Are you going to wait or buy it on day 1? - Page 3

Thomen · 08-27-09, 10:12 PM

Not sure if I am going to buy it on day 1. Largely depends on availability here in the area and on previews.

Task Force · 08-27-09, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ZiggyMon

I'll definitly buy it on day 1. I might cry my eyes out because my computer can't properly display the über graphics and because the game has way too many bugs... But I'll buy it.

well lets hope it dosent have too many bugs lol...

Ps welcome to the forums...

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onelifecrisis · 08-27-09, 11:31 PM

I'm shocked at the results of the poll so far. I voted "wait" and fully expected to see 90% of people voting the same way, but it seems that most people here are very optimistic (or just easily pleased

).

Task Force · 08-27-09, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

I'm shocked at the results of the poll so far. I voted "wait" and fully expected to see 90% of people voting the same way, but it seems that most people here are very optimistic (or just easily pleased

).

Well... I myself am just eager to see what sh5 will be like, its been awhile since the last uboat sim. I can just install patches anyway if it is a buggy mess...and have fun along the patch latter...

Highbury · 08-28-09, 01:18 AM

I will buy it the first day it is available in the Subsim store.

Kongo Otto · 08-28-09, 03:17 AM

I will buy it the first Day, then put it on my Harddrive, will take a look at it and then maybe wait for the Proper Bugfix called maybe GWX5.0.

Grothesj2 · 08-28-09, 03:26 AM

Pre-order most likely and the "collecter's version" at that if they make it worthwhile. An excellent enticement would be a type of sub playable ONLY with a collecter's version like a Type XB.

Navarre · 08-28-09, 05:22 AM

I'll wait because subsims have been for some time no longer my favorite game genre and some other games that I prefer and consider to buy will also be released in Q1 2010. I wait until it gets cheaper and patched. If this attitude means that there will be no more such developments in the future ...ok I can live with that.

Highbury · 08-28-09, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Grothesj2

Pre-order most likely and the "collecter's version" at that if they make it worthwhile. An excellent enticement would be a type of sub playable ONLY with a collecter's version like a Type XB.

NO. I plan on buying any special edition too but extras should be in the box, not the game. Leave that for MMOs.

Jimbuna · 08-28-09, 12:51 PM

Day One and via SS if possible

AVGWarhawk · 08-28-09, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

I'm shocked at the results of the poll so far. I voted "wait" and fully expected to see 90% of people voting the same way, but it seems that most people here are very optimistic (or just easily pleased

).

Why wait? The previous games had their bugs. Some more than others but these bugs get fixed with a patch or two. Modding begins. Lead, follow or get the heck out of the way. Buy it first day

08-28-09, 04:58 PM

well i think while most will admit they werent thrilled that it took so long to bring each game up to speed with the needed patches, i think we are all looking at the fact that they did take care of most of the issues and we ended up with very good games in the end.

what would be the point in waiting except to try to catch it on sale or maybe be lucky enough to find someone who doesnt understand how to play the game and garage sales it for next to nothing. (there is always a few of these people lol)

the only possible impact that waiting could have would be to make ubi think interest in subsims is fading and they shouldnt support the genre anymore.

companies use the revenue from sales of the game help pay for the expense of doing patches and research to fix issues with the game and limited sales can only mean limited support for the game.

we all wish games werent released untill they were fully tested and fixed but thats not a reality in this world because any company trying to do this would see a competitor release a cloned version of the same game and steal the market share for it.

its just bad buisness for any company to wait to fix working games so all games are and will always be out the door in a barely finished state as long as its playable because they cant afford the risk of the game being stolen or cloned.

onelifecrisis · 08-28-09, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Why wait? The previous games had their bugs. Some more than others but these bugs get fixed with a patch or two. Modding begins. Lead, follow or get the heck out of the way. Buy it first day

After release they have no obligation to fix bugs, and I have no tolerance for buggy software. I'm not saying they won't fix them, I'm just saying there's no guarantees.

SH3 is still, even now, a very buggy game - even with all the patches and mods! My Environment mod started out as an attempt to fix a graphical bug in the night sky; my GUI mod was borne out of sheer frustration with the design of the stock interface; and I still have to contend with buggy saved games, buggy weather, a buggy watch officer, occasional random CTDs... need I go on? Sure there are workarounds for most of the problems, but I don't want to go through the pain and hassle of learning a whole new set of workarounds for a whole new set of bugs, and I'll be damned if I'm going to fork out cash for a piece of software that I will do not consider "usable" and for which I have no guarantee that it will become "usable" in the future. I will fork out the cash if and when the game becomes usable, not before (and by "usable" I mean a lot less buggy than SH3 is now). To me that's just plain good sense. Buying the software "blindly" doesn't make sense to me.

mookiemookie · 08-28-09, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

After release they have no obligation to fix bugs, and I have no tolerance for buggy software. I'm not saying they won't fix them, I'm just saying there's no guarantees.

SH3 is still, even now, a very buggy game - even with all the patches and mods!

I've had so much more than $50 worth of fun with SH3 in spite of all that. I'll be there on day one.

Platapus · 08-28-09, 09:10 PM

I will buy it straight away, but I will still keep my SH3 loaded up just in case.

View Poll Results: When SH5 comes out, I'm going to....
Wait at least 6 months to a year for the bugs to be worked out/be modded/put in the bargain bin.	54	27.84%
Come hell or high water, I'm buying it on day one.	140	72.16%
Voters: 194. You may not vote on this poll

08-27-09, 11:31 PM	#33
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I'm shocked at the results of the poll so far. I voted "wait" and fully expected to see 90% of people voting the same way, but it seems that most people here are very optimistic (or just easily pleased ). __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

08-28-09, 12:51 PM	#40
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,595 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Day One and via SS if possible __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-28-09, 09:10 PM	#45
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I will buy it straight away, but I will still keep my SH3 loaded up just in case. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-27-09, 10:12 PM	#31
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Not sure if I am going to buy it on day 1. Largely depends on availability here in the area and on previews.

08-28-09, 01:18 AM	#35
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	I will buy it the first day it is available in the Subsim store.

08-28-09, 03:17 AM	#36
Kongo Otto Commodore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Augsburg / Germany Posts: 631 Downloads: 203 Uploads: 0	I will buy it the first Day, then put it on my Harddrive, will take a look at it and then maybe wait for the Proper Bugfix called maybe GWX5.0.

08-28-09, 03:26 AM	#37
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pre-order most likely and the "collecter's version" at that if they make it worthwhile. An excellent enticement would be a type of sub playable ONLY with a collecter's version like a Type XB.

08-28-09, 05:22 AM	#38
Navarre Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 101 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll wait because subsims have been for some time no longer my favorite game genre and some other games that I prefer and consider to buy will also be released in Q1 2010. I wait until it gets cheaper and patched. If this attitude means that there will be no more such developments in the future ...ok I can live with that.

08-28-09, 04:58 PM	#42
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	well i think while most will admit they werent thrilled that it took so long to bring each game up to speed with the needed patches, i think we are all looking at the fact that they did take care of most of the issues and we ended up with very good games in the end. what would be the point in waiting except to try to catch it on sale or maybe be lucky enough to find someone who doesnt understand how to play the game and garage sales it for next to nothing. (there is always a few of these people lol) the only possible impact that waiting could have would be to make ubi think interest in subsims is fading and they shouldnt support the genre anymore. companies use the revenue from sales of the game help pay for the expense of doing patches and research to fix issues with the game and limited sales can only mean limited support for the game. we all wish games werent released untill they were fully tested and fixed but thats not a reality in this world because any company trying to do this would see a competitor release a cloned version of the same game and steal the market share for it. its just bad buisness for any company to wait to fix working games so all games are and will always be out the door in a barely finished state as long as its playable because they cant afford the risk of the game being stolen or cloned.