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02-17-13, 08:21 PM | #1 |
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Silent Hunter 5 DLCs / Silent Hunter 6 ist SHO is succesfull?
Do you think SHO could be a test to check if there is enough interest in SubSims, and may lead to a "proper" Silent Hunter in the future?
So far Im really underwhelmed by SHO...I mean its a nice "Submarine Game", but no "Sumbarine Sim". |
02-18-13, 04:42 AM | #2 |
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No, it's just Ubi jumping the series into the ftp arena. If they couldn't finish 5 I can't see them sticking another SH game on disc.
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02-18-13, 07:22 AM | #3 |
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What about DLCs? Dont publishers LOVE DLCs? 30 Euro for an IX or something like that?
Nothing new by the way. Remember the old Microsoft Flight Simulator with its 3rd-Party-Planes? They went for the same prize in some instances. |
02-18-13, 07:30 AM | #4 | |
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Ubisoft is successful with the "Settlers-Online" F2P browser game. Ubisoft stated that approx. 2 million users worldwide are playing Settlers-Online, and 5-7% of them are paying users (buying items from the ingame shop for real money). According to Ubisoft CEO this 5-7% are enough to gain provit from the game, because the development- and maintenance costs are many times lower as for a conventional game.
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02-18-13, 11:47 AM | #5 |
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How many people would pay 30 euros for a type IX? 10? 100? 1000? I doubt it.
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02-18-13, 12:50 PM | #6 |
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I'm willing to pay for new airplanes in Rise Of Flight. I don't like the idea of SHO, but if a complete Type II or Type IX could be had in SH5, I'd consider 30 Euros, or even 50, to be a bargain.
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02-18-13, 12:52 PM | #7 |
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02-18-13, 01:06 PM | #8 |
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Absolutely serious.
I may also be absolutely alone in that. No, never for an online browser game, but to get a serious sim done right? Sure.
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02-18-13, 03:24 PM | #9 |
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I would to. Rise of Flight is a good example. The game and the whole concept behind it just works.
Sure 30-50 Euro are much more than the 10 you pay for a new plane, but hey you would get a complete interior with it. |
02-19-13, 01:49 PM | #10 |
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Seconded. I'm rather a fan of the Railworks / Train Simulator series and they operate a similar model (and have received a little flak for it), but it's not the same as free-to-play online games with microtransactions.
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