Since this thread has somewhat derailed into suggestions and ideas for Wolfpack, I hope this is the rigth place to post some more. If there is finally a dedicated thread about suggestions and ideas, please point me there and I will either copy my post or delete it here and post it there, thanks.
Anyways, here goes:
There was the question how to improve the current feel of the game, or how to make it more interesting. And there was especially some comparison with Silent Hunter and U-Boat.
Most people just pointed out that SH compresses time until you meet the convoy. Kind of right, but you still have to leave the harbour!
Why is that of any importance? Because to me (and I guess to some others too) it gives you more of a connection to your boat and crew.
You just left the harbour, cheered on by your fellow sailors and people along the quayside. In SH there even was a band playing! That gave a great sense of starting into an adventure (at least to me).
Now, I do not say the Devs should go straight away for an option to "sail out of a harbour" before you get to the actual convoy-mission. But in the long run, that would make a great addition.
Compared with U-Boat and SH, I am also missing the option to customise the boat. Having some progress after a successful "Feindfahrt" would really add to feeling like it is "my/our" boat. And not just some random "pop it up" convoy-attack. It could also mean, that if you actually get sunk, you lose the progress (or most of it, not all ;-) ). That would give an incentive to sometimes run away instead of hunting till the escorts kill you. Currently my crew and I just disconnect after we sunk some stuff. Running away after the escorts missed you one or two times just takes up time for no reward what so ever.
Another nice option would be if in the lobby menu you could have people place a call for other crews to join them. Yes, I understand you can do that with discord already, but having something/some indicator in the lobby like "looking for additional sub-crew" or something like that would help. at least as long as the attack hasn't started yet. Maybe with some timer or something. At least in my opinion. Or at least the option to name your lobby (like "german sub-crew, looking for additional subs, TS-adress xyz.de")
Additionally some statistcs would be great. Nothing too fancy at the start, just something along the lines of:
Number of "Feindfahrten" as:
- Captain
- Navigator
- Dive Officer
- Radioman
- Helmsman
Times sunk
BRT sunk
So you can somewhat get an idea of how experienced somebody is.
Also it would be great to have a leaderboard. But not simply "most BRT sunk" but more a combination of must successful hunts (maybe also with other subs) and a community leaderboard with stuff like "most helpful player/crew".
TLDR:
Ideas/suggestions:
Short term:
Get some statistics for players (no. of sorties, times sunk, BRT sunk, etc.)
Get an option to call other sub-crews into your lobby (and/or edit lobby name)
Mid-term:
Option to customise the boat (e.g. turret decoration, posters inside, maybe even torpedo equipment, sonar-euipment, like in SH/U-Boat)
Leadershipboard (not only BRT sunk, but also community stuff like "most helpful player/crew")
Long term:
Have the option to leave the harbour prior to the atcual mission (like in SH/U-Boat) with customisation of the boatd and cheering people and a band. And also the option to return to the harbour. Probably best with a tick-box to select if you want that prior to the mission or not.
Just my 2 cents.
The game is already really great as it is, even if you just keep attacking convoys. just some more incentive to actually survive would be good!
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