[Penelope_Grey]

I agree with you Kap, there are too many people here quick to come along and say I sank this that and the next and I play at 100% realism. I think many are genuine in their claims but them that sing the loudest are usually them that don't have it.

I'll be perfectly truthful in as much as when I first started to play SH3-GWX I played at wait for it... 18% realism. I had limited fuel, air, compressed air, and batteries. That was it. Now I wouldn't mind betting some people would laugh me out of the building at that. "ha ha little girl plays on 18% ha ha ha" Its only natural, and much as I am loathed to say it, I probably would do the same thing now.

So then, I moved up I decided I would have dud torpedoes and realistic reloads enabled. Im now on 28% realism. Then I decided to turn on realistic sensors, Im now on 39% realism.

Then came no stabilise view, 44% realism.

I then got confident enough with my ability to evade depthcharges that I thought, don't need the event cam anymore. 47% realism.

Next came realistic repair times, felt confident enough to enable this because I was not getting damaged much anymore. Last but not least, I switched on realistic vulnerability. Bringing my game to 60% realism. Which is a perfect balance for me, its well above normal setting, and just below hard.

Next to go will be the noise meter which will bring me to 72% realism, that will go when I feel ready to.

If the day comes when I get to 100% realism, so be it. I will have then earnt the right to say, I play at 100% realism and its true. Playing at 100% realism doesn't make you a better player necessarily, or make the game better.

First and foremost SH3 is a game, a computer game, just one of many in an ocean of games and no matter how much you mod the game it will never EVER be 100% realistic, the only way you get 100% realism is go back in time and join the kriegsmarine. Games are supposed to be fun and enjoyable, and the reason anybody plays a game, be it, monopoly to SH3 to gambling games whatever... they play to win...

That is why I play like I do, I like to win, but I also want to get to the stage where I can look at SH3 and say bring it on! I can take it.

Kap mentions Mush Martin there, yep I agree he is no poseur Mush is a straight up guy with a good mod in construction, I use the uberboot and like to blast things to shreds, but not for a serious play, its literally just a case of letting imagiination take flight and do some real damage its a hell of laugh in all the single missions! Great fun.

That is what games should be first and foremost, fun. GWX I found helped me to move on and advance I agree with Kap there, it does force you to play in a way that makes you think twice that makes you plan like you really are on the bridge of the boat. The beauty of GWX you can play it both relaxed and still feel challenged and more serious and be challenged. Fun is the most important thing, and its cool to have some bragging rights. Just don't abuse your rights is the key thing.