"...Anyone afraid too admit this ??..."
I'm not afraid to insist you're wrong. You would also have to ignore the many stories posted here and in other threads on how the DC team saved the boat for many players.
The game is coded such that every player is going to have a different experience based on damage level, skill of the player, quality of the sub (not every class of sub is the same and not every sub in a class is the same) and skill of the crew (both the normal crew and the DC crew.)
You also have to understand the DC crew is an "enhancement" to the normal crew, not the total contribution to the repair effort. The crew on station is the PRIMARY repair crew. The DC crew adds bonus to the capability of the crew IN THE DAMAGED COMPARTMENT(s) by adding to the crew's effort where the damage is. You can even increase this capability one step further by shuffling the crew during high damage states by taking the most experienced crew from undamaged areas and temporarily placing them in the most damaged areas and moving wounded crew out of the damaged areas.
-> Skill of the player (fast, careful decision making, effective crew maintenance)
-> Quality of the particular sub (if any previous damage and damage resistance of your particular sub)
-> Quality of the regular crew (high effiency and low fatigue)
-> Quality of the DC crew (50% efficiency or less is a poor crew)
Repair in SH3 was magical. Repair in SH4 is realistic. You have to learn how to play the game effectively to get the enjoyment out of it the devs intended. Rather than fight the design and insist on playing the game the way YOU would have designed it. Play it the way it was meant to be played and you will discover the game is not as shallow as it 1st appears.
It isn't like FPS where you can take 20 bullets, roll over the power-up and be in perfect health. The idea is to make good decisions that prevent catastrophic damage, that way when you do get damage from the psudo random elements in the game (bad luck and limited situational awareness) the damage is at a managable level.
SH3 and SH4 have many core elements they share, but the crew is not one of them. In this respect there is no simularity. Upgrade the crew in port frequently, rest them, don't drive them at high CPU warp through storms on the surface, when damaged turn off Silent Running, don't leave crew on Battle Stations when not needed, Direct the DC crew priority list (the computer doesn't always select the optimum order by default.) Place the best crew in critical areas including leadership. Shuffle the crew during damage. If you play the game on auto, you will get poor satisfaction. Involve yourself in the game, learn it, take advantage of the bonuses built into it and the satisfaction level will climb dramatically.
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