Am I too conservative?

[VonGlaus]

Lately I've been reading about high time compression levels while on patrol. (I'm a long-time lurker, just finally started posting also.)

I'm not sure where I got the idea, but I never run (in enemy areas) surfaced higher than 32x and submerged 64x. I think I got jumped once or twice on higher TC, made me gun-shy.

But now I read about folks patrolling at 1024 or higher! Can this be true?

SH3 is running on my main PC, a fairly late-model Alienware. Typically I surf the net on my work laptop at the same time. Like right now, I'm quietly exiting the Keltische See at 16x, 0400, on the surface. Is this waaayy too conservative?

What's the best compromise between "don't get killed before you blink" and "don't get the wife too Pi$$ed so I can't play any more?"


Oh, GWX 2.1 is biggest mod. It's still October 1940 this time.