Should I pick up Silent Hunter 5?

Yeem

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Anyone here played it? I really enjoyed Silent Hunter 3 and 4, but I don't feel like getting 5 if it's the same game with more demanding graphics.

I'm running a E6400 @ 2,8ghz and a 8800gt 512mb stock :thumbsup:
 

KMFJD

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no, don't support that shitty ass Ubisoft drm

In January 2010, Ubisoft announced the Online Services Platform, which forces customers to not only authenticate on the first game launch, but to remain online continually while playing, with the game pausing if the network connection is lost. This makes it impossible to play the game offline or resell it, and means that should Ubisoft's servers go down, the game would be unplayable. [3] Silent Hunter V uses this DRM solution. [4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hunter_V:_Battle_of_the_Atlantic
 

QuantumPion

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No, aside from the DRM which is somewhat annoying, the game is buggy, incomplete, and generally unplayable.

Edit: especially with your hardware. You need top-of-the-line specs for the game to be reasonably playable.
 
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lupi

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Everytime someone buys a new Ubi product, an angel goes to hell.
 

tedrodai

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Everytime someone buys a new Ubi product, an angel goes to hell.

These angels are bad mojo too...they like to throw kittens in the water, let them swim back to shore and miserably shake their wet feet a few times, then pick them up and toss 'em in again. Over and over. Worse than death.
 

Rifter

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dont support the bullshit DRM, and your system has a snowballs chance in hell of playing it well anyways. so again no.
 

Yeem

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Well, I downloaded a pirated copy just after I posted and I've gotta say... Damn this game is boring. Especially with the slowness of my rig. Uninstalling as I post.

Me - 1 , Ubisoft DRM - 0
 

Liet

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When you said "pick up" in the first post, did you mean "pirate" ?