I like the look and feel of the DD ver 1.1. I don't like the fact that I can't use anything ie. the main guns or AA - that was my fav part. unfortunately like a real navy captain, all you do is make the decisions and direct the ship for the best possible shot, etc but meh, I like to shoot stuff!
I notice that the AA is toned down in Ver 1.1 - I find that the AA doesn't fire until the a/c has already dropped its load.
I also had a ferry run from Surabaya to Manila and almost ran out of fuel before I got there (was at 1/3rd power or 8 kts ie. the lowest normal setting).
but yes, definitely an awesome step forward. hopefully in the near future we can have:
1. a working fire directing centre or whatever it was called
2. more DD-based campaigns including lots of ship vs ship action, land bombardment, escort, ferry runs down the slot, etc.
3. ability to use all the armament on the DD (main guns, AA, MGs, depth chgs hopefully)
4. different types of surface vessels - heck, how about an armed merchant?
*sigh* the list is endless but i'm thoroughly enjoying it.