry and it doesn't seem like kids' stuff. It also doesn't require fast-twitch muscles in your fingers like a FPS. I'm hooked and am really looking forward to GWX. (PS: Have you seen Stabiz's SH3 movies on YouTube - fantastic!) Last edited by Kiwi Commandant; 11-17-06 at 04:20 PM.

11-17-06, 04:14 PM	#2
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Kiwi Commandant just to let you know that GWX it going to blow you away BTW how is NZ these days i lived there about 3 years ago for a while really great country __________________

11-17-06, 04:24 PM	#4
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Hi there Kiwi im sure it will dry up soon. Kerikeri if my memory serves me right that is in the bay of islands area? beautiful place Ah brings back memeories Well with a bit of luck my wife and i will be living back down there soon. How is Auckland? i was last there in mid 03. __________________

11-17-06, 05:44 PM	#7
SubConscious Frogman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 309 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the forum! I concur with your assessment. In general, I think we have a mature and professional group here. I, too, have learned a great deal from the good folks here, which has greatly enhanced my game experience as well as advanced my knowledge of U-Boats. I was a moderator on a RPG site for a while. The politics, arrogance, and pettiness I experienced had such a profound effect upon me that I stopped playing the game entirely almost three years ago. The subsim group, relative to my past experiences, is like a breath of fresh air. Oh, and you may periodically hear rumors about a supermod called "GWX". I think it's a long-standing hoax, as I haven't seen anything other than a monstrous carrot on a stick. __________________ "Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas..." - Emerson

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11-17-06, 04:19 PM	#3
Kiwi Commandant Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Gidday Mr C. It's a very wet late-spring Saturday morning. My wife is away for the weekend doing the Kerikeri Half Marathon with her friends. THAT means I can play SH3 all weekend without retribution. Yeehaa!

11-17-06, 04:27 PM	#5
Kiwi Commandant Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Bring your sub down here and we'll go out on the Hauraki Gulf and torp the non-Kiwi America's Cup boats! (Now I'm getting silly...)