Silent Hunter Survey! WTH?

onelifecrisis · 04-15-09, 05:33 PM

I assume everyone just got the same email I did...

I've not seen such a survey done here before (I've been around here for well over a year) and I'm wondering what the survey is for? There are some curious questions on there, like "how would you rate SH3" which is difficult because how I'd rate it with GWX is very different to how I'd rate the stock game. And then there's this one:

Of the two games [SH3 and SH4] which would you say is technically superior?

My emphasis.
What a strange question!
Any idea what it means?

Pisces · 04-15-09, 05:36 PM

Yep, same questions here. No idea. Just a wild guess crossed my mind. Is Neal maybe opting to start SH5 development on his own? And trying to get a feel for what we want.

Sharkley · 04-15-09, 05:36 PM

I have no such email, who sent it ??

I am sure it is just to help grasp a better understanding subsim users and SH3 & SH4 players.

JU_88 · 04-15-09, 05:37 PM

I didnt get this email. you have a link for us deprived folk? Is this is an official Ubi survey? or a Subsim one?

Pisces · 04-15-09, 05:41 PM

It's from Neal:

Quote:

Ahoy Pisces!

Ok, it's time for a new survey of Silent Hunter players! It's a quick survey and it will help... you know, understand what SH players like.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?s...ipoiaxkg_3d_3d

Note: Do not reply to this e-mail, please. Enjoy the survey and get your oilskins ready.

Good hunting!
Neal
SUBSIM

onelifecrisis · 04-15-09, 05:56 PM

I hear the GWX team reckon the SH4 engine is much more capable than the SH3 engine, so I answered "SH4" based on their judgement... but it still strikes me as a strange question, and I'm not sure I correctly understood what "technically" means.

04-15-09, 06:06 PM

I believe there are some things better in the SH4 engine.
Some are also worse!

I did not answer the survey because it's to

for me.
But I also go way beyound just casual Game play.

I'd suggest another survey for Modders.

That would bring out the Gloves!

Queens Rules then Mates!

AVGWarhawk · 04-15-09, 07:05 PM

Perhaps the developers really want to get an idea from you, the player, the modder, the moaners in hopes SH5 can come out of the box in a great state of organization and content

Just a thought.

HW3 · 04-15-09, 07:24 PM

I got one and filled it out. I figured Neal was collecting information for the SH5 developers.

AVGWarhawk · 04-15-09, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HW3

I got one and filled it out. I figured Neal was collecting information for the SH5 developers.

A sailor after me own heart

04-15-09, 07:36 PM

I don't believe I fall into the Moaners catagory.

The Doers catagory yes.

The Survey is to limited for me to respond to in a way
that makes sense to me.

To actually answer it would require I fib or ignore how
the answers would be used.

Might be fine for most.
But won't cut the Mustard for me.

Any other slams?

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 04-15-09, 07:42 PM

the survey was fair and geared toward people who played sh3 and sh4 and could compare the 2. If this is info gathering for SH5, I wouldn't mind a nice open-ended question such as "what (game features) would you like to see in the next SH release?" and limit responses to 500 words.

irish1958 · 04-15-09, 09:10 PM

I had some of the same responses as above. I don't like either/or questions. For example, the last question had you give one answer, when in truth, if several of the possible choices were not in the game, I wouldn't waste my time on it.

04-15-09, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

I believe there are some things better in the SH4 engine.
Some are also worse!

I did not answer the survey because it's to

for me.
But I also go way beyound just casual Game play.

I'd suggest another survey for Modders.

That would bring out the Gloves!

Queens Rules then Mates!

I Believe Neal is asking
Simple Questions,
Not Yet Surveyed on Ubisoft.com
As regarding Gloves there Privateer,
Is it not time All Modders Try become Friends,
Let stupid old Issues behind,
Its 2009,
Lets for Once Try get the
Whole Silent Hunter Community Together,
Act And Promote The Silent Hunter Series
As Adults,
Our next TeamSpeak Meet,
The Silent Hunter Modders,
Here will attend To Promote Their Mods,
Be it SH3 Or Sh4,
and help New players,
Every Modder Tries to Improve The Game,
Visually,
As In The AI?
that belongs to Dev Team who Created the game,
Maybe this time around,
The Dev Team need Our Ideas for SH5?
Maybe its just a Survey?
For Subsim?
Here is the Info for the Next Meet,

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=150302

04-15-09, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Perhaps the developers really want to get an idea from you, the player, the modder, the moaners in hopes SH5 can come out of the box in a great state of organization and content

Just a thought.

Spot on

04-15-09, 05:33 PM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Silent Hunter Survey! WTH? I assume everyone just got the same email I did... I've not seen such a survey done here before (I've been around here for well over a year) and I'm wondering what the survey is for? There are some curious questions on there, like "how would you rate SH3" which is difficult because how I'd rate it with GWX is very different to how I'd rate the stock game. And then there's this one: *Of the two games [SH3 and SH4] which would you say is technically* superior?** My emphasis. What a strange question! Any idea what it means? __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

04-15-09, 05:36 PM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Yep, same questions here. No idea. Just a wild guess crossed my mind. Is Neal maybe opting to start SH5 development on his own? And trying to get a feel for what we want. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

04-15-09, 05:36 PM	#3
Sharkley Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 216 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I have no such email, who sent it ?? I am sure it is just to help grasp a better understanding subsim users and SH3 & SH4 players. __________________ Tonnage Wars http://www.comsubspac.com/ http://www.bts-mods.com/

04-15-09, 05:56 PM	#6
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I hear the GWX team reckon the SH4 engine is much more capable than the SH3 engine, so I answered "SH4" based on their judgement... but it still strikes me as a strange question, and I'm not sure I correctly understood what "technically" means. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

04-15-09, 07:05 PM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Perhaps the developers really want to get an idea from you, the player, the modder, the moaners in hopes SH5 can come out of the box in a great state of organization and content Just a thought. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-15-09, 05:37 PM	#4
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I didnt get this email. you have a link for us deprived folk? Is this is an official Ubi survey? or a Subsim one?

04-15-09, 06:06 PM	#7
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I believe there are some things better in the SH4 engine. Some are also worse! I did not answer the survey because it's to for me. But I also go way beyound just casual Game play. I'd suggest another survey for Modders. That would bring out the Gloves! Queens Rules then Mates!

04-15-09, 07:24 PM	#9
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,575 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	I got one and filled it out. I figured Neal was collecting information for the SH5 developers. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

04-15-09, 07:36 PM	#11
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I don't believe I fall into the Moaners catagory. The Doers catagory yes. The Survey is to limited for me to respond to in a way that makes sense to me. To actually answer it would require I fib or ignore how the answers would be used. Might be fine for most. But won't cut the Mustard for me. Any other slams?

04-15-09, 07:42 PM	#12
UnterseeBoogeyMan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Land of Cholla Cactus and Red Chile Posts: 224 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	the survey was fair and geared toward people who played sh3 and sh4 and could compare the 2. If this is info gathering for SH5, I wouldn't mind a nice open-ended question such as "what (game features) would you like to see in the next SH release?" and limit responses to 500 words.

04-15-09, 09:10 PM	#13
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I had some of the same responses as above. I don't like either/or questions. For example, the last question had you give one answer, when in truth, if several of the possible choices were not in the game, I wouldn't waste my time on it. __________________ Irish1958