I hear there's this new Silent Hunter game...

Red October1984 · 07-05-13, 10:58 PM

I haven't even bothered to follow the SHO Disaster after the first gameplay video was posted of the German Beta.

Even before that I didn't care.

But....I do have one question. When is the predicted/actual release date?

...or do they even know yet?

desertstriker · 07-05-13, 11:49 PM

probably late august early September.

Red October1984 · 07-06-13, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by desertstriker

probably late august early September.

Ah... I don't care.

I won't play it. Can't with this bad internet anyway.

The one thing that I see happening though...

Everybody says "Oh. I won't play it. I hate Ubi. I won't have any part of it" but do you know what you guys are going to do when it releases?

"Oh. I'll try it out I guess. Might as well see how bad it is" and then some of you will want to play more...

And you'll just be giving Ubi what it wants.

A Drone Army of Arcade "Simmers" who will pay 2$ everytime they refit their boat.

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End of my not so well informed rant. Micropayments might not even be part of the game for all I know even though I have a strong suspicion that they will be.

Sailor Steve · 07-06-13, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

End of my not so well informed rant. Micropayments might not even be part of the game for all I know even though I have a strong suspicion that they will be.

I'm glad you tacked that caveat on the end. I've already said I would give it a try. I've also already said there's no way they'll get a penny out of me.

As for micropayments, they've already said they will be there, at least to purchase new stuff faster, so your suspicions were acknowledged before you ever had them. That's the whole purpose of a game like this.

Red October1984 · 07-06-13, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'm glad you tacked that caveat on the end. I've already said I would give it a try. I've also already said there's no way they'll get a penny out of me.

I remember you saying that now.

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As for micropayments, they've already said they will be there, at least to purchase new stuff faster, so your suspicions were acknowledged before you ever had them. That's the whole purpose of a game like this.

Every single F2P game has micropayments.

In some way, they do.

johan_d · 07-07-13, 10:37 AM

Looked at some vids, but I saw absolutley no immersion. Nothing. Where is the hours of looking for prey, and suddenly become one ? Maybe SHO is nice for kiddies, but only for a day or two.

Nexus7 · 07-07-13, 03:31 PM

The thing I dislike in games where you can pay for better instrumentation or faster growth is if the statistics dont take that into account.
I like to have a comparison with other players, that shows me how I am doing.

But a good player that spends money will perform better than one that doesnt (here ppl start to spend a lot to climb the ladder).
Not showing separated statistics is another way to push ppl to spend. (Be clear that I dont know how thats implemented in SHO).

On the other hand the company cant live of our applauses, and it cant publish how much players spend.

What a balance

Gotta get used to it i guess.

Rick73 · 11-08-13, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'm glad you tacked that caveat on the end. I've already said I would give it a try. I've also already said there's no way they'll get a penny out of me.

As for micropayments, they've already said they will be there, at least to purchase new stuff faster, so your suspicions were acknowledged before you ever had them. That's the whole purpose of a game like this.

Way off topic. I just wanted to complement you on that Kitty that comes up and takes the close button away. Hahahaha that's great!

THE_MASK · 11-08-13, 06:47 PM

Are there any realism options , or planned ones ?

Oleander · 01-18-14, 09:29 AM

I've tried to play it but I have no patience for games that make you wait and want you to pay for items that make the game playable. Sadly more and more game companies are going that route. I really wish they'd do like Valve and release a game that's playable stock with uninterrupted play but getting access to the cool stuff with one time transactions, not recurring ones.

07-05-13, 10:58 PM	#1
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I haven't even bothered to follow the SHO Disaster after the first gameplay video was posted of the German Beta. Even before that I didn't care. But....I do have one question. When is the predicted/actual release date? ...or do they even know yet? __________________

07-07-13, 03:31 PM	#7
Nexus7 Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 469 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The thing I dislike in games where you can pay for better instrumentation or faster growth is if the statistics dont take that into account. I like to have a comparison with other players, that shows me how I am doing. But a good player that spends money will perform better than one that doesnt (here ppl start to spend a lot to climb the ladder). Not showing separated statistics is another way to push ppl to spend. (Be clear that I dont know how thats implemented in SHO). On the other hand the company cant live of our applauses, and it cant publish how much players spend. What a balance Gotta get used to it i guess. __________________ If you are going through hell... keep going (Winston Churchill) Last edited by Nexus7; 07-08-13 at 10:27 AM.

07-05-13, 11:49 PM	#2
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	probably late august early September.

07-07-13, 10:37 AM	#6
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	Looked at some vids, but I saw absolutley no immersion. Nothing. Where is the hours of looking for prey, and suddenly become one ? Maybe SHO is nice for kiddies, but only for a day or two.

11-08-13, 06:47 PM	#9
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Are there any realism options , or planned ones ?

01-18-14, 09:29 AM	#10
Oleander Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 126 Downloads: 477 Uploads: 0	I've tried to play it but I have no patience for games that make you wait and want you to pay for items that make the game playable. Sadly more and more game companies are going that route. I really wish they'd do like Valve and release a game that's playable stock with uninterrupted play but getting access to the cool stuff with one time transactions, not recurring ones.