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Originally Posted by KL-alfman
(and it's only 1941 in my first career, what to think about 43/44??)  |
Well, the phrase "ALAAAAAAAAAAARM" springs to mind...
Actually I may go back and run through the Torpedo School again, because to be honest I did the whole thing with the periscope up since there were no escorts to cramp my style and I didn't really get as comfortable with using the attack/nav maps to find my way in and out of position as I probably should have done. Mostly I used them and primarily the hydrophone to relocate and chase down any ships that didn't sink after one attack run and managed to get out of periscope range while I was putting a first shot or two into somebody else.
Using it to keep track of escorts that are actively trying to hunt and kill me plus stay in touch with the rest of a convoy is a whole other kettle of fish. And being able to set up decent firing positions without my periscope sticking up screaming "OH ROYAL NAAAAY-VEE, HERE I AM" might be a good thing, doncha think? Lol.
I can see why so many people get addicted to SH3 and have played it for so long. Especially for a seafaring n00b like me, the learning curve looks like the side of Mt Everest as seen from, say, the bottom of a 2 mile deep hole at the foot of the mountain.
And I do really appreciate the Academy part of the game. I'm finding it invaluable. I know me and if I had to start playing "for real" at my level of n00biness, I'd get frustrated very quickly at the fact that I had no clue what to do or how to do it most of the time in such complex, demanding gameplay situations. At the same time the complexity, I think, adds to the potential for longterm repeat enjoyment once the basics have been more or less mastered.
In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo.