Patch No.2 - DELAYED 4/20/2010 [Master Thread] - Page 4

daftspore · 04-12-10, 10:00 AM

The whole thing I find bizarre is that we choose to play a nice market game that we are extremely fortunate that Ubi are creating a submarine simulator game in the first place.

I love combat flight simulators but apart from Falcon 4 (which is excellent) and the IL series of game it is severely lacking. We have Silent Hunter 3,4 and 5 which are all amazing games in their own right. Collegues at work laugh when I say I play simulators and don't understand why I wouldn't rather play COD modern warfare but give me SH5 any day (even in its current form).

The game at the moment is more than playable and enjoyable to play. If the patch takes one more week then so be it, at least it will have more features and I won't have to disable my excellent mods until next Sunday.

In my view £30 is not a great deal for a game like SH5 with the modding potential. I have bought Sh3,Sh4 and SH5 on pretty much the day of release and not been disappointed with any of them, though took a bit of time to get used to SH4.

I am looking at steal beasts pro which costs $125 and have to think more than twice if I want that outlay.

robbo180265 · 04-12-10, 10:00 AM

As annoying as the delay (and more so , the complete lack of customer service and announcements yet again) is...

The news about importing ships and also the work done to the AI is awesome and worth the wait IMO

The General · 04-12-10, 10:10 AM

I suspect The Devs may have been recently told by the Suits to make this the last Patch. So, they're taking their time to make sure it's a good one. Which we appreciate

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mcarlsonus · 04-12-10, 10:13 AM

+1
still believe the franchise has reached its end. Few of us left who have the attention span necessary to, "prosecute" plans, rather than simply reloading after, "wasting" various and sundry others...

Sub Marauder · 04-12-10, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

First people say that the game is a mess and needs a patch. Then they complain that the patch is taking too long. Now they complain when the patch is delayed so that it's done right.

GET OVER YOURSELVES!

And the best news in the whole thing is that they're making it so SH4 ships can be imported! YES!

I guess when people make one huge mistake, it just magnifies later issues.

The General · 04-12-10, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sub Marauder

I guess when people make one huge mistake, it just magnifies later issues.

Ok, I'll take the bait. What's the 'one huge mistake' of which you speak? You're not gonna say DRM are you? Don't you have anything original to say? What has DRM got to do with Patching a game?

kylania · 04-12-10, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by The General

Ok, I'll take the bait. What's the 'one huge mistake' of which you speak? You're not gonna say DRM are you? Don't you have anything original to say? What has DRM got to do with Patching a game?

DRM + game breaking bugs on release + 4 weeks of no communication + 2 weeks of waiting for a promised patch + 1 week of totally unannounced patch delay - ability to import SH4 ships = magnified sad panda.

Westbroek · 04-12-10, 10:35 AM

I aim to continue being happy that there will be a patch at all.

Plus the news about the SH4 ships is very exciting to me.
Delay: slight irritation
Upside: Priceless

The General · 04-12-10, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Yeah, the ability to import SH4 models into SH5 is great news! I heard some guy asked if that meant SH4's U-Boat addon Sub models too?!

...And, there were some Iceberg models in SH4, maybe I can import those for my Mod!

mcarlsonus · 04-12-10, 11:06 AM

If we're going to be able to get new ships, I hope we can get a REAL Recognition Manual, too! Could we bring the old one from SH4? It was occasionally a tedious read, but, had some interesting spots. No real plot line, though...and I couldn't dance to it...

Like many of us, I'm willing to wait as it appears to be a REALLY beneficial change! MORE than I ever expected!

daft · 04-12-10, 11:09 AM

Not really surprising at all considering how original deadlines seldom work out in the software business. In the short term the delay might annoy some people (obviously), but in the long run it is a good thing. We're getting a better patch next week (hopefully) than we would have gotten today. Hopefully there is more to come in terms of patches and add-ons.

I think the dev's took a well deserved rest after shipping (at least I hope they did, because they have certainly earned one) and now they're obviously back at it. I think SH5 will be absolutely awesome in due time. I really like what I've seen so far, so there is a good chance of that.

Brag · 04-12-10, 11:16 AM

They must remove DRM/OSP before I buy

Chillaxed614 · 04-12-10, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

First people say that the game is a mess and needs a patch. Then they complain that the patch is taking too long. Now they complain when the patch is delayed so that it's done right.

In all honesty I'm glad they're pushing it back to assure its done right the first time around. It's good theyre learning from past mistakes. I'm impressed at how fast the modders and devs are working together with what they've already got out on SH5 considering the short amount of time its been out. Im enjoying the the living hell out of SH4 right now with everything they've put together for it. Great job guys, keep up the awesome work, it's really appreciated

robbo180265 · 04-12-10, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Brag

They must remove DRM/OSP before I buy

And what does that have to do with the topic of this thread exactly?

Yeah I'm glad that they are taking their time and seem to be addressing the major issues with this patch. I think I'll leave SHV alone till the patch is released. I'd hate to be losing another campaign.

Jeffg · 04-12-10, 11:59 AM

And thats why I still use SH4.

JeffG

04-12-10, 10:10 AM	#48
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 188 Uploads: 3	I suspect The Devs may have been recently told by the Suits to make this the last Patch. So, they're taking their time to make sure it's a good one. Which we appreciate . __________________ *THE GENERAL*

04-12-10, 10:35 AM	#53
Westbroek Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA Posts: 256 Downloads: 121 Uploads: 0	I aim to continue being happy that there will be a patch at all. Plus the news about the SH4 ships is very exciting to me. Delay: slight irritation Upside: Priceless __________________ .Godspeed.

04-12-10, 11:09 AM	#56
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Not really surprising at all considering how original deadlines seldom work out in the software business. In the short term the delay might annoy some people (obviously), but in the long run it is a good thing. We're getting a better patch next week (hopefully) than we would have gotten today. Hopefully there is more to come in terms of patches and add-ons. I think the dev's took a well deserved rest after shipping (at least I hope they did, because they have certainly earned one) and now they're obviously back at it. I think SH5 will be absolutely awesome in due time. I really like what I've seen so far, so there is a good chance of that. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

04-12-10, 11:16 AM	#57
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	They must remove DRM/OSP before I buy __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

04-12-10, 10:00 AM	#46
daftspore Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 21 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	The whole thing I find bizarre is that we choose to play a nice market game that we are extremely fortunate that Ubi are creating a submarine simulator game in the first place. I love combat flight simulators but apart from Falcon 4 (which is excellent) and the IL series of game it is severely lacking. We have Silent Hunter 3,4 and 5 which are all amazing games in their own right. Collegues at work laugh when I say I play simulators and don't understand why I wouldn't rather play COD modern warfare but give me SH5 any day (even in its current form). The game at the moment is more than playable and enjoyable to play. If the patch takes one more week then so be it, at least it will have more features and I won't have to disable my excellent mods until next Sunday. In my view £30 is not a great deal for a game like SH5 with the modding potential. I have bought Sh3,Sh4 and SH5 on pretty much the day of release and not been disappointed with any of them, though took a bit of time to get used to SH4. I am looking at steal beasts pro which costs $125 and have to think more than twice if I want that outlay.

04-12-10, 10:00 AM	#47
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	As annoying as the delay (and more so , the complete lack of customer service and announcements yet again) is... The news about importing ships and also the work done to the AI is awesome and worth the wait IMO

04-12-10, 10:13 AM	#49
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	+1 still believe the franchise has reached its end. Few of us left who have the attention span necessary to, "prosecute" plans, rather than simply reloading after, "wasting" various and sundry others...

04-12-10, 11:06 AM	#55
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	If we're going to be able to get new ships, I hope we can get a REAL Recognition Manual, too! Could we bring the old one from SH4? It was occasionally a tedious read, but, had some interesting spots. No real plot line, though...and I couldn't dance to it... Like many of us, I'm willing to wait as it appears to be a REALLY beneficial change! MORE than I ever expected!

04-12-10, 11:59 AM	#60
Jeffg Exec Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ponte vedra beach,fl Posts: 250 Downloads: 1670 Uploads: 0	And thats why I still use SH4. JeffG