New community manager in ubisoft forums

Originally Posted by John Channing

Sure.

And I don't understand why, when I pull my car over on a totally deserted highway in the middle of the night to get out and take a leek, I am suddenly confronted by hundreds of cars, all with their "brights" on and half of them full of 10 year old girl scouts.

I also don't understand why every friggin' time I drop the toast it falls butter side down, AND manages to find the dirtiest part of the floor to land on.

Of course the answer is.... cuz that's just the way it is.

If you subscribe to the popular interpretation of Occum's Razor?
It's Murphy's Law at work!

What separates the men from the boys is how you respond to the situation.

JCC

And I've always heard:
What separates the men from the boys is the price of thier toys.

[aergistal]

shikata ga nai

[robbo180265]

It really does amaze me - the amount of members here who winge and whine about the game, but when it comes to actually doing something I.E. writing to UBI to tell them how you feel about it or why you wont buy the game, it's all "oh it'll achieve nothing" , "why waste my time? "

Here, in this thread, you have a Dev in the know , who's illustrated possibly the only way of getting another patch and it seems some of you are too damn lazy to even try.

Copy and paste indeed....

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by John Channing

Well, if you have an alternative that Ubisoft is going to buy into, I'm all ears. Until then, my point stands.

Actually I don't even know why I am engaging in any of this. With Reaper7's new interface (with working Stadimeter), a collection of mods that improve the graphics and crew commands/management/morale issues, and the option to use TDW's AI mod for the latter years of the war, for me this sim is pretty well there.

Plus, Nigeis' Radar/TDC Mod for Sh4 ROCKS!!!

I got more sub-sims than time right now.

JCC

Yeah...good point. I will carry on then

[longam]

Originally Posted by John Channing

Well, if you have an alternative that Ubisoft is going to buy into, I'm all ears. Until then, my point stands.

Actually I don't even know why I am engaging in any of this. With Reaper7's new interface (with working Stadimeter), a collection of mods that improve the graphics and crew commands/management/morale issues, and the option to use TDW's AI mod for the latter years of the war, for me this sim is pretty well there.

Plus, Nigeis' Radar/TDC Mod for Sh4 ROCKS!!!

I got more sub-sims than time right now.

JCC

Have to agree with you there. I don't think most have even played the thing <shrug> on to the next mission.

[voss]

Originally Posted by longam

Have to agree with you there. I don't think most have even played the thing <shrug> on to the next mission.

It does seem to be that the people who hate SH5 the most are the ones who refuse to buy it.

Their loss.

[John Channing]

Originally Posted by voss

It does seem to be that the people who hate SH5 the most are the ones who refuse to buy it.

If I ever decide to have a sig... that's gonna be it!

JCC

[Frumpkis]

Originally Posted by John Channing

If I ever decide to have a sig... that's gonna be it!

JCC

That kind of hostility towards fellow SH3/SH4 owners isn't making this sound like a very friendly place, where I'd want to participate on a more regular basis if I *do* buy SH5 in the near future. Is the subsim forum now just a private club for those who bought the game early?

Some of us are just waiting to see how this all shakes out before taking the plunge. The DRM is still a major barrier for some folks (although not for me personally, I'm more concerned about gameplay issues). And yeah... we're going to have opinions in the meantime, just like everyone else.

P.S. it's interesting that the Ubi dev comments here, and the ComDev comments in the Ubi forum, all seem aimed at current owners of the game. It's like they don't realize there are a number of us waiting on the fence to see how this goes. Maybe they don't want our money.

[voss]

Originally Posted by Frumpkis

That kind of hostility towards fellow SH3/SH4 owners isn't making this sound like a very friendly place, where I'd want to participate on a more regular basis if I *do* buy SH5 in the near future. Is the subsim forum now just a private club for those who bought the game early?

Some of us are just waiting to see how this all shakes out before taking the plunge. The DRM is still a major barrier for some folks (although not for me personally, I'm more concerned about gameplay issues). And yeah... we're going to have opinions in the meantime, just like everyone else.

P.S. it's interesting that the Ubi dev comments here, and the ComDev comments in the Ubi forum, all seem aimed at current owners of the game. It's like they don't realize there are a number of us waiting on the fence to see how this goes. Maybe they don't want our money.

No hostility was intended, Frumpkis.

All SubSimmers have a common interest. It's not an Us vs. Them situation. Although, in retrospect, I could have left off the "Their loss" bit. My bad.

I guess I was finding the situation to be a bit ironic: some Silent Hunter fans, refusing to buy version 5 (for whatever reason), and then logging into the Silent Hunter 5 forum to express their hatred and encourage others to either not try the game or to abandon playing it. I would certainly never go to the SH3/4 forums and express contempt for others continuing to play these versions.

I'll endeavor to be a little less snide in my remarks.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Frumpkis

That kind of hostility towards fellow SH3/SH4 owners isn't making this sound like a very friendly place, where I'd want to participate on a more regular basis if I *do* buy SH5 in the near future. Is the subsim forum now just a private club for those who bought the game early?

Subsim is a huge place with many forums, most of which have nothing to to with SH5. Anybody who looks around can see just how friendly we are here. The SH5 forum itself has been spammed for months by people who have nothing to say but "See, I told you so". People who have bought the game and like it are attacked. People who have bought the game and don't like it have for the most part said their piece and left, though some continue to fight with the ones who do like it.

I haven't bought it strictly because of the DRM. As soon as that's gone I'll buy it no matter what the cost (i.e. I'll gladly pay full price) just so I can look at the Ship Names situation and see if it's worth it to me to transfer my efforts in that department to this new game.

Some of us are just waiting to see how this all shakes out before taking the plunge. The DRM is still a major barrier for some folks (although not for me personally, I'm more concerned about gameplay issues). And yeah... we're going to have opinions in the meantime, just like everyone else.

Of course we have opinions, and of course we're entitled to complain based on what we've heard. That wasn't who Voss and JCC were talking about.

P.S. it's interesting that the Ubi dev comments here, and the ComDev comments in the Ubi forum, all seem aimed at current owners of the game. It's like they don't realize there are a number of us waiting on the fence to see how this goes. Maybe they don't want our money.

Their comments are aimed at complaints about the game, nothing more. They can only comment on what other people actually say. In this sense they people who have actually bought the game are more important, because they're the ones who know first-hand what is actually wrong. Any complaints I make can only be based on what I've heard from others.

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

In this sense they people who have actually bought the game are more important, because they're the ones who know first-hand what is actually wrong. Any complaints I make can only be based on what I've heard from others.

Who may not have played the game either .

[Moeceefus]

You are a sensible man Sailor Steve

[scratch81]

Originally Posted by krashkart

You have a most superlative taste in armors, my friend.

Edit - Might I also recommend a mix of Swiss pikemen and Landsknecht to accompany your cavalry?

nah, just a bunch of angry irish men with axes.

[scratch81]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yeah...good point. I will carry on then

Im a better shot with the broken one

[scratch81]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Subsim is a huge place with many forums, most of which have nothing to to with SH5. Anybody who looks around can see just how friendly we are here. The SH5 forum itself has been spammed for months by people who have nothing to say but "See, I told you so". People who have bought the game and like it are attacked. People who have bought the game and don't like it have for the most part said their piece and left, though some continue to fight with the ones who do like it.

I haven't bought it strictly because of the DRM. As soon as that's gone I'll buy it no matter what the cost (i.e. I'll gladly pay full price) just so I can look at the Ship Names situation and see if it's worth it to me to transfer my efforts in that department to this new game.


Of course we have opinions, and of course we're entitled to complain based on what we've heard. That wasn't who Voss and JCC were talking about.


Their comments are aimed at complaints about the game, nothing more. They can only comment on what other people actually say. In this sense they people who have actually bought the game are more important, because they're the ones who know first-hand what is actually wrong. Any complaints I make can only be based on what I've heard from others.

I've noticed over the years lurking here, that sailor steve is more smarterer than he really lets on... most of the time.