Worst sub game ever?

CaptainRamius · 11-15-15, 09:05 AM

Hey guys, I'm back, this time, ranting!

I have been playing SHO on and off for the past year, and I have got to admit. It sucks. I absolutely love the Wolfpack system, and how you can hunt with your friends (I hope that future SH games have that), but everything else about it pretty much sucks.

First, there are 3 screens you will be staring at the whole time; a map, a picture of the inside of a sub with a periscope, and the bridge, where you can look around and...look around. It might just be me, but it's lacking an external view, which I think is very important (view damage to sub, look above surface without periscope, etc.)

Adding to that, the game makes you pay for EVERYTHING. Fuel, weapons, upgrades, new subs, you practically need to pay to start a patrol, let alone running out of fuel in a mission (sucks, believe me)
Even SH5 was better, and I couldn't even start it!

Excuse my ranting, I just wanted to get this out. I thought that when SHO was released, it would become a sub MMO (always wanted one) but it's turned out to be a watch-your-money-go-down-the-drain game

If you want, I have a poll, so you if you like it or not, please vote.
Thanks everyone, and sorry about the ranting

CaptainRamius · 11-15-15, 12:32 PM

Also comment your opinion, guys. Commenting is good

Sub7 · 11-19-15, 08:59 AM

WoW
and i just started getting in to it...

CaptainRamius · 11-19-15, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sub7

WoW
and i just started getting in to it...

World of Warcraft? That's what you get sometimes with MMOs.

ReallyDedPoet · 11-19-15, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainRamius

World of Warcraft? That's what you get sometimes with MMOs.

World of Warships.

CaptainRamius · 11-19-15, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ReallyDedPoet

World of Warships.

Oh, oops. I immediately thought of Warcraft. Sorry, guys

ReallyDedPoet · 11-19-15, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainRamius

Oh, oops. I immediately thought of Warcraft. Sorry, guys

No worries, the other WOW has been around for ever

Sailor Steve · 11-19-15, 02:05 PM

I've intentionally stayed away from SHO. The last time I enjoyed a game online was more than ten years ago, playing Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command. With those you got the experience of both attacking convoys being defended by human players and defending those convoys against human-driven u-boats. The game was quirky and realistic in the way it felt.

CaptainRamius · 11-19-15, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've intentionally stayed away from SHO. The last time I enjoyed a game online was more than ten years ago, playing Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command. With those you got the experience of both attacking convoys being defended by human players and defending those convoys against human-driven u-boats. The game was quirky and realistic in the way it felt.

And with SH5 having been rushed out and unfinished, and SHO, in the Fremium MMO it is, I feel that Ubisoft has abandoned Silent Hunter. Which is a shame, considering that it was one of Ubisoft's top paying installments.

Sailor Steve · 11-19-15, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainRamius

Which is a shame, considering that it was one of Ubisoft's top paying installments.

Was it really? I've heard that it was one of the lowest, even SH3. By simulation standards the games have sold well, but overall I don't think the Silent Hunter series is even in the top 100.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=161973

CaptainRamius · 11-20-15, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Was it really? I've heard that it was one of the lowest, even SH3. By simulation standards the games have sold well, but overall I don't think the Silent Hunter series is even in the top 100.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=161973

I guess I just assumed that it was pretty high, considering that it was one of the best simulation games out there. My bad.

Bonfleck · 03-15-16, 12:38 AM

I unfortunately knew from the very 1st news of SHO that it was going to be a bust and relied on my intuition to never even bother with it. I never got to play Aces of the Deep since my life was to busy with other passions in those days. Silent hunter 1 was amazingly playable, stable and FUN. Couldn't believe I actually built a new pc just to play the pathetic silent hunter 2 (OMG It was so awful!) , Silent Hunter III with the GWX add on will possibly be the best a sub sim will ever be but its literally a time vampire that will endanger your marriage and family life, Silent Hunter IV.........GONG! (quirkiest lame AI of any video game EVER!) And Silent Hunter 5 with it's wishy washy realism, failed attempt at integrating an interactive crew and repetitive nonsense of scripted boring hurdles to overcome totally overshadowed the aesthetically pleasing advancements. I wait with baited breathe for Wolves Of The Atlantic but it seems like it's been in poorly funded development for so long I fear the worst if it's ever released. In a nutshell, we who will be forever intrigued by the submarine war of the 1930s and 40s will sadly never realize the gaming experience we truly deserve. Our only hope is the Star Trek "Holodeck" version we can program and immerse in ourselves. Maybe in another 20 years.

tris · 03-15-16, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonfleck

I unfortunately knew from the very 1st news of SHO that it was going to be a bust and relied on my intuition to never even bother with it. I never got to play Aces of the Deep since my life was to busy with other passions in those days. Silent hunter 1 was amazingly playable, stable and FUN. Couldn't believe I actually built a new pc just to play the pathetic silent hunter 2 (OMG It was so awful!) , Silent Hunter III with the GWX add on will possibly be the best a sub sim will ever be but its literally a time vampire that will endanger your marriage and family life, Silent Hunter IV.........GONG! (quirkiest lame AI of any video game EVER!) And Silent Hunter 5 with it's wishy washy realism, failed attempt at integrating an interactive crew and repetitive nonsense of scripted boring hurdles to overcome totally overshadowed the aesthetically pleasing advancements. I wait with baited breathe for Wolves Of The Atlantic but it seems like it's been in poorly funded development for so long I fear the worst if it's ever released. In a nutshell, we who will be forever intrigued by the submarine war of the 1930s and 40s will sadly never realize the gaming experience we truly deserve. Our only hope is the Star Trek "Holodeck" version we can program and immerse in ourselves. Maybe in another 20 years.

Or yeah know, join the Navy?

Aktungbby · 03-15-16, 08:20 PM

tris!

CaptainRamius · 03-16-16, 12:47 AM

Oh, we've got a newbie here! Welcome aboard, Tris! I hope you enjoy your stay at Hotel Subsim

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11-15-15, 09:05 AM	#1
CaptainRamius Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2014 Location: In shallow waters Posts: 388 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Worst sub game ever? Hey guys, I'm back, this time, ranting! I have been playing SHO on and off for the past year, and I have got to admit. It sucks. I absolutely love the Wolfpack system, and how you can hunt with your friends (I hope that future SH games have that), but everything else about it pretty much sucks. First, there are 3 screens you will be staring at the whole time; a map, a picture of the inside of a sub with a periscope, and the bridge, where you can look around and...look around. It might just be me, but it's lacking an external view, which I think is very important (view damage to sub, look above surface without periscope, etc.) Adding to that, the game makes you pay for EVERYTHING. Fuel, weapons, upgrades, new subs, you practically need to pay to start a patrol, let alone running out of fuel in a mission (sucks, believe me) Even SH5 was better, and I couldn't even start it! Excuse my ranting, I just wanted to get this out. I thought that when SHO was released, it would become a sub MMO (always wanted one) but it's turned out to be a watch-your-money-go-down-the-drain game If you want, I have a poll, so you if you like it or not, please vote. Thanks everyone, and sorry about the ranting

11-19-15, 02:05 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've intentionally stayed away from SHO. The last time I enjoyed a game online was more than ten years ago, playing Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command. With those you got the experience of both attacking convoys being defended by human players and defending those convoys against human-driven u-boats. The game was quirky and realistic in the way it felt. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-15-16, 12:38 AM	#12
Bonfleck Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Opinion I unfortunately knew from the very 1st news of SHO that it was going to be a bust and relied on my intuition to never even bother with it. I never got to play Aces of the Deep since my life was to busy with other passions in those days. Silent hunter 1 was amazingly playable, stable and FUN. Couldn't believe I actually built a new pc just to play the pathetic silent hunter 2 (OMG It was so awful!) , Silent Hunter III with the GWX add on will possibly be the best a sub sim will ever be but its literally a time vampire that will endanger your marriage and family life, Silent Hunter IV.........GONG! (quirkiest lame AI of any video game EVER!) And Silent Hunter 5 with it's wishy washy realism, failed attempt at integrating an interactive crew and repetitive nonsense of scripted boring hurdles to overcome totally overshadowed the aesthetically pleasing advancements. I wait with baited breathe for Wolves Of The Atlantic but it seems like it's been in poorly funded development for so long I fear the worst if it's ever released. In a nutshell, we who will be forever intrigued by the submarine war of the 1930s and 40s will sadly never realize the gaming experience we truly deserve. Our only hope is the Star Trek "Holodeck" version we can program and immerse in ourselves. Maybe in another 20 years.

03-15-16, 08:20 PM	#14
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,786 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! tris! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-15-15, 12:32 PM	#2
CaptainRamius Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2014 Location: In shallow waters Posts: 388 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Also comment your opinion, guys. Commenting is good

11-19-15, 08:59 AM	#3
Sub7 Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Germany Posts: 7 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	WoW and i just started getting in to it...

03-16-16, 12:47 AM	#15
CaptainRamius Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2014 Location: In shallow waters Posts: 388 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Oh, we've got a newbie here! Welcome aboard, Tris! I hope you enjoy your stay at Hotel Subsim