See y'all in a few years... maybe.

01-28-10, 07:27 PM

Well,

I'm out. It's truly heartbreaking, but I'm not going to participate in supporting another UBI disembowlment of another genre.

I've been dedicated to a few UBI titles until... they dumb them down to nothing more then console games and remove any remanace of what made them special. It is clearly obvious to me now, that trend has now hit the SH series as well.

I'm not some flakey, over emotional, wishy washy casual gamer blowing a bunch of steam around. I have a bookshelf full of U-Boat books and memorabilia, I've built a R/C U-Boat and played SH3 in real time with everything on manual. I work from home and enjoy being woken up at 3am to the sound of someone yelling 'ship spotted' in German.

UBI had it right with SH3, it was the direction we all wanted. We had the subs, we had the war, we had a dynamic campain. It was missing a few elements like resupply and whatnot, but it was there.

In my eyes, SH5 was to be a continuation of that direction with some additions. The announcement of the sub interiors was truely exciting!

But, as information has filtered out, and adding 2+2 here and there.... it has become clear that UBI didn't listen to anyone here at all. The community has been blindsided, and the Silent Hunter series future is now in jeapordy.

Are we getting a U-Boat simulator? No, we're getting a disjointed abomination of someones ill informed direction. I'm not going to waste my breath with listing the reasons, it's all there in black and white. It's glossed over, avoided and being sold, but it's clear what UBI intends to hand us.

So, to all... good luck with it. I'll stick to SH3 and thank this community for all the hard work put into the mods that have made that the best U-Boat sim I've ever played.

Maybe UBI will return to the direction they had with the SH series in the future, but my experience knows better.

Lynch

Iron Budokan · 01-28-10, 08:28 PM

Excellent post, thank you.

capthelm · 01-28-10, 09:07 PM

...fair winds and fair seas.

Nickolas · 01-28-10, 09:15 PM

to be honest, i think they listen to us, but something got lost in translation.

i agree with you, i don't like the game they are showing us. But this simplification it not only happening on UBI games, but all over the industry. I honestly believe that the "graphics > gameplay" mentality is to blame.

anywho, I wish you luck on your future endeavours.

01-28-10, 07:27 PM	#1
Kptlt_Lynch Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	See y'all in a few years... maybe. Well, I'm out. It's truly heartbreaking, but I'm not going to participate in supporting another UBI disembowlment of another genre. I've been dedicated to a few UBI titles until... they dumb them down to nothing more then console games and remove any remanace of what made them special. It is clearly obvious to me now, that trend has now hit the SH series as well. I'm not some flakey, over emotional, wishy washy casual gamer blowing a bunch of steam around. I have a bookshelf full of U-Boat books and memorabilia, I've built a R/C U-Boat and played SH3 in real time with everything on manual. I work from home and enjoy being woken up at 3am to the sound of someone yelling 'ship spotted' in German. UBI had it right with SH3, it was the direction we all wanted. We had the subs, we had the war, we had a dynamic campain. It was missing a few elements like resupply and whatnot, but it was there. In my eyes, SH5 was to be a continuation of that direction with some additions. The announcement of the sub interiors was truely exciting! But, as information has filtered out, and adding 2+2 here and there.... it has become clear that UBI didn't listen to anyone here at all. The community has been blindsided, and the Silent Hunter series future is now in jeapordy. Are we getting a U-Boat simulator? No, we're getting a disjointed abomination of someones ill informed direction. I'm not going to waste my breath with listing the reasons, it's all there in black and white. It's glossed over, avoided and being sold, but it's clear what UBI intends to hand us. So, to all... good luck with it. I'll stick to SH3 and thank this community for all the hard work put into the mods that have made that the best U-Boat sim I've ever played. Maybe UBI will return to the direction they had with the SH series in the future, but my experience knows better. Lynch

01-28-10, 08:28 PM	#2
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Excellent post, thank you. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

01-28-10, 09:07 PM	#3
capthelm Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 522 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	...fair winds and fair seas. __________________ "One torpedo ... one ship" my SH5 lighting mod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkM5k8SXpWo my SH5 audio mod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIN5RHeL8B8

01-28-10, 09:15 PM	#4
Nickolas Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 112 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	to be honest, i think they listen to us, but something got lost in translation. i agree with you, i don't like the game they are showing us. But this simplification it not only happening on UBI games, but all over the industry. I honestly believe that the "graphics > gameplay" mentality is to blame. anywho, I wish you luck on your future endeavours.