I agree.

This can mean only one thing: My order for SB 2600K with GTX 580 and PCI-E SSD juiced with some Ripjaws is going out soon!

Really interesting to see what happens with the friday update!

Not likely a hoax, considering the sim is in the optimization stage, and Luthier mentioning optimizations are going very well.

Well, I'm not saying Ubisoft are "good" in any way - but compared to the others they are not worse when it comes to support for sim titles... Or give me an alternative? Here is the current top ten list (from Wikipedia):

1 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Japan.svg.png Nintendo
2 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png Electronic Arts
3 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...France.svg.png Activision Blizzard
4 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...France.svg.png Ubisoft
5 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png Take-Two Interactive
6 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Japan.svg.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png Sony Computer Entertainment
7 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png Bethesda Softworks
8 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png THQ
9 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Japan.svg.png Square Enix
10 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...States.svg.png Microsoft

Select one that would be better as a publisher for SoW?

Regarding the SHV failure I am also disappointed as hell and have played it for some hours only before uninstalling it - but they at least tried doing a sub sim that would please us nerds out there. Did any of the other 10 in the list above try? And what did the "community" do? They whined themselves to death and threatened Ubisoft etc so will they try again?

My own opinion regarding the DRM issue is that I really don't care that much myself if it is a bit intrusive... Like the rest of the industrialized world I have constant Internet connection (like the rest of you) so what is the real problem with an online check accept when running the game on a laptop in a boat? If they remove it before shutting down the validation servers and they work it's fine with me, even though it naturally would be better without it! Making a DRM that really works WILL involve some kind of Internet based validation in some form - sooner or later all publishers will hopefully use some solution that works and the profits will get back to the PC gaming industry so that we will get niche games like this.

/Mazex

The box art styling and Il-2 Sturmovik tag make it look like an add-on for the Wings of Prey series. Something the developers may regret later on.

Different countries different ratings.

http://www.wog.ch/nas/cover_large/pc...liffsdover.jpg

Oh God, please let there be blood. :cool:


It's not up to them.
They are like a factory, they just produce something, the publisher is the retailer, they are in charge of marketing and pricing.

however about the drm, here in teh photo there is an important detail:
internet connectiion required to activate teh game. Does taht suppose that it wont need a consant internet connection?

I'm relatively new here so i wondered what ubisoft do to pacific fighters? aka 'the ng fiasco'

Terrible cover art (although I like the big box set, I'd support the cause if that's available for more dollars).

There was a thread on this forum a while back about cover art and every cobbled-together effort on there looked better than the pictured DVD box.

Wrong roundels FTW! Sigh.

Still, at least it would indicate things are afoot!

Cheers, Spinner

Man! This is real bad! Ever since I got my Hotas WartHog I don't have two zloties to rub together!

The Spitfire box art is indeed something far short of spectacular. I notice the poor spitty hasn't got a spinner either.