[mookiemookie]

SH3 is a great, great sim. The GWX team has done some amazing stuff with the game. At the last Subsim meetup, Dan Dimitrescu (lead designer on SH3 and SHIV) said that the designers had no idea how the GWX team did some of the things they've done with the game.

It has it's shortcomings, obviously. The most glaring for me is the absence of wolfpacks, or any AI submarines at all. GWX has added German, U.S. and British subs but they act like surface ships and can only use deck guns and can't shoot torpedoes. The lack of radio traffic has also been addressed in GWX as well. In fact, people complain that there's too much of it now!

The AI can act a bit funny at times, especially if you know its shortcomings and exploit them (harbor raids come to mind). But on the whole, I'd say it's well worth the time and money spent. I bought the game back in late 2005 and have had a blast with it ever since then.

As far as learning curve goes, you are always welcome to ask any questions here at subsim. Unlike many forums on the internet, we welcome new players and their questions and I doubt you'd every have someone bite your head off over asking a "n00b" question.

With that being said: Welcome aboard!