Yeah I'm not a fan of it either. I find myself having to leave merchants alone because I'm not in the right area and I can't afford to waste eels. This goes against the grain somewhat.
I can see what they were trying for (and probably for casual players it works fine) but for me - I'd prefer something more in keeping with the actual history of the U boats, or indeed the original SH3 idea of patroling a specific area only.
I'm also finding the lack of variety of ships to sink a tad worrying too - I'm not sure if SH5 will keep my attention if all I can sink is tankers and freighters.
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