Do you play "Dead is Dead"

Wilko · 07-14-06, 09:45 PM

I always go by the rule that Dead is Dead and if I get pounded then that's my career over and it is time to start again.

It is a bummer cause I like to build my crew up and promote them and watch their experiance build and when I got to start over with a buch that I don't know it takes a bit to get used to, I use SH3cmdr 2.6 and the random crew function which gives you a nice sprinkling of experianced crew with the nubs.

How many of you guys/girls do the same..

Pants · 07-14-06, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilko

I always go by the rule that Dead is Dead and if I get pounded then that's my career over and it is time to start again.

It is a bummer cause I like to build my crew up and promote them and watch their experiance build and when I got to start over with a buch that I don't know it takes a bit to get used to, I use SH3cmdr 2.6 and the random crew function which gives you a nice sprinkling of experianced crew with the nubs.

How many of you guys/girls do the same..

Depends on what mood i'm in..before i downloaded GW i used to roll back and load up a saved file..but now i do go by the unwritten rule of dead is dead...i enjoy it more, no more fool hardy tactics.

Ducimus · 07-14-06, 10:18 PM

Heh, i used to name, every uboat i ever lost playing DiD in my sig until i ran into a problem of having too many boats to list, and too little of space to list them in.

I usually play IX boats and start in 42. Ive only survived the war, once. I almost surived another time, but lost the boat late 1944. Most of the time, if im going to lose a boat, it ill happen late 43, early 44. Although i think the earliest ive lost a boat is in 42. Most of my losses are to aircraft. I think ive lost a boat to depthcharging, only once that i can remember, maybe twice.

Wilko · 07-14-06, 11:19 PM

Yes, air craft are lethal arn't they, I usualy can move out of the way of depth charges but I still have a tendancy to stay on the surface and try and knock down aircraft instead of a quick evasive manouvre and the crash dive.

kiwi_2005 · 07-14-06, 11:27 PM

If its early in the campaign i will but after 1944 if i die i usually do a reload.

CWorth · 07-14-06, 11:35 PM

I play dead is dead as well for pretty much the same reasons given already.Keeps you from using foolish tactics and doing things no real sub driver would do,like taking on destroyers with the deck gun.As well as it keeps me playing alot more cautiously and more like a true hunter instead of charging headlong into a fight.

JScones · 07-14-06, 10:17 PM

Yep. For me, DiD. I then start a new career from the beginning of the following month with a new Kaleun (who always happens to be one of the dead Kaleun's many younger brothers) and continue on through the war. I'm up to Brother #3, Feb '43.

Just tempers any renegade tendencies I might have.

07-15-06, 12:13 AM

Yep...Dead = Dead...Time to start anew

Seminole · 07-15-06, 12:53 AM

No. I don't see limiting my options.

enaceo · 07-15-06, 02:17 AM

Yep ,for me also DiD.I have been trying for a long time to take the war 1939->1945 .That's all easy untill about 43-44 but then it's like hell .

HunterICX · 07-15-06, 05:31 AM

Dead is Dead, because when you get pounded by DC's you will try to stay alive! and ofcourse its an relief when you lost the Destroyers and survived.

and your'e like OW BLOODY HELL!!!! HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID

....arrrrr....Well...New Career!

What I might do is take the Month and Year and start an new career in the same year when I died last time. and I pick the same boat I used..

stabiz · 07-15-06, 06:16 AM

I load savegames if I die, but that doesn`t mean that I am going after destroyers with the deck gun.

Dowly · 07-15-06, 05:13 PM

As my SHIII is atm limited only to WaW, I have to answer yes. And to add my personal WaW rule; I have only 2 'lives'. So If I die two times, it´s over for me. No more WaW.

I just finished my 3rd patrol and I have to reconsider the rule. I was rammed by DD and my HI was down to 25%, then got bombed by RAF and HI went down to 21%, not to mention I lost one crew member. RIP Bootsmann Herbert Kriegel.

Myxale · 07-15-06, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

As my SHIII is atm limited only to WaW, I have to answer yes. And to add my personal WaW rule; I have only 2 'lives'. So If I die two times, it´s over for me. No more WaW.

I just finished my 3rd patrol and I have to reconsider the rule. I was rammed by DD and my HI was down to 25%, then got bombed by RAF and HI went down to 21%, not to mention I lost one crew member. RIP Bootsmann Herbert Kriegel.

Oi, sorry mate! Been a tuff patrol eh! It can be rather disturbing, that in the early patrols one can get so beaten up!

Maybe you should consider takin' a desk job!

Or go out there an show 'em who's boss!

Dowly · 07-15-06, 05:43 PM

To consider that I sank 9 of their merchants, it´s ok if they are just a liiiittle pissed. :rotfl:

07-14-06, 09:45 PM	#1
Wilko Officer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Aussie Posts: 249 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Do you play "Dead is Dead" I always go by the rule that Dead is Dead and if I get pounded then that's my career over and it is time to start again. It is a bummer cause I like to build my crew up and promote them and watch their experiance build and when I got to start over with a buch that I don't know it takes a bit to get used to, I use SH3cmdr 2.6 and the random crew function which gives you a nice sprinkling of experianced crew with the nubs. How many of you guys/girls do the same.. __________________ You take it easy... and have a nice day

07-14-06, 11:19 PM	#4
Wilko Officer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Aussie Posts: 249 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Yes, air craft are lethal arn't they, I usualy can move out of the way of depth charges but I still have a tendancy to stay on the surface and try and knock down aircraft instead of a quick evasive manouvre and the crash dive. __________________ You take it easy... and have a nice day

07-14-06, 11:27 PM	#5
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	If its early in the campaign i will but after 1944 if i die i usually do a reload. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-15-06, 02:17 AM	#10
enaceo XO Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 401 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yep ,for me also DiD.I have been trying for a long time to take the war 1939->1945 .That's all easy untill about 43-44 but then it's like hell . __________________ Came back after a long time ...ahoy mates!

07-15-06, 05:31 AM	#11
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Dead is Dead, because when you get pounded by DC's you will try to stay alive! and ofcourse its an relief when you lost the Destroyers and survived. and your'e like OW BLOODY HELL!!!! HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID ....arrrrr....Well...New Career! What I might do is take the Month and Year and start an new career in the same year when I died last time. and I pick the same boat I used.. __________________

07-14-06, 10:18 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Heh, i used to name, every uboat i ever lost playing DiD in my sig until i ran into a problem of having too many boats to list, and too little of space to list them in. I usually play IX boats and start in 42. Ive only survived the war, once. I almost surived another time, but lost the boat late 1944. Most of the time, if im going to lose a boat, it ill happen late 43, early 44. Although i think the earliest ive lost a boat is in 42. Most of my losses are to aircraft. I think ive lost a boat to depthcharging, only once that i can remember, maybe twice.

07-14-06, 11:35 PM	#6
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I play dead is dead as well for pretty much the same reasons given already.Keeps you from using foolish tactics and doing things no real sub driver would do,like taking on destroyers with the deck gun.As well as it keeps me playing alot more cautiously and more like a true hunter instead of charging headlong into a fight.

07-14-06, 10:17 PM	#7
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Yep. For me, DiD. I then start a new career from the beginning of the following month with a new Kaleun (who always happens to be one of the dead Kaleun's many younger brothers) and continue on through the war. I'm up to Brother #3, Feb '43. Just tempers any renegade tendencies I might have.

07-15-06, 12:13 AM	#8
Magua Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yep...Dead = Dead...Time to start anew

07-15-06, 12:53 AM	#9
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	No. I don't see limiting my options.

07-15-06, 06:16 AM	#12
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I load savegames if I die, but that doesn`t mean that I am going after destroyers with the deck gun.

07-15-06, 05:13 PM	#13
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	As my SHIII is atm limited only to WaW, I have to answer yes. And to add my personal WaW rule; I have only 2 'lives'. So If I die two times, it´s over for me. No more WaW. I just finished my 3rd patrol and I have to reconsider the rule. I was rammed by DD and my HI was down to 25%, then got bombed by RAF and HI went down to 21%, not to mention I lost one crew member. RIP Bootsmann Herbert Kriegel.

07-15-06, 05:43 PM	#15
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	To consider that I sank 9 of their merchants, it´s ok if they are just a liiiittle pissed. :rotfl: