SHO Beta

Laffertytig · 09-19-13, 07:35 AM

very weird, it took me all off two minutes to get started.

are there any plans to enable a realism mode. i really dont want things like detection zones and stealth meters visible

ps i take it back, load times are screwed. after logging out then back in again wait time is 1 day 10 hours

himmelreiter · 09-20-13, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

are there any plans to enable a realism mode. i really dont want things like detection zones and stealth meters visible

It doesn't offer different a realism switch at the moment.

Julhelm · 09-20-13, 04:57 AM

What's unrealistic about detection zones and stealth meters? Surely if you hear some escort go from one side to the other you can guess he's blind in his baffles, or assume if your boat goes real slow, you're stealthier.

Sailor Steve · 09-20-13, 08:46 AM

Yes, they knew how to be quiet. They didn't have a meter that told them how quiet they were being. That's what's unrealistic about it.

Julhelm · 09-20-13, 07:19 PM

How is it unrealistic? It's just a visual representation of something the skipper would have in his head, as are the detection circles. Maybe the average gamer doesn't understand that escorts are blind in their baffles or that subs don't increase their noise output in a linear fashion.

TorpX · 09-20-13, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Julhelm

How is it unrealistic?

Groannnn...................

For Pete's sake, isn't it obvious?

It reduces something that should be tricky, stressful, and very uncertain, to something akin to Tic Tack Toe.

Julhelm · 09-21-13, 05:19 AM

It's no more unrealistic than vision cones in stealth games or tactical padlock views that are standard in flight sims, and nobody every complains about those.

They're obviously designing this as a game to cater to a wider audience and in doing so are erring on the side of fun gameplay.

09-19-13, 07:35 AM	#1
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	very weird, it took me all off two minutes to get started. are there any plans to enable a realism mode. i really dont want things like detection zones and stealth meters visible ps i take it back, load times are screwed. after logging out then back in again wait time is 1 day 10 hours Last edited by Laffertytig; 09-19-13 at 08:10 AM.

09-20-13, 08:46 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yes, they knew how to be quiet. They didn't have a meter that told them how quiet they were being. That's what's unrealistic about it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-20-13, 04:57 AM	#3
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	What's unrealistic about detection zones and stealth meters? Surely if you hear some escort go from one side to the other you can guess he's blind in his baffles, or assume if your boat goes real slow, you're stealthier.

09-20-13, 07:19 PM	#5
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	How is it unrealistic? It's just a visual representation of something the skipper would have in his head, as are the detection circles. Maybe the average gamer doesn't understand that escorts are blind in their baffles or that subs don't increase their noise output in a linear fashion.

09-21-13, 05:19 AM	#7
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	It's no more unrealistic than vision cones in stealth games or tactical padlock views that are standard in flight sims, and nobody every complains about those. They're obviously designing this as a game to cater to a wider audience and in doing so are erring on the side of fun gameplay.