Is SH4 confirmed to be in the PTO?

Zero Niner · Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 62

Forgive my noobishness, but will SH4 be set in the Pacific? The implication is that we get to crew US boats.
I know a lot has been posted about the PTO (some like it, some don't) but is there any confirmation?
Thanks.

TDK1044 · Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 204

There hasn't been an official statement from ubisoft confirming it, but I'd say there was a 99.9 percent chance of SH1V being in the PTO. Another Atlantic based sub sim would be a marketing disaster. With the superb mods already available to SH111, SH1V would only be a cosmetic improvement in many repects, and although a few die hard simmers would purchase it, many people wouldn't see it as money well spent.

Polak · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 443 Location: Poland/Sweden

Don't say that it would be a marketing disaster, if you look at this poll http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46374
more people would prefer an atlantic based sub sim.
The intrest in a Destroyer Command 2 is even bigger than in a SH4 which is set in the Pacific.

Trout · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 90

Polak,

We dont actually represent the full target market for subsims. People here are a wee bit hard core.

A pacific sub sim is RIPE with potential and could sell very well. SOme people simply get hung up on the history of the PTO and wrongly assume that since it was an "easier" war than the germans had, it would be an "easier" game (hence, they aint interested, 'cause SHIII is already too damn easy). The two are not related.

Trout

Polak · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 443 Location: Poland/Sweden

I agree with you that we do not represent the full target market for subsims. My point was that a SH4 set again in the Atlantic would not be a marketing disaster.

xrvjorn · Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 219 Location: Sweden

Although including the existing subs into the new sim would be of great value. The work has already been done, so why not reuse it?

TDK1044 · Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 204

Polak · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 443 Location: Poland/Sweden

Trout · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 90

they could set it in the Med and let you use brit and italian subs too.

TDK1044 · Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 204

Dream on.

Uber Gruber · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 126

If the developers are good then it should be easy enough to mod SHIV for the Atlantic Campaign. If they're not good then most people here won't buy it. That said, if it lacks wolfpacks and a lot more realism then most people here won't buy it anyway as it wouldn't be a big enough improvement over the SHIII game engine.

I'm sure the dev team is aware of all this, if not then god help them!

Yep

Sailor Steve · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

Salvadoreno · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 617

i think the devs confirmed it some time ago. Announcement was at subsim.com

TDK1044 · Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 204

I do not agree, SH2 was set in the Atlantic and SH3 wasn't a marketing disaster. Dont say that SH3 modded would be 95% of SH4.

SH11 was set in an American sub. It's an entirely different game playing experience to play in a U Boat....Therefore, it makes good marketing sense to have developed SH111 as an Atlantic based game. To make SH1V an Atlantic based game in another U Boat would make no business sense at all. It's a redundant argument though, because I recently spoke with one of the DEVs working on SH1V.

Polak · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 443 Location: Poland/Sweden

Mate, have you ever played SH11??? You controled German uboats in that game. SH1 was set in the pacific with American submarines.