His playstyle is very similar to mine before I became nuts over the history/SOP. I dove right into the campaign skipping sub school and going full difficulty. I watched/read all the tutorials on this site. My tactics/adherence to realism has varied/evolved from campaign to campaign, even patrol to patrol, as I'm learning about the war through books like Clear the Bridge or Silent Running:My years. I would never have considered using map contacts ON if I never read those books. (haven't read any sub commanders taking hydrophone bearings every half hour) So while his playstyle may be abhorrent to you... I will say this however, learning about the war and tactics used has increased my immersion of the sim, as well as my enjoyment.
There is one benefit to being blissfully ignorant however; knowing what I know now has pointed out quite a few flaws in the simulation if we are adhering to realism.
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