SHO Beta

Feuer Frei! · 09-01-13, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt_Morgan

I hate Uboats

Thank you for that insightful post.

Rockin Robbins · 09-04-13, 03:53 PM

I don't hate U-Boats but have no particular fascination with them. They were a weapon inappropriate for the war they were used in. Actually they alone were sufficient to account for the defeat of Germany.

On second thought, I may just LOVE U-Boats. Copying the techniques of German U-Boat captains made victory possible for the US in the war where submarines WERE appropriate.

Seeadler · 09-12-13, 07:18 AM

International Open-Beta starts today ... when they are done with the server maintenance

cherbert · 09-12-13, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Seeadler

International Open-Beta starts today ... when they are done with the server maintenance

Excited.

How do you know?

I managed to work my way through the German beta without knowing a word of German. It actually looked (and felt) like it could actually be not too bad a game!

bondematt · 09-12-13, 04:41 PM

It's bad, but it's the fun kind of bad *shrug*. Like War Thunder or World of Tanks.

I'll be playing at least.

dcb · 09-13-13, 06:07 PM

Just logged out after playing ~1 hour of the tutorial. The good news is that I encountered no glitch, the game is stable and 100% playable. Add to this a community manager that knows his (her?) job and provides prompt advice via chatbox. As for the game itself, I'm still just at the tutorial, so I cannot have a definite impression about it.

Anyway, I already encountered something odd: in the evasion part of the tutorial, the escort had just passed my sub, I was in its baffles (as indicated by the yellow detection marker), then suddenly, in a matter of just one second, it turned 180 degrees and headed towards me, of course leaving me no time to order evasive maneuvers or kill the engine. "Sub detected' - and here I went again to the beginning of the evasion part of the tutorial.

Oh, and another annoyance. Time compression (x4 is the maximum) is obtained via... TC points, which can be (and are) depleted. I suspect here a way of getting players pay for this "commodity" - in a free game, as advertised. Free it may be, but painfully slow unless one does not acquire TC points. Anyway, let's wait for the final product, to see how these TC points can be acquired freely, just by meeting game objectives, vs. paying real cash for them.

desertstriker · 09-13-13, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dcb

Oh, and another annoyance. Time compression (x4 is the maximum) is obtained via... TC points, which can be (and are) depleted. I suspect here a way of getting players pay for this "commodity" - in a free game, as advertised. Free it may be, but painfully slow unless one does not acquire TC points. Anyway, let's wait for the final product, to see how these TC points can be acquired freely, just by meeting game objectives, vs. paying real cash for them.

the TC point regenerate over time. i finished the tutorial or it it 95% complete i still get the occasional popup.

Seeadler · 09-13-13, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dcb

Oh, and another annoyance. Time compression (x4 is the maximum) is obtained via... TC points, which can be (and are) depleted.

That's not correct, time compression (max. 4x) cost you nothing, it's always available. But there are jump points to be faster than 4x to skip just a greater distance, which would take even with 4x time compression hours/days and these points are decreasing based on distance and count of jumps

I am at the level-cap of 35 since weeks, unlocked/played all campaigns, built three Type VII subs and have no real money spent on this game.

The jump points range is big enough if you done correctly plan your operations due to the amount of fuel and the jump points are replenished every 10 minutes to a few points while playing.

biosthetique · 09-18-13, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dcb

Anyway, I already encountered something odd: in the evasion part of the tutorial, the escort had just passed my sub, I was in its baffles (as indicated by the yellow detection marker), then suddenly, in a matter of just one second, it turned 180 degrees and headed towards me, of course leaving me no time to order evasive maneuvers or kill the engine. "Sub detected' - and here I went again to the beginning of the evasion part of the tutorial.

Crazy Ivan Heh?

biosthetique · 09-18-13, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bondematt

It's bad, but it's the fun kind of bad *shrug*. Like War Thunder or World of Tanks.

I'll be playing at least.

I hope the gameplay won't be like WT or WoT, illustrated by a world of colorful insults in relation to the players, their family, etc...

09-04-13, 03:53 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I don't hate U-Boats but have no particular fascination with them. They were a weapon inappropriate for the war they were used in. Actually they alone were sufficient to account for the defeat of Germany. On second thought, I may just LOVE U-Boats. Copying the techniques of German U-Boat captains made victory possible for the US in the war where submarines WERE appropriate. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-12-13, 07:18 AM	#3
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	International Open-Beta starts today ... when they are done with the server maintenance __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do!

09-12-13, 04:41 PM	#5
bondematt Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 7 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	It's bad, but it's the fun kind of bad shrug. Like War Thunder or World of Tanks. I'll be playing at least.

09-13-13, 06:07 PM	#6
dcb Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 845 Downloads: 544 Uploads: 0	Just logged out after playing ~1 hour of the tutorial. The good news is that I encountered no glitch, the game is stable and 100% playable. Add to this a community manager that knows his (her?) job and provides prompt advice via chatbox. As for the game itself, I'm still just at the tutorial, so I cannot have a definite impression about it. Anyway, I already encountered something odd: in the evasion part of the tutorial, the escort had just passed my sub, I was in its baffles (as indicated by the yellow detection marker), then suddenly, in a matter of just one second, it turned 180 degrees and headed towards me, of course leaving me no time to order evasive maneuvers or kill the engine. "Sub detected' - and here I went again to the beginning of the evasion part of the tutorial. Oh, and another annoyance. Time compression (x4 is the maximum) is obtained via... TC points, which can be (and are) depleted. I suspect here a way of getting players pay for this "commodity" - in a free game, as advertised. Free it may be, but painfully slow unless one does not acquire TC points. Anyway, let's wait for the final product, to see how these TC points can be acquired freely, just by meeting game objectives, vs. paying real cash for them.