SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - To autocrew or not to autocrew, that is the question.

ET2SN · 03-27-18, 02:14 PM

The stations I don't auto crew are ESM and Radio. The radio shack belongs to ET's and RM's and, BTW, keep your hands off my freaking gear.

In DW, you're playing as the OOD. That means you're over-seeing the watch standers in Control. You get to make the call when and how to maneuver the boat so those guys can do their job.

I'll turn off the sonar auto crew if I really want to nail down a contact early or I'll turn off the FT/tracking auto crew if a track is starting to turn sour but most of the time I let them do the heavy lifting.

In the end, it comes down to your style.

Playing as a laid-back OOD on the mid watch and hanging out near the QMOW or FTOW is just as valid as playing like a micro manager who is bugging everyone to polish their sneakers and get a hair cut.

03-27-18, 02:14 PM	#2
ET2SN ET2/SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,547 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	The stations I don't auto crew are ESM and Radio. The radio shack belongs to ET's and RM's and, BTW, keep your hands off my freaking gear. In DW, you're playing as the OOD. That means you're over-seeing the watch standers in Control. You get to make the call when and how to maneuver the boat so those guys can do their job. I'll turn off the sonar auto crew if I really want to nail down a contact early or I'll turn off the FT/tracking auto crew if a track is starting to turn sour but most of the time I let them do the heavy lifting. In the end, it comes down to your style. Playing as a laid-back OOD on the mid watch and hanging out near the QMOW or FTOW is just as valid as playing like a micro manager who is bugging everyone to polish their sneakers and get a hair cut.