When you think SHV what do you think of?

janh · 02-19-10, 06:13 PM

The set of possible answers in this poll is incomplete and thus the result statistically insignificant. A number of alternative answers suggested by the given ones are missing. With the given possible answers, no critique against the DRM as well as the game is possible, for instance. This is a non-legitimate way to bias a statistical poll to obtain a certain result... kind of obvious, isn't it? Quite evidently the author of the poll wanted to achieve a certain result, or is lacking the skill to set up a poll in a meaningful way. Thus, this poll better would better closed.

My chosen answer: "This online DRM is a terrible idea and brings about severe drawbacks for single-player games that I as a customer am not willing to take. Also I find that the quality of the product SHV needs to be established first before I consider buying it at full price (after DRM removal). Both currently needs critical reviewing. Or the sales numbers may tumble below the SH IV ones...". You can shorten that if you want, but you get the idea.

Anyway, if someone wanted to start an interesting poll, then how many of the serious modders involved previously in the Full-Mods GWX, Fleetboat etc. are still onboard with SHV? I have seen several of the people I recognized from those mods before stating that they turn their back on SHV. One major reason was that since modding involves permanent restarts for testing, the new OSP DRM will be a deal breaker. I would really like to know how many experienced and serious modders are still planning on modding SHV. This will be even more crucial than in SHIII now, since 43-45 and the other boats are not a given (nor are addons confirmed as of yet).

View Poll Results: What do you think about how much people are talking about DRM not SHV it's self
I think DRM is the only topic worth talking about	63	46.32%
People should be more positive about DRM and SHV	6	4.41%
People should focus more on the actual game	66	48.53%
I don't think DRM should be discussed at all	1	0.74%
Voters: 136. You may not vote on this poll

02-19-10, 06:13 PM	#34
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	close? The set of possible answers in this poll is incomplete and thus the result statistically insignificant. A number of alternative answers suggested by the given ones are missing. With the given possible answers, no critique against the DRM as well as the game is possible, for instance. This is a non-legitimate way to bias a statistical poll to obtain a certain result... kind of obvious, isn't it? Quite evidently the author of the poll wanted to achieve a certain result, or is lacking the skill to set up a poll in a meaningful way. Thus, this poll better would better closed. My chosen answer: "This online DRM is a terrible idea and brings about severe drawbacks for single-player games that I as a customer am not willing to take. Also I find that the quality of the product SHV needs to be established first before I consider buying it at full price (after DRM removal). Both currently needs critical reviewing. Or the sales numbers may tumble below the SH IV ones...". You can shorten that if you want, but you get the idea. Anyway, if someone wanted to start an interesting poll, then how many of the serious modders involved previously in the Full-Mods GWX, Fleetboat etc. are still onboard with SHV? I have seen several of the people I recognized from those mods before stating that they turn their back on SHV. One major reason was that since modding involves permanent restarts for testing, the new OSP DRM will be a deal breaker. I would really like to know how many experienced and serious modders are still planning on modding SHV. This will be even more crucial than in SHIII now, since 43-45 and the other boats are not a given (nor are addons confirmed as of yet).