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tater · 08-05-10, 09:20 AM

Because a fleet type has 5 or 6 diesels, any ONE of which can make the boat move.

I'm cool with not getting in unrealistic fights, and even having them sink the boat. But unless the damage is so bad the boat actually sinks, you should still have propulsion, IMHO*.

*and in that case you should sink still with diesels that could move the boat, lol)

The trouble is that the DM is a trade off. In order to always have a workign diesel, you might have to give up any damage possible. The likely trade off was that SOME damage happens all the time, and is worth having in the game, and catastrophic damage that leaves you dead in the water is so rare that it's worth that happening to have SOME damage.

08-05-10, 09:20 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Because a fleet type has 5 or 6 diesels, any ONE of which can make the boat move. I'm cool with not getting in unrealistic fights, and even having them sink the boat. But unless the damage is so bad the boat actually sinks, you should still have propulsion, IMHO. and in that case you should sink still with diesels that could move the boat, lol) The trouble is that the DM is a trade off. In order to always have a workign diesel, you might have to give up any damage possible. The likely trade off was that SOME damage happens all the time, and is worth having in the game, and catastrophic damage that leaves you dead in the water is so rare that it's worth that happening to have SOME damage.