Why I am having a BAD deal with Shipsim.com

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[thyro]

Dear shipsim.com

Please can someone slap to wake me up to stop being stupid?

Why I am having a rough deal by buying SH Extreme and its addons directly from www.shipsim.com instead of steam?

SHE 40 euros vs £19.9 GBP on steam!
SHE Ferry pack 15 euros versus £6.9 GBP on Steam

Am I being forced to buy steam instead of download from here or does the downloads from shipsim.com come now with real pieces of gold and addons that cannot be seen on steam version?

Hell! why not shut the online shop and re-directy buyers directly to steam instead... Since there is no difference in terms of content and how downloads directly ends-up losing money in process and gaining nothing but stupidity?

Well, you guys have to rethink this online shop because it serves no purpose! Oh btw thank you for pointing me at Steam! Because it seems that for the current price of SHE you charge (btw which I've already spent when SHE was release) I can buy my 2nd SHExtreme plus all addons and save some cash buying it from Steam!

Have a think about please!

Regards,
Thyro the frustrated buyer of Shipsim's online shop!

[Captain Cadet]

Dear shipsim.com

Please can someone slap to wake me up to stop being stupid?

Why I am having a rough deal by buying SH Extreme and its addons directly from www.shipsim.com instead of steam?

SHE 40 euros vs £19.9 GBP on steam!
SHE Ferry pack 15 euros versus £6.9 GBP on Steam

Am I being forced to buy steam instead of download from here or does the downloads from shipsim.com come now with real pieces of gold and addons that cannot be seen on steam version?

Hell! why not shut the online shop and re-directy buyers directly to steam instead... Since there is no difference in terms of content and how downloads directly ends-up losing money in process and gaining nothing but stupidity?

Well, you guys have to rethink this online shop because it serves no purpose! Oh btw thank you for pointing me at Steam! Because it seems that for the current price of SHE you charge (btw which I've already spent when SHE was release) I can buy my 2nd SHExtreme plus all addons and save some cash buying it from Steam!

Have a think about please!

Regards,
Thyro the frustrated buyer of Shipsim's online shop!

it to do is what you get
on Shipsim.com you get the VSTEP version which is best
and on steam you get Steam version  which is so buggy that people get problems with.
but VSTEP version get all the updates first (exept the recent on as someone by acdident realistic it wile being unstable    )

[thyro]

"...on Shipsim.com you get the VSTEP version which is best..."

Are you sure? Best in what? price only for certain, because bugs are fixed otherwise the game is diteched from steam! And on steam you only updat if you want, unless you don't bother looking at its settings.

"...but VSTEP version get all the updates first!..."

again are you sure? because it seems steam version seem a bit further than VSTEP expensive download version in terms of patches.

So why the price diference for exactly the same product? Does VSTEP introduces any extra content for the price it charges? No! I don't think so and bugs are bugs and bugs get sorted otherwise game price goes down! And I am not talking on 75% discont price campains that steam does! Numbers speak for them selfs.... VSTEP overpriced and ofers nothing in return compared with a steam version.

So why bother VSTEP having an online shop when exactly same product is sold the "next door" online shop for half a price (without disconts) for exacly same content? Cheers

[Captain Cadet]

"...on Shipsim.com you get the VSTEP version which is best..."

Are you sure? Best in what? price only for certain, because bugs are fixed otherwise the game is diteched from steam! And on steam you only updat if you want, unless you don't bother looking at its settings.

"...but VSTEP version get all the updates first!..."

again are you sure? because it seems steam version seem a bit further than VSTEP expensive download version in terms of patches.

So why the price diference for exactly the same product? Does VSTEP introduces any extra content for the price it charges? No! I don't think so and bugs are bugs and bugs get sorted otherwise game price goes down! And I am not talking on 75% discont price campains that steam does! Numbers speak for them selfs.... VSTEP overpriced and ofers nothing in return compared with a steam version.

So why bother VSTEP having an online shop when exactly same product is sold the "next door" online shop for half a price (without disconts) for exacly same content? Cheers

i understand the diffrent
the steam wont work on my friends NEW computer
but the VSTEP works on my OLD computer

[thyro]

I personally only understand one thing... I was about to buy the ferry pack (from shipsim.com) when I spot that on steam it is 2 times cheaper.

So from consumer point of view I won't be buying it from VSTEP for obvious reasons.

And I do not mind buying my 2nd SHExtreme just to get the addons for a faction that VSTEP charges because in the end bugs are rulled out. Like SHExtreme were Extreme bugy at begining and even today it crashes and my pc rig is less than a month old and (top gear) in terms of what has in. Are you with me?

Number of bugs does not justify the price charged by VSTEP since it does not has any content difference, and mind you I have of Shipsim releases from 2008-xtreme (downloaded) exception SHE addons (which looks like I'm now being forced to switch for steam to get value for money! not only for current addons but for future addons.

Cheers

[Smithacus]

Have you tried Amazon.com? I got it the game and addons there with no problems. I did the direct download but the CD-ROM versions are also available and you don't have to use the Steam versions.

[Captain Darling]

Hmm.. I understand the customer 'perspective' in buying the cheaper option.

But:
Vstep patches come out instantly when "released", whilst Steam user's have to wait some hours when Steam admins 'release' it at their end (different timezones from VSTEP in Rotterdam and Steam in the USA)
Oh and how long did Steam users had to wait for the Ferry DLC again?

You talk about PC rigs, as you can see in my signature my PC specs, I get very good FPS and visuals, and it does NOT crash. So if your 'rig' is that new and 'top gear' perhaps it's your specification that needs work on, or system maintenance.

However, if I were you, I would go with the VSTEP version, and many members would too! Less hassle