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Originally Posted by Placoderm
Did you actually read his post?
Here, let me help you with the most pertinent part: ..."Tried everything to spice it up a bit ( mods, 100% realism, attacking Scapa on surface etc),..."
I beleive he was also referring to the strict scripting of the supposed "Dynamic Campaign" that was adding to his frustration when he wrote: "I tried to find at least 1 target that can count for any of these missions"
I myself have also been frustrated with the very specific mission goals that border on the ridiculously absurd, and which out of necessity lead a player into ignoring perfectly legitimate targets that we would not have hesitated in shooting in previous renditions of SH...all so that we can hunt a very specific battleship or taskforce, in essence 'gaming' the 'game'.
Just last night I passed up a perfectly juicy convoy that I never before would have ignored (nor would any real u-boat captain in his right mind) because it was located a wee bit too close to the outside edge of my scripted patrol zone, and thus I most likely would have received no 'credit' for my efforts. In wartime (and in previous sims) I would have hunted that convoy down to the last ship or torpedo, knowing deep inside that the war materials I was depriving the enemy were more important than sinking another 'capitol ship'...but in this game (as gorgeous as it is) that taste of realism is deprived me.
I keep trying to like this game, but am more and more placed in the same position as the OP when it comes to the concessions made to realism for the sake of the 'game'.
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You are aware that you don't
have to complete your objectives, aren't you? You can do what you want, go where you want and sink what you want and the campaign will roll along regardless. It will just play out differently than it would if you completed some, or all, of your objectives.
You cannot hope to win a war without completing the objectives laid out by HQ because you are not in posession of all of the information that they are. However, sucessful captains were rarely shot for not completing theirs.
JCC