If SH5 was a car would you buy it? - Page 2

Heretic · 03-12-10, 11:57 AM

I bought my '66 Mustang for $2300. It was worth $12,000 after I got done with it. I bought it specificly because of it's potential and I enjoyed the process of making it the way I wanted. Plus I could never have afforded one already restored.

I bought SH5 for the same reason. It's got the usual raft of problems, but I don't think it's really that bad and I expect thme to get fixed, just like with SH3. I'm in it for the long haul and I enjoy being in at the beginning, figuring out how things work, where my contributions can actually matter. I've bought dozens of $50 games over the years that I tossed aside after a few hours, never giving them another thought. I have no doubt I'll get my money's worth many time over with this one.

And after all, it is only a game. They way some folks carry on, you'd think Ubi broke into their house and violated their dog or something.

Iron Budokan · 03-12-10, 12:35 PM

Haha, no I wouldn't buy it if it was a car.

I wouldn't even buy it if it was a roller skate.

Safe-Keeper · 03-12-10, 12:38 PM

Cars need to be tested because they'd cause fatalities if they weren't.
Making games, where 50% of your customers don't pay for the product they receive and you're chronically short on time and money, is another venture entirely.

Would I buy SH5 if it was a car? If I saw potential and was into car-tweaking, sure. I'd buy the vehicle, give it some test runs, then have some fun going over it with my buddies until it suited our needs. Which is essentially what we're doing with SH5 -- it's unfinished, lots of stuff doesn't work, and it's painted in a fairly ugly pink, but hey, nothing we can't fix.

AVGWarhawk · 03-12-10, 12:40 PM

Yes I would. I bought a Volkswagen Passat! Talk about bugs!

Méo · 03-12-10, 12:45 PM

The Question is:

Would you waste your time reading and posting about a pisspoor quality CAR day after day after day day after day after day day after day after day...

AVGWarhawk · 03-12-10, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Méo

The Question is:

Would you waste your time reading and posting about a pisspoor quality CAR day after day after day day after day after day day after day after day...

Yes, there are forums for that! Every car has a forum of one sort or another. People post on them everyday!

John Channing · 03-12-10, 12:51 PM

" If SH5 was a car would you buy it? "

No.

I wouldn't fit in the little black box it came in and even if I could it has no wheels so the ride would be really bumpy.

JCC

I wonder if on the Toyota website someone has posted "If the Prius was a videogame would you buy it?"

Méo · 03-12-10, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yes, there are forums for that! Every car has a forum of one sort or another. People post on them everyday!

I was talking about pisspoor quality car that you (not really you AVG) never expect to buy.

Rockin Robbins · 03-12-10, 12:53 PM

Would I buy a car I had no right to lend, give away or sell? No. Same answer for SH5.

EgoApocalypse · 03-12-10, 12:54 PM

Eh................................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..........No. I would want to live

Mud · 03-12-10, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yes, there are forums for that! Every car has a forum of one sort or another. People post on them everyday!

true story , http://www.problemcar.nl #1 Dutch site about cars with ...erm .. bugs

Mud

FIREWALL · 03-12-10, 01:04 PM

The Chevy Vega of PC games.

IanC · 03-12-10, 01:23 PM

SH5 is like a fake Chinese made Farrari.

AVGWarhawk · 03-12-10, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mud

true story , http://www.problemcar.nl #1 Dutch site about cars with ...erm .. bugs

Mud

try:

myvwlemon.com SUCKERS WANTED!

http://www.myvwlemon.com/cgi-bin/ubb...assCookie=true

03-12-10, 01:29 PM

My wife paid £24000 for a new audi A4TDI SE that has been in the garage 5 times since she bought it 2 years ago for electrical faults, one time she had been stranded at 11 o'clock PM miles from home due to the car stalling at a junction while being 7 months pregnant.
My £14000 new VW caddy van has been in 4 times for electrical and clutch problems since I bought it 12 months ago and has left me 10 tens with no van to work.
Trust me SH5 is nothing compared to the times I could have throttled the pricks that sold me those 2 cars.
They must have been built them on a friday lunchtime, I can just imagine the car builders tightening the engine block with 8 bolts instead of 12 to finish work early.

03-12-10, 11:57 AM	#16
Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	I bought my '66 Mustang for $2300. It was worth $12,000 after I got done with it. I bought it specificly because of it's potential and I enjoyed the process of making it the way I wanted. Plus I could never have afforded one already restored. I bought SH5 for the same reason. It's got the usual raft of problems, but I don't think it's really that bad and I expect thme to get fixed, just like with SH3. I'm in it for the long haul and I enjoy being in at the beginning, figuring out how things work, where my contributions can actually matter. I've bought dozens of $50 games over the years that I tossed aside after a few hours, never giving them another thought. I have no doubt I'll get my money's worth many time over with this one. And after all, it is only a game. They way some folks carry on, you'd think Ubi broke into their house and violated their dog or something. __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

03-12-10, 12:35 PM	#17
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Haha, no I wouldn't buy it if it was a car. I wouldn't even buy it if it was a roller skate. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

03-12-10, 12:38 PM	#18
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Cars need to be tested because they'd cause fatalities if they weren't. Making games, where 50% of your customers don't pay for the product they receive and you're chronically short on time and money, is another venture entirely. Would I buy SH5 if it was a car? If I saw potential and was into car-tweaking, sure. I'd buy the vehicle, give it some test runs, then have some fun going over it with my buddies until it suited our needs. Which is essentially what we're doing with SH5 -- it's unfinished, lots of stuff doesn't work, and it's painted in a fairly ugly pink, but hey, nothing we can't fix. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

03-12-10, 12:40 PM	#19
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes I would. I bought a Volkswagen Passat! Talk about bugs! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-12-10, 12:53 PM	#24
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Would I buy a car I had no right to lend, give away or sell? No. Same answer for SH5. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

03-12-10, 12:45 PM	#20
Méo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,153 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	The Question is: Would you waste your time reading and posting about a pisspoor quality CAR day after day after day day after day after day day after day after day...

03-12-10, 12:51 PM	#22
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	" If SH5 was a car would you buy it? " No. I wouldn't fit in the little black box it came in and even if I could it has no wheels so the ride would be really bumpy. JCC I wonder if on the Toyota website someone has posted "If the Prius was a videogame would you buy it?"

03-12-10, 12:54 PM	#25
EgoApocalypse Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The system might fail you. But dont fail youself................... Posts: 252 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Eh................................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..........No. I would want to live __________________

03-12-10, 01:04 PM	#27
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The Chevy Vega of PC games. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-12-10, 01:23 PM	#28
IanC Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Running silent and deep Posts: 902 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	SH5 is like a fake Chinese made Farrari.

03-12-10, 01:29 PM	#30
Barso Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My wife paid £24000 for a new audi A4TDI SE that has been in the garage 5 times since she bought it 2 years ago for electrical faults, one time she had been stranded at 11 o'clock PM miles from home due to the car stalling at a junction while being 7 months pregnant. My £14000 new VW caddy van has been in 4 times for electrical and clutch problems since I bought it 12 months ago and has left me 10 tens with no van to work. Trust me SH5 is nothing compared to the times I could have throttled the pricks that sold me those 2 cars. They must have been built them on a friday lunchtime, I can just imagine the car builders tightening the engine block with 8 bolts instead of 12 to finish work early.