The backlash begins, will you defend SH5?

The General · 03-03-10, 02:29 PM

Despite all the fuss, DRM is rapidly turning out to be a non-problem and people who claimed that they would never buy SH5 because of it are changing their minds. The people who gave SH5 one star on Amazon because of DRM are backward thinking idiots.

Schultzy · 03-03-10, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

The people who gave SH5 one star on Amazon because of DRM are backward thinking idiots.

Not that we'd want to Generalise, of course.

The General · 03-03-10, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Schultzy

Not that we'd want to Generalise, of course.

I ain't called The General for nothin'

I will defend SH5 and I will take on all-comers

CCIP · 03-03-10, 02:34 PM

Well hopefully people buying it think twice...

...before believing reviews that say NOTHING of the actual game.

Heretic · 03-03-10, 02:34 PM

We must destroy the village in order to save it.

Letum · 03-03-10, 02:35 PM

Two negative Amazon ratings?

That's not really a crushing condemnation is it?

MercurySeven · 03-03-10, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

Despite all the fuss, DRM is rapidly turning out to be a non-problem and people who claimed that they would never buy SH5 because of it are changing their minds. The people who gave SH5 one star on Amazon because of DRM are backward thinking idiots.

... or they have exactly the kind of patchy connection that sends the game haywire.

Didn't read the posts on Amazon, so I do not know how much of it is pure hatred for the DRM and how much is backed with actual bad experience, but either way I wouldn't go as far as calling it a non-problem. Especially since it was discovered HOW intrusive that stuff actually is. But thats another story for another thread.

Nisgeis · 03-03-10, 02:36 PM

One review is a guy who travels a lot and the other is a Sailor who can't play it on deployment. If you have played the game and love it, why not rate it on amazon, to balance out the negative reviews?

Portman · 03-03-10, 02:41 PM

It's number 1 in sales right now in the adventure (WTF?) category, so the negative reviews don't seem to be stopping anyone. Once I get some playtime in I was going to post a review on Amazon that actually focuses on the game instead of the DRM. Also, I'll throw up a review on my blog and will put it up here if we don't get flooded with them before then.

I know people are mad/annoyed about DRM but I can't stand it when they go and ruin a game's rating like that on Amazon just because they don't like something about the game. I use the ratings to make purchase decisions and have noticed an increase of non-reviews like this which makes it hard for people actually shopping for a new game to play.

The General · 03-03-10, 02:45 PM

I think Gametrailers.com is one of the industry's most influential websites right now, so I'm interested to see what rating they give Silent Hunter 5. As a matter of fact, if you visit the site you can be the first to post a review for SH5 there:

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/silent-hunter-5/11900

Letum · 03-03-10, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Portman

It's number 1 in sales right now in the adventure (WTF?) category

Ubisoft have sold SHV as "action adventure" on their website.

Portman · 03-03-10, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Ubisoft have sold SHV as "action adventure" on their website.

That's like selling Flight/Farming Simulator as an RPG!

akdavis · 03-03-10, 03:06 PM

Did you not get the memo? There is no longer a "simulation" genre, or rather there is, but it's for The Sims.

ichso · 03-03-10, 02:37 PM

My not-buying is still not exclusively because of DRM right now but I would also still rather have my savegames on my own computer. Also, I tend to turn the internet connection off when I'm not using it, so DRM meddles with my good habits

On the other hand, amazon reviews (especially for video games) are known for not being about the game itself. Often people will already post when the game is not even released, just to tell how excited they are.

Nisgeis · 03-03-10, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ichso

On the other hand, amazon reviews (especially for video games) are known for not being about the game itself. Often people will already post when the game is not even released, just to tell how excited they are.

You can't review things that haven't been released, so the UK version can't be reviewed until the 5th March. Maybe they changed it because of that.

03-03-10, 02:29 PM	#1
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Despite all the fuss, DRM is rapidly turning out to be a non-problem and people who claimed that they would never buy SH5 because of it are changing their minds. The people who gave SH5 one star on Amazon because of DRM are backward thinking idiots. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well hopefully people buying it think twice... ...before believing reviews that say NOTHING of the actual game. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	We must destroy the village in order to save it. __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Two negative Amazon ratings? That's not really a crushing condemnation is it? __________________

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Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	One review is a guy who travels a lot and the other is a Sailor who can't play it on deployment. If you have played the game and love it, why not rate it on amazon, to balance out the negative reviews? __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

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Portman Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's number 1 in sales right now in the adventure (WTF?) category, so the negative reviews don't seem to be stopping anyone. Once I get some playtime in I was going to post a review on Amazon that actually focuses on the game instead of the DRM. Also, I'll throw up a review on my blog and will put it up here if we don't get flooded with them before then. I know people are mad/annoyed about DRM but I can't stand it when they go and ruin a game's rating like that on Amazon just because they don't like something about the game. I use the ratings to make purchase decisions and have noticed an increase of non-reviews like this which makes it hard for people actually shopping for a new game to play.

03-03-10, 02:45 PM	#10
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	I think Gametrailers.com is one of the industry's most influential websites right now, so I'm interested to see what rating they give Silent Hunter 5. As a matter of fact, if you visit the site you can be the first to post a review for SH5 there: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/silent-hunter-5/11900 __________________ *THE GENERAL*

03-03-10, 03:06 PM	#13
akdavis Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 597 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Did you not get the memo? There is no longer a "simulation" genre, or rather there is, but it's for The Sims. __________________ -AKD

03-03-10, 02:37 PM	#14
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	My not-buying is still not exclusively because of DRM right now but I would also still rather have my savegames on my own computer. Also, I tend to turn the internet connection off when I'm not using it, so DRM meddles with my good habits On the other hand, amazon reviews (especially for video games) are known for not being about the game itself. Often people will already post when the game is not even released, just to tell how excited they are. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169