What does UBI has to say about the "patch"

[Drifter]

Originally Posted by janh

It is really sad. With SHV, Ubi could really have put a new milestone on the market, that could have boost sales in this genre for another two franchise titles and plenty of DLC in the future. If they had done it well. And allocated the development funds needed. Not cut any of the old and belove SHIII content and features, take a close look at its mods like GWX and realise what customers really wanted, such as wolfpacks, a truly dynamic campaign that could affect the war (save Bismarck and see her roam around later, delay the invasion etc. -- maybe some could be historically unlikely for a single sub, but after all this is a game and you need some goals...). And then add a few cherries on top, like an interior, or maybe a strategic mode where you could play submarine division commander and place wolfpacks, or something new like this.
But instead of using the unbelievable potential, they added DRM and forgot the customers entirely... And on May 19th they'll again claim it's all pirates! Pirates won't buy it, pirates won't even download it anymore...

After lackluster sales of SH4, I think that Ubercrap knew that SH5 would be the last of the series. They obviously kept SH5 development and productions costs to an absolute minimum so they could maximize profits and milk the title for all it was worth before putting the series on the chopping block. And they obviously don't give a damn about burning the last remaining Silent Hunter customers by releasing a half-finished, buggy game, and then dropping support for it soon afterward. Ubercrap as a company is a failure, and SH5 as a game is a failure. The writing is on the wall for them.

RIP Silent Hunter series. And good riddance, Ubercrap. You won't be missed when you're gone.